Observe objects and events in Matter is useful Questions to support inquiry with Core Focus: Chemistry familiar contexts because of its students: specific properties (solids keep liquids and Ask questions about familiar properties gases flow; properties of local materials What makes the properties of objects and events determine use by Aboriginal people (local matter useful? Make simple predictions about examples: cedar for canoes, mountain goat How do the properties of materials familiar objects and events of materials horns used as spoons)) help connect to the function of connected to the function of the materials materials? Planning & conducting Make and record observations Key question about form/function: Safely manipulate materials to How do the properties of natural test ideas and predictions materials (e.g., wood) help Make and record simple determine useful functions for the measurements using informal materials? or non-standard methods Processing and analyzing data Other Key Questions: and information How can we organize materials and Experience and interpret the events to help us make sense of local environment what we observe? Recognize First Peoples stories How can we communicate the (including oral and written results of our experiments to others? Evidence of Experience (Show) BIG IDEA What do we want students to DO? Content (& Elaborations) (Understand…) (Activities, lessons…) (Know)
Observe objects and events in familiar contexts Ask questions about familiar objects and events Make simple predictions about familiar objects and events Planning & conducting Make and record observations Safely manipulate materials to test ideas and predictions Make and record simple measurements using informal or non-standard methods Processing and analyzing data and information Experience and interpret the local environment Recognize First Peoples stories (including oral and written Matter is useful because of its properties Questions to support inquiry with students: What makes the properties of matter useful? How do the properties of materials help connect to the function of materials? Key question about form/function: How do the properties of natural materials (e.g., wood) help determine useful functions for the materials? Other Key Questions: How can we organize materials and events to help us make sense of what we observe? How can we communicate the results of our experiments to others? Core Focus: Chemistry specific properties (solids keep liquids and gases flow; properties of local materials determine use by Aboriginal people (local examples: cedar for canoes, mountain goat horns used as spoons)) of materials connected to the function of the materials Evidence of Experience (Show) BIG IDEA (Understand…) What do we want students to DO? (Activities, lessons…) Content (& Elaborations) (Know)
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