How the World Works
Grade 1
Central Idea: Changes happen all year long and we change with them.
Lines of Inquiry:
1. Observe and describe daily and seasonal changes from heat and light in the sun
2. How living things cope with seasonal change
3. Human preparation for seasonal change
4. Measuring and recording environmental changes that occur in daily and seasonal cycles
Teacher Questions:
1. What are the ways we prepare for seasonal change?
2. Why do the seasons change?
3. How do animals adapt to seasonal change?
4. What are the different ways I can keep track of the seasonal changes around me?
Lines of Inquiry:
1. Observe and describe daily and seasonal changes from heat and light in the sun
2. How living things cope with seasonal change
3. Human preparation for seasonal change
4. Measuring and recording environmental changes that occur in daily and seasonal cycles
Teacher Questions:
1. What are the ways we prepare for seasonal change?
2. Why do the seasons change?
3. How do animals adapt to seasonal change?
4. What are the different ways I can keep track of the seasonal changes around me?
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