Year+8+Science

=MYP Science - Year 8=


 * Unit One – Taking care of ourselves and others**
 * AOI: Health and Social Education **

Unit Question: How does lifestyle relate to your physical well-being and the well-being of others?

Significant Concept: Taking care of ourselves is taking care of the next generation.

Assessment Rubrics

[|Assessment 1 - Criteria A, B - Diet and Health (Poster)]

[|Assessment 2 - Criteria D, E, F - Identifying Food Substances (Experiment)]

[|Assessment 3 - Criterion C - Knowing and Taking Care of Our Bodies (Written Test)]


 * Unit Two – Taking care of our planet**
 * AOI: Environments **

Unit Question: How can we continue to use natural resources to maintain our standard of living?

Significant Concept: Mindless consumption and neglect of the environment will lead to eventual downfall of societies.

[|Assessment 1 - Criteria D, E, F - Investigating Bread Baking (Experiment)]

[|Assessment 2 - Criteria A, B - Renewable Sources of Energy (Essay)]

[|Assessment 3 - Criterion C - Using Natural Resources: Respiration, Photosynthesis and Energy Transfer (Written Test)]


 * Unit Three – Tracking changes throughout history**
 * AOI: Human Ingenuity **

Unit Question: How does the discovery of natural resources change the course of history?

Significant Concept: Societies with technology thrive, expand and compete.