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Our learning at a glance:

• Math: EnVision Topic 4 - Multipliation

• Writing : Great Short Answers/RACE Responses (Restate, Answer, Cite, Explain) & Myths

• Reading Comprehension Strategy: Identifying Story Elements

• Read Aloud: The Big Wave by Pearl Buck

• IB Unit of Inquiry: How We Express Ourselves

Transdisciplinary Theme: 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: Observing and interpreting data about how earth has changed over time leads to many explanations including myths, legends, and scientific inquiries

Key Concepts: Form, Causation, Perspective

Related Concepts: Patterns, Origins, Myths, Observation, Data Collection

Lines of Inquiry:

· How myths and science are both used to explain how Earth’s physical features are formed and change over time.

· How predictable patterns of earth’s physical features are observed by gathering, analyzing, and interpreting data

· How the four major earth systems (land, water, living things, air) interact

· Characteristics of myths: a narrative story that explains natural phenomena