IB Loving Science

Looking for a fun lab to do with your students leading up to winter break? Have them show their knowledge about solvents and make observations about candy canes dissolving in different liquids. Students will time how long it takes each candy cane to dissolve in a different liquid, then record their results in a table and graph. Page 3 offers the option for them to use Claim, Evidence, Reasoning for their conclusion. Goes along with MYP B and C year 1 for science. Materials needed for lab: -mini

These basic rubrics have been designed with students in mind, using student friendly language so they can self-assess and understand exactly what they are being asked to do on their assignments. Included is a rubric for MYP A-D for year 1 science. These can be used for any unit as they are generic. Command terms with definitions are at the bottom to further assist students in their understanding.

In this assignment, students will read about different ways climate change is affecting our planet and its inhabitants with articles from Newsela. They will then take what they learn from the article and create a version of a story to represent what they learned. They are given a choice for how to represent this story (comic strip, video, obituary, etc.) Included are directions, links to optional articles to use, a planning page, note taking page, MYP D rubric for year 1 science and a rubric fo

ATL skills for IB learners poster. Created as a 24x36 to print or copy over for an anchor chart! Good for all grade levels.

A simple visual to help students better understand the MYP Command Terms for IB learning. Great for a poster or notes. Page 2 provides blanks for students to use as note sheets.