UNIT PLAN

Part 1
Grade: 5

Title of Unit: Mission Green

Unit Overview:
The ultimate goal for this project is to have the students implement a school-wide composting program. To build students up we will begin by looking at our
essential needs and how our natural resources are needed to survive. We will also explore the ways in which Frist Peoples survived using natural resources and
how their culture is connected always through the land. This will allow students to explore the way lands have changed due to people emigrating to Canada ad
many in search of the countries natural resources. Then students will begin to deliver the importance of preserving our natural resources and respecting our
land by exploring Legends and then writing a legend to share with Kindergarten students. We will then look at ways we are already helping to save our land and
then what other things we can do e.g. composting. As part of their responsibility students need to work together to find answers to questions about composting
that we need to know in order to successfully roll out the program. This will involve some data collection and inquiry and experimentation. Students will then put
together a presentation that they will deliver in small groups to each of the classes in the school.
Rationale:
This Unit is particularly important as the world is trying improve the environment and increase sustainability which includes keeping garbage out of landfills and
using our natural resources more effectively. The school is already trying to do some recycling but students in the school want a composting program. The unit
draws upon on topics from disciplines such as social sciences, primarily history, and economics, with contributions from other disciplines such as Language Arts
and Arts education sociology. Uniting these disciplines is their focus on human activities, behaviours, and interactions with humans and the environment. The
Science aspects provides opportunities for students to better understand our natural world by asking questions and seeking answers. Linking traditional and
contemporary First Peoples understandings and current scientific knowledge enables us to make meaningful connections to our everyday lives and the world
beyond.
Students will have opportunities to explore and develop the competencies that encourage active, informed citizenship.

Subject
Social
Studies

Science

List the Provincial Outcomes:

Big Idea
GR 4
>The pursuit of valuable natural
resources has played a key role in
changing the land, people, and
communities of Canada.
GR 5
>Natural resources continue to shape
the economy and identity of different
regions of Canada.
>Immigration and multiculturalism
continue to shape Canadian society
and identity.
GR 4
>All living things sense and respond
to their environment.
GR 5
> Earth materials change as they
move through the rock cycle and can
be used as natural resources.
> Multicellular organisms have organ

Competencies

Content

Gr 4& 5
>Develop a plan of action to address a selected problem or issue

GR4>The pursuit of valuable natural resources has played

a key role in changing the land, people, and
communities of Canada.
> physiographical features and natural resources of
Canada
GR 5>Resources and economic development in different
regions of Canada
>First Peoples land ownership and use

Gr4 &5
>Demonstrate curiosity about the natural world
>Observe objects and events in familiar contexts
>Identify questions about familiar objects and events that can be
investigated scientifically
>Make predictions based on prior knowledge
> Suggest ways to plan and conduct an inquiry to find answers to their
questions

GR 4
>Sensing and responding
Plants
GR 5
> The nature of sustainable practices around BCs
resources
>Basic structures and functions of body systems:

systems that enable them to survive

and interact within their
environment.

Language
Arts

Visual Art

Applied
Design

GR 4 & 5
> Exploring text and story helps us to
understand ourselves and make
connections to others and to the
world.
>Texts are created for different
purposes and audiences
GR 4
>Artists experiment in a variety of
ways to discover new possibilities.
GR 5
> Artists experiment in a variety of
ways to discover new possibilities
and perspectives.
GR 4 & 5
>Skills are developed through
practice, effort, and action.

>Consider ethical responsibilities when deciding how to conduct an

experiment.
>Compare results with predictions, suggesting possible reasons for
findings
>Identify some simple environmental implications of their and others
actions
>Contribute to care for self, others, school, and neighbourhood
through individual or collaborative approaches.
>Represent and communicate ideas and findings in a variety of ways,
such as diagrams and simple reports, using digital technologies as
appropriate.
GR 4 &5
>Demonstrate awareness of the oral tradition cultures and purposes of
First Peoples texts.
> Access and integrate information and ideas from a variety of sources
and from prior knowledge to build understanding.
> Use writing and design process to plan, develop and create texts for
a variety of purposes and audiences.
> Identify how First Peoples cultures connects people to land

digestive
musculo-skeletal
respiratory
circulatory

GR 4 & 5
>Create artistic works collaboratively and as an individual using ideas
inspired by imagination, inquiry, experimentation, and purposeful play

GR 4 & 5
>Texture
>Processes, materials, technologies, tools and
techniques to support creative works

GR 4& 5
>Choose a design opportunity
>Choose an idea to pursue
>construct a first version of the product, making changes to tools,
materials, and procedures as needed
>Gather peer feedback and inspiration
>Construct the final product, incorporating planned changes
>Determine whether their product meets the objective and contributes
to the individual, family, community, and/or environment
>Demonstrate a willingness to learn new technologies as needed

The content will incorporate Science and Social

studies. The PowerPoint will be used as a teaching tool
to teach others about the history of our land use in
Canada and how composting can help the
environment.

GR 4& 5
>Features of written text
> Literary elements
> Features of oral language