Our IB Unit for January-February-  "Me On A Map"

Theme:    Where we are in place and time

An inquiry into orientation in place and time: personal histories; homes and journeys; the discoveries, explorations and migrations of humankind; the relationships between and the interconnectedness of individuals and civilization, from local and global perspectives.

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Central Idea: Individuals are a part of a larger community that includes neighborhoods, cites, states, countries, continents, and the world.

Key concepts: Form, Function, Causation, Perspective

Inquiry Into: What is a community
                    Where we live
                    Purpose of maps
                    Communties around the world

Ways to Help Support the Unit at Home
                 Let your child read a map
                 Have your child draw and lable one room in your house
                 Discuss the 'roots' of your family -  Where did it start   We will put it on our map
 

 Needed Materials:

        Send in  postcards of places you have been in the US and world
        Have your child bring in information about where their family started- there "roots"

        Bring in different maps
         
Summative Assessment - in the classroom

Students will draw and label a map.  TSW explain the map to the teacher or the class..