Vertical and Horizontal Alignment of Programme of Inquiry

Summit Academy K-6

Theme Grad
e
Central Idea Key Concet! "ine! of Inquiry
#ho #e Are K I am re!on!i$le for
eace in my community
%orm& %unction&
'e!on!i$ility
#hat a re!on!i$le !tudent loo(! li(e
#or(ing together and getting along
Sol)ing conflict! and li)ing in eace
An inquiry into the
nature of the !elf*
$elief! and
)alue!* er!onal&
hy!ical& mental&
!ocial and
!iritual health*
human
relation!hi!
including familie!&
friend!&
communitie!& and
culture!* right and
re!on!i$ilitie!*
+hat it mean! to
$e human,
- .)eryone i! !ecial in
hi! or her o+n +ay
Cau!ation& Per!ecti)e&
'eflection
%eeling! ma(e u! +ho +e are
/ur familie! ma(e u! +ho +e are
#e are unique
0 The human $ody ha!
many !y!tem! that
+or( together to
!u!tain life
%unction& Change&
'e!on!i$ility& Per!ecti)e
Tye! and function! of $ody !y!tem!
#hat can affect $ody !y!tem!
/ur re!on!i$ility to our $odie!
1 Sy!tem! and idea! of
ancient ci)ilization are
lin(ed to !ocietie!
today
%unction& Connection& %orm Time and location of ci)ilization! $eing
!tudied,
Sy!tem! or organization! de)eloed $y
tho!e ci)ilization!,
Ho+ are the!e !y!tem! or organization
rele)ant today
2 "i)ing organi!m! mu!t
ma(e adatation! to
!ur)i)e in a de!ert
Change& %unction&
Cau!ation
Human!& animal!& and lant! ma(e
adatation! to !ur)i)e
3ifferent de!ert communitie! )ary in
their adatation!
4 3ifferent !y!tem! are
at +or( to !uort life
function! of human
$eing!
%orm& %unction&
Connection& 'e!on!i$ility
Human $ody !y!tem!5 !(eletal&
mu!cular& ner)ou!
%unction of human $ody !y!tem!
Interconnectedne!! of human $ody
!y!tem!
.ffect! of healthy or unhealthy choice!
on the human $ody
6 Peole ma(e a
difference $y u!ing
their health to affect the
+orld
%orm& Cau!ation&
Connection
3ifferent tye! of health 6er!onal&
hy!ical& mental& !ocial& !iritual7
Peole +ho imact the +orld
The relation!hi $et+een action! and
con!equence!
Theme Grad
e
Central Idea Key Concet! "ine! of Inquiry
#here #e Are In
Place and Time
K Peole recognize
imortant e)ent!
through cele$ration!
and tradition
%orm& Per!ecti)e&
'eflection
Tye! of cele$ration! and tradition!
'ea!on! and +ay! eole cele$rate
Similaritie! and difference! among
cele$ration! and tradition!
An inquiry into
orientation in
lace and time*
er!onal hi!torie!*
home! and
8ourney!* the
di!co)erie!&
e9loration! and
migration! of
human(ind* the
relation!hi!
$et+een and the
interconnectedne
!! of indi)idual!
and ci)ilization!&
from local and
glo$al
er!ecti)e!.
- .)ery ha$itat ha! a !et
of characteri!tic! that
!uort the !ur)i)al of
li)ing thing!
%orm& Change&
'e!on!i$ility
Attri$ute! of a ha$itat
/ur re!on!i$ility in a ha$itat
Change! of a ha$itat o)er time
0 Peole mo)e in !earch
of a $etter quality of life
Per!ecti)e& 'eflection&
Cau!ation
Hard!hi! +ere encountered +hen
mo)ing +e!t
The "e+i! and Clar( .9edition and the
California Gold 'u!h dre+ a lot of
eole out #e!t
#hat a 8ourney on the /regon Trail
+ould entail
1 Immigration imact!
our +orld
Cau!ation& Per!ecti)e&
Connection
#hy eole immigrate-hi!torically and
today
Ho+ immigrant! and their ne+ country
are imacted
Pa!t and re!ent er!ecti)e! on
immigration
2 Pa!t ci)ilization! !hae
re!ent day li)e!
Connection& 'eflection&
%orm& Per!ecti)e
The effect! of indigenou! eole on
communitie!
The continuance of ci)ilization!
3aily li)e! of indigenou! eole
4 Geograhy affect!
+here eole li)e and
+hat they do
%unction& Cau!ation&
Connection
/ur :lace; in the uni)er!e
The regional geograhy in the <nited
State
.ach !tate=! o+n unique geograhy that
citizen! identify +ith and ta(e ride in
6 "i)ing thing!
demon!trate an a$ility
to adat to their
en)ironment through
di!co)erie! and
e9loration!
Change& Cau!ation&
'e!on!i$ility
Tye! of en)ironment!
#hat moti)ate! u! to adat to the
en)ironment
#hat +e learn through di!co)erie! and
e9loration!
Theme Grad
e
Central Idea Key Concet! "ine! of Inquiry
Ho+ #e .9re!!
/ur!el)e!
K Peole learn a$out
them!el)e! through
reading and +riting
Connection& Per!ecti)e&
'eflection
#here author! get their idea!
/ur re!on!e! to literature
An inquiry into the
+ay! in +hich +e
di!co)er and
e9re!! idea!&
feeling!& nature&
culture& $elief!
and )alue!* the
+ay! in +hich +e
reflect on& e9tend
and en8oy our
creati)ity* our
areciation of
the ae!thetic.
- .ach country ha!
unique element! +ithin
their o+n go)ernment
%orm& %unction&
Per!ecti)e
Go)ernment! ha)e different foundation!
Peole=! right! and re!on!i$ilitie! )ary
according to their go)ernment
.ach go)ernment ha! !ignificant
national holiday!
0 Culture! around the
+orld e9re!!
them!el)e! differently
Connection& 'eflection&
Cau!ation
Art& architecture and in)ention!
contri$ute to the de)eloment of
ci)ilization!
%ol(tale!& are +ritten to e9re!! certain
$elief! of a culture
Comare>contra!t different countrie!=
culture! to our o+n
1 %airytale! reflect the
$elief! and )alue! of a
culture
Connection& %unction& %orm %airytale! a! a literary genre
Ho+ fairytale! relate to real-life
Ho+ fairytale! differ acro!! culture!
2 Peole e9re!!
them!el)e! through
+riting,
%orm& 'e!on!i$ility&
'eflection
.lement! of a good !entence
There are different format! of +riting
'ea!on! +hy eole +rite
4 'eal and fictional
heroe! hel u! e9lore
)alue! and $elief!
Change& Per!ecti)e&
'eflection& 'e!on!i$ility
Similar trait! of real and fictional heroe!
The influence of heroe! in a community
through their $elief! and )alue!
Heroe! from the a!t
6 Peole e9re!! $elief!
and )alue! through
culture
%orm& Per!ecti)e&
Connection
Ver$al communication
non-)er$al communication
tradition!
Theme Grad
e
Central Idea Key Concet! "ine! of Inquiry
Ho+ the #orld
#or(!
K Plant! function to
!uort life on .arth
%orm& %unction& Connection #hat a lant i!
Part! of a lant
Ho+ li)ing thing! change o)er time
An inquiry into the
natural +orld and
it! la+!* the
interaction
$et+een the
natural +orld
6hy!ical and
$iological7 and
human !ocietie!*
ho+ human! u!e
their
under!tanding of
!cientific
rincile!* the
imact of
!cientific and
technological
ad)ance! on
!ociety and on the
en)ironment
- Ci)ilization! mu!t ha)e
certain re!ource! to
!ur)i)e
%unction& 'eflection&
Per!ecti)e
%ood i! imortant for !ur)i)al in a
ci)ilization
Communication $uild! a ci)ilization
Tran!ortation i! imortant in a
ci)ilization
0 #eather change!
imact the
en)ironment& human!&
lant!& and animal!
%orm& Connection&
'eflection
#eather control! our li)e!
Peole mu!t ta(e !afety recaution! to
!tay !afe in )ariou! +eather condition!
Cloud formation! indicate +eather
change!
The +ater cycle demon!trate! the
changing !tate! of matter
1 There are o+erful
force! that con!tantly
change the .arth=!
hy!ical feature! and
the life it !uort!
Cau!ation& Change& %orm #hat ma(e! u the .arth
#hat force! change the .arth
Ho+ the .arth=! hy!ical feature!
change
2 In)ention! !hae our
+orld
'e!on!i$ility& %unction&
Connection
The imact of in)ention! on eole=!
li)e!
In)entor! and their contri$ution!
Po!iti)e and negati)e imact! of
in)ention!
4 Phy!ical roce!!e! are
$a!ed on the natural
+orld and it=! la+!
%orm& Cau!ation&
Connection& Per!ecti)e
"a+! of force and nature
A)iation ioneer!
/o!ing force! of flight
6 Human !ocietie!
interact +ith the natural
+orld
%unction& Cau!ation&
'e!on!i$ility& Change
Tye! of natural re!ource!
%orm! and tran!formation! of energy
'ole of energy in our li)e!
Imact of human !ocietie!
Theme Grad
e
Central Idea Key Concet! "ine! of Inquiry
Ho+ #e /rganize
/ur!el)e!
K Peole ha)e role! and
re!on!i$ilitie! +ithin a
community to allo+ it to
function
%orm& %unction&
'e!on!i$ility
#hat a community i!
'ole! eole ha)e in a community
An inquiry into the
interconnectedne
!! of human-
made !y!tem!
and communitie!*
the !tructure and
function of
organization!*
!ocietal deci!ion-
ma(ing* economic
acti)itie! and their
imact on
human(ind and
the en)ironment,
- ?a! are u!ed to
organize our!el)e!
%unction& Change&
Connection
#hat i! a coma!! ro!e
A legend or (ey hel! u! read a ma
The equator di)ide! the northern and
!outhern hemi!here!
0 ?a! gi)e u!
information
%orm& %unction& Connection Tye! of ma!
Puro!e! of different ma!
3ifference! among city& !tate& country
and continent
1 Peole ma(e choice!
and deci!ion! a$out
earning& !ending and
!a)ing money $a!ed
on their need! and
+ant!
Connection& Per!ecti)e&
'e!on!i$ility
Ho+ eole in communitie! around the
+orld deend on each other for good!
and !er)ice!
Ho+ eole ma(e choice! a$out ho+
money i! earned& !ent and !a)ed
Ho+ eole mu!t ma(e choice! a$out
ho+ to u!e re!ource!
2 The +orld i! organized
into region! $y )ariou!
olitical $oundarie!
Cau!ation& Per!ecti)e&
Connection& %orm
Political line! are +ell defined +hile
cultural line! may $e $lurred
?a! are dimen!ional rere!entation!
of olitical $oundarie!
3i)i!ion of region! may $e determined
$y hy!ical $oundarie!
4 .conomic !y!tem!
e9i!t to ro)ide the
oortunity to
articiate in a
roducti)e !ociety
%unction& Change&
'e!on!i$ility
A free enterri!e !y!tem
@a!ic $u!ine!! ractice! and
re!on!i$ilitie!
The !oft !(ill! for !ucce!!ful
articiation in the +orld of +or(
6 Human! create
!y!tem! of organization
in order to function
%orm& 'eflection& %unction Sy!tem! of organization
'ea!on! to create !y!tem!
%unction! of different !y!tem!
Theme Grad
e
Central Idea Key Concet! "ine! of Inquiry
Sharing the
Planet
K The choice! +e ma(e
in caring for our lanet
affect! ho+ +e li)e
today and for the future
of tomorro+
Cau!ation& 'e!on!i$ility&
Change
Ho+ +e ta(e care of the lanet
#hy +e !hould ta(e care of the lanet
An inquiry into
right! and
re!on!i$ilitie! in
the !truggle to
!hare finite
re!ource! +ith
other eole and
+ith other li)ing
thing!*
communitie! and
the relation!hi!
+ithin and
$et+een them*
acce!! to equal
oortunitie!*
eace and conflict
re!olution,
- The .arth ha! +hat +e
need
'e!on!i$ility& %orm&
Connection
Soil i! made from li)ing and nonli)ing
organi!m!
"i)ing thing! need !oil
It i! imortant to care for our !oil
0 "i)ing organi!m! gro+
and change throughout
a lifecycle
%orm& %unction& Change&
'e!on!i$ility
"ifecycle! )ary
@utterflie! comlete a metamorho!i!
cycle
?ammal! comlete a lifecycle
1 "i)ing thing! are art of
a !y!tem
'e!on!i$ility& Connection The interdeendence among thing! in
an eco!y!tem
The imact of choice!
2 #ater i! e!!ential to
life and a limited
re!ource for many
eole
'e!on!i$ility& Change&
Per!ecti)e
#ay! to con!er)e a finite re!ource
#ay! +ater affect! our li)e!
.ffect! of the +ater cycle
4 'egional er!ecti)e!
on a !ituation can
cau!e conflict
Cau!ation& Per!ecti)e&
'eflection
Cau!e! of +ar
3ilemma! faced $y !la)e!
3e)eloment of the <nderground
'ailroad
"ife of a !oldier
6 Peaceful mean! of
re!ol)ing conflict lead
to a $etter quality of life
Per!ecti)e& 'eflection&
'e!on!i$ility
3iffering oint! of )ie+ and
interretation!
.)idence of eaceful !olution!
Choice! that lead to a $etter +ay of life