MYP Unit Planner
Teacher(s)
Unit title
Laura Dooley & Paola Sotelo
Subject group and discipline
Junior Science: Reproduction
Why are little things important?
MYP year
8
Unit duration (hrs)
12
Inquiry: Establishing the purpose of the unit
Key concept
Related concept(s)
Global context
Change
Puberty
Identities and relationships
Statement of inquiry
Sexual development in adolescents is an important physiological process that helps to define our personal identities.
Inquiry questions
Factual— What happens to my body during puberty?
Conceptual— How does puberty change us?
Debatable— Can puberty be affected by negative behaviours?
Objectives
Summative assessment
Criteria A: One World
 explain the ways in which science is applied and
used to help explain and aid reproductive
systems in humans
Outline of summative assessment task(s)
including assessment criteria:
Relationship between summative assessment
task(s) and statement of inquiry:
Assessment #1
Assessment #1
Create an informative video, prezi or powerpoint,
brochure in groups of 2 for fellow teenagers
explaining what is happening during puberty and
how they need to take care of themselves.
Puberty is the start to our adult life and knowing
what to expect and how to take care of yourselfcan
positively affect our attitudes towards ourselves
and others.
Criteria B: Communication in Science
 Use scientific language correctly: hormones,
parts of reproduction system in humans
 Use appropriate communication modes such
communication formats (brochure) to effectively
communicate their knowledge on puberty
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 Acknowledge the work of others and the
sources of information used by appropriately
documenting them using a recognized
referencing system in the puberty brochure
Criteria C: Knowledge and Understanding of
Sciences
 Recall scientific knowledge and use scientific
understanding to construct scientific explanations
regarding sexual reproduction and organs
Criteria: A, B, C
Assessment #2
Assessment #2
Create a design practical to investigate how an
external factor (light, temperature, food) affect the
rate of reproduction of bacteria.
Reproduction is dependent on how we take care
of ourselves and this can demonstrate how
external factors can affect them.
Criteria D, E, F
D: Scientific Inquiry
• State a focused problem or research question to
be tested by a scientific investigation in the
bacteria reproducing practical.
• Design and carry out scientific investigations
that include variables and controls, material
and/or equipment needed, a method to be
followed and the way in which the data is to be
collected and processed in the bacteria
practical.
Criteria E: Processing Data
 Analyze and interpret the menstrual cycle and
the data from their design practical
Criteria F: Attitudes in Science
 Work effectively as members of a team,
collaborating, acknowledging and supporting
others as well as ensuring a safe working
environment.
Approaches to learning (ATL)
Communication Skills:
Use and interpret a range of discipline-specific terms and symbols
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Action: Teaching and learning through inquiry
Content
Learning process
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Learning experiences and teaching strategies
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Justifico la importancia de la
reproducción sexual en el
mantenimiento de la variabilidad.
Describe the structure and function of
the human reproductive system
Investigate an aspect of human
reproduction
Able to explain to adolescents of the
same age how and why there are
changes occurring in their body
Explain how humans reproduce
Identify and label the parts of the
reproductive organs
Sexual Variation: poster
Puberty and reproductive organs: handouts and graphic organizers
Menstruation: Story
Fertilization: movie
Conception: movie
Formative assessment
Menstruation story
Ticket out
Question box
Differentiation
Support, outcome, task and grouping.
Resources
Reflection: Considering the planning, process and impact of the inquiry
Prior to teaching the unit
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During teaching
After teaching the unit
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We wanted to make the unit a little longer this year
so that the students had more time to process the
information
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