The+Big+Idea

= The Big Idea =

===In Anchorage School District’s sixth-grade science curriculum, there are three theme- based kits, disseminated to the 60 elementary schools located within its boundaries. One of these kits focuses on the concept of structures. Students will compare, analyze, and decide, in collaborative groups, what qualities of various structures enable organisms to sustain life in their native biomes. They will also understand that structures can be found everywhere and have a multitude of various uses. Students will be able to view structures from many new perspectives and discover some new ways of thinking about the structures in the world around them.===