Year 3 Program of Inuiry

Year 3 Program of Inquiry

	An inquiry into Who We Are	An inquiry into Where We Are in Place and Time	An inquiry into How We Express Ourselves	An inquiry into How The World Works	An inquiry into How We Organize Ourselves	An inquiry into How We Share the Planet
	An exploration of the nature of the self; of our beliefs and values; of personal,physical,mental, social and spiritual health; of our families, friends, communities and cultures; of our rights and responsibilities; of what it means to be human.	An exploration of our orientation in place and time; of our personal histories; of history and geography from local and global perspectives; of our homes and journeys; of the discoveries, explorations and migrations of humankind; of the contributions of individuals and civilizations.	An exploration of the ways in which we discover and express our nature, ideas, feelings, beliefs and values through language and the arts.	An exploration of the physical and material world; of natural and human-made phenomena; of the world of science and technology	An exploration of human systems and communities; of the world of work, its nature and its value; of employment and unemployment and their impact.	An exploration of our rights and responsibilities as we try to share finite resources with other people, with other living things; of communities and of the relationships within and between them.
Title of Unit	Healthy Living	Switzerland	Creativity	Simple Machines	What Will I Be When I Grow Up?	Water
Focus	PSPE, Science	Social Studies	Art, Social Studies, PSPE	Science, Technology	Social Studies, Math	Science, Geography
Central Idea	A balance between factors such as nutrition, exercise, rest and relaxation contributes to human health.	Every country has its own unique identity.	People around the world use the power and rhythm of words to express themselves.	Simple machines have developed over time to make our lives easier.	People go to work and have jobs for a variety of different reasons.	Water is a resource essential to sustaining life on our planet.
An Inquiry into	Diet ant nutrition Exercise Relaxation/Rest Hygiene	Switzerland How history and geography influence a country What defines a country's identity	Poetry as a genre of expression Poems from different cultures How we can express ourselves through poetry	The 6 simple machines and their origins How we use simple machines in our daily lives How simple machines can be combined into more complex machines	The world of work Why we work Jobs at home and at school Why people choose a particular job	How water supports life Properties of water and the water cycle The importance of clean water The care of our water supply
Concepts	Connection Reflection	Form Causation	Form Function Perspective	Function Change	Function Connection	Change Responsibility

Healthy Eating mosaic

5concepts

Demonstrations of deeper learning in responsible behaviour through positive action and service; a manifestation in practice of the other essential elements

Powerful ideas which have relevance within and across the disciplines and which students must explore and re-explore in order to develop understanding

Significant, relevant, subject matter which students are expected to explore and know about

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Those things which the students need to be able to do to succeed in a changing, challenging world

Dispositions which are expressions of fundamental values, beliefs and feelings about learning, the environment and people

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updated on 11 juillet, 2006