Year 6 Program of Inquiry

Year 6 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	Decisions, Decisions	Innovation and exploration	I Believe	Energy	The United Nations	Responsible Global Citizenship
Focus	PSE	Social Studies, Technology	Social Studies, PSE, Language, Art	Science, Technology	Social Studies, Language
Central Idea	The decisions we make every da influence who we are and who we are to become.	Humans are driven to explore, innovate and invent new ways of thinking and doing things.	The beliefs and values of cultures are conveyed through rituals, celebrations, the arts and the way people live their lives.	Energy is neither created nor destroyed but can be harnessed and transformed for a variety of uses.	The United Nations is an inter-governmental system created to promote the causes of world peace, cooperation among nations and human rights.	Individuals can make a difference.
An Inquiry into	What influences our decisions How some choices affect our bodies and minds How our actions reflect who we are The effects our decisions have on ourselves and others	Inventors and inventions The impetus for change which drives innovation Ways in which we explore, invent and innovate to make our lives more interesting or easier The possible needs of the future - future inventions	Creation stories in different cultures World religions How cultural celebrations and rituals reflect the values and beliefs of that culture Our own beliefs, rituals and values How beliefs reflect daily experience	Law of conservation of energy Production of electrical energy Transformation of energy into different forms Responsible use of energy	The history and development of the United Nations and its related organizations (UNICEF. WHO, UNHCR) How international organizations make decisions What international; organizations can teach us about global responsibility and service	Students identify personal and group inquiries for this unit PYP EXHIBITION
Concepts	Change Responsibility	Reflection Form Function	Reflection Function	Function Change	Form Function	Responsibility Reflection

class 6

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