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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