Tag: Unit of inquiry

11/12/20242024-2025 School yearHow We Organize Ourselves, Inquiry, JK, Kindergarten, Pre-K, Unit of inquiryby ISL

Exploring Toys in Kindergarten

Recently, Pre-Kindergarten and Junior Kindergarten students participated in a sorting activity, categorising toys into moving, building, pretend, and soft toys. This activity was part of our new unit of inquiry (How we Organise Ourselves), during which students are exploring how toys move and their characteristics. It was a fun and engaging way to go further with our investigations in this …

collage of photos of students doing science experiments

08/02/20242023-2024 School YearExperiment, Grade 1, How the World Works, Primary school, Science, Unit of inquiryby ISL

Scientist of the Week

In our unit of inquiry ‘How the World Works’, G1 students have been enthusiastically engaged in our Scientist of the Week project, where each student presented a science experiment to their classmates. We delved into hands-on activities, exploring static electricity, experimenting with the interactions of acidic and basic ingredients, and exploring the properties of magnetic and non-magnetic items. The classroom …

2 boys holding water bottles connected together, demonstrating how a vortex works

20/12/20232023-2024 School YearGrade 3, Grade 4, How the World Works, Primary school, School trip, Science, Unit of inquiryby ISL

Grades 3 & 4 – ÉbulliScience

Grades 3 and 4 recently had a fantastic visit to ÉbulliScience in Vaux-en-Velin, where they participated in a workshop on levers, linked to their current Unit of Inquiry titled “How the World Works”, which is about simple machines. Students were invited to follow the procedures for scientific investigation by observing, hypothesising and then trying out various experiments!

15/12/20232023-2024 School YearGrade 4, Grade 6, Middle school, Primary school, Secondary school, Service learning, Unit of inquiry, Where We Are in Place and Timeby ISL

Service Learning with Grade 4 and Grade 6

Grades 4 and 6 recently joined forces to teach each other about different aspects of Ancient Rome as part of their current curriculum studies. Who knew that the Romans ate peacock brains and flamingo tongues?! Or that they marched their soldiers in formation for kilometre after kilometre before the battle even began?!

A science teacher mixing liquids in a test tube in a primary classroom

07/12/20232023-2024 School YearGrade 1, Grade 2, Guest speaker, How the World Works, Primary school, Science, Unit of inquiryby ISL

Science with Grade 1 and 2

The Grade 1s and 2s had a visit from our very own Dr. Feeney to kick off our science unit of inquiry, which falls under the transdisciplinary theme of How The World Works. He taught us about chemistry and demonstrated the importance of his many science tools and safety equipment. The students got a good look into the world of …

A 3D cityscape made from coloured paper on a dark-blue background

07/12/20232023-2024 School YearArt, How the World Works, Kindergarten, Mathematics, SK, Unit of inquiryby ISL

Kindergarten Cityscapes

As part of our transdisciplinary theme on How the World Works and our studies on height and length in Maths, the Senior Kindergarten students made 3D cityscapes from paper and cardboard. They had to think carefully about the size of each of the buildings that they created when placing them in their cityscapes, placing the taller ones at the back …

Kindergarten students building bridges with blocks and testing them with colourful teddy bear figures

14/11/20232023-2024 School YearHow the World Works, Inquiry, Kindergarten, SK, Unit of inquiryby ISL

Building Bridges in Senior Kindergarten

As part of their Unit of Inquiry under the transdisciplinary theme of How The World Works, the Senior Kindergarten students have been busy building and testing the strength of bridges. They have discovered many things along the way and amongst their huge successes, they have had many collapsed bridges too! Take a look at some of their stronger structures below.

Students sitting on a large piece of paper, testing out their art robots.

03/04/20232022-2023 School YearGrade 1, Grade 2, ICT, Primary school, Robotics, Unit of inquiry, Where We Are in Place and Timeby ISL

Unit of inquiry

Exploring Toys in Kindergarten

Scientist of the Week

Grades 3 & 4 – ÉbulliScience

Service Learning with Grade 4 and Grade 6

Science with Grade 1 and 2

Kindergarten Cityscapes

Building Bridges in Senior Kindergarten

Building Robots in Grades 1 & 2

Mondrian-Inspired Art in JK

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