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MYP Physics concepts Free
What are concepts? How do we encourage students to think conceptually? How do concepts facilitate deep understanding? How do concepts enable transferable understandings? I already mentioned in the discussion...
Student e-course MYP 4-5
4.0.6 Things you need to know Free
What do you need to know, to start MYP 4-5 Physics? Are you ready? Approaches to Learning focus: Reflection skills > Identify strengths and weaknesses of personal learning strategies This course is written...
Student e-course MYP 4-5
5.4.2 A universe of waves
In this inquiry you will explore electromagnetic waves and how we can classify them in terms of their interactions with matter, and how we can use our understanding of electromagnetic waves to communicate...
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Template: MYP Unit planner
Brief description of the unit scope. Conceptual inquiry Conceptual inquiry statement for the unit: Through making systems to control the movement of electric charge we make technologies that revolutionise...
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Reflection
Reflection is the last stage of the inquiry cycle. The strategies used to prompt reflection on inquiry in this course are presented here. “Critical reflection is the process by which curiosity and experience...
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Physics in the MYP curriculum Free
In this section of the site you can find ideas and resources about Physics as a subject within the IB programmes - pathways in, pathways beyond, ideas and thoughts about how IB pedagogy influences learning...
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Making thinking visible Free
This page introduces Visible Thinking routines from Harvard Project Zero. Approaches to learning focus Reflection skills > Try new AtL skills and evaluate their effectiveness Creative-thinking skills...
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Concepts in MYP4-5 Physics: notes and doodles
A concept-connected, DP aligned subject group overview for MYP 4-5 Physics - with plenty of extras! For the MYP 4-5 course, I want to design a programme which - is aligned with the DP Physics concepts...
Student e-course MYP 4-5
4.6 Thermal transfer
In this unit you will explore how energy interacts with matter, and is transferred through heating effects. You will learn about the kinetic model of matter, states of matter, temperature, thermal transfer...
Teaching
4.5 Energy transfer
In this unit, students build a concept of energy, and explore how energy is transferred through work in various ways. They learn about work done, energy transfer, mechanical power, efficiency, Sankey...