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What do we want tolearn

How best will welearn

How will weknow whatthey havelearned

 

Content

Specific

expectations

Students will beable to

Sample

Questions

Sample

activities

Sample

assessmentstrategies

Resources

Transdiciplinar y themeWho we are

An inquiry into the nature

of the self; beliefs andvalues; personal,physical, mental, socialand spiritual health;human relationshipsincluding families, friends,communities, andcultures; rights andresponsibilities; what itmeans to be human.

Central Idea

Making balance choices

about daily routinesenables us to have ahealthy lifestyle.

Key Concepts

Function, causation,reflection

Related Concepts

Balance, well-being

Science Strand

•

recognizethat livingthings,includinghumans,

need certainresourcesfor energyand growth

•

identify themajor foodgroups andbe aware of the role theyplay inhumandevelopment.

Science Skills

• Observecarefully inorder togather data

• Usescientificvocabularyto explaintheir observations andexperiences

Why do weneed food?What is abalanceddiet?

What ishygiene?

What is

safety?Why do we

 play?Why do we

need to take

rest ?Apart fromfood whatelse do weneed to keepyour bodyfit?

What arethesafetymeasures to befollowedto be fit

andhealthy?

Brainstorming

Artifacts

Field trip

Sortinghealthy and

 junk food.

Makingfood

 journals

Posters onsafetymeasures

Mind maps

Essential

Agreements onhygiene

Timemanagement design aday

Reportwriting

Dramatization

Open ended

tasks.

Questionaires

checklist

Observation

Process

focussed

assessment.

Performance

Assessments.Children will

be asked to

observe and

evaluate their

eating and

healthy habits.

Books on healthy living from library.

Smart board lessons on balanced choices.

Guest lecture by the schools Nutritionist,

Doctor, P.E.T’s and parents.

A field trip to health museum,

N.I.N, Fitness studio, PowerPoint presentations,

concrete food products,

Websites- www.brainpop.com, http://www.econedlinlesson=EM454&page=teacherhttp://www.emints.org/e

 books.

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Living things

Lines of Inquiry

• Daily habits androutines (hygiene,sleep, play, eating)

• Balanced choices

• Consequences of choices

• Interpretandevaluatedatagathered inorder todrawconclusions

What isrecreation?

Planninghandy tips

Experiments

Naturewalks

Problem

solving

Transdiciplinar y theme

How the worldworks

An inquiry into the naturalworld and its laws; theinteraction between thenatural world (physicaland biological) andhuman societies; howhumans use their understanding of scientificprinciples; the impact of scientific andtechnological advances

on society and on theenvironment.

Central Idea

Our activity is usuallyconnected to the Earth’snatural cycles.

Key Concepts

Change, connection

Related Concepts

Cycles, interaction

• talk aboutactivities thatoccur duringthe day and

night

• compareactivities thatoccur duringthe seasons

• makeconnectionsbetween theweather andhow to protecthimself or herself 

• identifysimplepatterns indaily andseasonalcycles

• observethe features of the localenvironmentthat areaffected bydaily andseasonal

cycles.

How does

the sun helpus?

How do weget

seasons?

What are

thedifferent

seasons thatwe have?

How do we

know that

the earth ismoving.

How can

we protect

ourselvesfrom acute

climatic

Observation

Nature walks

Experiments[ DAY AND NIGHT]

Daily weather log

Recordinginformation aboutseasons

Artifact activity[CLOTHES]

P.P.P ONSEASONSVenn Diagram

Creative writing

Observations,

 performanceassessments

Science lab,

 books from library,globe, models

, field trip to a planetarium,

Reading materialGuest lectures

Visit to E.V.S lab

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Science Strand

Living thingsEarth and Space

Lines of Inquiry

• Night and day cycles(dark and light)

• Seasonal changes

• How we celebrate theseasons

• Health and safety asrelated to climate andseasonal changes

Science Skills

• Observecarefully inorder togather data

• Use avariety of instruments

and tools tomeasure dataaccurately

• Make andtestpredictions

conditions.

Transdiciplinar y theme

Sharing the planet

An inquiry into rights andresponsibilities in thestruggle to share finiteresources with other people and with other living things; communitiesand the relationshipswithin and between them;access to equalopportunities; peace andconflict resolution.

Central Idea

Water is essential to life,and is limited resource for many people.

Key Concepts

Function, responsibility

Related Concepts

Conservation, equity,processes

Science Strand

Living things

• recognize that

water  exists inthe air indifferent forms

• explore theimpact of the

sun on theavailability of water 

• describe howwater sustainslife

• analysesystems of water storageand usage,both naturaland human-made

• explain whyfresh water is

a limitedresource

• identify water issues andproposesolutions for responsible,equitablewater use (for example,desalination).

Science Skills

• Observe

carefully inorder to

Where do we

get water

from?

2 Why do we

need water?

3) Why is the

water

essential?

5) Why does

water taste

different?

6) What

happens if water is

impure?

7] How can

we save

water?

1. Uses of water 

2. Role play –sources of water 

3. Worksheets

4. Poster making

5. Creative writing – Aday without water 

6. Solubility test

7. Floating andsinking

8. Song on water cycle

9. Condensation,Evaporation

Open ended

tasks like

research etc.

Making acheck list

For field trips

to check their

understanding

Experiments.

Making a

booklet/journa

l on watercontamination

and

conservation.

Audio visual material,

PowerPoint presentation,

Reading literature :- Children’s Encyclopedia

Field trip to water filtration unit.

Solubility and insolubility in EVS labs/

properties of water.

 Websites- http://classroom.jc-schools.net\sci-units\matter.ht

Fieldtrip to recycling unit.

Guest lecture by a parent.

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Earth and space

Lines of Inquiry

• Sources of water andhow water is used

• What happens to water after we have used it

• Distribution andavailability of usable

water • Responsibilities

regarding water 

gather data

• Use a varietyof instrumentsand tools tomeasure dataaccurately

• Use scientific

vocabulary toexplain their observations

andexperiences

• Identify or generate aquestion or problem to beexplored