10 Science

Unit Title

Outline of Learning

MYP Criterion Assessed

Whodunnit?

(Biology and Investigation skills)

• Practice safety in a science laboratory.
• Explore the concept of evidence in forensic science and develop a mock crime scene procedure.
• Describe how the respiratory and circulatory systems work together in the human body.
• Inquire into socio-scientific issues around the use of genealogy databases.

B. Inquiring and designing.

D. Reflecting on the impacts of science.

Natural Disasters

(Earth Science and Investigation skills )

• Explore the concept of models by evaluating them for strengths and weaknesses.
• Describe the interactions of earth systems that cause natural disaster phenomenon.
• Use a model to solve real world problems and process data to reach conclusions.

A. Knowing and understanding. 

C. Processing and evaluating.

Fossil Fuels, It’s Exhausting

(Chemistry, Physics, Investigation skills)

• Investigate the concepts of chemical change and energy transformation in combustion reactions.
• Inquire into sources of energy and how they impact the environment.
• Develop skills in designing and communicating scientific investigations.

B. Inquiring and designing. 

C. Processing and evaluating.

Sapiens vs Superbugs

(Biology)

• Explore the concept of relationships by learning about the harmful and beneficial interactions we have with microbes.
• Describe the essential processes of all living organisms and basic immune system functions.
• Evaluate the consequences of societal responses to infectious disease outbreaks past and present.

A. Knowing and understanding. 

D. Reflecting on the impacts of science.