ICS Inter-Community School Library: G5 HWOO: Grade 5 How We Organise Ourselves

Lines of Inquiry

Systems exist within organisations to enable them to meet their purpose.
People play a wide variety of roles with different responsibilities within an organisation.
Evaluation can assess the effectiveness of organisations.
An effective group can accomplish more than a set of individuals.

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United Nations Tim and Moby introduce you to the organization that tries to keep that world safe for everyone — the United Nations. You’ll find out what the UN does, what its ideals are, when it was formed, and who leads it. You’ll also learn about the League of Nations, and how it led to the formation of the UN. Discover just how many nations are in the UN today, what the general assembly is, and how a nation can become a part of the UN. You’ll also find out four ways the UN can help developing countries and how the UN manages to do its job effectively. Peace and cooperation are the way to go!

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General information. Good for finding out about a topic when you begin research. Includes up-to-date information sources and allows you to move easily to material of higher or lower reading levels as needed.
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