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Unit 3 Letter
Unit 3 Letter
Central Idea: People interact with, use and value local environments in
different ways.
Key Concepts:
Causation- Students will understand why we have natural and manmade elements in our local environment ( neighborhood, park, food
markets, recreational facilities etc)
Natural
Man-made
Elements
Resources
Conservation
Reduce
Recycle
An
Reuse
Related Concepts:
Conservation (Causation) Students will understand
why they need to conserve the natural and manmade resources in their environment.
Development (Perspective) Students will
understand how to develop their own perspectives
that maybe based on their beliefs.
Interdependence (Responsibility) Students will
express ways in which they depend on the
environment.
inquiry into:
Teacher Questions:
Transdisciplinary Skills:
Social Skills: Through this unit the students will understand the importance of
adopting a variety of group roles. They will understand through group
work what behavior is appropriate in a given situation; being a leader in
some situations and followers in others.
Research Skills: Students will learn how to interpret data and present
their research findings by using effectively communicating what has been
learned.
Thinking Skills: The students will learn to apply their prior knowledge in new
ways and analyze the new knowledge gained.
Communication Skills: Through this unit the students will use their viewing
skills when they interpret visual media. They will use their presentation
skills while presenting their work to a range of audiences (eg: peers and
teachers) using different methods of presentation (role play, illustration, etc)
Self-Management Skills: Students will use their skills of spatial awareness
and organization during their summative assessment when they are
creating their own local environments.
Learner Profiles:
Thinker, Reflective and Balanced: Students will be thinkers as they examine
their local environments, make observations and come to conclusions about
the way they use and need elements in the local environment. Students will
also develop the profile of being reflective by reflecting on the ways they use
their local environment and progress into ways they can help conserve the
environment. Students will demonstrate the learner profile of being balanced
when they show an understanding of sharing resources in their environment.
Attitudes:
Commitment, Empathy and Enthusiasm: Through this unit the students will
learn to be committed and show responsibility towards their environment.
They will be empathetic towards misuse of natural resources and realize how
the misuse can have an effect on the environment. The students will show
enthusiasm in their learning and willingly put the effort required into the
process.
Summative Assessment:
Students will create, in manner of their choice, an illustration of their
neighborhood and elements in that environment.
Step 1: With help students will make a planner.
The planner will include:
1. List of natural and man-made elements in their local neighborhood
2. Stating how the elements they have included meet peoples needs
3. Their ideas on how they can take care of their neighborhood
Step 2: They will create an illustration of their neighborhood.
Step 3: Present their neighborhood to their peers.
GIS Standards
Language
Reading:
With prompting and support, print some upper and lower case
letters.
Use a combination of drawing, dictating, and writing to compose
informative/explanatory texts in which they name and are writing
about and supply some information about the topic.
With guidance and support, recall or gather information from
experiences or provided resources to answer a question.
Attempt to form letter shapes conventionally and legibly
Listening and Speaking:
Math
Science
Strand- Matter and Material- the study of the origins of human made
materials and how they are manipulated to suit a purpose.
Skills:
-Analyze