Second Unit Of Inquiry
(7 September – 28 October, 2016)
| Central Idea | Having a healthy lifestyle and understanding oneself can help human beings function successfully.. |
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| Key Concepts | Function, Causation and responsibility |
Resources:
http://www.jfkhealthworld.org/livingGad/livgad.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/standard/index.shtml
http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/mybody.htm/
http://www.brainpop.com/health/basicsandcells/body/index.wem/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRFykdf4kDc level of organization
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NALZwb-_YO4 nervous system
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dah-4mtAnsQ nervous system
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hc1YtXc_84A respiratory system
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PbeLZwqSrgE circulatory system
www.youtube.com/watch?v=-s5iCoCaofc circulatory system (2)
http://kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_center/healthy_eating/healthy_lifestyle.html
http://www.helpguide.org/articles/healthy-eating/nutrition-for-children-and-teens.htm
https://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/educational/wecan/downloads/calreqtips.pdf calorie counting
http://www.makemegenius.com/science-videos/grade_4/food-pyramid-nutrition-table food pyramid
Learning outcomes:
Learning outcomes:
- Observe carefully in order to gather data
- Use scientific vocabulary to explain their observations and experiences
- Explain the influence of rest, food choices, exercise, sleep, and recreation on a person’s well-being
- Identify common health problems that should be detected and treated early
- Discuss behaviors that are safe, risky, or harmful to self and others
- Set a personal health goal and make progress toward its achievement
- Explain the basic structure and functions of the human body systems (e.g. how they are interrelated; how they function to fight diseases)
Active Living
Regular exercise, hydration, nutrition and rest are all important in a healthy lifestyle.
We can develop and maintain physical fitness by applying basic training principles.
- Identify ways to live a healthier lifestyle
- Understand how daily practices influence short- and long-term health
- Demonstrate an understanding of the principles of training in developing and maintaining fitness
- Understand that there are substances that can cause harm to health
Creating in Dance
Arts have the power to influence thinking and behaviour.
- Develop physical flexibility and strength
Creating in Music
Arts have the power to influence thinking and behaviour.
- Create and perform a movement sequence using known musical elements
Creating in Visual Arts
We act on the responses to our artwork to inform and challenge our artistic development
- Adjust and refine their creative process in response to constructive criticism
- Utilize a broad range of ways to make meaning
Identity
Self-efficacy influences the way people feel, think and motivate themselves, and behave.
- Recognise personal qualities, strengths and limitations
Interactions
Healthy relationships are supported by the development and demonstration of constructive attitudes such as respect, empathy and compassion.
- Reflect on the perspectives and ideas of others
Listening and Speaking
Thinking about the perspective of our audience helps us to communicate more effectively and appropriately.
- Listen appreciatively and responsively, presenting their own point of view and respecting the views of others
- Identify and expand on main ideas in familiar oral texts
- Begin to paraphrase and summarise
Number
Fractions and decimals are ways of representing whole-part relationships.
Constructing meaning
- Model equivalent fractions
- Use the language of fraction, for example numerator, denominator
- Model addition and subtraction of decimals
Transferring meaning into symbols
- Read, write, compare and order fractions
- Read and write equivalent fractions
- Read, write, compare and order fractions to hundredths or beyond
- Develop strategies for memorizing addition, subtraction, multiplication and division number of facts
- Describe mental and written strategies for multiplication and division
Applying with understanding
- Add and subtract fractions with related denominations in real-life situations
- Use decimal fractions in real-life situations
- Use mental and written strategies for multiplication and division in real-life situations
- Select an efficient method for solving a problem, for example, mental estimation, mental or written strategies, or by using a calculator
- Use strategies to evaluate the reasonableness of answers
- Add and subtract decimals in real-life situations, including money
- Estimate sum, difference, product and quotient in real-life situations, including factions and decimals
Reading
Knowing what we aim to achieve helps us to select useful reference material to conduct research.
- Recognize the author’s purpose, for example, to inform, entertain, persuade, instruct
- Understand that stories have a plot; identify the main idea; discuss and outline the sequence of events leading to the final outcome
Responding in Dance
We use what we know to interpret arts and deepen our understanding of ourselves and the world around us.
- Recognize how dance can be used to express and understand our inner thoughts and our understanding of the world around us
Responding in Music
We use what we know to interpret arts and deepen our understanding of ourselves and the world around us.
- Create and perform a movement sequence accompanied by music that they have created
- Analyse different compositions describing how the musical elements enhance the message
Responding in Visual Arts
We use what we know to interpret arts and deepen our understanding of ourselves and the world around us.
- Use relevant and insightful questions to extend their understanding
- Identify and consider the contexts in which artworks were made
Viewing and Presenting
Visual texts have the power to influence thinking and behaviour.
- Explain how relevant personal experiences can add to the meaning of a selected film/movie; write and illustrate a personal response.
Writing
The way we structure and organize our writing helps others to understand and appreciate it.
- Write for a range of purposes, both creative and informative, using different types of structures and styles according to the purpose of the writing
- Use a range of strategies to record words/ideas of increasing complexity
- Work independently to produce written work that is legible and well-presented, written either by hand or in digital format
Text Type: Persuasive Writing
Reading Strategies: Using background knowledge, Creating mental image, & Questioning
ICT Skills: Investigating, Creating, Communicating