Trimester1

InterdisciplinaryProject:
DroughtActionProject

NeaPrinciples:
Curiosity(Sept),Organization(Oct)&Persistence(Nov)

ProjectAbstract:
LearnerswillexploretheircuriositiesaboutwateronEarthanddiscoverhowlimitedfreshwaterreallyis.Theywillexploretheeffectsofthedroughtonourwatershedandlearn
abouthowpeoplehavedealtwithpersistentwatershedproblemsaroundtheworld.LearnerswillparticipateinaDroughtActionProjecttofigureouthowtoimprovewaterconservationatNea.They
willorganizetheirresearchtocalculatepersonalwaterusageandwriteaninformationalessayonwaterresourcesandthedrought.

HumanitiesUnit

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MathUnit

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NarrativeWritingand Writing:
storystructure(characters,
Reading
setting,orderofevents),narrator,
pointofview,dialogue,figurative
language,sensorydetails

Reading
:theme,fables,folktales,
myths

BaseTen

Understandingthatadigitinone
Watersheds
placerepresents10timesasmuchas
itrepresentsintheplacetoitsright.
Tools
Placevaluechart

freshwatervs.saltwater,scarcity
offreshwater,waterrecyclingand
reductionofwateruse,localwater
source

OpinionWritingand
Reading

Add,subtract,multiply
anddividewith
decimals.

Read,write,roundandcompare
decimals.
Tools
Base10blocks,Baseball
cards

Fluentlymultiplymultidigitwhole
numbers.Findwholenumberswith
upto4digitdividendsand2digit
divisors.
Tools
Base10blocks,Money

Chemicalreactions,periodictable,
commonelements,metals,and
compounds,separatingmixtures
andsolutions

Writing:
attentioncatchers,
thesis/position,mainpointsand
supportingdetails,clinching
statement

Reading:
editorials,propaganda,
historicalevents

Trimester2

InterdisciplinaryProject:
SevereWeatherNewscast

ScienceUnit

Chemistry

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NeaPrinciples:
Compassion(Dec),Accountability(Jan),ProblemSolving(Feb),Courage(March)

ProjectAbstract:
Learnerswillresearchthecausesandeffectsofonetypeofsevereweather.Theywillthendevelopascriptforanewscasttoreporttheirfindingsasnewsanchorsand"atthescene"reporters.They
willuseiMovieandagreenscreentocreatetheirnewscasts.Learnerswillusetheirscientificresearchtowriterealisticmultiplicationanddivisionproblemsthatwouldoccurinsevereweathersituations.

HumanitiesUnit

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MathUnit

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ScienceUnit

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InformationalWriting Writing:
maintopic,linkingwordsand
andReading
phrases,groupinginfo,
introduction/conclusion,quoting
accurately

Reading:
Scientificandtechnical
ideasandconcepts,historictext,
magazineandnewspaperarticles

Fractions

Addingandsubtractingfractionswith
unlikedenominators.
Applyunderstandingofmultiplication
anddivisiontofractions.
Relatefractionstorealworld
problems.

Weather

Watercycle,unevenheating,
Severeweathercausesandeffects,
atmosphericpressure

OpinionWritingand
Reading

BodySystems

Humanbodysystems(circulatory,
digestive,excretory,respiratory)and
plantsystems(phloemandxylem),
photosynthesisandcellularrespiration

Writing:
arguingbothsides,
paragraphstructure,organizational
structure

Reading:
differentsidesofan
argument,persuasivewriting,
debates

Trimester3

InterdisciplinaryProject:
ExploratoriumStation

NeaPrinciples:
Teamwork(April),Integrity(May)

ProjectAbstract:
LearnerswillvisittheExploratoriumtogatherideasonwhatmakesasciencestationengagingandinteresting.Theywillresearchascientifictopicorphenomenonoftheirchoice,
createahandsonstationandapresentationboardthatexplainsthesciencebehindtheiractivity.NealearnerswillparticipateinaschoolwideExploratoriumDaywherealloflowervillagewillhavethe
opportunitytoexperiencethelearners'projects.

HumanitiesUnit

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MathUnit

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ScienceUnit

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NarrativeWritingand Writing:
Storystructure,shownotell,
Reading
verticaltiming,eventorder,dialogue,
narrator,pointofview

Reading:
theme,stories,dramas,
poems

Measurementand
Geometry

Measurevolumebycountingcubes
andwiththeformula.

SolarSystem

solarsystembodies(asteroids,
planets,satellites,comets),
gravitationalpullofSun,

InformationalWriting Writing:
maintopic,linkingwordsand
andReading
phrases,groupinginfo,
introduction/conclusion

Reading:
stepsandprocedure,
charts,graphs,diagrams,timelines

Algebraandequations

Understandattributesof2Dfigures.
Writeandinterpretnumerical
expressions.