Where We Are in Place and Time

Central Idea: Communities evolve in response to their environment.
Key Concepts; Form, Connection and Causation


What role do resources have in the community? What are the different characteristics and purposes of political and physical maps? What is the form and function of different units of measurement? How do they connect to our daily life?
What factors have influence on daily life? (causation)
How do citizen's make changes in the community?
How have communities and systems changed over time?

Preassessment. This connects to where we left off in Grade 2, when we learned about agriculture, natural resources and industry within our community.

Cleveland Then and Now

The Plain Dealer front page articles over a century... all in this one book. Very cool!!!

Learning about where the reference, "burning river," comes from. Cleveland's history.

Cleveland sports history.

Learning about measurement. Units of measurement for length, liquid volume, weight, and Time

Discovery Time means hands on time with materials that connect to our units.

Liquid volume estimation

Energy

Rhythm and Expression. Havana Hop preshow activity.

Learning about finding, "our roots," and expressing Who We Are, at the Havana Hop Show.

Our new mandarin teacher, Ying Laoshi.

Celebrating the Buckeyes at our school meeting. Thinking like Cardale Jones...school first!