TCIS PYP - Program of Inquiry – beginning 2014

TCIS PYP - Program of Inquiry – beginning 2014
Who We Are
Where We Are in Place
& Time
How the World Works
How We Express
Ourselves
An inquiry into the nature of
the self; beliefs and values;
personal, physical, mental,
social and spiritual health;
human relationships including
families, friends, communities,
and cultures; rights and
responsibilities; what it
means to be human.
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.
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.
K1 & K2– Year B beginning 2015
the nature of the self; human
relationships including families,
friends, rights and responsibilities;
journeys; orientation in place and
time; from a familiar and/or local
perspective
we discover and express ideas,
feelings, nature
Central Idea We can see time
change in things around us.
Central Idea Artists find
creative ways to express ideas
and imagination.
Lines of Inquiry
 observing and recording
what we see
 change seen over time
 changes in places, people
and things we see from
stories
Lines of Inquiry
 Finding a medium for
expressing ideas
 Inspiring creativity and
imagination
 Sharing our art
Central Idea Our likes and
abilities and things that we
experience make us unique
but can help us relate to one
another.
Lines of Inquiry
 how we are similar or
different
 who we are within a group
 sharing stories of
experiences
Key Concepts
form, perspective,
responsibility
Related concepts: identity,
cooperation, responsibility,
citizenship, group, needs &
wants, health, safety
Key Concepts
Function, reflection,
responsibility
Related concepts
tool & technique, observation,
describing, sorting, change,
growth
Key Concepts
Connection, reflection,
Perspective
Related concepts:
imagination, creativity,
opinion and preference,
**Allow Arts teachers to lead
collaboration for this unit.
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.
natural world and its laws; how
humans use their understanding of
scientific principles
Central Idea Objects and
people respond to light using
it or changing its effects.
How We Organize
Ourselves
An inquiry into the
interconnectedness of humanmade systems and
communities; the structure
and function of organizations;
societal decision-making;
economic activities and their
impact on humankind and the
environment.
the interconnectedness of humanmade systems
Central Idea
Patterns help us organize the
world around us.
Sharing the Planet
An inquiry into rights and
responsibilities in the struggle
to share finite resources with
other people and with other
living things; communities
and the relationships within
and between them; access to
equal opportunities; peace
and conflict resolution.
rights and responsibilities in the
struggle to share finite resources
with other people and with other
living things – access to equal
opportunities
Lines of Inquiry
 How light can reflect or
cause shadows
 Why we sometimes want
to change the light
 Using light
Lines of Inquiry
 recognizing repetition and
pattern
 the cause and effect of
events
 how patterns help us
organize
Key Concepts
Form, function, perspective
Key Concepts
Form, causation, change
Central Idea People and
animals build and use shelters
with available resources from
their environment.
Lines of Inquiry
 purpose for homes and
shelters
 why homes & shelters are
similar or different
 meaning of “home”
Key Concepts
Form, function, change
Related concepts: observation,
describing, sight, light,
shadow, sunlight & its effects,
reflection
Related concepts: cause &
effect, predicting, pattern &
unit, repetition, rhythm,
routine, schedules, time,
Related concepts: needs &
wants, environment, shelter,
weather, warmth of sunlight,
location, mapping, landform
K1 & K2– Year A- beginning 2014
the nature of the self; beliefs and
values; human relationships
including families, friends,
homes and journeys; orientation in
place and time; from a familiar
and/or local perspective
1st grade
personal histories; orientation
in place and time; from a
familiar and/or local
perspective
Central Idea
3rd unit
Artifacts (like toys) can tell
stories about our family’s
history.
Lines of Inquiry
 How artifacts tell about
the past
 Personal history timelines
 Past and present
Concepts
Change, Connection,
Reflection
Related concepts: tradition,
time, artifacts, ancestors,
heritage
Central Idea 4th Unit
As we learn about others and
characters from stories, we
explore who we are and who
we want to be.
Lines of Inquiry
 people we know who
inspire us (real &
imaginary)
 stories that inspire us
 the difference between
fantasy & reality
Key Concepts Perspective,
reflection, change
Related concepts: identity,
past, folk lore, heroes, story,
regional history, fantasy &
reality
human
relationships including families,
friends, communities; physical and
personal health
Central Idea
4th unit
Families and other groups
may work together to care for
each other.
Lines of Inquiry
 how a family or group cares
for each other.
 cultural or family
differences
 We can learn to help others.
Concepts
Responsibility, Connection,
Reflection
Related concepts:
relationships, social &
physical health, networks,
interdependence
Central Idea 5th Unit
We can learn about location
through observation of the
environment along with signs
and symbols we see there.
Lines of Inquiry
 signs and symbols of
locations and spaces
 journeys people and
characters take
 natural and manmade
environments
Key Concepts
Function, causation,
perspective
Related concepts: story
elements (plot), environment,
location, mapping, landforms
we discover and express ideas,
feelings, nature
Central Idea 3rd Unit
We can express ourselves
creatively with rhyme &
rhythm.
Lines of Inquiry
 How stories, poems and
song use repetition &
rhythm
 Transferring visual
patterns into sound and
language
 Hearing and speaking
rhyme
Key Concepts
form, connection, causation
Related concepts: rhyme,
rhythm, beat, repetition
(pattern) ostinato song, poem,
verse, chant, percussion
instrument sounds
natural world and its laws; how
humans use their understanding of
scientific principles
we discover and express ideas,
feelings; the ways in which we
reflect on, extend and enjoy our
creativity
Central Idea
1st unit
Stories have common features
but are shared in many
different ways.
Lines of Inquiry
 different types of stories
 how stories are expressed
 features of a story
Concepts
Change, Function,
Perspective
Related concepts: creativity,
intonation, gesture
natural world and its laws;
how humans use their
understanding of scientific
principles
Central Idea
2nd unit
We can design simple
machines to lessen the force
needed to do work.
Lines of Inquiry
 How force affects motion
 Functions and design of
simple machines
 Designing objects to lessen
work (force)
Concepts Function,
causation, reflection
Related concepts: force,
push, pull, motion, speed,
direction, balance, tool,
machine, design, work,
materials, part & whole
Central Idea
2nd Unit
We use our senses to observe
and understand the physical
world around us.
Lines of Inquiry
 How we can observe the
world around us
 Physical properties of
materials and matter
 How we may “see” things
differently from another
person
Key Concepts
Perspective, form, function
Related concepts: matter, 5
senses, describing, tool &
technique, observation, parts
of the body, growth, sorting
the interconnectedness of humanmade systems and communities
Central Idea 1st Unit
Communities function more
effectively when rules and
routines are shared with all
members.
Lines of Inquiry
 purpose for rules and
routines
 identifying our roles and
responsibilities within a
group and activity
 how to keep the classroom a
healthy safe place to be
Key Concepts
Responsibility, connection,
reflection
Related concepts: group,
location, responsibility,
agreement & rules, routine,
schedule, cooperation
economic activities and their
impact on humankind and the
environment
Central Idea
6th unit
Citizens contribute to a
community.
Lines of Inquiry
 different jobs of people in a
community
 how jobs are connected in
a community
Concepts
form, connection,
responsibility
Related concepts:
citizenships, goods & services,
contribution, money,
interdependence, exchange
rights and responsibilities in the
struggle to share finite resources
with other people and with other
living things
Central Idea 6th Unit
Living things have needs to
survive and grow and be
healthy.
Lines of Inquiry
 needs of living things
 similarities and differences
of living things
 human responsibility to
themselves and other living
things
Key Concepts
Form, connection, change
Related concepts: health,
needs, survival, heredity,
change, observation,
describing, living & non-living
rights and responsibilities in the
struggle to share finite resources
with other people and with other
living things,
Central Idea
5th unit
Plants and animals survive
using their physical features
and resources from the
habitat.
Lines of Inquiry
 Plant and animal features
that help survival
 How living things adapt to
their environment
 Why people mimic features
of living things
Concepts Form, causation,
reflection
Related concepts: habitats,
adaptation, survival, natural
resources,
2nd grade
what it means to be human;
personal, physical health
Central Idea 4th unit
The body is an intricate
system that needs care.
Lines of Inquiry
 how the body grows over
time
 how our features connect
to what’s inside us
 responsibility for caring
for our body
Concepts
Function, Responsibility,
causation
Related concepts: human
body structure, health,
system, interdependence
the discoveries; orientation in
place and time; from local and
global perspectives.
Central Idea
2nd unit
The revelation of the
prehistoric past helps provide
clues to preventing extinction
today.
Lines of Inquiry
 how we have learned about
prehistoric times
 why the location of fossils
can help explain why
extinction occurred
 how historians and
paleontologists use maps
Concepts
Change, Causation,
responsibility
Related concepts: prehistoric,
discovery, extinction,
interconnectedness
we discover and express ideas,
feelings, nature our
appreciation of the aesthetic.
Central Idea
1st unit
People discover and express
emotions in various ways.
Concepts
Causation, Change,
responsibility
Related concepts: identity,
communication, gesture &
intonation, movement,
emotion, behavior
Concepts
Form, Responsibility,
Connection
Related concepts: kinetic,
potential, storage, movement
the relationships between and the
interconnectedness of individuals
and civilizations,
from local and global perspectives.
we discover and express ideas,
feelings, nature; the ways in which
we reflect on, extend and enjoy our
creativity; our appreciation of the
aesthetic.
the structure and function of
how humans use their
organizations; economic activities
understanding of scientific
and their impact on humankind
principles
and the environment.
Central Idea
3rd unit
Central Idea
2nd unit
Understanding scientific
Consumable products are
principles can help us identify
available through a variety of
unknown matter and predict
processes and systems.
its changes.
Lines of Inquiry
Lines of Inquiry
 roles people play in the
 chemical and physical
production and processing
properties of matter
of goods
 how tests can help us
 systems that are in place to
identify the properties of
provide consumers with
matter
goods
 using experiments to
 ways these
support evidence
processes/systems have
changed over time
Concepts
Connection, Change
Concepts Function, Change
Reflection
Responsibility
Related concepts:
Related concepts: production
interactivity, chemistry,
process, system, consumer
process, evidence
3rd grade
personal, physical, mental,
social and spiritual health;
rights and responsibilities;
Central Idea
1st unit
Inherited traits as well as
learned traits contribute to
our health and well being.
Lines of Inquiry
 inherited and learned traits
 how we adapt and grow in
relation nature & nurture
 impact of health related
decisions
Lines of Inquiry
• The consequences of
people's actions
• Motivations of people's
actions
• What we can learn from
the actions of others
Concepts
Form, causation,
responsibility
Related concepts: heredity,
genetics, health, disease,
nutrition, nurture, heritage
Concepts
Causation, perspective,
reflection
Related concepts: cause &
effect, impact, consequence,
history
Central Idea
6th unit
The consequences of people’s
actions may result in change.
Lines of Inquiry
 how we express our
emotions
 using different media to
express ourselves
 how our emotions affect us
Central Idea
4th unit
People convey ideas and
thoughts through the use of
poetry.
Lines of Inquiry
 poetry versus other types
of expression
 various poetic forms and
devices
 reasons people read and
write poetry
 ourselves as poets
Concepts Form, Function,
Reflection
Related concepts:
Understanding, responding to,
and producing language,
figurative language, imagery,
the interaction between the
natural world (physical and
biological) and human
societies
Central Idea
3rd unit
Energy exists in different
forms and is changed, stored
and used in many ways.
Lines of Inquiry
 what is energy
 sources of energy
 ways energy is used in our
daily lives
 conservation of energy
societal decision-making;
the interconnectedness of humanmade systems and communities
Central Idea
6th unit
People around the world have
needs and wants.
Lines of Inquiry
 the difference between
needs and wants
 how we organize ourselves
to get what we need and
want
 how stories reflect needs
and wants
Concepts
Connection, Causation,
reflection
Related concepts: culture,
interdependence, region
rights and responsibilities in the
struggle to share finite resources
with other people and with other
living things; access to equal
opportunity
Central Idea
5th unit
Earth’s ocean supports and
impacts a diversity of life.
Lines of Inquiry
 interconnectedness of the
ocean with humanity and
living things
 impact of the movement of
the ocean and wind
 characteristics of water
and ocean form
Concepts
Form, function Connection
Related concepts: life,
interconnectedness,
interdependence, movement,
communities and the relationships
within and between them;
access to equal opportunities,
Central Idea
5th unit
Changes in the earth's
structure and atmosphere can
have devastating effects.
Lines of Inquiry
 human made and natural
changes in the earth's
structure and atmosphere
 responding to hazards
 how communities can
provide for those in need
Concepts
Causation, perspective,
Responsibility
Related concepts:
atmosphere, impact, response,
network
4th grade
beliefs and values; cultures
Central Idea
1st unit
Beliefs and values reflect in
the cultures in which we live.
Lines of Inquiry
 how life reflects culture
 how culture and ethnicity
influence life
 how beliefs and values
impact life
Concepts
Perspective, Connection,
Reflection
Related concepts:
customs, traditions, faith,
rights, spirituality, impact
5th grade
the nature of the self;
personal, physical, mental, social
and spiritual health
Central Idea
6th unit
The brain and how it works
contributes to who we are.
Lines of Inquiry
 How the brain processes
information
 How the brain contributes
to emotion and behavior
 Learning styles
 Caring for the brain
Concepts
Function, causation,
responsibility
Related concepts: sensory
input, memory, processing
information, learning styles,
health
the discoveries, explorations
orientation in place and time;
from local and global perspectives
Central Idea
4th unit
The study of the Earth's
surface has uncovered ancient
history.
Lines of Inquiry
 how rocks and soil hold
components of life
 why civilizations and
evidence of life have been
uncovered from the rock
and soil
 how scientists work with
the surface to uncover the
past
Concepts
Form, Causation,
Connection
Related concepts: discovery,
interconnectedness of past
and present, transformation
explorations and migrations of
humankind; from local and global
perspectives.
Central Idea
1st unit
Circumstances lead to the
movement of people
throughout the world.
Lines of Inquiry
 causes of migration
 the effects of migration
 the journeys of migrants
Concepts
Causation, Perspective
Change
Related concepts: settlement,
diversity, acceptance/
tolerance, immigration
we discover and express ideas,
feelings, nature, culture, beliefs and
values
Central Idea
2nd unit
People around the world and
throughout history express
their national identities
differently.
Lines of Inquiry
 how national identities
form
 how people express their
national identities
 how expressions of
national identity hold
stories from history
Concepts
Connection, Reflection,
Perspective
Related concepts:
nationalism, citizenship,
national histories, symbolism
Exhibition
Central Idea
To be determined
Lines of Inquiry
To be determined
Concepts
All 9
Related concepts:
To be determined
5th unit
how humans use their
understanding of scientific
principles; the impact of scientific
and technological advances on
society and on the environment.
Central Idea
3rd unit
Properties of some of Earth’s
natural resources can cause
electrical movement and
magnetic force.
Lines of Inquiry
 movement of electric
current
 effects of magnetism and
electricity
 how people use electricity
and magnetism
Concepts
Form, Connection,
Responsibility
Related concepts: conduction,
insulation, current, poles,
attraction, repulsion
societal decision-making;
the structure and function of
organizations; economic activities
and their impact on humankind
and the environment.
Central Idea
6th unit
People around the world
trade goods and services
which has caused the way
people work to change.
Lines of Inquiry
 how labor and methods of
trade have changed
 why trade may differ in
different locations
 resolving conflict in
international trade
Concepts
Change, function
perspective
Related concepts: region,
trade, economy, agreement,
conflict resolution
natural world & its laws;
the impact of scientific and
technological advances on society
societal decision-making;
the structure and function of
organizations
Lines of Inquiry
Balanced & unbalanced forces
Patterns in motion (waves)
Change in energy that occurs
with collision
Communication technology
Lines of Inquiry
 how governing systems
make decisions
 how governing systems
impact societies
Central Idea
2nd unit
Forces of energy can produce
wave motion patterns used in
modern communication.
Concepts
Form, Change, causation
Related concepts: force,
balance, motion, wave,
collision, signal,
Central Idea
4th unit
People develop systems that
dictate how they govern
themselves.
Concepts
Form, Perspective,
Reflection
Related concepts: citizenship,
law, political system, conflict
resolution
rights and responsibilities in the
struggle to share finite resources
with other people and with other
living things; peace and conflict
resolution
Central Idea
5th unit
Communities of organisms
interact with each other and
the environment in
ecosystems.
Lines of Inquiry
 the interconnectedness
of organisms within an
ecosystem
 impact of and reactions
to human activity on
ecosystems
Concepts function, change
Responsibility, Related
concepts: classification, food
chains, energy transfer,
interconnectedness
struggle to share finite resources
with other people and with other
living things
Central Idea Different factors
contribute to a planet’s ability
to support life as we know it.
Lines of Inquiry
 evidence of orbits and
rotations
 connection of distance,
orbit, rotation, and
gravitation on Earth’s
systems
 how Earth’s systems
support life
Concepts Causation,
connection, perspective
Related concepts: orbit,
rotation, gravitational force,
earth’s systems, liquid water,
life