Explore – Dream: Discover!

Embedded Values: Diversity

Kahikatea Syndicate Science skill focus: Lines of Inquiry

Unit Topic: Identity • Processing and • People belong to different groups
Term 1 Weeks 1 - Week 3, 2010 Interpreting
• We define ourselves in different ways
• Reporting
Curriculum Focus: Science • Different factors affect us.
Resources
Science: Living World
Appreciate that Scientists ask questions
about our world that lead to ICT Opportunities Provocation: Thinkers Keys: What if everyone looked the same?
investigations and that open-mindedness • Digital photographs (T&Q)
is important because there may be more • Blogging
than one explanation. • Movie making
• Power point
Inquiry into the following:
presentations,

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Transdisciplinary theme. • Kidspiration
An Inquiry into the nature of self: • Animal, vegetable, mineral & ?
personal, physical, mental, what it Other Curric Areas Categories of animals, characteristics of animals, Ethnicity
means to be human. • Literacy- Reading, within the school/class characteristics
Key idea.
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• Writing –forms, and (P&C) Identify possible groups to which children belong ( ethnicity,
We can identify many groups presenting
in our community. • Visual Art family, as learners, interest groups, sporting, friendship,
Key Competencies physical characteristics).

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Design questions for using one of the Seven Servants and
Thinking and questioning, (T&Q)
Participating and contributing, (P&C) the key words “groups” and “I”. (P&C) (L,S&T)
Using language, symbols and text. Create a personal identity based on group memberships (R to

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(L,S&T) O)
Relating to others (R to O) Vocabulary: Design and create a document that reflects your identity
Managing self (MS) (MS) (L,S&T) Self assessment on Managing Self (MS)
Ethnicity, Classification
Rich Task
Create a presentation that reflects an
Gender, Identity
Consumers, carnivore,
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CWSN catered for through composition of Inquiry groups, support as required.
understanding of who I am in the
world.
herbivore, omnivore, CWSA catered for through open ended Inquiry process
organism, species,

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