How The World Works

YEAR THREE - TERM 3, 2021

Transdisciplinary theme: How The World Works

CENTRAL IDEA

Humans are driven to imagine, construct and invent

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

Our term 3 unit of inquiry explores various inventions and their effect on individuals, society and the environment. From prehistoric times to the 21st century, inventions have changed the world. Some inventions have marked a number of key turning points in human history, transforming society and our daily lives.

Concepts

Function
Causation
Connection

Lines of Inquiry

Reasons for inventions
The design process
Impact of new inventions

Action

It has been wonderful to observe the Action initiated independently by our students. During our last unit ‘Where we are in place and time’, students brought in books and aboriginal artefacts from home about Dreamtime stories and Aboriginal culture. The students were extremely engaged when learning about National Sorry Day. Some students wrote sorry letters and others created posters and models to represent indigenous culture. Some students watched ‘The Rabbit Proof Fence’ at home to find out more about the stolen generation. The students gained a new perspective on the impact of settlement and we were very impressed with the way they respectfully approached this unit.

Approaches to Learning

Cooperation
Communication
Self-management
Research

Learner Profile Attributes

Risktaker
Reflective

Beaumaris North 'Think Tank'

This year the students will work on their own innovation of an existing product. They will solve a problem with an existing invention and create a new product using the design process below: