Bringing together the key concepts and the Big Questions

There are many ways in which the key concepts align with the Big Questions, but here are some suggestions on how you can include them within
the context of the BQ units

BQ - what we explore These statements could be used to consider the key concepts within the BQs

BQ1 (Foundations) What is theory of ● ...all knowledge claims need to be based on verifiable evidence
knowledge, and why do we study it?

BQ2 (Values) How does our knowledge about ● …knowledge informs the way we construct our values
the world inform the way we construct our ● ...knowers have responsibilities in terms of how they produce and use ideas
values? ● ...power shapes, and is shaped by, our knowledge of the world

BQ3 (Spin) How is our understanding of the ● ...truth can depend on how ideas are framed and communicated
world influenced by the way knowledge is ● ...the way knowledge is communicated can undermine our ability to be objective about it
communicated?

BQ4 (Perspectives) How do our perspectives ● …our perspectives shape the way we understand the world
and biases shape our knowledge of the world? ● ...different cultures produce and use knowledge in different ways

BQ5 (Creativity) How is new knowledge about ● ...how and why new explanations are developed
the world created? ● ...new knowledge may be created via new interpretations of pre-existing ideas

BQ6 (Experts) How do we become discerning ● ...expert knowers recognize that certainty is rarely - if ever - viable
knowers? ● ...justification is the key characteristic of a discerning knowledge claim

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