Lauren Hoyt, Principal

2008 Pine Street
Boulder, CO 80302
Telephone: 303.442.2282
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Unit Title:
Surf and Turf
Theme:
Sharing the Planet
Central Idea:
Aquatic and terrestrial environments have dynamic systems that interact and change over time.
An Inquiry Into:
Characteristics and structures of organisms and environmental features
Biotic communities
Human impact on environments
Unit Title:
Conflict and Change
Theme:
How We Organize Ourselves
Central Idea:
Civil war is an approach to resolving conflicts, and can create changes in political or economic systems.
An Inquiry Into:
Past and present civil wars in the world
Global and local effects of civil war on individuals and society
Case study: causes, events and effects of U.S. Civil War
Unit Title:
Variables
Theme:
How the World Works
Central Idea:
Components of a system may be varied or controlled in order to predict or influence the outcome of an interaction.
An Inquiry Into:
How to design and carry out scientific investigations
How energy is transferred
How interactions produce changes in a system
How human beings affect the world through science
Unit Title:
Immigration
Theme:
Where We Are in Place and Time
Central Idea:
The world is impacted by people who leave their home counties to live in new locations.
An Inquiry Into:
Reasons for emigration, historically and today
Impact on immigrants, and their new country
Past and present perspectives on immigration
Unit Title:
Human Growth and Development
Theme:
Who We Are
Central Idea:
Understanding our body systems provides a foundation for making reasonable choices in our health habits and social behavior.
An Inquiry Into:
The systems of the human body
Physical, emotional, and sexual health
Factors that allow us to nurture the health and safety of our own, and others’ bodies
Unit Title:
This Is Us
Theme:
How We Express Ourselves
Central Idea:
People use memoir to explore, reconstruct and connect meaningful events in their lives.
An Inquiry Into:
Characteristics of memoir as a genre
Metaphor and symbolism
Personal connection to the human experience

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