5th Grade IB Units of Study
How We Organize Ourselves
This unit focuses on the central idea that: all systems create structure.
The key concepts for this unit include: function, change, and form.
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Teacher questions for this unit include:
The key concepts for this unit include: function, change, and form.
The lines of inquiry for this unit are:
- How documents establish and support structure in a society
- How systems change over time
- How systems interact
- Conflicts impact the development of communities
Teacher questions for this unit include:
- Why are organizational systems important?
- How do specific national documents structure our government?
- How does change occur when conflict exists?
- How do systems react when they are not balanced?
Where We Are in Place & Time
This unit focuses on the central idea that: change occurs when multiple perspectives conflict.
The key concepts for this unit include: perspective, change, and causation.
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Teacher questions for this unit include:
The key concepts for this unit include: perspective, change, and causation.
The lines of inquiry for this unit are:
- Analyzing and evaluating various perspectives
- Positive and negative consequences
- How change and conflict are related
Teacher questions for this unit include:
- What are some examples of conflict in your life? How was the conflict resolved? If you had a second chance, would you have changed your reaction to the conflict?
- What are examples of historical conflict/what changes occurred?
- How do historical conflicts impact society?
- How does conflict affect relationships between individuals or groups of people?
- Evaluate the changing roles of individuals or groups of people throughout history.
Sharing the Planet
This unit focuses on the central idea that: people and nature are responsible for positive and negative changes within ecosystems.
The key concepts for this unit include: change, form, and responsibility.
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Teacher questions for this unit include:
The key concepts for this unit include: change, form, and responsibility.
The lines of inquiry for this unit are:
- Components of ecosystems
- Environmental, animal, and plant interactions and changes
- Food chains and food webs
- Transfer of energy in an ecosystem
Teacher questions for this unit include:
- Identifying similarities and differences of ecosystems.
- How can a change in a food chain impact an entire ecosystem?
- Why are people concerned with changes to the environment?
- How is energy transferred within an ecosystem?
Who We Are
This unit focuses on the central idea that: analyzing similarities and differences among people helps us develop tolerance and self-awareness.
The key concepts for this unit include: perspective, function, change, and connection.
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The key concepts for this unit include: perspective, function, change, and connection.
The lines of inquiry for this unit are:
- The contributions of individuals and groups
- Developing tolerance and self awareness
- Comparing characteristics between offspring and their parents.
Teacher questions for this unit include:
- How is our body organized in a way that makes us human?
- How have different groups of people contributed to the borrowing and sharing of ideas in the US?
- Why is tolerance of differences important?
- Why is it important to understand your heritage?
- How are traits passed or learned from parents and culture?
How the World Works
This unit focuses on the central idea that: energy and heat undergo change and movement, pose challenges, and provide benefits for society and the environment.
The key concepts for this unit include: form, function, change, and reflection.
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The key concepts for this unit include: form, function, change, and reflection.
The lines of inquiry for this unit are:
- Scientific principles and concepts are evident in our daily life
- Interactions of matter and energy and the changes that occur
- Properties of some materials change as a result of heating and cooling
Teacher questions for this unit include:
- What structures does matter take?
- How does temperature impact matter?
- How does science affect my daily life?
- How are we using transfer of heat energy now?
How We Express Ourselves
This unit focuses on the central idea that: readers and writers change their perspectives as they interact with multiple texts.
The key concepts for this unit include: reflection, perspective, causation.
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TEACHER QUESTIONS ARE CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION
The key concepts for this unit include: reflection, perspective, causation.
The lines of inquiry for this unit are:
- Our roles and responsibilities as readers and writers
- Identifying and interpreting themes across texts, authors, and genres
- Various perspectives of authors, characters, and readers
Teacher questions for this unit include:
TEACHER QUESTIONS ARE CURRENTLY UNDER CONSTRUCTION