1. Grade 5 Family Letter
10th December— 28th December, 2019

2. TRansdisciplinary theme– How the world
works
Central Idea: Natural materials can undergo changes that
may provide challenges and benefits for society and the
environment.
Lines of inquiry:
 Conditions that cause reversible and irreversible changes in
materials
 How societies take advantage of the properties of materials.
 The impact of retrieval, production and the use of materials
on the environment
Key concept: Function, Change, Responsibility
Related concept: Sustainability, Transformation, Indus-
trialization
IBLP attributes : Principled, Knowledgeable, Risk-taker
Approaches to learning : Research and Thinking skills

3. Learning causes of reversible and
irreversible changes– using real time examples- melting
chocolate and butter, kneading dough etc.

4. Brainstorming and framing of essential agreements for
visit and use of Chemistry laboratory

5. Observing various experiments in the
Chemistry laboratory to analyze, evaluate and
form decisions about the material used
Concept - Change
ATL– Thinking skills (critical thinking)

6. Integration of art– Discussing and synthesizing new
understanding that natural material can be used in art with
different perspectives

7. Formative Assessment:
Task: Students explained the way society takes advantages of properties of materials.
Strategy: Students explained the understanding of different scientific principles, recorded
the process and explained the way society takes advantages of properties of materials.
They drew diagrams wherever necessary. They could use any tool for presentation
(digital, chart paper)

8. Children learning about soluble, insoluble, solvent,
solute, saturated solution

9. Making connections
Research on a natural material in class—Sharing
how people take advantages of properties of
wood in their homes.

10. Deforestation: Children watched video
https://study.com/academy/lesson/deforestation-definition-causes-
consequences.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nc7f5563azs
And reflected its effect on climate

11. Summative Assessment:
Task: Students demonstrated their understanding of the central idea
through a presentation. They worked in pairs / groups and chose oral
presentation, ICT tools, students worked using the GRASPS.
Strategy: They chose a natural material and researched on citing uses
and challenges. They highlighted the retrieval, production and its effect
on the environment and society. They also presented the way the cho-
sen material is used for industrialization and its sustainability.
Veer: Silk Prithvi:Cotton

12. Ankit and Gavin: Coal Kun Yu, Paurvi and Saanchi:
Rocks
Aahana, Jinna and Rishita: Coal

13. Art Class: Drawing of reindeer and colouring—Learning use
of oil pastel with blending

14. Children read the poem on ‘The Wind’ comprehend and reflect-
ed on the same. They further researched on the poet– Stanley
Cook and his poems

15. Initiation of what PYP Exhibition is…..

16. Children decorating Christmas tree

17. Sibling/Friends day: Children enjoyed the day with their
friends/sibling by singing carols, decorating trees, making
cards, cookies, pottery etc.

18. Indian Dance: Reflection on formation