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Teacher (s) Dr.K.Padmaja & Mr.Nagender Pentala Subject group and discipline Group-4 Integrated science

Unit Title Nature of matter MYP Year 4 Unit Durations (Hrs) 18

INQUIRY: establishing the purpose of the unit

Key Concept Related Concept(s) Global Context

Form and Interaction Identities and relationships
Relationships

Statement of Inquiry

Properties of different forms of matter and their interaction helps in identifying underlying relationships

Inquiry questions

Factual:
1. Mention the three states of matter
2. What is sublimation?
3. What is the difference between evaporation and deposition?
4. How are the properties of matter measured?
5. State and explain a method of separation of water and ethanol.

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Conceptual:
1. Discuss the characteristics of nature of particles of matter.
2. How do impurities affect the boiling point of a liquid ?
3. How can we determine the nature of substances?

Debatable:
1. Does matter behave as a particle or as a wave?
2. Has our ability to measure things precisely changed our ideas about the material world?

Objectives Summative Assessment

Objective A: Knowing and Understanding i. Outline of summative assessment task(s) including Relationship between summative
explain scientific knowledge ii. apply scientific assessment criteria: assessment task(s) and statement of
knowledge and understanding to solve problems At the end of the unit summative assessment task is inquiry:
set in familiar and unfamiliar situations iii. analyse given catering to Objective A and D.
and evaluate information to make scientifically In both the summative assessment
supported judgments. students will be asked siutations for the
questions related to the changing
Objective D:Reflecting on the impact of science i.
conditions which can affect the physical
explain the ways in which science is applied and
and chemical properties of matter.These
used to address a specific problem or issue ii.
questions eventually facilitated their
discuss and evaluate the various implications of
understanding of scientific principles
using science and its application to solve a specific
taught throughtout the unit. Various
problem or issue iii. apply scientific language
evidences related to experiments on
effectively iv. document the work of others and
separation techniques and interstate
sources of information used.
conversions were given to further guide
them.

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Approaches to learning (ATL)

Thinking skills: Critical-thinking skills Activity on how sprinkling salt on ice lowers its freezing point and what type of salts can be used.
Research skills: Information literacy skills Students are given different types of food adulterants and are asked to find the method of
purification and reflect on the impact on human body after few years. The students were asked to cite the research papers from which they
have collected the information.

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ACTION: teaching and learning through inquiry

Content Learning Process

Nature of matter Matter and its properties States of matter; solid, Learning experiences and teaching strategies
liquid and gas particle/kinetic theory Interstate conversions
(melting, evaporation, condensation, freezing, sublimation, 1. Generation of SOI by students with the given KC,RC and GC.
2. Crossword puzzle for understanding command terms
deposition). Factors affecting the interstate conversion Melting and 3. Think pair share activity as a pre lab session.The students were asked to
boiling points Heating and cooling curves Pure and impure identify various mixtures and depending on their properties how they can be
substances Factors affecting the melting and boiling points types of separated.
4. labs are performed for various separation techniques.
mixtures,separation techniques, including: filtration, decantation, 5. The students were shown the infographic of the melting and boiling points
centrifugation, evaporation, distillation, fractional distillation and asked to analyse it.
[including crude oil] and chromatography. Diffusion and factors 6. Awareness of importance of technology and innovation in providing
affecting diffusion.. potable drinking water (UNSDGs) under Service as Action

Formative Assessment:
1. Assessment on interstate conversions
2. Students are given mixtures of different types and asked to separate them
into respective constituents.

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Differentiation:
1. An activity on collecting information on food adulterants and their effects on
human body and presenting in the form of posters, powerpoint, creating
awareness etc.

Resources
1. MYP Sciences by concept book 4 by Hodder publication Chemistry MYP 4 and 5 Gary Horner Oxford publication
2. nature of matter, separation techniques-prepared resource booklet soft copy.

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Reflection: Considering the planning, process and impact of the inquiry

Prior to teaching the unit During teaching After teaching the unit

The students were made familiar with the science The students were able to identify the three states of Students will be asked to write reflections on their
command terms and did a crossword puzzle. matter of water and how they can be interconverted. learnings
The various separation techniques have been
Discussion on what is matter around them made of
identified and the students performed the techniques
and the Types of matter and can they be
in the laboratory.
interconverted? They were asked about how they
can separate a mixture of sugar and water and ideas
to separate different mixtures.

5 Pillars
Stakeholder Engagement Global Leadership Mindfulness & Wellbeing
Holistic Excellence Core Values
The students will involve all NA The students after completing
The unit focussed on critical NA
the stakeholders at home the unit will be mindful of
thinking and research skills.
and school in spreading the identifying the impurities in the
Subject specific skills-Poster importance of safe drinking substances they use.
presentation on Awareness of water and various
importance of technology and adulterants in the food.
innovation in providing potable
drinking water (UNSDG)
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