How Can We Help?
How We Organise Ourselves
An inquiry into systems,structures and networks through:
- Interactions within and between social and ecological systems
- Approaches to livelihoods and trade practices; intended and unintended consequences
- Representation, collaboration and decision making
| Central Idea | Lines of Inquiry | Specified Concepts | |
| Grade 1 | Communities create systems as opportunities so that we can connect to each other. | An inquiry into: – What systems are – systems as opportunities – how humans connect in communities | Form Connection |
| Grade 2 | Systems thinking helps us identify root causes, impacting how we take ACTION for a better world. | An inquiry into: – how systems thinking works – habits of a systems thinker – how we use systems thinking to take action | Function Causation Perspective |
| Grade 3 | The way a city is organised has changed over time. | An inquiry into: – How cities are structured – How cities function – How cities have changed over time | Form Function Change |
| Grade 4 | Economies rely on resources and choices to sustain society. | An inquiry into: – Exchanges of goods and services – Interdependence between economies – Factors that shape economies | Causation Connection |
| Grade 5 | Producers and consumers have roles and responsibilities that shape the economy | An inquiry into: – Advertising can influence our thinking and decision making – Our role as consumers – How our choices shape the economy | Causation Perspective Responsibility |
| Grade 6 | Comparing and contrasting governments develop an understanding of opportunities and challenges around the world | An inquiry into: – What government is – Forms of government – Function of government – Responsibilities of citizens – Ways government could address the SDGs | Function Connection Responsibility |