Unit 3: Where we are in place and time!

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 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. 


To finish up our learning, we designed our own explorations! We had to plan out where we would explore and what we would need to explore that place. We made explorer backpacks and filled them with all of the things that we would need. We know that scientists and explorers often share their findings, so we made posters to tell of our journey and to think about the impacts that our journey may have had on people and the planet. 




In math, we have been learning about different strategies for multiplication and division. We practiced our math fluency and multiplying single digits quickly. We practiced using the grid method, column multiplication and arrays to solve more challenging problems. 









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