MYP Curriculum Map – Østerbro International School - Sciences

MYP 1 - TERM 1

UNIT MYP ATL SKILLS CONCEPT UNIT GLOBAL Summative UNIT

TITLE OBJECTIVES STATEMENT QUESTION CONTEXT(S) Assessment CONTENT
(Statement of (Inquiry AOI Task(s)
Inquiry) Questions) Understanding (Criteria)
Taking Action
Reflecting
B1-3 Communication, Students will How does the Human Unit Test (B) Week-1:
Introduction C1-3 Reflection. understand that scientific ingenuity: Presentation on Introduction of
D1-3 will create investigation lead Students will scientific Process (C,D) unit plan
to science different to discovery in our become aware Week-2: How
perspectives world? of the scientific Scientists think
through process which Week-3:
investigation. guides scientific Reviewing Key
discovery Terms of physical
science.
Week-4: Scientific
Inquiry and the
process of
scientific method.
Week-5: Science
Laboratory
Safety.
Week-6: The
technology design
process and End
of unit test
Introduction E1-4 Transfer Students will What is matter? Environments: Experiment on Density Week-1:
to Matter F1-3 understand that Students will (E,F) Introduction of
matter forms our understand that unit planner and
environments matter is the unit.
most important Week-2:
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environment Matter.
Week3: Elements,
Compounds and
Mixture.
Week-4:
Measuring
Matter.
Week-5: Making
sense of density.
Week-6: Changes
in Matter
Week7: Energy
and Matter.
Living Things B1-3 Information Literacy, Students will What is smallest Health and Presentation on Week-1:
A1-3 Thinking understand that form of living social classifying organisms Introduction of
All systems are things? education: (B) unit planner and
made up of Student will the characteristic
smallest forms. become aware Essay on cell function of living things.
of the (A) Week2:
biological basis Classifying
of disorder on a organisms.
cellular Week-3:
basis. discovering
Week-4: Looking
inside cells

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MYP 1 - TERM 2

UNIT MYP ATL SKILLS CONCEPT UNIT GLOBAL Summative UNIT

TITLE OBJECTIVES STATEMENT QUESTION CONTEXT(S) Assessment CONTENT
(Statement of (Inquiry AOI Task(s)
Inquiry) Questions) Understanding (Criteria)
Taking Action
Reflecting
Solids, B1-3 Reflection Students will Where can we Human Unit Test (B, C) Week-1:
Liquids and C1-3 understand that find matter? Ingenuity: Introduction of
models are found Students will unit planner and
Gases in a variety of understand that unit.
forms throughout human minds Week-2: States
the world. have created of matter.
vocabulary to Week-3:
describe the Particles in a
world. Liquid
Week-4: Change
of State
Week-5: Gas
Behavior
Week-6:
Pressure,
Volume and
Temperature
Week-7:
Graphing Gas
Behavior
Motion F1-3 Thinking Students will How can we Community and Experiment on the Week-1:
E1-4 understand that measure Service: calculation of speed. (E, F) Introduction of
without motion motion? Students will unit planner and
we cannot have become aware unit.
movement. of the fact that Week-2:
All movements Describing and

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are important measuring

factor in motion.
Community. Week3: Relative
Motion.
Week-4: Speed
and velocity
Week-5:
Acceleration.
Cell A1-3 Collaboration Students will What is the Health and Presentation active and Week-1:
Process D1-6 understand that smallest form of Social passive transport of Introduction of
all systems are living things? Education: chemical compounds in unit planner and
and Energy the smallest form student will cell. (A) unit.
of the models. become aware Week-2:
of cell in the Investigation on diffusion Chemical
health of our and osmosis (D) compounds in
bodies. cell.
Week-3: The cell
in its
Environment
Week-4: Active
and passive
transport in cell.
Week-5:
Photosynthesis.
Week-6:
Respiration.
Week-7: Cell
division

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MYP 2 – Term 1

UNIT MYP ATL SKILLS CONCEPT UNIT GLOBAL Summative UNIT

TITLE OBJECTIVES STATEMENT QUESTION CONTEXT(S) Assessment CONTENT
(Statement of (Inquiry AOI Task(s)
Inquiry) Questions) Understanding (Criteria)
Taking Action
Reflecting
B1-3 Communication Students will How do you Human Unit Test (B, C) Week-1:
Velocity and C1-3 understand that know that an Ingenuity: Introduction of
we can use our object is Students will unit planner and
Acceleration understanding of traveling in a become aware unit.
location with time certain of the fact that Week-2:
and place. distance? time and Reference point.
distance can be Week3: Relative
measured. Motion.
Week-4: Speed
and velocity
calculations
Week-5:
Acceleration.
Elements A1-3 Thinking, Students will How do Students will Presentation on periodic Week-1:
and the E1-5 Transfer. understand that elements relate understand that table of elements (A) Introduction of
F1-3 systems are to all of the Matters in all unit.
Periodic different forms of matter in the Environments Experiment on Metal and Week-2:
table matter. Universe? are made up Nonmetals (E, F) Development of
elements atomic model.
Week-3: The
modern atomic
model.
Week-4:
Organizing the

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elements.
Week-5: Metals.
Week-6:
Nonmetals and
Metalloids.
Week-7:
Radioactive
elements.
Respiration A1-3 Collaboration Students will What events Health and Project on Cell cycle (A,D) Week-1:
and Cell D1-6 understand that take place Social Introduction of
culture during the three Education: unit.
Division determines the stages of the Students will Week-2: what is
identity of cell? reflect on the respiration?
organisms. fact that cell Week-3: Cell
DNA holds all Division.
information Week-4: The cell
that our body cycle.
needs to carry Week-5:
its function. structure and
Replication of
DNA

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MYP 2 - TERM 2

UNIT MYP ATL SKILLS CONCEPT UNIT GLOBAL Summative UNIT

TITLE OBJECTIVES STATEMENT QUESTION CONTEXT(S) Assessment CONTENT
(Statement of (Inquiry AOI Task(s)
Inquiry) Questions) Understanding (Criteria)
Taking Action
Reflecting
Electricity E1-3 Transfer Students will Why are Human Experiment on electric Week-1:
F1-3 understand that models great? ingenuity: circuits (E, F) Introduction of
we use models to Students will unit.
explain systems. become aware Week-2: Electric
of models that and Static
are useful in electricity.
their lives Week-3: Electric
current.
Week-4:
Batteries.
Week-5: Electric
Circuits and
Power.
Week-6:
electrical Safety
Atoms A1-3 Communication Students will What is the roll Environments: Essay on examples of Week-1:
and D1-6 understand that of patterns in Students will types of the bond in Introduction of
patterns dictate the reflect on Atoms (A) unit.
Bonding function Environments? patterns in Presentation on Ionic, Week-2: Valence
Environment. Covalent and bonding in Electron and
Metals. (D) Bonding
Week-3: How
the periodic
table works.
Week-4: Ionic
Bonds.

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Week-5:
Properties of
Ionic
compounds.
Week-6:
Covalent Bonds.
Week-7: Bonding
in Metals.
Plants B1-3 Thinking Students will What Community and Unit Test (B,C) Week-1:
C1-3 understands that characteristics Service: Introduction of
Culture forms do all plants Students will unit.
identity. share? become aware Week-2: The
of the fact that plant kingdom.
Living things Week-3: Plants
create a living without seeds.
community. Week-4: The
characteristic of
seed plants.
Week-5:
Gymnosperms
and
Angiosperms.
Week-6: Plant
responses and
growth.

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MYP 3 - TERM 1

UNIT MYP ATL SKILLS CONCEPT UNIT GLOBAL Summative UNIT

TITLE OBJECTIVES STATEMENT QUESTION CONTEXT(S) Assessment CONTENT
(Statement of (Inquiry AOI Task(s)
Inquiry) Questions) Understanding (Criteria)
Taking Action
Reflecting
Force and B1-3 Collaboration, Students will How do forces Approaches to End of Unit Test (B, C) Week-1:
Newton`s C1-3 Thinking understand that affect our lives? Learning: Introduction of
force is used to Students unit.
Laws make change in understand and Week-2:
our lives. reflect on how The Nature of
forces can be Force.
used to benefit Week-3: Friction
our lifestyles. and Gravity.
Week-4: Air
Resistance
Week-5:
Newton’s First
Law.
Week-6:
Newton’s Second
Law.
Week-7:
Newton’s third
Law.
Chemical E1-5 Communication, Students will How has the Environments: Experiments on different Week-1:
Reaction F1-3 Transfer. understand that world been Students will types of Chemical Introduction of
change has changed by understand that Reaction (E, F). unit.
consequences. humans. change is a vital Week-2:
factor affecting Observing
environments. Chemical
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Week-3:
Describing
Chemical
Reactions.
Week-4:
Classifying
Chemical
Reactions.
Week-5:
Balancing
Chemical
Reactions.
Week-6:
Controlling
Chemical
Reactions.
Week-7: Fire and
Fire Safety.
Diversity of A1-3 Information Students will How do humans Health and Presentation on key Week-1:
Living D1-6 Literacy understand that influence the Social characteristic of viruses, Introduction of
different diversity of Education: bacteria, protists and fungi unit plan
Things environments are living things? Students will and structure of plant (A, Week-2: Viruses
connected by key reflect on how D). and Bacteria.
characteristics changes Week-3:
brought on by Protests.
human impact Week-4: Fungi
upon living
things.

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MYP 3 - TERM 2

UNIT MYP ATL SKILLS CONCEPT UNIT GLOBAL Summative UNIT

TITLE OBJECTIVES STATEMENT QUESTION CONTEXT(S) Assessment CONTENT
(Statement of (Inquiry AOI Task(s)
Understanding
Inquiry) Questions) Taking Action
(Criteria)
Reflecting
Forces in B1-3 Communication, Students will How does Environments: Unit Test B,C) Week-1:
Fluids C1-3 Information Literacy. understand that change affect Students will Introduction of
change affects the property of understand and Unit.
patterns and an element? reflect on how Week-2:
systems. our atmosphere Pressure.
is composed. Week-3: Floating
and Sinking.
Week-4: Density
Week-5: Pascal’s
Principle
Week-6:
Bernoulli’s
Principle.
Acids and E1-5 Thinking, Students will What is the Human Experiment on properties Week-1:
Bases F1-3 Transfer. understand that impact of Ingenuity: of acid and base (E, F). Introduction of
the forms have a creations on Students will unit.
Solutions function. humans? become aware Week-2:
of human Understanding
creations and Solutions.
theirs affects. Week-3:
Concentration
and Solubility.
Week-4:
Describing Acids
and Bases in
Solution

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Week-5:
Digestion and pH
Week-6: Review
and Assessment.
Human A1-3 Collaboration Students will How do the Community and Essay on function skeletal Week1:
Biology D1-6 understand that systems of the Service: and muscular system(A,D) Introduction of
different body body work Students will unit.
systems function together? understand the Week-2: The
in a variety of function of your Skeletal System.
Environments. body affects Week-3: The
your behavior in Muscular System
a Community. and the skin
Week-4: The
digestive System.
Week-5: Final
Digestion and
Absorption.

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MYP 4 - TERM 1

UNIT MYP ATL SKILLS CONCEPT UNIT GLOBAL Summative UNIT

TITLE OBJECTIVES STATEMENT QUESTION CONTEXT(S) Assessment CONTENT
(Statement of (Inquiry AOI Task(s)
Understanding
Inquiry) Questions) Taking Action
(Criteria)
Reflecting
Energy and B1-3 Collaboration, Students will How will power Human End of unit test .(B,C) Week-1:
st
Heat C1-3 Reflection, understand that the 21 Ingenuity: Experiment on power and Introduction of
E1-5 Transfer. we cannot century? Students will energy (E) unit.
function without reflect on and Week-2: What is
energy. take action energy?
human Week-3: Forms
creations and of Energy.
how designs Week-4: Energy
impact our Transformations.
environments. Week-5: Power
Week-6: Kinetic
and Potential
Energy.
Week-7: Thermal
Energy and Heat.
Week-8: The
Transfer of Heat.
Work and E1-5 Organization Students will What makes our Community and Experiment on efficiency Week-1:
Machines F1-3 understand that lives easier? service: of Machines. (E,F) Introduction of
simple Students will unit.
Models make life take action in Week-2: How
function easier. creating simple machines work.
inventions that Week-3: Simple
can be used in Machines-1.
the community Week-4: Simple
Machines-2

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Week-5: Review
of unit.
Genetics A1-3 Information Literacy, Students will How does the Environments: Project on human genetics Week-1:
and D1-6 Thinking. understand that interior Students will map (A,D ) Introduction of
traits are patterns determine the become aware unit.
Evolution of our identities exterior? of the fact that Week-2:
Traits are Probability and
passed from Heredity.
parents to Week-3: The cell
offspring. and Inheritance,
the DNA
Connection.
Week-4:
Darwin’s Theory.
Week-5:
Evidence of
Evolution.

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MYP 4 - TERM 2

UNIT MYP ATL SKILLS CONCEPT UNIT GLOBAL Summative UNIT

TITLE OBJECTIVES STATEMENT QUESTION CONTEXT(S) Assessment CONTENT
(Statement of (Inquiry AOI Task(s)
Understanding
Inquiry) Questions) Taking Action
(Criteria)
Reflecting
Electricity E1-5 Transfer Students will How has Environments: Lab Report (E, F) Week-1:
and F1-3 understand that electricity Students will Introduction of
all developments improved our become aware Unit
Magnetism are the products lives? that Week-2: Electric
of new forms of developments Current
energy. are important Week-3:
parts of our Electromagnetis
environments. m.
Week-4:
Electricity.
Week-5:
Magnetism and
Motion.
Week-6:
Electricity form
Magnetism.

Carbon C1-3 Thinking Students will How are Environments: Unit Test (C,D) Week-1:
Chemistry D1-6 understand that compounds Students will Introduction of
The connection formed? understand that unit.
between their the forms Week-2: Carbon
findings and created by Compounds-1
environments. Humana Week-3: Carbon
impacted on Compounds-2
environments. Week-4:
Polymers and

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Composites.
Week-5: Life
with Carbon.
Week-6: Soap-
The Dirt Chaser.
A1-3 Information Literacy, Students will How do we Health and Essay on how body Week-1:
Health B1-3 understand that keep our bodies Social systems work together. (A, Circulation
we need balance healthy? Education: B) System.
in systems. Students will Week-2:
become aware Respiration
that balance System.
keeps our Week-3:
bodies healthy. Excretion
System.
Week-4: Fighting
Disease.
Week-5: Nervous
System.
Week-6: The
Endocrine
System.

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