MYP Sciences Overview

Course:  Conceptual Physics

Unit Title Concepts Global Context Statement of Inquiry
Measurement & Describing Motion Global interaction, evidence, movement Scientific and technical literacy The ability to use formulas to predict motion is essential to a culture. Understanding this is essential to the transportation of goods and people and communication between people.
Causes of Motion Relationships, movement, interaction Scientific and technical innovation With knowledge of Newton’s 3 Laws, we can explain relationships between velocities, acceleration, distance and time of objects in motion and develop new technologies and applications.
Electrical Circuits Communication, energy, function Personal and cultural expression The flow of energy through a system is determined by its structure.
Motors and Magnetism Communication, culture, energy Scientific and technical innovation The discovery that electricity and magnetism are one in the same has led to the creation of many inventions that we use every day to content our world.
Waves & Sound Systems, patterns, interactions Personal and cultural expression Because the interaction of waves in open and closed systems affects the way we perceive the world it is essential to investigate wave properties.
Properties of Electromagnetic Waves Culture; time, place and space; energy Scientific and technical innovation The energy of electromagnetic waves can be transformed as it interacts with matter and is dependent on its location in space and time.

 

Course:  Biology

Unit Title Concepts Global Context Statement of Inquiry
Structure & Function Systems, form, function Identities and relationships How can small, individual pieces work together to create a larger, functioning system?
Matter & Energy Flow in Organisms Identity, systems, models Identities and relationships How can using models create understanding of real world systems and situations?
Inheritance of Traits Relationships, consequences, patterns, transformation Identities and relationships How are characteristics of one generation passed to the next?
Variation of Traits Relationships, interaction, patterns Identities and relationships Relationships are impacted by interactions that lead to patterns.
Common Ancestry & Natural Selection Change, evidence, models Orientation in time and space What evidence shows that different species are related? How did modern day humans evolve?
Adaptation Communities, models, energy Globalization and sustainability Organisms and communities are interdependent and can affect the stability of a system.
Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems Relationships, balance, models, energy Identities and relationships For many years, factors have been impacting environments in both positive and negative ways. Scientists are able to study these changes using models and taking into account balance and relationships within ecosystems.
Cycles of Matter & Energy in Ecosystems Communication, systems, consequences, environment Fairness and development Development of new technologies in health can lead to power struggles and unfair distribution of resources globally.