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Teacher(s) Community Project Team (Community Living/Self/Enviro) Subject group and discipline Community Project
Unit title Community Project MYP year Year 4 Unit duration (hrs) 21hrs
Inquiry: Establishing the purpose of the unit
Key concept: Relationships Related concept(s): Community, action, service Global context: Globalization and sustainability
Relationships are the connections and associations
between properties, objects, people and ideas
including the human communitys connection with the
world in which we live. Any change in relationships
bring consequences some of which may occur on a
small scale, while others may be far reaching,
affecting large networks and systems like human
societies and the planetary ecosystem.

Students will explore the interconnectedness of
human-made systems and communities; the
relationship between local and global processes; how
local experiences mediate the global; the
opportunities and tensions provided by world-
interconncetedness; the impact of decision-making
on humankind and the environment.
Statement of inquiry: Construct a statement of inquiry for a unit by combing a key concept/s, one or more related concepts and a global context into a meaningful
statement that students can understand. Refer to pp59- 60 of Handout and Subject Guide for examples.

This is similar to our Overarching Ideas statements, however I think it is important that you only use these as a starting point.
Work together as a group to come up with a statement of inquiry for your Unit of Work.

Inquiry questions: Inquiry questions are drawn from and inspired by the statement of inquiry.
Refer to pp. 60 of Handout Notes and each specific subject guide.
As a group discuss some possible inquiry questions for your unit of work.
Try and have questions from the following 3 areas:

FactualRemembering Facts and Topics
ConceptualAnalyzing big ideas
DebatableEvaluating perspectives and developing theories.
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Objectives: Refer to your subject guide Summative assessment
Choose which objectives you feel are covered in
this unit of work.

Food Planning (p9 Subject Guide)

Place and Time:pp 8 of Subject Guide

Also refer to the progression of learning over the
next page at Year 9 we are focused on the Year 5
indicators. Whilest Year 5 is classed as year 10 in
MYP we use the Year 5 indicators at both year 9
and Year 10.
At year 9 it is expected that you will score lower
overall (eg 3 or 4)and work towards a higher score
in Year 10 (7-8).
Outline of summative assessment task(s) including
assessment criteria:











Relationship between summative assessment task(s)
and statement of inquiry:
Approaches to learning (ATL) Read the Approaches to Learning section of your Handout pp 90 - 97

Which Approaches to Learning fit within this Unit of work?
Discuss the ATLs as a group and how this is currently done within the Unit.
What ideas do you have in relation to incorporating MYP ATLs into this unit of work?





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Action: Teaching and learning through inquiry
Content Learning process

Read the Subject Guide related to this are
Refer to the Australian Curriculum online
What content is prescribed in the Australian
Curriculum that is currently covered in this unit of
work?
Familiarise yourself with the Australian Curriculum.
Learning experiences and teaching strategies



Formative assessment



Differentiation



Resources




Reflection: Considering the planning, process and impact of the inquiry
Prior to teaching the unit During teaching After teaching the unit



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