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Unit title Heat and light MYP Year 3 Unit duration 8-10
(weeks)
Statement of Inquiry
Inquiry Questions
Factual:
What is heat?
What is light?
Conceptual:
How is heat and light important to us?
Debatable:
Which is more important, heat or light?
Self-management skills:
Emotional management
Week 4: Light
Visible light
Behavior of light
Reflection of light
Visible light spectrum
Week 5: Colors
Primary and secondary colors
Importance of the sun’s heat and light
Formative assessment
Formative Assessment class discussion on key terms and
research of.
Worksheets on planets, moons, stars and origin of the
universe.
Class discussion on the application of gravity and lenses in
astronomy.
Differentiation
Students will delegate tasks to individual strengths within
group.
Students can use a variety of digital platforms to present
their summative project.
Modalities of learning will include, visual, auditory,
collaborative and kinesthetic.
Students get to choose what lenses they would like to
represent during their report.
Students can choose what slide they would like to present
during presentation.
Recommended resources will be provided that are not
mandatory for students to use but will act as a guide.
Resources
Don’t memorise
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