An inquiry into the ways in which we discover and express ideas, feelings, nature, culture, beliefs and values; the ways in which we reflect on, extend and enjoy our creativity; our appreciation of the aesthetic.
Central Idea: Sharing discoveries and ideas presents risks and opportunities.
Lines of Inquiry:
Past, present, and future explanations of objects in the universe.
Demonstrating our knowledge about different positions of the sun, moon and stars.
How communicating our ideas influences people’s lives
Goals:
One goal I have for this unit is to ask more questions about things that I am interested in.
Another goal that I have for myself is slow down and concentrate more on what I am doing.
fork balancing
can balancing
more can balancing
sun dial
origin: Chinese
myth: How ten suns in our sky became the one sun that we see every day.
Gods:
Hu Yi - archer of haven
De Jun - Ruler of the sky
Ten suns - De Jun's sons
origin: Maori
myth: How Maui slowed the sun so we could have longer days and shorter nights
character's: Maui and his four brothers.