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.