Sharing The Planet

YEAR THREE - TERM 4A, 2021

Sharing the Planet

​CENTRAL IDEA

Survival of a species is dependent on its environmental conditions​

As an International Baccalaureate world school, authorised to teach the Primary Year’s Programme, we explore six transdisciplinary themes each year. 

Concepts

• Responsibility
• Causation

Lines of Inquiry

• Living and non-living things
• The differences between living, once living and products of living things
• Species in danger of becoming extinct
• Factors affecting the survival of some species

Action

The students were asked to prepare an oral presentation about an endangered animal and then use this information to create a factual narrative. The narratives will then be recorded in Flip Grid and shared with the Junior School to help educate them about endangered animals. 

We were most impressed with the student engagement throughout this unit. They showed great empathy for their chosen endangered animals. 

 It was also wonderful to see how many students took further action by donating to charities that supported their animals. Several students across the year level even adopted an endangered animal of their choice to help their cause.

Approaches to Learning

• Research – Formulating questions, planning, presenting research
• Thinking – Acquisition of knowledge, comprehension, 
• Self- Management – Time management
• Communication – Writing, presenting

Learner Profile Attributes

• Caring    
• Thinker

The Year 3 Team

Mrs Melissa Ball, Mrs Silvi Levine, Mrs Beth Lawrence and Ms Naomi Holt