Grade 5 Units of Inquiry    
                   
  Water            
 
Topic/Content
Activities
Learning Outcomes/Skills
     

Properties of water and the water cycle.
interdependence of communities and water systems in Thailand.
South East Asian peoples reationship with water.

 

1. Science experiments at home and in the lab
2. experiment with mini water cycle process's
3. discuss and study bioms and ecosystems dealing with water
3. personal/class water usage - self-study
4. 5. 6. discuss and study booklet “Thailand’s Troubled waters” as well as recent newspaper articles and maps of Thailand.
7. studying newstories and articles throught the practice of writing current events
8. reading and discussing poems about water
9. guest speakers to discuss the role of water in a variety of situations
10. make a water creature poster / write a report on a water creature
11. students keep log of water usage and
group presentation

    1. describe the properties of water and explain the water cycle
2 discuss water and its relationship to life
3. identify the water systems, life dependent on them in Thailand and their importance
4. explain how human populations depend on, affect and exploit water resources
5. utilize the elements of newstory writing structure
6. use and share the elements of poetry - subject based