G5: Week 05 (April 20 – 24)
PYP Unit of Inquiry Learning Overview
Big Questions for the Week April 20th - April 24th | ⭐ How has invention looked over time? | |||||
| ⭐ What is the process of invention? | ||||||
| ⭐ Which makes a good invention 'great!? | ||||||
| Day of the Week | Monday | |||||
| Subject | Languages | PYP | Math | Independent Work Period | Independent Work Period (Century) | |
| Name of Task | The United Nations' Sustainable Goals | Completion of Timelines | Recording Personal Experiences | |||
| Learning Target | Students will become familiar with the United Nations Sustainable Goals. | Students will complete their invention / discovery timeline using Excel before identifying 10 inventions they consider to be the greatest of all time | To gain a better understanding of sharing personal experiences when writing, specifically diary entries and eyewitness accounts. | |||
| Approximate Time | 30 Minutes | 60 Minutes | 30 Minutes | |||
| Step 1 | Login to sutori.com (PYP Online Blog Platform) | Identify 10 timelines students personally consider to be the greatest / most impactful. | Login to century.tech | |||
| Step 2 | Students should reflect on the session, discussing their understanding of the United Nations Sustainable Goals. | Highlight the ten using highligher within Excel and research the ten. | Work through today's assigned nuggets.
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| Step 3 | Students should a link from their blog to the Sustinable goals for further reading. | Share their completed timeline on their own personal blog page on Sutori. | Complete the linked comprehension questions in full, repeating the lowest scoring nugget to improve understanding | |||
| Online Session 1 | 10am - 11am - Ms. Marcelle, Mr. Mark and Mr. Kristaps | |||||
| Online Session 2 | 11:30am - 12 Noon | |||||
| Online Session 3 | ||||||
Tuesday | ||||||
| Subject | Languages(French)
| PYP | Math | Independent Work Period (Reading) | Independent Work Period (Century) | |
| Name of Task | Aurélie: Cultural activites and share point of view Jelena: La routine quotidienne de Marcel. | The Future of Invention | Subtracting decimal numbers | Inventions with Impact! | Workng with Feedback | |
| Learning Target | Express oneself about cultural activities, sharing info with other students and point of view Jelena: Reading comprehension | Students will access kickstarter.com exploring new ideas to see the future of invention. Students will develop an understanding that there are many inventions that have a low impact on the planet vs high impact world changing ideas. | Learn how to subtract decimal numbers. | Students will use this time as an indepenent reading period. | Students will better understand writing aimed at providing feedback in keeping with upcoming reports. | |
| Approximate Time | ➡ | 30 minutes Zoom session and activities Jelena: 30 minutes Zoom session | 1 Hr 30 Zoom Session | 30 min. Zoom session and activities | 30 Minutes | 30 Minutes |
| Step 1 | ➡ | Aurelie:Open the document Jelena: Ouvrez le document suivant (open this document) | Students to identify one invention they are interested in an research it. | Prepare pen and papre | Students are to 'actively read', in line with discussions about removing distractions, getting comfortable etc. Students are welcome this month to access audiobooks from the following link. | Login to century.tech |
| Step 2 | ➡ | Aurelie : We do the exercises Jelena: faites les exercices sous le texte (do the tasks after the text) | Students to share this on their Sutori blog as a link. | Actively Read | Work through todays assigned nuggets. 1. Information/Advice Sheets 2. Online Feedback Forms | |
| Step 3 | ➡ | Aurelie: We share our point of view looking at the document | Students to reflect on todays session informing the reader about the Kickstarter platform and their understanding of high impact vs low impact inventions/ | Upon completion, students are to develop a video book review for April 20th 2020. | Complete the linked comprehension questions in full, repeating the lowest scoring nugget to improve understanding if time. | |
| Online Session 1 | ➡ | 9.00 - 9.30 Join Aurelie in Zoom Meeting 9:00- 9:30 | 10:30-11:00 Meeting ID: 527 724 7154
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| Online Session 2 | ➡ | Russian FL with ms. Katya | We will understand how decimal subtraction works. | |||
| Online Session 3 | ➡ | |||||
| Day of the Week | Wednesday | |||||
| Subject | Languages | PYP | Math | Independent Work Period | Creative time | |
| Name of Task | The impact of impactful inventions! | Subtracting decimal numbers | Independent Weekly Work (Book Report, News Report, Inventor Profile) | Inventions | ||
| Learning Target | Students will move on to discussing high impact inventions, identifying and further researching the top 10 greatest inventions of all time. The target is that students will start to shape their thinking to, looking forward, consider what future inventions would change our planet for the better and be impactful. | Learn how to subtract decimal numbers. | Students will use this period to work on the above set weekly independent tasks. Book Report due May 5th Inventor Profile (Tesla) due April 28th News Report due April 28th
| Students will produce a sketch (sketches) of their idea of invention | ||
| Approximate Time | ➡ | 1 Hour 30 Mins | 30 min. Zoom session and activities | 1 Hour 30 Mins | 30 Mins | |
| Step 1 | ➡ | Students to finalize research on the top 10 inventions of all time. | Prepare pen and papre | Access all necessary files from the EIS Grade 5 Wiki. | students share their findings from the passed days. | |
| Step 2 | ➡ | Students to share there timeline on Sutori with the top 10 indicated. | Students to complete online or printed. | Students choose one of their ideas. | ||
| Step 3 | ➡ | Students to detail on their sutori what the timeline has allowed us to understand and how this information may inspire us moving forward. Detail understanding of high impact / world changing inventions that ultimately help in keeping with the sustainable goals. | Students to post completed copies to Dojo / email by date set. | Students produce a sketch (or multiple) and by the end of the week students can present their work to Ms. Zane. | ||
| Online Session 1 | ➡ | 9:00-9:30 Meeting ID: 527 724 7154
| ZOOM meeting with Ms. Linda 14:30 - 15:30 | |||
| Online Session 2 | ➡ | We will understand how decimal subtraction works in large numbers | ||||
| Online Session 3 | ➡ | |||||
| Day of the Week | Thursday | |||||
| Subject | Languages | PYP | Math | Independent Work Period | Independent Work Period (Century) | |
| Name of Task | Persuasive Writing (Inventions with Impact) | Multiplying decimal numbers | Completion of outstanding works. | Writing Letters | ||
| Learning Target | Students will better understand persuasive writing techniques ultimately a persuasive writing piece related to their own opinion of what the greatest invention of all time is. | Learn how to multiply decimal numbers with 10 100 1000 | Students will gain a better understanding of the correct format for writing letters and articles. | |||
| Approximate Time | ➡ | 2 Hours | 30 min. Zoom session and activities | 30 Minutes | ||
| Step 1 | ➡ | Students to identify one invention they consider to be great and write a persuasive writin piece about it to be recorded on their first podcast. | Prepare pen and papre | Login to century.tech | ||
| Step 2 | ➡ | Students to find an accompanying picture once complete. | Work through todays assigned nuggets.
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| Step 3 | ➡ | Students to add the post to their Sutori page, | Complete the linked comprehension questions in full, repeating the lowest scoring nugget to improve understanding if time. | |||
| Online Session 1 | ➡ | 9:00-9:30 Meeting ID: 527 724 7154
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| Online Session 2 | ➡ | We will understand how decimal multiplication works with 10, 100, 1000 | ||||
| Online Session 3 | ➡ | |||||
| Day of the Week | Friday | |||||
| Subject | Languages(French) | PYP | Math | Independent Work Period (Century) | Independent Work Period | |
| Name of Task | Aurélie: Cultural activites and share point of view Jelena: Grammar | Week Three Reflections | Multiplying decimal numbers. | Writing Emails | Completion of Outstanding Tasks | |
| Learning Target | Express oneself about cultural activities, sharing info with other students and point of view Jelena: Learn to conjugate verbs of 1st groupe (-er) | Students will develop a better understanding of the importance of process over product in the coming weeks by having opportunity to reflect on this weeks learning learning. | Learn how to multiply decimal numbers with whole number. | Students will gain a better understanding of the structure of writing emails and newsletters (PYP Blogging) | ||
| Approximate Time | ➡ | 30 minutes Zoom session and activities | 1 Hour 30 Mins | 30 min. Zoom session and activities | 30 Minutes | 1 Hr 30Mins |
| Step 1 | ➡ | Students to detail their understanding of discussions this week about the UN Sustainable Development goals, persuasive writing and the coming task (Podcast creation) | Prepare pen and papre | Login to century.tech | *French for Ms. Jelena. Those who did not finish this homework should start with this first. Please show you can work independently by completing the tasks given. Today you have a longer independent time than normal, . | |
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| Students to draft this on Word | We will use this site and this one.
| Work through today's assigned nuggets.
| * Complete this mornings Week Three Reflecton. Post it to Sutori with a picture of the 17 goals. Sasha's is a great example. |
| Step 3 | ➡ | Say what we can find there and share our point of view Jelena: send me the work bu e-mail till Monday 20.04 (my e-mail you can find in the document) | Students to post this with an accompanying picture on their Sutori story. | Complete the linked comprehension questions in full, repeating the lowest scoring nugget to improve understanding if time. | * Please complete yesterdays great invention and make sure it is added to Sutori with a picture. * Tesla * News Report - Please see Wiki. * Check for mistakes on Sutori if all of the above is complete | |
| Online Session 1 | ➡ | 9.00 - 9.30 Join Aurelie in Zoom Meeting Jelena: 9:00-9:30 | 10:30-11:00 Meeting ID: 527 724 7154
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| Online Session 2 | ➡ | We will understand how decimal multiplication works with whole number. | ||||
| Online Session 3 | ➡ | |||||