Essential Questions

Essential Questions

1. Big questions framing the inquiry

   • In the unit program there is mention of three overarching questions that students will explore and learn about.
     • The essential questions are never mentioned or brought up to the students. These key questions are never made visable to the students.
     • Question 1. What aspects of the past can you see today? What do they tell us?
       • Students are provided with opportunity to explore this question in Activity 3 - What makes you say that? Students observe and identify signs of the past and state why they believe they are signs of the past.
       • Students are given the opportunity to explore this question in Activity 6 - Old and new photos. Within this activity students compare and contrast two photographs of the same location taken at different times ( a photo taken that day, and a photo that was taken sometime in the past). Students view the photos and record changes and similarities on a Venn diagram.
     • Question 2. What remains of the past are important to the local community? Why?
       • Within the unit there are no explicit opportunities provided for students to answer or consider this question.
     • Question 3. How have changes in technology shaped our daily lives?
       • Within the unit there are no explicit opportunities provided for students to consider or answer this question.