UNIT OF INQUIRY SEMESTER
2 TERM 3 JANUARY 2013
TRANSDISCIPLINARY THEME:
Sharing the Planet
TITLE: ‘Air, Food and Water’
Central Idea: ‘We share resources with other living
things.’
(8 weeks)
An inquiry into:
What living things need …..
(air, food and water)
How our resources can
change
Showing responsibility for
our resources (air, food and water)
SCHEDULE
OF ACTIVITIES
January 28 – February
8
Tuning
in:
1. What is alive and not alive? (living things and non-living things)
- What do living things need? And why? (2 weeks)
Mind
map of what we need and why?
What
do other living things need and why? (animals and plants)
Exploring
air, food and water
Plant
and animal life – in oceans, ponds and on land
Preparing
flowers in water and not in water
Planting
beans and watching them grow –
Make
a magic water bottle!
Observation
and discovery road trip to MBC for International Day Friday Feb 1st,
2013. What did I learn about the air, food and water
resources in the area.
(Reflection
picture of road trip to MBC)
February 11 to March 1
- How do living things
use air, food and water and where do they come from? (3 weeks)
a. Mind map of how living things use air, food
and water?
Air
– breathe
Food
– Eat to
live/grow – Food chain
Water
- Drinking,
cooking, washing and cleaning
Watering
plants and crops
Living
creatures in oceans, ponds (salt water and fresh water) and on land
b. Finding out where air,
food and water come from;
Air - What is it? Where is
it? Can you feel it? Can you smell it? When is it good and bad. (smell)
Food
– Where
do you get your food from? Farms,
markets – Food chain
Water - Simple water cycle
principle. Clouds - rivers - oceans
March 4 - March 8
3. How do air, food and water change? (1 week)
Liquids
changing – physical, shape, gases and solids – (ice, steam)
Experiments
Fruit
juice smoothies
Dehydrated
foods
How
food/plants/animals decay (circle of life)
March
11 – 22 How can we look after what we
need (air, food and water)? (2 weeks)
Talking
about and reflecting on;
How can we help to keep the air clean?
How can we help to save and protect food
sources?
How we can save water and keep it clean?
Classroom
focus: Tell our families NOT to light
fires
Recycle
your paper, plastic and bottles
Don’t
put rubbish into rivers and canals
Reflect on unit: What we have learned/discovered
Students
will choose pictures and match them to the Teacher Questions on a mind map.
Evaluated with a rubric and self assessment
rubric
CLOSURE
End of term March 29, 2013
4th Term begins
April 22, 2013
Mark your calendar: Student Led Conference May 1, 2013
