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Primary Years Programme Making the PYP happen - ITARI

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<strong>Making</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>PYP</strong> <strong>happen</strong><br />

Fur<strong>the</strong>r questions: social studies<br />

Social studies: history<br />

Form<br />

Function<br />

Causation<br />

Change<br />

Connection<br />

Perspective<br />

Responsibility<br />

Reflection<br />

What was it like <strong>the</strong>n<br />

How did <strong>the</strong> people meet<br />

<strong>the</strong>ir needs for food,<br />

clothing and shelter<br />

Why was it like that<br />

What changes were<br />

taking place<br />

How are <strong>the</strong>se events<br />

connected to each o<strong>the</strong>r,<br />

to <strong>the</strong> present, to <strong>the</strong><br />

future<br />

How did different people<br />

interpret this event<br />

How can we preserve <strong>the</strong><br />

past<br />

How do historians collect<br />

information about <strong>the</strong><br />

past<br />

What did <strong>the</strong> people do<br />

What kinds of work did <strong>the</strong>y<br />

do<br />

Did <strong>the</strong>y have any problems<br />

Did anything make life<br />

difficult<br />

What did <strong>the</strong>y do in <strong>the</strong>ir free<br />

time<br />

What did <strong>the</strong>y believe<br />

What did <strong>the</strong>y value<br />

What language(s) did <strong>the</strong>y<br />

speak<br />

Did <strong>the</strong>y have a written<br />

language<br />

How did <strong>the</strong>y behave towards<br />

each o<strong>the</strong>r<br />

What were <strong>the</strong>y particularly<br />

good at<br />

Were <strong>the</strong>y in contact with<br />

people outside <strong>the</strong>ir own<br />

group<br />

What resources did <strong>the</strong>y have:<br />

people, ideas, commodities<br />

Did <strong>the</strong>y use a number system<br />

What was <strong>the</strong> available<br />

technology<br />

Was <strong>the</strong>re conflict<br />

Who did <strong>the</strong> work<br />

What were <strong>the</strong> roles, rights and<br />

responsibilities of<br />

individuals/groups<br />

How did <strong>the</strong>y keep <strong>the</strong>mselves<br />

alive, well and safe<br />

How did <strong>the</strong>y organize <strong>the</strong>ir<br />

communal life<br />

Who was in charge<br />

Did <strong>the</strong>y have rules of<br />

behaviour<br />

How did <strong>the</strong>y deal with those<br />

who broke <strong>the</strong> rules<br />

How did what <strong>the</strong>y<br />

believed/valued affect how<br />

<strong>the</strong>ir group functioned<br />

For what, or in which ways,<br />

did <strong>the</strong>y depend on each<br />

o<strong>the</strong>r<br />

How did scarcity/abundance<br />

affect how <strong>the</strong> society worked<br />

How did <strong>the</strong>ir economic<br />

system work<br />

How did <strong>the</strong>ir systems of<br />

transportation/communication<br />

work<br />

How was conflict dealt with<br />

In what ways, if any, did<br />

conflict shape <strong>the</strong> culture<br />

Why did things <strong>happen</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />

way <strong>the</strong>y did<br />

What motivated individuals or<br />

groups to act <strong>the</strong> way <strong>the</strong>y<br />

did<br />

Did factors such as individual<br />

charisma, <strong>the</strong> ideas of o<strong>the</strong>rs,<br />

emotion, scarcity of resources<br />

and power influence <strong>the</strong><br />

behaviour<br />

If conflict occurred, who was<br />

it between<br />

Was conflict inevitable<br />

What caused <strong>the</strong> conflict<br />

Were <strong>the</strong>re o<strong>the</strong>r alternative<br />

solutions<br />

How did technology affect<br />

what <strong>happen</strong>ed<br />

What caused certain cultures<br />

to disappear<br />

Why did things change <strong>the</strong><br />

way <strong>the</strong>y did<br />

What motivated individuals or<br />

groups to act <strong>the</strong> way <strong>the</strong>y<br />

did<br />

Did factors such as individual<br />

charisma, <strong>the</strong> ideas of o<strong>the</strong>rs,<br />

emotion, scarcity of resources<br />

and power change behaviour<br />

How did conflict change <strong>the</strong><br />

course of events<br />

How was <strong>the</strong> conflict<br />

resolved<br />

Were <strong>the</strong>re o<strong>the</strong>r possible<br />

alternative solutions<br />

How did technology change<br />

what <strong>happen</strong>ed<br />

What caused certain cultures<br />

to disappear<br />

What kinds of factors caused<br />

change in <strong>the</strong> past<br />

What, if any, were <strong>the</strong> outside<br />

influences on <strong>the</strong> society<br />

In what ways were <strong>the</strong>y<br />

interdependent<br />

Was <strong>the</strong> economic system<br />

self-sufficient<br />

What access did people have<br />

to o<strong>the</strong>r cultures<br />

What benefits or<br />

disadvantages resulted from<br />

contact with o<strong>the</strong>r societies<br />

Did <strong>the</strong> people share resources<br />

or territory with o<strong>the</strong>r groups<br />

What, if any, connections exist<br />

between <strong>the</strong>n and society<br />

today<br />

When a connection between<br />

two or more peoples existed<br />

was it equitable and just<br />

How does scarcity affect<br />

connections<br />

What are <strong>the</strong> implications of<br />

<strong>the</strong> past for <strong>the</strong> present/future<br />

If this is an opinion, whose is<br />

it<br />

Are <strong>the</strong>re o<strong>the</strong>r, differing,<br />

opinions<br />

For what reasons might<br />

someone disagree with your<br />

opinion<br />

What makes some opinions<br />

more worthwhile than o<strong>the</strong>rs<br />

Might this opinion be biased<br />

Is more than one interpretation<br />

of what <strong>happen</strong>ed or why it<br />

<strong>happen</strong>ed possible<br />

Why might <strong>the</strong>re be<br />

differences between <strong>the</strong>m<br />

What is my point of view<br />

How can we clarify/verify our<br />

opinions<br />

How does my opinion differ<br />

from that of o<strong>the</strong>rs<br />

How do we know <strong>the</strong><br />

difference between reality and<br />

fantasy<br />

Why should we care about <strong>the</strong><br />

past<br />

Why do people care about old<br />

buildings<br />

Are some things from <strong>the</strong> past<br />

more worthy of our care than<br />

o<strong>the</strong>rs<br />

Why do we have museums<br />

What are <strong>the</strong> problems of<br />

preserving <strong>the</strong> past<br />

How do humans today make it<br />

more difficult to preserve <strong>the</strong><br />

past<br />

Who should pay to preserve<br />

<strong>the</strong> past<br />

Has human responsibility to<br />

preserve <strong>the</strong> past changed over<br />

time<br />

Have people always felt <strong>the</strong><br />

same sense of responsibility to<br />

preserve <strong>the</strong> past<br />

How does history help us to<br />

make responsible decisions<br />

today<br />

Did this event really <strong>happen</strong><br />

What is <strong>the</strong> evidence of this<br />

fact<br />

Why do people who have had<br />

<strong>the</strong> same experience not<br />

always remember <strong>the</strong> same<br />

things<br />

What makes one historical<br />

source better than ano<strong>the</strong>r<br />

How does this book/film<br />

portray a past event or period<br />

What did you know already<br />

How did you know that<br />

already<br />

Why might <strong>the</strong>re be gaps in<br />

this story<br />

What are <strong>the</strong> problems of<br />

getting more information<br />

about what <strong>happen</strong>ed<br />

What is this artifact What<br />

does it tell us about how<br />

people lived<br />

Figure 24 Fur<strong>the</strong>r questions: social studies<br />

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