Calendar:

MONTH 20XX
Weekly Theme
Week 1: Introduction to unit and project
Social Studies: Introduce Urban Planning Aspects in Social Studies Science: What is work? Math: Measurement (numbers, shapes and space) Interdisciplinary: Discuss the Urban Planning integration project. What is our justification and end goals for the students

SUBJECT

Interdisciplinary (Gr 8. Math, Science, Social Studies)

PERIOD

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Intro to unit. What they can expect in this class and how this will relate to Math, Science, and Social Studies Have the students rate their discipline strengths.

Break Students into groups of 4 Group introductions and adjustment

Team Building exercise (scavenger hunt? Clues and items based in urban planning?)

How do you set up an Brainstorming urban plan for day: a society? Look at the plan of the What school: considerations do you have to Is it make? functional? Why? Students What would given urban you change? planning contextual situation.

Week 2: The Fieldtrip

Social Studies: Compare and contrast case study: Aztecs, Japan and Renaissance Europe

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Discuss the field trip: What the Science: students What makes a machine? should expect Simple machines: structure from the field and function. trip, what their role will Math: be as well as Shape and Space safety and (measurement and 2D/3D behavioral shapes and objects) logistics. Interdisciplinary: Discuss the field trip: What the students should expect from the field trip, what their role will be as well as safety and behavioral logistics.

3 Day Field Field Trip: City Trip: City Hall School. Hall School http://ccom.cb Continues. e.ab.ca/cityha ll/cityhall.ht ml Students will complete a field journal throughout the 3 days

Field Trip: City Hall School Concludes.

Project Work

Week 3: Technology and Project research

Social Studies: Case study continuation Science: What makes a machine? (Structure, function, and a historical perspective). Math: Shape & Space (transformations) and model assignment revision.

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First draft of model due for the start of class. Cross group editing and critique.

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Goldberg machines miniassignment.

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Project work.

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Finish up Model revision. Goldberg assignment and Project work. present it. Work on final project (presentation component or write up)

Week 4: Project Work and Presentations

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Final Project due. Class Presentations begin

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Presentation Day continued Individual assessments of group members to be completed in class

Social Studies: Case study continuation and project work Project work Science: unit wrap up and project work Math: Project work. Thursday and Friday will be a combination day of all 4 classes: Interdisciplinary, Math, Science and Social Studies.

Project work. Project finish up.