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Student e-course MYP 4-5
5.3.4 Transforming power
In this section you will explore how electromagnetic induction is used to transform electrical power, whether from thousands to hundreds of volts, or from your wall socket to your laptop charger. Inquiry...
Learning
Criterion A: Knowing and Understanding Free
This section contains learning activities for criterion A: Knowing and Understanding For MYP 5, the assessment objectives for criterion A are i. explain scientific knowledgeii. apply scientific knowledge...
Assessment
BC Keep it cool ATTL
This page has the rubric, teaching and marking notes for the MYP 4 BC Keep it cool activity. Approaches to Teaching and Learning Self-management > Organisation skills > Use appropriate strategies for...
Learning
A Understanding electric charge
What is electricity made from? Where does electric charge originate? How does electric charge interact with matter? Criterion A: Knowing and Understanding Thinking > transfer > apply skills and knowledge...
Learning
Grab-bag: have you reflected?
In this activity you will measure the position of the virtual image formed by a plane mirror. Related concepts Information Guiding questions How can we represent waves and their behaviour? Inquire:...
Assessment
C Going around the loop ATTL
This is the task-adapted rubric and marking notes for C Going around the loop Critical-thinking skills: analyse complex concepts and projects into their constituent parts and synthesize them to create...
Student e-course MYP 4-5
4.4.3 What a drag
On this page you will explore forces that cause resistance to motion and deceleration Inquiry questions Disciplinary concepts Resistive forces such as friction or air resistance always act in the direction...
Learning
Grab-bag: Powers of Ten
In this activity, you will explore scale in the universe, from the smallest possible to the greatest observable sizes. Related concepts Models, evidence Inquiry questions Factual: How large are the...
Learning
A Hare and Tortoise accelerated
Things are heating up in the hare and tortoise race... In this activity you will explore the concept of acceleration. Criterion A: Knowing and Understanding Critical thinking: interpret data, revise...
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Welcome to your new InThinking MYP Physics site! Find out here how to learn MYP Physics best! This site is designed for teachers and students. Its mission is to help you inquire into the universe through...
Assessment
D Superconductors ATTL
This page has the rubric, teaching and marking notes for D Superconductors activity Approaches to Teaching and Learning Self-management > Organisation skills > Use appropriate strategies for organizing...
Student e-course MYP 4-5
4.5.4: Visualising energy transfer
How can we manage energy transfer efficiently and sustainably? How can we represent energy transfer and loss? In this activity we explore how we can represent energy transfer and energy losses in machines...