How+We+Organize+Ourselves

"Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up.”

**A.A. Milne**

"For every minute spent in organizing, an hour is earned"

**Anonymous**

__Unit Letter for Parents__

**Transdisciplinary Theme: How We Organize Ourselves**

An inquiry into the **//interconnectedness of human-made systems and communities;//** the structure and function of organizations; societal decision-making; economic activities and their impact on us and humankind and the environment.

**Central Idea** Every journey has a purpose and needs to be planned for.

** What lines of inquiry will define the scope of the inquiry into the central idea? **


 * Journeys and their purpose (connection)
 * Features that attract people to a country or city (form)
 * Changes that take place through travelling (change)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">** What teacher questions/provocations will drive these inquiries? **
 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What kinds of journeys are there?
 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What do you remember about trips you have been on and places you have lived / visited?
 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What do you need to know to plan a journey?
 * <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">What changes can be experienced because of a journey?

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">**Summative assessment task(s):** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Your task is to plan your ideal holiday. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">You must decide where would like to go and why. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Find out about the destination you are going to. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Find out about the kinds of things you can do there. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Think about the changes that could happen as a result of travelling to that destination (e.g. you could meet a friend; you could learn something new, try new food.)

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Oral presentation, using visuals such as PowerPoint, artifacts etc…