Ms. Brittany Russell
Orientation Information
IB Update
Title:
Share My World
Central Idea
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People and other living things can share the Earth by saving and maintaining its natural resources.
Lines of Inquiry:
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- Daily living decisions regarding the environment can affect our natural resources.
- Humans and animals can benefit from the same natural resources.
- Resources can be recycled and reused, which in turn, can reduce wastes.
Transdisciplinary Theme:
An inquiry into the rights and responsibilities in the struggle to share finite resources with other people and with other living things; communities and the relationships within and between them; access to equal opportunities; peace and conflict resolution.
Teacher Questions/Provocations:
- What do we do on a daily basis that may hurt, harm, or help preserve our natural resources?
- How do animals benefit from the resources we use?
- What natural resources can be recycled and/or reused?
- How can we reduce wastes in our community?
- Why do you think waste and pollution is such an issue in the world?
- How do animals contribute to the pollution that we see everyday?
Attributes for the Month:
Unit 1 IB Unit Project Information
Unit 2 IB Unit project information
Unit 3 IB Unit project information
Unit 4 IB Unit project information
Unit 5 IB Unit project information
Great sites for current event assignments:
Student Handbook
Science Fair Project Ideas
- March 2 Read Across America Day
- March 4 Rescheduled Oratorical Contest
- March 11 Black History Program
- March 12 IB Unit Project Due
- March 15-19 Spring Break
Spelling words
SPELLING WORDS
BASIC
- horse
- mark
- storm
- market
- acorn
- large
- March
- north
- barking
- stork
- thorn
- forest
- chore
- restore
REVIEW
- doesn’t
- weren’t
- couldn’t
- they’d
CHALLENGE
- horsepower
- before
- artist
- carve
Weekly Homework
Please view the daily assignment posts in Microsoft Teams.
This Week’s Words
Larvae
molt
unsuspecting
deposited
patch
cumbersome