Current Unit: Food as a resource

SummarySubject Focus: Language: English, Mathematics, Social Studies. Year: Grade 2 Start Date: W3 April Duration: 6 weeks

Transdisciplinary Theme
How we organize ourselves

An inquiry into the interconnectedness of human-made systems and communities; the structure and function of organizations; societal decision-making; economic activities and their impact on humankind and the environment.

Central Idea
Knowing how food resources are distributed enables us to understand a community's challenges and opportunities.

Lines of Inquiry

Essential food resources

Production and distribution of food resources

Challenges and opportunities for communities

Simple Machines - How The World Works - Unit starting 29th Feb

SummarySubject Focus: Language: English, Mathematics, Science. Year: Grade 2 Start Date: W1 March Duration: 6 weeks

Transdisciplinary Theme

How the world works

An inquiry into the natural world and its laws; the interaction between the natural world (physical and biological) and human societies; how humans use their understanding of scientific principles; the impact of scientific and technological advances on society and on the environment.

Central Idea

The application of scientific principles through the use of simple machines makes work easier.

Lines of Inquiry

The ways machines and forces work

The application of machines to make work easier

Clues From the Past- Where we are in Place and Time

SummarySubject Focus: Language: English, Mathematics, Social Studies. Year: Grade 2 Start Date: W2 January Duration: 6 weeks

Transdisciplinary Theme

Where we are in place and time

An inquiry into orientation in place and time; personal histories; homes and journeys; the discoveries, explorations and migrations of humankind; the relationships between and the interconnectedness of individuals and civilizations, from local and global perspectives.

Central Idea

Evidence from the past helps us to understand the place we live.

Lines of Inquiry

The different sources we use as evidence
Evidence of change over time
Evidence help us to understand where we live

Sharing the Planet - Urban environments - Unit starting 8th November

Central Idea: By developing an awareness of an urban environment, we can understand and modify the way we live within it.

Key Concepts: function, change, responsibility

Related concepts: expansion, population growth, lifestyle

Lines of Inquiry

Characteristics of an urban environment (function)

The ways urban environments expand into the natural environments (change)
The ways we can modify our urban environment (responsibility)

Learner Profile

Principled

Caring

Attitudes

Respect

Commitment

Thinking

Acquisition of knowledge

Comprehension

Research

Formulating questions

Presenting research findings

***************************************************************************************************************************************Our new Unit of Inquiry is based around the Transdisciplinary Theme;

'How we express ourselves'
It is an inquiry into the ways in which we discover and express ideas, feelings, nature, culture. The ways in which we reflect on, extend and enjoy our creativity.

Central Idea: Personal perspective influences how we create art.