Water Protectors

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ Water Protectors NDNAEU 1 “Sacred Relatives”, NDNAEU 5 “Tribal Policies, Treaties and Sovereignty”, NDNAEU 6 “Native Contributions” Compelling Question Why is water important to mankind? Standards and Practices MS-ESS3-3 Apply scientific principles to design a method for monitoring and minimizing a human impact on the environment. Staging the Question Why…

SkySisters

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ SkySisters NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling” Compelling Question What are SkySpirits? Standards and Practices Science:4-PS3-3 Ask questions and predict outcomes about the changes in energy that occur when objects collide.PS3.A Energy can be moved from place to place by moving objects or through sound, light, or electric currents.Social Studies:G.3_5.1 Construct…

Water Cycle

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ Water Cycle NDNAEU 1 “Sacred Relatives”, NDNAEU 3 “Sharing & Generosity” Compelling Question Where does the water we depend on everyday come from?   Standards and Practices Performance Standard MS-ESS2-4Develop a model to describe the cycling of water through Earth’s systems driven by energy from the sun and the force of…

Caring for Mother Earth

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ Caring for Mother Earth NDNAEU 1 “Sacred Relatives” Compelling Question Why is it important to care for Mother Earth?  Standards and Practices K-2 – ET1-1:ET1.A Defining and Delimiting Engineering ProblemsA situation that people want to change or create can be approached as a problem to be solved through engineering.Asking questions,…

Animal Lesson

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ Animal Lesson NDNAEU 1 “Sacred Relatives”, NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question What animals are found where I live? Standards and Practices 5-ESS3-1Obtain and combine information about ways individual communities usescience ideas to protect the Earth’s resources and environment. 5-LS2-1Develop a model to describe the…

Animals and Weather

Inquiry Design Model (IDM) Blueprint™ Animals and Weather NDNAEU 2 “Learning & Storytelling”, NDNAEU 4 “Sense of Humor”, NDNAEU 6 “Native Contributions”, NDNAEU 7 “Native Identity” Compelling Question Are animals better than humans and technology at predicting the weather?  Standards and Practices K-ESS2-1 Use and share observations of local weather conditions to describe patterns over…