Sciences for the IB MYP 1: by Concept
Introduction
The online resources for Sciences for the IB MYP 1: by concept include both supporting materials for
the activities in the text, and additional enrichment and extension resources, including:
MYP unit planner (one per chapter)
These unit planners provide details of alignment of the activities / assessment tasks with the learning
objectives, and also give background information and notes to help teachers use the tasks in the
classroom – such as whether they are collaborative or independent, whether they are best used as
formative or summative assessment tasks, and any safety or environmental impact issues to note.
Unit planners also include links and references for a range of suggested enrichment resources.
Building Blocks PowerPoint ™ presentation (one per chapter)
These presentations can be used to introduce each unit / chapter. The presentations present
statements of inquiry, key and related concepts, global contexts and inquiry questions with interesting,
engaging images that stimulate student inquiry.
Activity sheets (multiple per chapter)
These can be used in class as hand-outs for principal activities from the text. These include task
briefs for Take Action! Reflecting on the Impacts of Science inquiries, writing frames for laboratory
experiments some extended problems to solve.
Teacher notes (for the majority of activity sheets)
Teacher notes show how the activities align with assessment criteria and include task-adapted rubrics
to determine student attainment both with and without the use of hint sheets.
Interactive activities (varying per chapter)
These interactive activities provide student online tests and quizzes to reinforce and benchmark
learning at different points in each unit.
In addition to the unit resources, the DL resources include an MYP Key skills section. These are a
variety of student resources to reinforce and enrich learning of the ‘AtL cog’ key skills that are
highlighted in the text. The key skills section also includes templates for student risk assessment and
environmental impact assessment, aligning with requirements for Internal Assessment in the IB
Diploma Programme.
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