Unit 3: Where we are in place and time!
Unit 3: Where we are in Place and Time Central Idea: Human exploration has a lasting impact on people and the planet. Lines of inquiry: -How exploration led to different outcomes -Explorers and native people's views of exploration. -Famous explorers from the past. We started off this unit by thinking about the places that we explored during our summer holiday. We practiced writing using descriptive detail. We learned about the things that explorers need and the tools that they use to explore and survive in unfamiliar places. Using the knowledge that we gained, we made our own tools and even designed a mode of transportation that we could use in our own explorations. We took the time to learn about different famous explorers from different points in time. Some of the favorites were Ibn Battuta, and of course, Neil Armstrong. We were very curious about people who were the first to do something! We went on an information scavenger hunt and took notes in our research journals.