Second grade have launched into our second unit of inquiry of the year. This one falls under the transdisciplinary theme of: HOW THE WORLD WORKS
Central Idea: Climate affects people’s lives.
Key Concepts: function, causation
Related Concepts: systems (water cycle, weather), seasons, atmosphere, climate, weather creation: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, clouds; weather instruments, seasons
Lines of Inquiry
The water cycle and how it works
The causes of weather
How weather affects people’s choices
Student questions about hurricanes… These launched two days of collaborative and independent inquiry, and got our new unit off and running!
The arrival of the typhoon a couple weekends ago was a great provocation to launch our inquiry and students did a whole bunch of research to answer their questions about hurricanes (aka typhoons).
We will be doing a ton of inquiry into these topics over the coming weeks and you can support your child by engaging in discussions and explorations at home as well. Some families check the weather report together each morning, others actively discuss it when planning what to wear each day, or what to do on the weekend. Use your creativity and enjoy exploring together!
Students used measurement skills and water to explore concepts and attributes of air pressure.
During this unit we will also be exploring measurement in various forms, including linear, capacity and temperature.
- Ellenah shared her understanding of how hurricane's form with myself and her brother. It made us really think. Thank you…
