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Teaching to big, universal, concepts is key to successful interdisciplinary teaching and learning.

Universal Concepts.....and Concepts for Each Discipline... SYSTEMS * RELATIONSHIPS * BALANCE/EQUITY * PATTERNS * CHANGE * STRUCTURE

Universal Concepts..... exist in all disciplines are central concepts in all disciplines SYSTEMS * RELATIONSHIPS * BALANCE/EQUITY * PATTERNS * CHANGE * STRUCTURE

Next Generation Science Standards / Crosscutting Concepts: Cause & Effect,

Additional Big Concepts:

Sustainability / Impermanence

Schema Theory

Balance

Sustainability / Impermanence

Use of Antibotics

Playground Safety

Harmony - Inner Harmony....of thought, word, deed.

Harmony with others.....

Relationships

Cause & Effect

Cause of Death - Death Certificates

Change

Cycles

Weather, life, Rock, Photosynthesis/Respiration....

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