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Citizens: Pieces of a Puzzle
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What’s the Problem?
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We Use Math To Solve Problems Too
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Communication: It Takes Two
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Does Nature Need Our Help?
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If You Give The World a Cycle?
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Central Idea:
Citizens work together toward common goals in a community.
An Inquiry Into:
*Types of communities
*Roles & responsibilities of citizens of communities
*Purpose of rules/laws
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Central Idea:
Conflict causes change.
An Inquiry Into:
*Types of conflicts within communities.
*The actions citizens in communities take to resolve conflicts.
The effects changes have on people and communities.
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Central Idea:
People around the world use math to communicate and solve problems.
An Inquiry Into:
*How the world communicates using math.
*How the world problem solves using math.
*Math systems.
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Central Idea:
Effective communication builds understanding.
An Inquiry Into:
*Purpose and types of communication.
*Characteristics of effective communication.
*Roles and responsibilities of effective communicators.
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Central Idea:
The natural world lives, grows, and sustains itself.
An Inquiry Into:
*How the Earth sustains itself.
*Reasons for sustainability.
*How people positively and negatively effect the Earth’s ability to sustain
itself.
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Central Idea:
Understanding cycles helps us organize our world.
An Inquiry Into:
*Types of cycles.
*Attributes of cycles.
*Consequences of interrupting cycles.
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