Human innovation develops in response to nature, available resources, and limitations, helping societies solve problems and adapt.
HOW THE WORLD WORKS
Systems • Innovation • Cause and Effect • Sustainability • Limits
Age Group: MYP 3 (12–14 years)
Duration: 3 Days / 2 Nights – Residential Programme
Venue: Wayanad – Archaeological Sites, Forest Ecosystems, Water Systems & Indigenous Innovation Spaces
Learning Style: Inquiry-led • Systems-based • Evidence-driven • Reflective
Includes: Pre-Tour Learning • On-Tour Field Inquiry • Post-Tour Reflection
This experiential learning programme helps students explore how natural systems and human innovations work together. Students investigate how people respond to environmental challenges and resource limits by creating tools, systems, and technologies.
Through caves, forests, wildlife systems, water management structures, and sustainable material use, students examine how systems function, why they were created, and what their limits are. Learning focuses on systems thinking, cause–effect relationships, and sustainability.
Thinking Skills
Understanding systems • Cause–effect reasoning • Identifying limits
Research Skills
Observation • Recording information • Identifying patterns
Communication Skills
Explaining ideas • Justifying opinions • Reflection
Self-Management Skills
Safety awareness • Responsibility • Focus
• What problem does this system solve?
• How does it work?
• What are its limits?
• Is it sustainable in the long term?
Students apply these questions to every site and activity.