Grade 2 Units of Inquiry    
                   
 

Here, There and Everywhere

There are many modes of transportation we can use, depending on where we want to go. Which will you choose and why? 
     
 
Topic/Content
Activities
Learning Outcomes/Skills
     

1. KWL

2. Brief history of transportation

3. Ground/water/air/ vehicles transportation

4. Using Map

5. Factors affecting vehicle speed(shape, size,for edge , tails, wings) pulling cart with engines /gasoline diesel, electricity fuel use different kinds of transportation , conserve energy

 

1. KWL Brainstorming

2. Read and discuss the history of transportation

3.1 Name, show pictures and describe the different modes
of transportation

3.2 Cut/paste or draw the different modes of transportation

4.1 Read a basic grid map and play the board games

4.2 Use KIDPIX program to create a map in different ways to travel including map symbol, key and legend

5. Look at different modes of transportation and talk about the factors, why/how it moves

6. Invite the transportation workers to tell about their job and

the students interview them

7. Field Trip MRT

8. Extending Activities ( Writing sentences and questions about transportation)


   

1. Have a develop understanding of the different modes of transportation around the world

2. Talk/write the historical development of selected transportation

3. Identify and describe the services/use/purpose that each mode of transportation provides

4. Create a map of different ways to travel incorporating map symbols in the map key and a legend for land, water on a map

5. Enumerate and distinguish the different factors affecting the speed of the different kinds/ mode of transportation

6. Examine the job of a transportation worker (pilot, driver, captain, engineer, postal worker)