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AN INQUIRY INTO HOW THE WORLD WORKS: THE EARTH, WHERE WE LIVE
Group age

Name of the unit

Subject it is

Central idea

Lines of inquiry

related to
5-6

Objects in the sky

Social Studies

The Earth, Sun, and Moon

Science

are part of a system that

includes smaller celestial

Observation and description of the presence

of the Sun, Moon, and stars in the sky

bodies: the stars

Description of what (sun, moon, stars) can we

find in the sky at a specific time of day.

Identification there is a cycle every 24 hours,

day/night (daytime/nighttime)

Use of a sky map to observe that there are

more stars in the sky than we can count and
they vary in brightness and size

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6-7

Water, weather

Science

Climate changes

and seasons

Record daily weather using the weather class

calendar

Comparison of temperatures in different

locations (inside the classroom, the
playground, in the sun, in the shade, at home)

Comparison of weather data observed at

different times throughout the year (hot vs.
cold, cloudy vs. clear, windy vs. calm, sunny
vs. stormy)

Use of thermometers and rain gauges to

observe and record temperature and
precipitation

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7-8

Earth materials

Social Studies

The Earths crust is composed

Collection of samples of different soils

Science

of various materials,

Description and recording of the properties

including soil, minerals, and

(color, appearance, texture) and components

rocks, and each component

(rocks, sand, clay) of a soil

has characteristic properties

Observation and description of the physical

properties (size, shape, color, appearance,
whether there is any fossil or not, etc.)of rocks
and minerals

8-9

States of Matter

Science

All objects are made of

matter and there are

different states of matter
Different kind of materials
display different properties

Checking that matter can exist as solid, liquid

and gas

Recognition an object as being either a solid

or a liquid.

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Identification specific properties of solids,

liquids and gases

9-10

Earths resources

Science

Earths resources are limited

and have specific properties

Description of Earths nonliving resources

(water, soli, rocks, air) and investigation about
how different they are

Ranking resources into two categories,

renewable and non-renewable