Year 5 Program of Inquiry

Year 5 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	The Human Body	Our Local History	Art and Artists	Forces and Motion	How in the World Do We Know Where We Are?	Ecosystems
Focus	Science, PSPE	Social Studies	Fine Arts, Art History	Science, Math, Technology	Geography, Social Studies, Math	Science
Central Idea	There are systems of the body working together to keep us healthy.	We can learn about our local history by exploring what has been left behind.	Artists express ideas, emotions and reflect social issues through their work.	The physical laws of forces and motion affect all matter.	The Earth is organized geographically by natural and man-made boundaries.	An ecosystem is a community of organisms interacting with one another and with their environment.
An Inquiry into	The systems and organs of the body and how they work together Cells Growth and development Our responsibility in maintaining a healthy body	The history of the Geneva region Evidence and Artifacts How the past shapes the present The study of one or more specific periods of local history, e.g., Celtic, Roman, Medieval	How we can express thoughts, feelings and ideas through painting, drawing and sculpture The different media we can use to express ourselves How to interpret art How an artist's life influences his/her work	What a force is and what forces are at work in our world Newton's Laws How forces affect us and all other matter How scientists explore physical phenomenon	How the Earth is organized geographically How geography affects culture, climate, lifestyle, economics and population How to read and create maps Symbols and models Interpreting 3-D into 2-D	What an ecosystem is Where different ecosystems are found How ecosystems maintain balance The similarities and differences between two different ecosystems
Concepts	Function Connection	Connection Causation	Perspective Reflection	Causation Change Function	Function	Responsibility

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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