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CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
Unit 3
People and
Nature
CONCEPT QUESTION
How are people
and nature
connected?
Week 1
Expand the Concept
How can gardens enrich our lives?
TIME FOR Science
Connect the Concept
Literature
The Gardener
Worms at Work
Develop Language encouraging,
preparations, soup
kitchen
Teach Content
 Plant Life Cycles
Soil
Ecosystems
Writing
 Journal Entry
Internet Inquiry
 Gardens
Week 2
Expand the Concept
How do people explain nature in
order to understand it?
Time for SOCIAL STUDIES
Connect the Concept
Literature
Pushing Up the Sky
Catch It and Run!
Develop Language chariot, civilization,
entertainment
Teach Content
 Ancient Civilizations
Native Americans
Regions
Writing
 Skit
Internet Inquiry
 Mythology
Week 3
Expand the Concept
What information and pleasure
can people gain by observing nature?
TIME FOR Science
Connect the Concept
Literature
Night Letters
dear stars
Develop Language downwind, glimpse,
gurgled
Teach Content
 Environments
Living Things
Habitats
Writing
 Friendly Letter
Internet Inquiry
 Nature
Week 5
Expand the Concept
How can people use a scientific fact to
protect themselves from natural disasters?
TIME FOR Science
Connect the Concept
Literature
Volcanoes: Nature's Incredible Fireworks
Natural Disasters
Develop Language authorities, debris,
evacuate
Teach Content
 Geologic Change
Landforms
Rocks, Soil, Minerals
Writing
 Compare/Contrast
Paragraph
Internet Inquiry
 Natural Disaster
Predictors
Week 4
Expand the Concept
How can people help animals
that are in danger?
TIME FOR Science
Connect the Concept
Literature
A Symphony of Whales
He Listens to Whales
Develop Language
field biologist, poachers,
salt marsh
Teach Content
 Environments
Living Things
Habitats
Writing
 News Story
Internet Inquiry
 Endangered Animals