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Unit Title: Central Idea: Inquiry Into: -

Urban Development
Effective cities require planning Reasons people live in cities Factors that influence planning of the city Systems that are needed to support a city community Effects of planning or lack of planning on a community

Organizing Theme: Focus:


Summative Assessment

How We Organise Ourselves Social Studies, Maths

Proposed Dates: Concepts:

October 20th November 21th Causation-Connection

Objective: Plan and design an effective city Audience: Peers Product: Students will make a map of their effective city Success Map contains key areas (zones) of a city; roads and transportation services that connect all Indicator: areas; inclusion of essential city services; inclusion of important map components and scale
Why do people live in cities? What do people need to live in a city? What could happen if a city is not well planned? How could climate influence the design of a city? Why are location and resource important for a city?

Possible learning experiences these may take place in individual subject time, or within the Unit of Inquiry
Developing guided reading groups and focusing on individual needs - City Mouse, Country Mouse CL- People interpret messages according to their unique experiences and ways of understanding. Spoken & Written communication are different with different rules. -Listen attentively & speak appropriately in small & large groups -Use language for a variety of purposes Use language to explain, inquire, and compare Understand & use specific vocabulary to suit different purposes Using mental images to help with comprehension How to use and read non-fiction text (comparisons to linear fiction and narratives) Description Writing (to describe the characteristics of people, places and things) Developing ideas and elaborating on them Understanding organization in writing (effective leads, non-fiction organization by content, sequencing and pacing, writing conclusions) CL-The structure of texts include identifiable features. When writing the words we choose enable us to share our ideas. -Use graphic organizers to plan writing -Proofread their own writing, making corrections and improvements -Use feedback from teachers and students to improve writing. -Use a dictionary, thesaurus to extend use of language Mapping (coordinates) - geometry (congruence/symmetry, solid/plane figures, angles) Scale & proportion on maps - continue with addition and subtraction strategies, along with place value and number concepts - Problem Solving Select an efficient method for solving problems (estimation, mental or written strategies, calculator); use strategies to evaluate the reasonableness of answer s Shape & Space: understand that visualization od shape and space is a strategy for solving problems Directions, use coordinates to find locations on a grid, describe paths, patterns, NSEW on compass, (whole turn, turn, turn relate to angles) describe and represent mental images of objects, patterns and paths; understand angles as a measure of rotation that can be analyzed compared, and described Shape & Space: Understand, analyze and describe 2D shapes ,Identify & name Polygons, Regular/Irregular Polygons understand and describe congruence and similarity; Understand, analyze and describe and 3D Shapes:, Data Handling: Understanding scale to represent data (maps) CityCreator.com for building urban communities and Designing urban environments using SimCity Google maps and Google Earth: Comparing cities using Snipping tool to copy/paste/crop

Literacy: Reading

Literacy: Writing

Math

I.T.

Teacher Questions

Arabic Music P.E.

Continue developing Arabic phonetics at all levels - Learning numbers, time in Arabic - Learning about things around us UAE old and new (old and new jobs) and (how they lived before and how they live now). - City Vocabulary Draw the UAE map and identify the 7 emirates. Learning Days of the week in Arabic - Classroom objects vocab In General Music, students will explore tempo, rhythm, music vocabulary, and composition through city-themed activities. In Advanced Strings, students will continue to develop note reading by connecting previous playing experiences to written notation. In Beginning Strings, students will continue to make connections from previous lessons to build skills and techniques (e.g. bow direction and finger placement).

Library

Students will look at how the library is planned. Why do you think it was done this way etc.?. They will also continue working on understanding the Dewey decimal system Responsibility Students will learn about their personal responsibility to look after the books and also to ensure they are in the correct place. Connection They will look at the numbered sections and identify how are the books connected at a certain number. Students will identify similarities and differences between books and create Venn diagrams demonstrating their understanding. And they will begin looking at using destiny to find books.

EAL Art

Vocabulary: Directions : prepositions, coordinates NSEW Mapping vocabulary, Essential City Services Grammar: singular/plural nouns, Verb Tenses (past, present and future).

Students will continue to investigate the elements of art. They will use their knowledge of texture and colour to create and respond to art. Students will sharpen their power of observation. We will investigate city landscapes and create art based on observations.

Field Trips/ Students will go on a field trip to the Dubai Museum, travelling by bus and Metro. After a walk through the old souk exploring the street design, they will cross the Dubai Creek using an abra, looking at the transportation network which serves the citizens of Dubai (likely on November 17-21) Special Guests

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