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Inquiry Journeys

Students need to understand the places and people around them to thrive at school. In this Inquiry, students explore their roles at school, investigating how they can make choices that will make school a great place for themselves and those around them.

Families take many forms; there’s no single definition. In this Inquiry, students identify the roles and responsibilities that contribute to a family. They explore what makes their family unique and the differences they may encounter among different families and cultures.

Communities are created to meet our common needs. In this Inquiry, students are introduced to the concepts of needs and wants, scarcity and abundance, the ways that producers and consumers interact, and how individuals and communities make choices about how to use their resources.

Is it possible to touch a country and its people without ever setting foot there? In this Inquiry, students explore the geographic ways they are connected to distant places and the people who live there through the movement of people, goods, and ideas.

Successful teams can do just about anything! But to understand what you can accomplish as a team, you need to understand who makes up the team and how those individuals can work together. This Inquiry helps students recognize how they can contribute to their class community and their own learning in amazing ways.

Our geographic location shapes who we are and how we live. During this Inquiry, students investigate how location and climate shape daily life, and how goods and services meet community needs.

Our relationship to the physical world around us begins with our own geographical location and the physical features of that location. In this Inquiry, students explore access to and dependency on natural resources, how and why we modify the landscape, and the impacts that modifications can have on land, water, and living things.

Throughout the history of the United States, immigration has played a large part in shaping our culture, politics, and economy. In this Inquiry, students explore the timeless themes of immigration as they uncover the meaning and value of cultural identity.

Understanding our past experiences and how our memories shape us is integral to planning for our future. Students explore concepts of time and memory, discovering and sharing stories and memories that have helped them learn and grow.

You are never too young to engage in civic life. In this Inquiry, students explore different forms of participation and investigate key civics topics, such as rights, fairness, responsibilities, rules, and laws. 

Innovation touches every facet of life – past, present, and future. Students consider how innovation changes society as a whole as they make their own blueprints for inventing a better world.

All people in the United States have the right to equal protection under the law. In this Inquiry, students investigate how citizens exercise their rights and responsibilities in our democracy through the lens of the civil rights movement.