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Student e-course MYP 4-5
4.2.7 Strong and stable Free
On this page you will explore further how forces can be controlled and managed to make strong, stable structures. Inquiry questions Conceptual: How do forces combine? How can we use force and form to...
Learning
Grab-bag: Being an architect Free
How can we use force and form to make strong and stable structures? How can we build structures sustainably? In this activity you will explore how architects make the buildings of their imagination work...
Teaching
4.2 Structures and materials
In this unit, students explore the physical properties of materials and structures. They learn about scalars, vectors, resolving and combining vector quantities, density, pressure in solids and liquids,...
Learning
Grab-bag: Bridges under load
In this activity, you will use a simulator to explore the forces on different bridge designs as load is increased or redistributed. Related concepts Form, function Guiding questions How can we use force...
Learning
A Modelling the atom
How did experimental evidence lead to different models of the atom? In this activity you will evaluate evidence and connect to different atomic models that have been proposed over time. Criterion A:...
Learning
5.5xA Atoms and nuclei
In this section you can find all the activities from the Atoms and Nuclei unit referring to criterion A: Knowing and Understanding. How did experimental evidence lead to different models of the atom?...
Assessment
A Modelling the atom ATTL
This page has the marking rubric and answers for the criterion A: modelling the atom activity. Approaches to learning Information literacy skills > Make connections between various sources of information...
Student e-course MYP 4-5
5.1.3 Controlling electric fields
On this page you will inquire into the ways in which we can manipulate and control electric fields Inquiry questions Conceptual: How can we shape and manage fields? How do fields influence the space...
Student e-course MYP 4-5
5.5.2 What's in an atom?
On this page you will explore different ideas about the structure of atoms, and what is inside them. Inquiry questions Factual: What are atoms made from? What are ‘fundamental’ particles? Which particles...
Assessment
A Thomson's electron beam ATTL
This page has the answers and task-adapted rubric for the criterion A: Thomson's electron beam activity Approaches to learning Critical thinking skills > Recognise and evaluate propositions The task requires...