Transdisciplinary Theme

Sharing the planet: An inquiry into rights and responsibilities in the struggle to share finite resources with other people and with other living things; communities and the relationships within and between them; access to equal opportunities; peace and conflict resolution.

Central Idea

Living things within a system share resources.

Key Concepts: Related Concepts

• function: features
• connection: relationships
• responsibility: systems

Lines of Inquiry

• How to ask questions and find answers 
• Systems
• What living things need to survive and how they do it 
• Our shared resources and our responsibility

Attributes of the Learner Profile

• Principled
• Knowledgeable
• Inquirer
• Balanced

Approaches to Learning

• Social Skills
• Research Skills

FCPS Portrait of a Graduate Traits

• Collaborator
• Creative and Critical Thinker