Seven fundamental concepts, expressed as key questions, propel the process of inquiry and help to encourage a transdisciplinary perspective. These concepts drive the units of inquiry which teachers and students design.
Seven fundamental concepts, expressed as key questions, propel the process of inquiry and help to encourage a transdisciplinary perspective. These concepts drive the units of inquiry which teachers and students design.
The understanding that everything has a form with recognizable features that can be observed, identified, described and categorized.
The understanding that everything has a purpose, a role or way of behaving that can be investigated.
The understanding that things do not just happen, that there are causal relationships at work, and that actions have consequences.
The understanding that change is the process of movement from one state to another. It is universal and inevitable.
The understanding that we live in a world of interacting systems in which the actions of any individual element affect others.
The understanding that knowledge is moderated by perspectives; different perspectives lead to different interpretations, understandings and findings; perspectives may be individual, group, cultural or disciplinary.
The understanding that people make choices based on their understandings, and the actions they take as a result do make a difference.