Integrated Curriculum Planning Framework with Contextual Areas and Goals

Focus Question	What are the benefits of water on earth?
Contextual Areas	Global	Time	Symbolic	Relationship
Curricular Goals	Interdependence, sustainability, diversity, partnership, change, cycles, energy flows	Past, present, future Changes through time	Natural and human arrangements of systems and information and their similarities and differences	Individual or group views and relationships Individual and group principled procedures Communities
Find and use information effectively		How has the use of water changed?	How does the water cycle affect water?	Do all cultures value water the same?
Exhibit creativity		Future conservation ideas.
Think critically	What is water pollution and when is it a problem?
Communicate effectively	How can we convince people of the importance of clean water?			How can we convince people to get involved in keeping water clean?
Interpersonal skills, self-understanding, and ethical				How involved should I be in convincing people to conserve water resources?
Global responsibility and cross-cultural understanding				How important is it for different groups of people to cooperate for clean water?
Personal wellness				How does clean water affect me?