task 1 international education ucjc by cristina cruz

CRISTINA CRUZ RUIZ-MENCIÓN INGLÉS ONLINE INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION TASK 1 PROFF. ESTEFANÍA TORRIJOS

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

Group age Name of the unit Subject it is

related to

Central idea Lines of inquiry

5-6 Objects in the sky Social Studies

Science

The Earth, Sun, and Moon

are part of a system that

includes smaller celestial

bodies: the stars

Observation and description of the presence

of the Sun, Moon, and stars in the sky

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


6-7 Water, weather

and seasons

Science Climate changes 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


7-8 Earth materials Social Studies

Science

The Earth’s crust is composed

of various materials,

including soil, minerals, and

rocks, and each component

has characteristic properties

Collection of samples of different soils

Description and recording of the properties

(color, appearance, texture) and components

(rocks, sand, clay) of a soil

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.


Identification specific properties of solids,

liquids and gases

9-10 Earth’s resources Science Earth’s resources are limited

and have specific properties

Description of Earth’s nonliving resources

(water, soli, rocks, air) and investigation about

how different they are

Ranking resources into two categories,

renewable and non-renewable

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