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Entries Tagged as 'unit of inquiry'

Library Books Go Round and Round

May 3rd, 2012 · 1 Comment · Elementary Topics, General Topics

The grade 2 students are inquiring into the PYP theme, “How we organize ourselves.” As part of their unit, they visited the library to see how our circulation system was organized. They followed a book from the shelf, to the circulation desk, to a library and back again into the library and onto the shelf. [...]

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What’s the Weather Like in Grade 3?

April 16th, 2012 · No Comments · Elementary Topics

The grade 3 students are inquiring into the PYP transdisciplinary theme How the world works and focusing on how to measure and predict weather. As with every other PYP unit, I have put together a group of links for the third graders to enhance their inquiries. To access the weather links, you will need to [...]

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Grade 4 Are Principled Researchers

November 18th, 2011 · 2 Comments · General Topics

Grade 4 has just presented a fantastic science fair showcasing experiments each student devised. The central idea of their unit was, ” Scientific experimentation allows us to investigate our questions and reach conclusions.” As a culminating activity for the unit, students explored questions they had posed during the unit and independently carried out experiments to [...]

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Is It Endangered?

May 13th, 2010 · No Comments · Elementary Topics

Grade 2 is embarking on an inquiry into how we share the planet. They are focusing on endangered animals and were in the library earlier this week looking for books and websites about different animal species. Not all animals are endangered, thankfully. To know which animals are endangered, grade 2 students – and other animal [...]

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