4th Grade

( the ways in which we discover and express ideas, feelings, culture, beliefs and values)

Central Idea: Stories can support our thinking and challenge our views

 

Lines of Inquiry:

Why events occur

Actions of others may affect us

How stories have influenced our thinking

 

Key Concepts: Perspective, Connection, Change

 

Related: Emotions, Acceptance, Courage

(access to equal opportunities)

Central Idea: Human ingenuity and technology influence our lives

 

Lines of Inquiry:

• types of energy
• transfer of energy
• evolution of technology based on needs

Key Concepts: form, function,  connection

 

Related Concepts: sustainability, natural resources, conservation

(the discoveries, explorations and migrations of humankind)

Central Idea: Migration and pioneers impact the world.

 

Lines of Inquiry:

Change creates adaptation

Causes for migration

Discoveries influence our perspective

 

Key Concepts: causation, change, perspective

 

Related Concepts: Conflict, Migration, Adaptation

(What it means to be human)

Central Idea: Our choices impact our lives

 

Lines of Inquiry:

organisms are made of structures and systems

our responsibility to ourselves

needs are met in different ways 

 

Key Concepts: form, responsibility, balanced

 

Related Concepts: Systems, Diversity, Environment 

(Interconnectedness of economic activities and the impact of humankind)

Central Idea: Human made systems influence economies

 

Lines of Inquiry:

cause and effect of the economy

motivation for trade

impact of individual actions

 

Key Concepts: function, causation, connection

 

Related:  Economy, Employment, Interdependence

(an inquiry into how humans use their understanding of scientific principles)

Central Idea: Natural phenomenon transforms landscapes

 

Lines of Inquiry:

how nature reacts 

the effects of changes of landscapes

the impacts of natural earth processes on humans

 

Key Concepts: change, function, causation

 

Related Concepts: