MENTARI SCHOOL – JAKARTA

JUNIOR HIGH

AN IB MYP WORLD SCHOOL

LESSON PLAN

Subject: MYP Sciences Year 4: Physical Sciences

Measurement
Grade: 9
Teacher: Alib Budiyanto

Time
Frame / Weeks 1 -2 : July 24 – 28 and August 1 - 4
Duration
Subject Topic/s: Introduction, Expectation, Classroom norms, Requirements,
Subject Orientation
Matter Assessment, Global Context, Introduction to Unit 1
Global
Scientific and Technical Innovation
Context
Communication Self-Management
Approaches Thinking Skills Social Skills Research Skills
Skills Skills
to Learning
 
IB Learner
Inquirers, Knowledgeable, Principled
Profile
During the week, the students should be able to:
 introduce themselves in the class;
 discuss expectations, classroom rules, requirements and content of the subject;
 recall MYP command terms, ATL skills and key concepts;
 review the Sciences assessment criteria;
 be familiar with the global context by creating poster; and
Objectives
 participate actively in the class discussion and activity.
 Identify physical quantities in daily life
 collect physical quantities classified to the fundamental quantities and derived quantities
 Write out the five fundamental physical quantities and their units.
 Differentiate fundamental and derived physical quantities

Materials  PowerPoint presentation, A3 sheets of paper, coloring materials, MYP terms worksheet
Lesson / Periods 1 and 2
Activities  Teacher introduction
 Student Introduction: Have the students introduce themselves
 Present the classroom expectations. Discuss with students the classroom rules and procedures.
 Let the students formulate their academic goals for this school year and facilitate the sharing.

Homework: Read and study the Sciences assessment criteria.

Periods 3 and 4
 Present the MYP global context. Students work in groups to create a poster regarding the
global context. Group presentation will follow. Ask the students: Which of the global contexts
is most appropriate in the Sciences?
 Review the Sciences assessment criteria. Conduct a review exercises on the different
command terms found in the assessment criteria.
 Discussion on metric system

Periods 5 and 6
 Conduct a picture analysis that will require students to draw out the nature of Sciences.
  Students recall the scope of PHYSICAL SCIENCES. Discuss the difference between physics
and chemistry. Perform some exercises to identify whether a field of study describes physics
or chemistry.
 Present the units of study and the specific topics.
 Introduce UNIT 1 key concepts and ideas and present the topics.
 Introduce the concepts of Fundamental and Derived Quantities
 Introduce the difference between mass and weight

Homework: Define the following: measurement, SI units, fundamental and derived units.

PLAN OF ACTIVITIES
Class Date Lesson/Activities Remarks/Notes
Tuesday Periods 1

Wednesday Period 2

Thursday Period 3
9A
Tuesday Periods 4

Wednesday Period 5

Thursday Period 6

Thursday(2) Period 1 n 2

Friday Periods 3
9B
Thursday(2) Period 4,5

Friday Periods 6

Monday (2) Period 1 dan 2

Tuesday Period 3
9C
Monday (2) Periods 4 and 5

Tuesday Period 6

Monday(2) Period 1 dan 2

Friday Period 3
9D
Monday(2) Periods 4 and 5

Friday Period 6