3o\ It/'ti INTEGRATED THEMATIC UNIT

NAME: Atsuko Ando o)01-t SCHOOLT Richrnond Elementary School,Portland Oregon TOPIC: HOUSE

OVERVIEW: This thematic unit beginsby exploring a naditional Japanesehouse, and examining Japanesemannels and cusaoms.The unit *rm proceedsto iompare and contlast housesin Japan and the U. S. and how they have changedover the years. students wilr analy.zebuilding rnaterialsand proceiures throulh scientific 6xperirnents and will evaluate the cawe and effect relationsNp betweennaiurai disastersind destnrctionof lesidential.housing in the two coutltries.Students will develop an understanding of how to construct better housesthat ar€ responsiveto future environmental and human needs.

GRADE: Sth grade

LENGTH: 46 weeks

CONTENT OBIECTIVEST Studentswill be able to...

Science: 1. Hypothesize and compate the stlength of various building matelials fo. houses. 2. Hypothesize and comparethe shength of valious sFuctures. 3. Read a Gouin Seriesbook and act out seliesand paralel circuits. 4. Demonshateseries and para.llelcircuits with a battery, wirc and miniature bulb. 5. Examine how lights are on in seriesand parallel citcuits, and make a matlix. 6. hstall two qriniature bulbs in a model &D Japanesehouse. 7. Identify the causesof destruction of houses. 8. Explain Ring of Fire in relationship to earthquales. 9. Act out how an earthquakeoccurs, 10. Compare and contrast the differencein room temperatur€with and without doors and windows dosed. 11.Keep a joumal of the processof creatinga 3-D rnodelhouse.

SocialStudies: 1. Statethe featuresof a tladitionalIapanese house such as tatarni, shoii, fusuma, slidingdoor, etc. 2. Compalethe useof fusumaand shojiin a Japanesehouse and makea matrix.

Unit Form@Walker& Jon€Fwatker 1995 NEHSullltl.r InstituteTh€m.tic Unit HOUSE I -z gl o30q ,'I 3. Hypothesize the effectof clilr.-alethat has on determining structuresof houses in diJferentplaces in Japan. 4. Locatethe foUowing placeson a map of Japan:Tokyo, Kobe, Kyoto, Toyama, Sapporoand Numazu. 5. Compare and categorizethe featues of housesin different placesin Japan. 6. Make necessaryprops and dranatize urbanization by using ,,A Little House.,, 7- Illustlate changesin the style of housesin Japanover the years. 8. Examine similarities and diffelencesbetween Japartese houses and Anerican houses. 9. Complete a survey fomr about American housesand write a questtonnaireon housesto give to Iapanesefriends. L0. Analyze the results of the survey and make a chart. 1.1. Compare things used in Japaneseand American housesin the past ard present and make a book entided ,,pastand pres€nt.,, 12. Identi_fythe merits and drawbacks of materials used in present_dayhouses (structure and roo0 and recommendwhat shouid be used.in the future, 13-Dlaw a floor plan of a traditional Japanesehouse and label the rooms and fuatures, 14.Illustrate an ideal future houseinduding an ideal envirorunent and write a poen about it. 15. Decide the ingredientsand the quantity in otder to ma-kea candy house within a budget.

Healtlu 1. Analyze a home environm€ntfor safeliving, 2. Createa telE)hone list for emergencysituations ai home.

Math: 1. Find geomeEicalshapes and pattems in photos of ]apanesehouses. 2. Measure the size of the classroomin terns of the number of tatami mats required. 3. Solve tatami geometrica.lpuzzles. 4. Measurethe total areaof individual created&D house. 5, Measurethe perirneter/area /volurne of a candy house. 6. Measule quartitative changesin temperaturein scienceobservanons. 7. Solve story problemsusing vocabu.laryfrom the House Unit. 8. Graph the resultsfrom surveys.

EnglishLanguage Arts: 1, Readand discussstories that are related to houses. 2. Shaleilluskations of idealfuture houses and discusswhy they areideal. Unit Formowalker & tones-watker19es VEH Sumn€r Inlt ur€Ttem.tic Unit HOUSE 2 o701-t ' 3, lcsearch houses rn various parts of the world, ard write a rePort aooul ulem and share.

1. Create a 9D model of a traditional Japanesehouse. 2. Evaluate photos of Japanesehouses and colonial housesand statePersonal opinion. 3, Createa mural of housesh the past, presentand futu.e. 4. Draw a pictue of one's own shoesand explain Japanesemannels about shoes.

Music; 1. Sing from memory one song related to the house. 2. Change sorre of the lyrics and sing the new version

Physical Education: 1. Representthe novement of electricity in seriesaJrd parallel circuit

JAPANESELANGUAGE OB}ECTIVES: On completion of this unit, studentswiU have a command in listenin& speakin& reading and writing of the following languagefunctions and forms within the sPecific context of the unit and also in other languagecontexts within the dassroom environment.

Functions For:ms

1. Asking and giving reasols 8' L -> tc aa *ltfr iL g Lt" 3. Asking and giving information Effifl, f"IT'fErL\*tr'. about materials E

Unit Forn@Walker& rone-Wnlker 1995NEH summ.r lrulitut Th.luticUnil HOUSE 3 03o.t^1 CLILTURAL OBIECTTESr Studentswill be able to: 1..Create a skit about Japanesemarners and perform for kindergartnels, 2. Identify the featuresof a Japanesehouse. 3. Complete taskscooperatively in assignedgroups.

ACTIVITIES: 1. Test the strength of paper structues of various shapesby using paper. Students record the results of the test 2. Design and createin cooperativegroups a desk out of two piecesof consEuction pape! to hold small objects. 3. Design and build a straw structule of maximum height in cooperativegroups, 4. Cormectwires, batteriesand bulbs in seriesand parallel circuits to make the bulbs come on, Examinehow lights are on. Comparebrightsress and make a maEbc a. onebulb/one battery b. onebattery i/two bulbs c. one bulb ,/ one baftery 5. Read a Gouin seriesbook about seriesand parallel circuits and act them out. 6. Make a circuit to conduct the test to detennine what matelials are conductors and insulators. Materials: pencil lead nail, key, aluminum foil, paper, plastic, pemy and eraser. Record the results in the chart- 7. Malshoji and firsurrra_location, materials, etc. Mate a Venn diagram. 20. Locate the following placeson a map of Japan:Tokyo, Kobe, Kyoto, Toyalrra, Sapporo and Numazu. Exa.nrinepictures of Japanesehouses in different placesand make a drart 21. Do a seriesofpreand?ost reading activities connecM with the story of ,, a little house." 22. Illustrate changein the style of houseein Japanover the past 50 years for background. Make nec€ssaryprops and dramatize urbanization by using ,, a little house-" 23. Each group is given a set of photos of Japaneseand American houses.Examine the sinilarities and differences.Make a Verm diagram. Evaluatethe photoe and state personal opinion. Find geometricalshapes and patlerns. 24. Complete a sursey fonn about Ar:nericanhouses ard write a questionnaueon housesto give to Iapanesefriends. ExarnpletWhqt color is your house?What b your housemade of Interyiew one anotherand analyzethe results of the suwey and rnake a chart 25. Examine things used in Japaneseand American housesin the past and present and createa book entitled ', past and presmt.,, 26. Examine merits and drawbacksof materiaJsfor building houses.Illustrate aJrideal future house including an ideal environment ard write a poem about an ideal future home. 27. Students decide what ingredientsand the quartity to use in order to make a candy house within a budget. Keep accounts.Create it and measurethe perimeter, area, and volume. 28.Solve tatami geometrical puzzles, Unit Form@Walker&roneFwalker 1995NEH Sununer Insritule Th€mrtic Unir HOUSE 5 D Yt'6 29. Solve story problems using vocabularyfrom the House Unit. 30. Draw a picture of shoesand explain aboutJapanese mamers lelated to shoes. ,, , 31. ExamineJapanese manners in a house. Createa do and don t book and.act it out for p mary grades, 32. S€t up an experiment to examinethe sEengthof various building materials for houses.

MATERIALS: Books: Nihonno Ie,, by SakujiOda. Fuicuinkan Ytme no Ohanashi, by yoko Saigo, Tokumashoten Node NodeNode,by Taro Gomi, IGiseisha OboaeiroyoOokitttki, by yoko Sano,Koudansha yowqi KatschiTsttyoiKstachi, by SatoshiKako, Doshinsha WatashinoMurq by Kunio Kalu, Rukuinlan Chisai Ouchi, Iwaramishoten Hitowa DonoyouniIe wo Tsukutteka.by Tom Nagao Riburioshuppan

Video Tap€s: Disasterprevention JapaneseArchitecture- The Living Heritage Hi-Tedr in Japan Housing Community Gre€ningthe Envtonment Earthquakeproteetion Land Development Protectingour llabitat Old and Happy in the Home town

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Arb PhotosofJapanese houses and Amelican houses,etc,.. Music Audio tapes:,, Anata,, Records/CD's

Unit Fomr@Walker & Jones-Walk€r1995 NEH Sur|[l.r tn3rirur. Themaric Unit HOUSE 5

0r0l-7 OTHERRESOURCES: People: a carpenter, a roofmaker Places:the Japanese Garden

ASSESSMENT: 1. Video/audio tapesof student activities 2. Art work 3. Sanples of written work

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