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Programme of Inquiry

Where we are in time and


Age Who we are How we express ourselves How the world works How we organise ourselves How we share the planet
place
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6-7 Friendship helps us to have an Children grow, learn and People express their culture Water transforms and is re- School has a particular way of Humans have a responsibility
enriched emotional life. experience different situations through celebrations and their used. functioning where everyone towards using animal and
that affect their personal traditions. has a role. plant life to fulfil their needs.
history.

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• Understanding emotions • Physical changes from birth • Definition of a celebration. • Water properties • The physical organization • Animals and plants useful
• Ways to make friends to the age of 7 • The traditions connected to • The cycle of water of our school to man
• Needs fulfilled by friends • Evolution of learning from celebration • The use of water here and • School staff and their • Different uses of certain
birth to age of 7 • Most popular winter around the world responsibilities animals and vegetation
• Personal history of each celebrations here and • Student’s responsibility in by humans
one of us around the world school • Human responsibility
• Characters connected to
various celebrations

Key Concepts
Key Concepts Key Concepts Form, function, perspective Key Concepts Key Concepts Key Concepts
Form, perspective, causality Change, perspective Form, change, perspective Form, function, responsibility Form, function, responsibility
Related Concepts
Related Concepts Related Concepts Characteristic, difference, Related Concepts Related Concepts Related Concepts
Identification, judgment, Growth, transformation, similarity, custom, role Property, cycle, Structure, role, rights, Properties, use, protection
impact personal history transformation, use responsibilities

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7-8 Each individual has rights and The school’s portrait changes The elements that compose Human beings and animals For effective time The integration of cultural
responsibilities with respect to according to time and space. an illustration transmit various use the soil to fulfil their management, humans have diversity is present in our
others in different places and messages that cause us to needs. created different ways to society.
environments. react. measure time.

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• The purpose of rights and • The school’s portrait • Different uses of pictures in • Interaction between soil • The evolution of • The portrait of a culture
responsibilities of each changes according to time children’s books and animals instruments to measure • The various ethnic groups
member within a group and space • Identification of the different • Treasures from the soil time present in our society
• Behaviors stem from • Differences and similarities aspects of an illustration • Soil exploitation • Different means to measure • The enrichment brought by
personal choices between schools around • Personal preferences time multiculturalism
• The rights of children the world regarding illustrations • Looking at our time
around the world • School items from the past, management
their use and evolution

Key Concepts Key Concepts Key Concepts Key Concepts Key Concepts Key Concepts
Function, responsibility, form Form, change, causation Function, reflection, perspective Connection, form, function Change, function, connection Form, causation, connection

Related Concepts Related Concepts Related Concepts Related Concepts Related Concepts Related Concepts
Rights, values, differences, Similarity, difference, Creativity, communication, Interdependence, soil properties, Time Adaptation, culture, difference,
behaviour transformation interpretation habitat, animals resemblance
Where we are in time and
Age Who we are How we express ourselves How the world works How we organise ourselves How we share the planet
place
Central Idea Central Idea Central Idea Central Idea Central Idea Central Idea
8-9 To realize that our The First Nations adapted to The richness of a language Insects with their various ways People engage in trades that Humans developed different
characteristics make us their land, have developed allows us to create and of life provide interactions meet various needs. means for waste management
different and unique. their own ways of life and appreciate poetry. between human beings and in order to limit the
contribute to the heritage of the environment. consequences on the
our society. environment.

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• Similarities and differences • First Nations territory in • Characteristics of poetry. • Physical characteristics of • The characteristics of a job • Types and management of
among people 1500 • Poetry through different insects. • Different jobs connected to waste during different time
• The influence of our • First Nations’ way of life means of expression. • The life of insects different needs periods
choices on our well-being here and elsewhere • Appreciation of a poem • The interaction between • Jobs around the world • The consequences of
• Reactions towards • Visible traces left by First insects and the • The evolution of jobs waste on the environment.
differences Nations environment. • Our responsibility towards
• Usefulness of different First waste.
Nation’s dances

Key Concepts Key Concepts Key Concepts Key Concepts Key Concepts Key Concepts
Form, connection, perspective Form, function, connection Form, function, connection Form, function, connection Form, change, connection Causation, change,
responsibility
Related Concepts Related Concepts Related Concepts Related Concepts Related Concepts
Difference, prejudice, Similarity, difference, Property, structure, model Behaviour, relation, Sectors, evolution, task Related Concepts
similarities adaptation interdependence, diversity Consequence, initiative,
transformation

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9-10 Values and individual actions Time, culture, economic By using theatre for different Humans have created tools to Different influences affect Humans influence the survival
have an impact on situations, climate and purposes, humans make their life easier. consumer’s habits. of animals.
sportsmanship. geographical features communicate a variety of
influence the homes that messages.
human beings construct.

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• The values needed to • The cultural influences on • Different types of theatre. • The reasons to create • The difference between a • Favourable environment for
become an athlete housing • Essential elements in a inventions want and a need the survival of animals
• The impact our • Housing evolves over time play • The utilities of inventions • Our consumer habits • How animals adapt to their
commitment has on sports • Climate, geography and • Ways of communicating • The evolution of inventions • The impact of advertising environment
• The consequence of economics influence the through theatre • The impact of inventions on • The consequences of our • Causes and effect of human
individual actions on team type of housing • Characteristics of musical our daily life choices as consumers in behaviour on the survival of
spirit comedies our daily lives animals

Key Concepts Key Concepts Key Concepts Key Concepts Key Concepts Key Concepts
Form, reflection, causation Perspective, change, Function, form, connection Function, causation, Responsibility, form, reflection Connection, responsibility,
causation change causation

Related Concepts Related Concepts Related Concepts Related Concepts Related Concepts Related Concepts
Goal-setting, self- Impact, subjectivity, Communication, history, Transformation, impact, Consumption, pollution, Adaptation, fairness (justice),
management, values, attitudes transformation culture communication responsibility classification
Where we are in time and
Âge Who we are How we express ourselves How the world works How we organise ourselves How we share the planet
place
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10-11 Stereotypes and prejudices The curiosity of mankind has Legends reveal values, beliefs Different conditions provoke Robotization has an impact on Across the world, children
affect humans and their led to the exploration of space and people’s lifestyles of a disasters influencing the economic activities and on work and face different
relationships. which has resulted in many region and a given era. environment, human and humanity. realities for various reasons.
discoveries. animal life.

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• Different prejudices and • History of global • The structure of legends. • Causes of disasters • Robots in all forms • Different types of child work
stereotypes explorations • Connections between • The consequences of • The usefulness of robots in • Understanding the reality of
• The way stereotypes and • Discoveries made from legends and people’s disasters and connections different aspects of society working children
prejudices are generated these explorations lifestyle between them • The evolution and the • The sensitization of the
• Consequences of • Future exploration • Values and beliefs • Global responsibilities consequences of consequences of our
stereotypes and prejudices transmitted through robotization actions on child labour
legends

Key Concepts Key Concepts Key Concepts Key Concepts Key Concepts Key Concepts
Form, perspective, causation Form, connection, change Form, connection, perspective Causation, connection, Form, function, perspective Form, perspective,
responsibility responsibility

Related Concepts Related Concepts Related Concepts Related Concepts Related Concepts Related Concepts
Discrimination, racism, Evolution, characteristics, Tradition, interpretation, Impact, transformation, Consequence, role, utility, Right, justice, differences
sexism, bullying cycle diagram initiative system

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11-12 Adolescents go through Many factors push or pull Architects use their creative Different energy sources used The different socio-economic Human interactions can
important physical and humans to migrate which can vision to build legacies that for the production of electricity realities influence the lives of motivate a society to find
psychological changes leave an imprint on everyone stand the test of time. have an impact on humans the inhabitants of a country. peaceful resolutions to conflict.
through puberty while making involved. and the environment.
decisions that have an impact
on their lives.

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• Anatomical, physiological • The reason why people • The influence of culture on • Different forms of energy • The characteristics of • Types of conflicts
and psychological changes migrate the work of artists used for the production of developed and developing • Causes and effects of
that come with puberty • Procedures needed to • The evolution of the major electricity countries conflicts
• Feelings that come with migrate architectural styles and • How they function and how • The factors that influence • Ways to resolve conflict
these changes • Effects of migration on the legacies they are used the socio-economic
• Assessing choice to make individual and host country • The planning, design and • Our responsibility to reduce development of a country
informed decisions construction process the impact of our • The consequences of the
consumption of electricity social and economic factors
• The future of energy sources on society
used for transportation

Key Concepts Key Concepts Key Concepts Key Concepts Key Concepts Key Concepts
Change, responsibility, Causation, function, Change, function, connection Form, function, responsibility Form, connection, causation Form, causation, responsibility
perspective perspective

Related Concepts Related Concepts Related Concepts Related Concepts Related Concepts Related Concepts
Opinion, peer pressure, Conflict, peace, resolution
Consequence, adaptation, Landmarks, culture, inspiration Electricity, renewable, non- Education, economy,
nutrition citizenship renewable government

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