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IB MYP YEAR 8
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INDIVIDUALS IN SOCIETIES
SEMESTER STATEMENT OF INQUIRY
KEY CONCEPT/S
GLOBAL CONTEXT
CONTENT
ASSESSMENT
ONE
“Developments and change, even in
remote parts of the world, can have
long lasting historical and cultural
impacts”.
Medieval society was structured to
maintain the power of a select
minority of the population, and to
ensure that the majority were ‘kept
in their place’.
Time, Place and Space
Systems
Global Interactions
Change / Development
Connections
Orientation in Space and
Time
Identities and
Relationships
Scientific and Technical
Innovation
1.
Viking Europe
NC History – Medieval
society
2.
Medieval Europe
NC History – Medieval
society
In class skills exercise
14.02.17
Research skills exercise
24.04.17
End of Semester Exam
Exam block
-
May
Geographical processes affecting
mountain areas distinct produce
patterns within the landscape.
Orientation in Space and
Time
3..Mountain Environments
NC Geography- Landscapes
4..Black Death
NC – Medieval society
TWO
A disaster such as the Black Death
can trigger dramatic change that
can have some positive longer term
impacts, depending on how a
society chooses to react.
“Culture develops as a result of the
way power is exercised.”
Cities develop and grow in distinct
ways as people migrate due social
and economic pressures.
Change
Communities
Global Interactions
Fairness and
Development
Globalisation and
Sustainability
Fairness and
Development
1.
Coastal Landscapes
NC Geography – # 1.
Landforms and
Landscapes
2.
Medieval Japan
NC – Medieval society
3.
City Migration
NC Geography – # 2.
Changing Nations” –
‘Comparing Cities’
Field Trip Report
Due 16.08.17
Library Research Task
Progress check - 22.08.17
Essay - 12.09.17
End of Semester Exam
Exam block - November