Theme

Meeting the Challenge

2017-2018

People Who Have Met the Challenge: Past and Present

How do people and communities meet the challenge of change?

We are individuals in a diverse society.

Events in our lives affect who we are and how we learn.

We are responsible for our choices.

Rules and laws provide structure for our communities.

A community has a past, present, and future.

Investigating the Earth’s Treasures

How do people interact with their environment?

People use resources and make choices to live in their environment.

People have and will continue to modify the environment.

We learn about the changes in our environment by making observations.

We use tools to represent and understand our environment.  

Learning from Living Systems

How do living things live with challenges?

Plants and animals have basic needs to grow and survive in their life cycle.

Plants and animals adapt to the environment in which they live.

Plants and animals depend on each other.

Living things inherit traits from their parents.

Body systems work together to provide the structure, movement and protection for our bodies.

Learning From the Past, Looking Toward the Future

How does technology affect our daily lives?

We use many types of energy to do work.

Inventions solve problems and make life easier.

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