AMITY GLOBAL SCHOOL Family Letter 14th Jan—2nd Feb, 2019
Overview of unit 4– Where we are in place and time Central idea—The earth’s physical geography has an impact on human interactions and settlements. Lines of inquiry
Variability of physical geography around the world
Relationship between location and settlement
Impact of human interaction on physical environment
Key concepts– form, causation, connection Related concepts– geography, settlement, Modification IB Learner Profile– inquirer, open-minded ATL– Social, research
Brainstorming on earth’s physical features by discussing about the special features of the places visited during winter break or in the past
Word splash– Unpacking central idea by finding keywords and their meanings from dictionary
Watching video on earth’s physical features (landforms) and reflecting on the same https://www.teachertube.com/video/physicalfeatures-of-the-earth-94863
For in depth understanding students researched on various landforms and presented their research work in different ways– through models, illustrations and writing Plateau
Model of Landforms
Volcano
Mountains
Valley
Exploring physical map of the world to know about oceans and continents
Inquirers brought books and maps from home to learn and share about earth’s physical geography
English Creative writing—How I spent my winter break
Inquiring further into punctuations– speech marks, commas in the list, question mark, exclamation mark by reading books and identifying the same.
Inquiring into division story sums, patterns and time in mathematics
Hindi Lekhan dwara kahani bodh parikshan
100 days celebration by writing 100 English words with meanings and what makes 100 with different math operations.