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Exploring Big Questions

2/18/2018

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What does it mean to be Balanced?

"We understand the importance of balancing different aspects of our lives—intellectual, physical, and emotional—to achieve well-being for ourselves and others. We recognize our interdependence with other people and with the world in which we live."
~ibo.org
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Congrats to our PYP K-2 Ambassadors who came to school Ready to Learn by being Balanced!

Names (nominated by)


Alma Alyamani (Dottore)
Mary Ryzner (Snyder)
Abdullah Alkassar (Hubeny)
A’Mare Morris (Fergie)
Brielle Jackson (Mori)
Mary Burg (Meaker)
Ginger McLennan (Fairman)
J’Marri Williams (Wightman)
Johnnason Sturdivant (Hill)
Owen Andrikanich (Chambers)
Steven Chandler (Morris)
​ Chloe Ng (Humphrey)

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Big Question within our Units of Inquiry


Kindergarten

Where We are in Place and Time

Central Idea: There are many ways to learn about the world

Questions:

What is a map?
How can we find out about different homes?
What can stories teach us?


Grade 1

Where We are in Place and Time

Central Idea: Families and Places Change Over Time

Questions:

How do maps help us?
How do people change?
What changes in your life have impacted you?
What are landforms?
How do landforms affect the way you live?

Grade 2

Where We are in Place and Time

Central Idea: Geography and Culture Shape Communities

Questions:

How does where you live influence how you live and work?
What are natural resources?
How do natural resources affect the way we live?

How do cultures develop? 

Grade 3

Sharing the Planet

Central Idea: Biodiversity Affects the Survival of Organisms

Questions:

What is biodiversity?
What are adaptations and why are they necessary?
How are people, plants, and animals interdependent?

Grade 4

How We Organize Ourselves

Central Idea: Ideas, Location, and Action Influence Infrastructure

Questions:

How do cities allow people to move?
How do you get a large group of people to make a decision?
How does the physical environment relate to an areas economy?

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Grade 5

Sharing the Planet

Central Idea: Relationships happen interdependently within systems

Questions:

What are the relationships among organisms in an ecosystem?
Why do we have four seasons?
What would happen if the earth had no tilt?
Can we live without bees?

Presidential Questions 
(from our students)

Why does a country need a President?
Why do we have a President instead of a King?
Why can't there be two Presidents?



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Cleveland's Black History Questions

How has Cleveland helped shape the lives of African Americans?
How has the Karamu House contributed to Black History?
How was Cleveland's changing racial distribution influenced by the Great Migration?

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​Meeting Author,  Angie Thomas
Book: The Hate U Give

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Valentine's Day "Caring Day" Questions

Why do we celebrate Valentine's Day?
Why don't people care more?
Why do people hurt others?
Is love really blind?
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    ​Dora Bechtel

    Welcome to my Campus International School blog.  Campus International is an International Baccalaureate School on the campus of Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio.  

    As Instructional Leader at CIS, I am able to enjoy the learning  taking place in all classrooms K-8. This blog will give you a glimpse into our wonderful world of learning through inquiry, and share some strategies you can use with your child/students.

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