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meet the needs of people.
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How can we improve the systems in our neighborhood?
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What is a system?
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Why do some systems work well?
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Why do some systems fail?
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What do communities need to thrive?
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What systems do we have in our home?
Questions to Ask your Child
Home Learning
Suggested Home Extensions
Key Vocabulary
Language: Features of opinion writing, opinion writing within expository writing. Notice when someone is
stating their opinion and using reasons.
Math: Fractions and Measurement. Baking (measure the ingredients), divide your baked goods into equal
fractional parts.
SuperUnit: Systems around the home. Planning your project. Create more efficient or effective systems for
reaching family goals or completing family routines.
Talk to your child about the systems that exist in your home (water system, electricity, garbage). Ask them
how these systems impact their lives and how they work.
Talk to your child about how they could improve these systems. Ask your child why these are important
and what would happen if they didn’t exist or didn’t work well.
Please consult with your child about what they are doing for their project. Maybe you can be a mentor and
guide them to inquire deeper into improving or developing a system for the Phu My Hung community.
Community, want/wants, need/needs, individual, society, system, cycle, economy, resources, problem,
issue, solution, valid, improve, thrive, opinion, prototype, efficient, effective.
Water related words: precipitation, condensation, evaporation, river, lake, stream, pond, ocean, sea, glacier,
fresh water, salt water.