Big Idea Guides
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The Big Ideas
What are BIG IDEAs?
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They are about concepts, big ideas, and big questions.
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They should be engaging and support sustained & deep knowledge building.
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They should provoke thinking and more questions
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They are abstract enough to promote further inquiry, and concrete enough to ground a study in.
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They are relevant to children’s interests, and support their curiosity of the world beyond school and home.
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They can be framed as statements or questions.
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They should be able to be applied to multiple content areas.
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