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Primary years

Unit of Inquiries PYP8: pupils 10-11 years old

PYP EIGHT

Time Frame

Knowledge

Concepts

Transdisciplinary Skills

Sept - Oct 2009 How the
World Works		 Energy cannot be created or destroyed; it can only be converted from one form to another.
• Importance of Sun as main source of energy
• Alternative sources of energy
• Energy conservation
• Forms of energy

Form,
Causation,
Change

Research skills>

 Recording data
Interpreting data
Observing
Nov -Dec 2009 Who We Are The choices we make every day influence who we become.
• “Identity” as a “weaving”
• Interdependence vs. Independence
• Risky behaviour and its consequences
• Strategies for responding to negative pressure
• Conflict resolution

Reflection, Perspective, Responsibility

Social skills>

 Resolving conflicts
Respecting others

Self-management skills>

 Informed choices

Thinking skills>

 Dialectical thought
Jan - Feb 2010 How We Express
Ourselves		 Humans can express themselves and transform their living conditions.
• Protests/marches/strikes around the world
• Civil disobedience
• Human rights organizations and violations
• Wars/revolutions

Reflection, Perspective, Change,
Connection

Communication skills>

 Speaking
Reading
Writing

Self-management skills>

 Codes of behaviour
Feb - Mar 2010

How We Organize Ourselves

Advertising affects our perceptions of each other and our communities.
• Influence of media and the power of advertising
• Self-image and advertising
• The advertising industry: structure/organization, objectives
• How to be an educated consumer

Connection, Perspective, Reflection

Social skills>

 Group decision making

Thinking skills>

 Comprehension
Analysis
Evaluation
Apr - May 2010 Sharing the Planet PYP EXHIBITION
Jun - Jul 2010 Where We
Are in Place
and Time		 Countries impact each other in positive and negative ways.
• “Globalization”
• What determines whether a country is developed/developing
• International indicators
• The responsibility of developed nations towards developing nations

Causation,
Connection,
Change

Research skills>

 Recording data
Organizing data
Interpreting data

Self-management skills>

 Informed choices

Communication skills>

 Speaking
Presenting