Assessment
Criterion D: Reflecting on the Impacts of Science ATTL Free
This section contains answer schemes, task-adapted rubrics and teacher marking notes for learning activities for criterion D: Reflecting on the impacts of science. For MYP 5, the assessment objectives...
Student e-course MYP 4-5
4.1.1 Powers of Ten
On this page we explore the dizzying scale of the universe, from the very smallest to the very largest measurements we can make - and to the edge of that which is possible to measure. Inquiry questions...
Getting started
Teachers start here Free
Welcome to the InThinking MYP Physics site! In this section you will find out how the site is structured, how to use it in your own classrooms and how your students can use it, too. This site is designed...
Learning
A Drive a nuclear reactor
In this activity, you will use a simulator to control a PWR nuclear reactor. Criterion A: Knowing and Understanding Information literacy skills > collect, record and verify data ; understand and use...
Learning
C Atom builder
In this activity you will build atoms from nucleons (protons, neutrons) and find out which are stable elements and which are stable or unstable isotopes. Criterion A: Knowing and Understanding Information...
Student e-course MYP 4-5
4.1.3x How certain are you?
On this page we explore how we quantify the uncertainty or error in measurements we make. This is extended learning for students who love to go further! Inquiry questions Factual: How do we quantify...
Learning
BC Radioactive decay
In this activity you will investigate the ways in which different radioactive isotopes decay with different rates. Criterion B: Inquiring and Designing Criterion C: Processing and Evaluating Information...
Learning
BC Radiation shields
How do different kinds of ionising radiation interact with matter? In this activity you can use a simulator to measure radiation levels for different kinds of shielding material. Criterion B: Inquiring...
Student e-course MYP 4-5
4.3.3 Charting motion
On this page you will learn how to represent journeys with graphs, and how to analyse those graphs to understand journeys. Inquiry questions Factual: How do we represent change in motion? Conceptual:...
Blog
Radiation in my background Free
As I prepare and trial new materials for the forthcoming Atoms and Nuclei unit (watch this site!) I have been reflecting on the use of radioactive sources and on my teaching of radioactivity over the...