Student e-course MYP 4-5
Welcome to the secret universe of MYP Physics!
Here you will find a complete e-course to support your inquiry into Physics in MYP 4-5.
About the course
The course is divided into units of inquiry. You can find these listed under the ‘student e-course’ top-level menu:
When you click on the first page in each unit of inquiry, you will find a page that introduces the MYP inquiry elements for that topic
On each page you will find a variety of different ways to interact with the material, such as:
Spy-eyes (click on the eye)
These blue boxes highlight particularly important learning such as definitions, conceptual understandings or equations.
Global context exploration
These green boxes highlight MYP global contexts that can be used to make sense of the inquiry in different ways. They will include questions to prompt your thinking at individual, local and global levels.
Scientific and technical innovation
Personal and cultural expression
Fairness and Development
Globalization and Sustainability
Identities and Relationships
Risk and safety
These red boxes will alert you to any hazards you need to consider when carrying out the learning activities.
Misconception alert
These boxes warn you about any common misconceptions (misunderstandings) students have about the inquiry
Activity / check for understanding
Throughout the page you find these boxes to check and apply your understanding.
They will often contain quiz questions:
In a Formula 1 race, which of the following is true?
| The cars have a low mass to maximise acceleration | ||
| The cars have low friction tyres to maximise their speed | ||
| As the cars use fuel, the engine can produce greater acceleration | ||
| As the cars move at greater velocity, the drag force is constant |
For a constant maximum thrust force F from the engine, a lower mass car can accelerate more (F = m×a). The cars need friction between tyres and road in order to move - otherwise, the wheels would just skid around! As fuel is used, the mass m of the car decreases, so the acceleration a for a given force F increases. As the cars accelerate (move with greater velocity), the drag force due to air resistance increases.
Or links to activities A Hare and Tortoise accelerated
Or flashcards:
Community engagement
These pink boxes contain activities or prompts for you to take your learning and put it into action to help others.
You can also highlight material in the pages and make your own notes (see the video below to demonstrate this).
Selected Pages
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Student e-course MYP 4-5
4.0 Starting MYP Physics Free
This unit of inquiry introduces MYP Physics as a subject. What is Physics about? What do Physicists do? How do Physicists
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Student e-course MYP 4-5
4.0.1 Why study Physics? Free
Why study physics? Where will it take you? What will you take from it, into later life? Physics is not just a fascinating
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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
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Student e-course MYP 4-5
4.0.3 Physics beyond school Free
This page explores the different and often surprising ways in which you can continue to study Physics after you graduate
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Student e-course MYP 4-5
4.0.2 Who are physicists? Free
On this page we explore the difference between fictional or popular perceptions of who physicists are, and real-life physicists.
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Student e-course MYP 4-5
4.0.5 Inspiring Physicists Free
Physics as a science has been around for (arguably) 400 years, and physicists have come from all cultures, backgrounds and