how we organise ourselves newsletter
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7/30/2019 How We Organise Ourselves Newsletter
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How We Organize Ourselves
We are starting our new unit under the Transdisciplinary Theme of Sharing the
Planet. This is an inquiry into the interconnectedness of human-made systems and
the structure and function of organizations. Please find below details of the unit and
outlines of how Language Arts and Mathematics will be integrated.
Central Idea Systems work to produce, process and transport the goods we use.
Key Concepts Function -a system and identify its various stages.
Connection the connections within a system and identify its various stages.
Related concepts: interdependency and efficiency
Lines of Inquiry Stages of a production system
Interdependencies within a system
Integrated
Maths
Shape and Space
Directional language
Capacity
Properties of 3-D shapes
Integrated
Language Arts
Viewing and Presenting:
Realize that shapes, symbols and colours have meaning and includethem in presentations
Observe and discuss illustrations in books, commenting on the information conveyed
Listening and Speaking:
Talk about stories, writing, pictures and models that have been created
Reading:
Features of non-fiction and reading non-fiction text continued
Determining important information
Writing : procedural writing
Illustrate writing and contribute to a class book.
Key Vocabulary Raw material, transport, factory, assembly line, interdependence, efficiency, liter,
face, edge, vertices, corner, beside, behind, in front of, left, right
beside, behind, in front of,
left, right)