How+the+World+Works

 THEME: ** How the world works **

An inquiry into the natural world and its laws; the interaction between the natural world (physical and biological) and human societies; how humans use their understanding of scientific principles; the impact of scientific and technological advances on society and on the environment.

Title: New Horizons

Central idea: **Project: ** **Select a piece of technology that has been developed in one of the last six centuries and present how it reflects our central idea. Using social studies as a jumping off point students will learn that Prince Henry of Portugal was instrumental in pushing navigational technology forward; therefore, paving the way for mass exploration of our planet.**
 * Technological advances allowed, and continue to allow, the dispersal of peoples and ideas. **