4th Grade IB Unit Notification
Name of Unit: How We Organize Ourselves
An inquiry into the
interconnectedness of human-made systems and communities; the structure and
function of organizations; societal decision-making; economic activities and
their impact on humankind and the environment.
Date of Unit: October 28-December 20, 2013
Central Idea: (The enduring understanding that
children should gain from the unit)
Challenges can be addressed
when individuals organize for a common purpose.
Inquiry Into:
· Challenges
that can lead to conflict and change
· Responsibility
in resolving conflict
· Role
of conflict in shaping society
Ways to Help Support the Unit at School:
Sign up to participate in our portrayal of people
and events from the Revolutionary Time Period. This would include dressing up and speaking from the
perspective of an historical figure.
Use this link for more details.
Ways to Help Support the Unit at Home:
· Discuss
conflicts in our history and how people have come together to address
them. Specifically, conflicts that
lead to American Revolution and conflicts present in our world today.
· Ask
them their opinions of these conflicts and what they would do if they had a
voice in the matter
· Ask
about how these conflicts in history have shaped our society
Summative Assessment (to be completed in class):
Identify a
challenge that individuals have had to come together to address. Describe the challenge. What is your opinion about what
happened? Some possible choices
could be:
o British government
and the colonists
o Dress code
enforcement in schools
o Taxes, are they fair?
o Current
events: A challenge that is going
on presently in society
o Other as approved
by teacher
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