of interest to the students, and involving them actively in their own learning
What is engaging?
100
aware of all people in all cultures
What is globally significance?
200
An inquiry into orientation in place and time
What is Where are we in place in time?
200
Linked to the students' prior knowledge and experience, and current circumstances, and therefore placing learning in a context connected to the lives of the students
What is relevant?
200
opportunity to explore commonalities you have with people
What is the human experience?
300
An inquiry into orientation in place and time
What is Where are we in place in time?
300
Extending the prior knowledge and experience of the students to increase their competencies and understanding
What is challenging?
300
content areas integrating
What is transdisciplinary model?
400
an inquiry into the interconnectedness of human-made systems and communities
What is how we organize ourselves?
400
Contributing to an understanding of the transdisciplinary nature of the theme, and therefrom to an understanding of commonality of all human experiences.
What is significant?
400
units of inquiry
What addresses the central ideas?
500
An inquiry into the natural world and its laws
What is How the World works?
500
Engaging, relevant, challenging, significant
What are useful criteria for developing an individual unit of inquiry?