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The Sciences curriculum introduces students to the scientific method and to the way in which scientists view the world.
The Sciences curriculum introduces students to the scientific method and to the way in which scientists view the world.
Units of Inquiry
Units of Inquiry
Key Concepts
ChangeRelationshipsSystemsKey Concepts
Related Concepts
Balance, Conditions, Consequences, Development, Energy, Environment, Evidence, Form, Function, Interaction, Models, Movement, Patterns, Transfer, TransformationRelated Concepts
Global contexts
Identities and relationshipsOrientation in space and timePersonal and cultural expressionScientific and technical innovationFairness and development.Globalisation and sustainabilityGlobal contexts
Aims | Command Terms
Aims | Command Terms
The aims of MYP sciences are to encourage and enable students to:
understand and appreciate science and its implications
consider science as a human endeavour with benefits and limitations
cultivate analytical, inquiring and flexible minds that pose questions, solve problems, construct explanations and judge arguments
develop skills to design and perform investigations, evaluate evidence and reach conclusions
build an awareness of the need to effectively collaborate and communicate
apply language skills and knowledge in a variety of real-life contexts
develop sensitivity towards the living and non-living environments
reflect on learning experiences and make informed choices.
Command Terms
MYP command terms define a range of learning objectives and assessment criteria in MYP subject groups. These instructional verbs indicate the level of thinking and type of performance (or behaviour) that is required of students. They are closely related to general and subject-specific ATL skills, and they make explicit a shared academic vocabulary that informs teaching and learning.
SCI_Command termsObjectives
Objectives
A
A
Knowing and understanding
Students develop scientific knowledge (facts, ideas, concepts, processes, laws, principles, models and theories) and apply it to solve problems and express scientifically supported judgments.B
B
Inquiring and designing
Intellectual and practical skills are developed through designing, analysing and performing scientificinvestigations. Although the scientific method involves a wide variety of approaches, the MYP emphasises experimental work and scientific inquiry.C
C
Processing and evaluating
Students collect, process and interpret qualitative and/or quantitative data, and explain conclusions that have been appropriately reached. MYP sciences helps students to develop analytical thinking skills, whichthey can use to evaluate the method and discuss possible improvements or extensions.D
D
Reflecting on the impacts of science
Students gain global understanding of science by evaluating the implications of scientific developments and their applications to a specific problem or issue. Varied scientific language will be applied in order todemonstrate understanding. Students are expected to become aware of the importance of documenting the work of others when communicating in science.Assessment Criteria and Strands & Assessment Levels and Descriptors for G6 & G8
Assessment Criteria and Strands & Assessment Levels and Descriptors for G6 & G8
Subject groups must address all strands of all four objectives at least twice in each year of the MYP.
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