MYP UNIT PLANNER
2009/2010
Subject: Science
Year 7
Unit Title: Cells
Teacher/s: Pak Ross, Pak Reggie and Bu Vica
Term 3
Week: 1-5
Duration: 5 weeks
Area of Interaction Focus:
Significant Concept(s)
Which AOI will be your focus? Why have
you chosen this?
What are the big ideas? What do I want my
students to retain for years into the future?
Cell Theory,
Structure & Function of Cells,
Use of a Microscope, and
Scientific Drawings
Human Ingenuity
Creating and Using models in
science allows us to better
understand.
MYP Unit Question
Are we really that different from a lump of
seaweed?
Assessment:
What task(s) will allow students the opportunity to respond to the unit question?
What will constitute acceptable evidence of understanding? How will the students show what they have
understood?
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Chapter test (Criterion C)
Cell Model & Presentation (Criterion B)
Which specific MYP objectives will be addressed during this unit?
Objective B (1, 2 and 3)
Objective C (1, 2 and 3)
Which MYP Criteria will be used?
Criteria B and C
Content:
What knowledge and/or skills (from my course overview) are going to be used to enable the student to
respond to the guiding question? What (if any) local standards/skills are to be addressed?
Students will learn about:
 Events leading up to the discovery of cells
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The parts and use of a microscope
How to scientifically sketch what they view through a microscope
How to prepare specimens for observation
The functions of the main parts of a cell – nucleus, cell membrane, cytoplasm,
vacuoles, mitochondrion and cell walls.
 The differences between plant and animal cells
 The five Kingdoms
Approaches to Learning
How will this unit contribute to the overall development of subject-specific and general ATL skills?
By building and enhancing skills from a number of perspectives including:
1. Research to enhance research and communication skills
2. Making a model to enhance learning and creativity skills
Expected School Wide Learning Results
Which ESLRs will be incorporated in the unit and how will they be assessed? How will this unit contribute
to the overall development of the Expected Schoolwide Learning Results (ESLRs)?
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Effective communicators (i): This will be assessed when student present their
research about sense impairment.
Collaborative workers (i): This will be assessed during preparation of presentation.
Self directed learners (ii): This will be assessed based on a self-reflection carried
out by students after their presentation.
Problem solver (ii): This will be assessed from the unit test
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Learning Experiences
Teaching Strategies
How will students know what is expected of them?
Will they see examples, rubrics, templates etc?
How will students acquire the knowledge and
practise the skills required? How will they practise
applying these?
Do the students have enough prior knowledge?
How will we use formative assessment to give
students feedback during the unit?
What different teaching methodologies will we
employ?
How are we differentiating teaching and learning
for all? Have we considered those learning in a
language other than their mother tongue? Have we
considered those with special educational needs?
Building a cell model
Using a microscope
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Practical work: Sketch the view
under the microscope
Self assessment: self reflection of
presentation
Resources
What resources are available to us?
How will our classroom environment, local environment and/or the community be used to facilitate
students’ experiences during the unit?
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Science Quest 1, Chapter 9 and CD Science Quest 1 Chapter 9 (Jacaranda)
Bill Nye movie – Cells
Animals and plants cell specimens
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Catalyst Year 7 Unit A (Cells)
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MYP Unit Planner – Ongoing Reflections and Evaluation
Students and Teachers
What did we find compelling? Was our disciplinary knowledge/skills challenged in any way?
What inquiries arose during the learning? What, if any, extension activities arose?
How did we reflect – both on the unit and on our own learning?
Were there any attributes of the learner profile that were encouraged through this unit? Were there any
opportunities for action?
Possible Connections
How successful was the collaboration with other teachers within my subject group and from other subject
groups?
What interdisciplinary understandings were or could be forged through collaboration with other subjects?
Assessment
Were students able to demonstrate their learning?
Did the assessment tasks allow students to demonstrate the learning objectives identified for this unit? Did
I make sure students were invited to achieve at all levels of the criteria descriptors?
Are we prepared for the next stage?
Data Collection
How did I decide on the data to collect? Was it useful?
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