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1 | Programme of Inquiry Borman Elementary School Updated 06/22/2021 Borman's Mission Statement: Borman is committed to empowering each learner to achieve their fullest potential. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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5 | Who We Are | Where We Are in Place and Time | How We Express Ourselves | How the World Works | How We Organize Ourselves | Sharing the Planet | ||||||||||||||||||||
6 | An inquiry into the nature of the self; beliefs & values; personal, physical, mental, social & spiritual health; human relationships including families, friends, communities, & cultures; rights & responsibilities; what it means to be human. | An inquiry into orientation in place & time; personal histories; homes & journeys; the discoveries, explorations & migrations of humankind; the relationships between & the interconnectedness of individuals & civilizations, from local & global perspectives. | An inquiry into the ways in which we discover & express ideas, feelings, nature, culture, beliefs & values; the ways in which we reflect on, extend & enjoy our creativity; our appreciation of the aesthetic. | An inquiry into the natural world & its laws; the interaction between the natural world (physical & biological) & human societies; how humans use their understanding of scientific principles; the impact of scientific & technological advances on society & on the environment. | An inquiry into the interconnectedness of human-made systems & communities; the structure & function of organizations; societal decision-making; economic activities & their impact on humankind & the environment. | An inquiry into rights & responsibilities in the struggle to share finite resources with other people & with other living things; communities & the relationships within & between them; access to equal opportunities; peace & conflict resolution. | ||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Pre-K | CI: Children in all places are the same and different. | CI: People express themselves for different reasons. | CI: Organisms have their place in the natural world. | CI: Everyone benefits from sharing. | |||||||||||||||||||||
10 | Key Concepts: Form, Connection, Perspective | Key Concepts: Function, Connection, Perspective | Key Concepts: Causation, Form, Function | Key Concepts: Causation, Perspective, Responsibility | ||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Related Concepts: Interactions, Tools, Interconnectedness | Related Concepts: Cause/effect, Perception, Communication | Related Concepts: Interaction ,Cycles, Growth | Related Concepts: Conflict/Cooperation, Interaction, Conservation, Cause/effect | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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18 | ● Unique characteristics | ● Ways people express ideas and feelings | ● The properties of organisms- form | ● The benefits of sharing | ||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | ● Things children can and cannot do | ● Situations that influence feelings | ● What organisms need to survive- function | ● The objects, ideas, resources, and aspects of ourselves that we share (or do not share) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | ● Ways children explore the world | ● Reason's people come up with ideas | ● How organisms impact the natural world- causation | ● The ways in which we share | ||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | ● How uniqueness influences personal choice | ● The reasons why we share | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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55 | K | CI: Governing bodies implement order for safety of citizens. | CI: Celebrations demonstrate culture through customs and traditions. | CI: Environmental interactions are driven by the characteristics of the world around them. | CI: Relationships exist between living and non-living things. | |||||||||||||||||||||
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57 | Key Concepts: Responsibility, Causation, Function | Key Concepts: Causation, Perspective, Connection | Key Concepts: Form, Function, Change | Key Concepts: Function, Change, Responsibility | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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59 | Related Concepts: Behavior | Related Concepts: Families, Tradition | Related Concepts: Communication, Interaction, Discovery | Related concepts: Ecosystems, Cause and Effect | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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64 | ● Responsibility of Citizenship (Responsibility) | ● Meanings and components of celebrations (Causation) | ● Physical Characteristics (Form) | ● Living things adapt to their environment (Change) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | ● The role of Rules (Function) | ● Cultural influences of celebrations (Connection) | ● Interactions of Everyday Life (Function) | ● Basic needs of living things (Function) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
66 | ● The Authority of Government (Causation) | ● Diversity among communities (Perspective) | ● Reactions of the Environment due to Characteristics (Change) | ● Human responsibilities with environmental interactions (Responsibility) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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69 | Interactions | Rights and responsibilities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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118 | 1st | CI: Origins shape our beliefs, values, and life choices of communities. | CI: Physical environment and culture are transformed over time. | CI: People communicate ideas and new learning in different ways. | CI: Motivation creates change and transformation in the world. | CI: Order and symbols promote understanding of the world. | CI: The natural world can include rocks, soil, water, organisms that can be observed in cycles, patterns, and systems. . | |||||||||||||||||||
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120 | Key Concepts: Perspective, Connection, Responsibility | Key Concepts: Causation, Responsibility, Change | Key Concepts: Connection, Perspective, Causation | Key Concepts: Form, Causation, Perspective | Key Concepts: Function, Responsibility, Causation | Key Concepts: Function, Connection, Responsibility | ||||||||||||||||||||
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122 | Related Concepts: Action, behavior | Related Concepts: Impact, Cycles, Choice | Related Concepts: SEL, Communication, Classification | Related Concepts: Human nature, Relationships, Communication | Related Concepts: Communication, Systems, Patterns | Related Concepts: Transformation, Survival | ||||||||||||||||||||
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126 | ● Scarcity (Perspective) | ● Past, present, and future (Causation) | ● Traditions and cultre of families and communities ( | ● The natural world around us (Form) | ● Scientific organization (Function) | ● How adaptations help living things survive (Function) | ||||||||||||||||||||
127 | ● Qualities of a good citizen (Responsibility) | ● Geography (Responsibility) | ● Representation of measurement) | ● Motivation of changemakers (Perspective) | ● Symbolic relationships (Causation) | ● How interdependency contributes to food chains (Responsibility) | ||||||||||||||||||||
128 | ● Goods and Services (Connection) | ● Results of change(Change) | ● Choices for expression | ● Drawing conclusions based on data (Causation) | ● Function of authority figures (Function and Responsibility) | ● How animals transform during their life cycles (Connection) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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130 | Sep-Oct 7 weeks | Jan-Feb 4 weeks | Nov-Dec 5 weeks | Feb-Apr 8 weeks | Aug-Sep 6 weeks | Apr-May 6 weeks | ||||||||||||||||||||
131 | Human relationships | Orientation | The ways in | The impact | Interconnectedness | Rights and | ||||||||||||||||||||
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165 | 2nd | CI: Our perception of experiences create similar, different, and unique outcomes. | CI: People can alter communities, nations, and the world through their actions. | CI: Art cultivates an appreciation for the aesthetic. | CI: Structure/function of nature represents the interdependence of the world | CI: Structure provides organization and coordination in communities. | CI: The world interacts to create observable resources and patterns | |||||||||||||||||||
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167 | Key Concepts: Responsibility, Perspective, Change | Key Concepts: Change, Causation, Connection | Key Concepts: Causation, Form, Change | Key Concepts: Connection, Form, Function | Key Concepts: Connection, Function, Responsibility | Key Concepts: Change, Responsibility, Form | ||||||||||||||||||||
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169 | Related Concepts: Beliefs, Citizenship | Related Concepts: Contributions | Related Concepts: Connection | Related Concepts: Opinion | Related Concepts: Role, Choice | Related Concepts: Cycles, Finite, Decision making | ||||||||||||||||||||
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174 | ● Personal ways to gain perspective (Perspective) | ● Influence through time (Change) | · Significance of cultural arts (causation) | ● What living things need to survive (Function) | ● Classification systems (Connection) | ● Impact on our planet (Change) | ||||||||||||||||||||
175 | ● Interconnectedness of organisms (change) | ● Historical figures (Connection) | · Development of a greater appreciation of the aesthetic (change) | ● Changing/ combining materials improve quality of life (Form) | ● Parts of a community (Responsibility) | ● Sustainable practices (Responsibility) | ||||||||||||||||||||
176 | ● What it means to be a citizen (Responsibility) | ● Impact of events (Causation) | · Mediums of self-expression (form) | ● Written works reflect our organization of information (Connection) | ● Interpretation of structures (Function) | ● The world around us (Form) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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178 | Aug-Sep | Jan-Feb | Nov-Dec | May | Oct-Nov | Mar-Apr | ||||||||||||||||||||
179 | What it means | Our Appreciation | Interconnectedness | Rights and | ||||||||||||||||||||||
224 | 3rd | CI: The choices we make contribute to who we become. | CI: Where we are drives our global perspective. | CI: Economic decisions reflect values and transform the environment | CI: Interactions with the world lead to discovery and innovations | CI: The evolving needs of communities affect the structure and function of societal organizations | CI: Interactions between all organisms and their environment forges survival. | |||||||||||||||||||
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226 | Key Concepts: Responsibility, Connection, Causation | Key Concepts: Change, Causation Perspective | Key Concepts: Form, Perspective, Function | Key Concepts: Change, Causation, Function | Key Concepts: Form, Function, Responsibility | Key Concepts: Connection, Change, Reflection | ||||||||||||||||||||
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228 | Related concepts: citizenship, impact | Related concepts: | Related concepts: | Related Concepts: Petitions, Persuasive writing, editorials | Related concepts: Organization, interdependence, Systems | Related concepts: | ||||||||||||||||||||
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232 | ● Communities change (Connection) | ● Location of the physical world impacts our decisions of where we move (Change) | ● How the future is impacted by the use of natural resources (Form) | ● The impact of contributions made by individuals (Change) | ● Structure and development of human made systems (Responsibility) | ● Investigating and comparing diverse life cycles (Change) | ||||||||||||||||||||
233 | ● Human obligations (Responsibility) | ● The cause and effects of people’s choices (Causation) | ● The economic system (Function) | ● Driving forces of innovative thinking (Causation) | ● Interconnectedness of human made organizations (Form) | ● Exploring structures and functions of plants and animals (Connection) | ||||||||||||||||||||
234 | ● Rapid changes (Causation) | ● Resources and industry available in different areas where we live affects our economics (Perspective) | ● The power of persuasion (Perspective) | ● Design model (Function) | ● How communities interact (Function) | ● Identifying, describing, and predicting flow of energy and changes (Change) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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236 | 19-20 Nov/Dec | 18-19 Jan/Feb | 18-19 April/May | 19-20 Oct/ Nov | 19-20 Aug/Sept | March/April | ||||||||||||||||||||
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271 | 4th | CI: Individuals form identities based on personal perspectives driven by their interactions in the world. | CI: Internal and external factors motivate exploration of our world. | CI: Individuals can creatively express themselves to communicate their perspective. | CI: Humans use observations are made to make connections, sort, and classify. | CI: Connections within society influence decision making. | CI: Limited resources and interconnectedness forge global consequences from human choices. | |||||||||||||||||||
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273 | Key Concepts: Causation, Connection, Perspective | Key Concepts: Perspective, Connection, Causation | Key Concepts: Form, Function, Perspective | Key Concepts: Function, Form, Connection | Key Concepts: Change, Connection, Responsibility | Key Concepts: Change, Responsibility, Causation | ||||||||||||||||||||
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275 | Related concepts: Action, Beliefs | Related concepts: Prejudice, Consequences | Related concepts: Opinion, Communication | Related concepts:Character, Systems | Related concepts: Relationships, Transformation | Related concepts:Harmony, balance, scarcity | ||||||||||||||||||||
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279 | ● Introspection (Perspective) | ● The interaction of people and cultures (Perspective) | ● Text Structure (Form) | ● Develop and interpret character (Connection) | ● Influencing and persuading others(Change) | ● Informed choices (change) | ||||||||||||||||||||
280 | ● The impact of AGENCY (Causation) | ● How past explorers influence the world today (Connection) | ● Addressing different audiences, purposes, and occasions(Function) | ● Properties of matter (Form) | ● Responsible decisions (Responsibility) | ● Adaptations to the environment (responsibility) | ||||||||||||||||||||
281 | ● Personal histories (Connection) | ● What we learn from discoveries (Causation) | ● Influential people (Perspective) | ● Number systems (Function) | ● Societies and communities (Connection) | ● Our impact on the world (causation) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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283 | 2nd Semester | Nov-Dec 5 weeks | Jan-Mar 11 weeks | Aug-Sep 6 weeks | March-May | Sept-Nov 6 weeks | ||||||||||||||||||||
284 | Nature | Discoveries | The ways | Societal decision | Rights and | |||||||||||||||||||||
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312 | 5th | CI: Understanding life processes, beliefs ad principles strengthensidentity. | CI: Change leads to various outcomes. | CI: Discovery and expression of self evolves through interactions with resources | CI: Characteristics and properties help determine how relationships are built. | CI: | CI: Conflicting ideologies leads to action that causes change. | |||||||||||||||||||
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314 | Key Concepts: Responsibility, Causation, Perspective | Key Concepts: Causation, Change, Function | Key Concepts: Perspective, Function Change | Key Concepts: Responsibility, Connection, Form | Key Concepts: Function, Causation, Connection | Key Concepts: Causation, Change, Perspective | ||||||||||||||||||||
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316 | Related concepts: Balance, Character | Related concepts: Rotation /Revolution | Related ConceptsColonization, Government, Consequences, Purpose | Related Concepts: Interaction, transformation, cause and effect | Related Concepts: Supply and Demand | Related Concepts:Impact, sequences, growth, beliefs | ||||||||||||||||||||