Year 8 Assessment Booklet 2017

IB MYP – YEAR 8 SCIENCES

SEMESTER

STATEMENT OF INQUIRY

CONCEPT

GLOBAL CONTEXT CONTENT

ASSESSMENT

Models use scientific principles to represent the structure and function of systems.

Unit 1: Systems are needed with working with Scientific Data  The Scientific Method Unit 2: Systems of the Human Body  Cells are the basic units of living things; they have specialised structures and functions  Multi-cellular organisms contain systems of organs carrying out specialised functions that enable them to survive and reproduce Unit 3: Patterns in Substances  Differences between elements, compounds and mixtures can be described at a particle level Unit 4: Global Interactions between Natural Resources and Human Impact  Sedimentary, igneous and metamorphic rocks contain minerals and are formed by processes that occur within Earth over a variety of timescales Unit 5: Change of State and Sustainability of Energy Resources  Energy appears in different forms, including movement (kinetic energy), heat and potential energy, and energy transformations and transfers cause change within systems Unit 6: Models of Physical and Chemical Change  Scientific knowledge has changed peoples’ understanding of the world and is refined as new evidence becomes available  Chemical change involves substances reacting to form new substances Unit 7: Systems and Functions of the Reproductive System  Cells are the basic units of living things; they have specialised structures and functions  Multi-cellular organisms contain systems of organs carrying out specialised functions that enable them to survive and reproduce.

Semester 1 Semester Investigation

Scientific and Technical Innovation

Systems: Models

(Criterion B and C) 13.02.17, 20.02.17

Understanding the consequences of lifestyle choices (such as a balanced diet) and how these affect the function of the human body’s systems to sustain life.

Identities and Relationships

Systems: Consequences Balance Function

Semester 1 Research

ONE

Assignment (Criterion D) 23.02.17, 19.04.17 Semester 1 Examination (Criterion A) 18.05.17, 24.05.17

To explore the conversion and transformation from one physical state to another in the natural world using the Kinetic Particle Theory as a model to explain and predict this scientific process which may not be observable. From earth to the final product – scientific and technical advances enable societies to use, control and transform the natural resources of the planet. Students will understand the interaction between environment, energy and change of energy states through an inquiry, investigation and examination of globalisation of energy needs and sources as well as sustainability of energy. Knowledge-challenging discoveries evolve the periodic table’s form to enhance its function of showing trends in the physical and chemical properties of the elements. Understanding that the reproduction of a species can occur through the natural interaction of organisms and their highly specialised systems, or through scientific and technical innovation that is founded upon knowledge of the patterns and function of natural systems.

Scientific and Technical Innovation

Change: Form Models

Globalisation and Sustainability Scientific and Technical Innovation Scientific and Technical Innovation

Change: Environment Consequences

Semester 2 Research

Assignment (Criterion D) 06.06.17, 01.08.17

Systems: Models

Semester 2 Semester Investigation

(Criterion B and C) 07.08.17, 18.08.17

Globalisation and Sustainability

Relationships: Model Form

TWO

Semester 2 Examination (Criterion A) 02.11.17, 08.11.17

Scientific and Technical Innovation

Systems: Patterns Function Interaction

Note: Students will also be enrolled to sit ICAS Sciences.

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