International Baccalaureate
 

The Middle Years Programme - MYP

Science 6
 

As the first year of the MYP, the sixth grade science program students learn to observe, describe and record result during many experiments and projects. They discover how to control variables, then predict and test how changing variables affect the outcome of the experiments. Students will interpret results and draw conclusions. The program includes the following topics: Magnets and Motors, Microworlds (refinement of microscope use and observing skills), Forces, The Water Cycle, Ecology and Making and Separating Mixtures. Mathematics is integrated into the study of science wherever applicable.
 

Science 7
 

As part of the MYP, the grade 7 science course is integrated within the science disciplines and, to the extent possible, across subject areas. The course consists of continued development of laboratory skills and science study through classroom and project work. The areas of science covered and approximate time sequence are:
Autumn Trimester—Similarities and differences among organisms; Cycles of energy transformations for heat, light and sound; and Interactions of sun, earth and moon.
Winter Trimester—Landforms through time: Weathering, erosion, and deposition; Rock cycle; Planets; and Growth patterns in invertebrates and non-vascular plants.
Spring Trimester—Growth patterns in plants and seeds, animals and specifically human development; Populations, Communities and ecosystems; and Human effects on ecosystems.
 

Science 8
 

As a continuation of the MYP, the grade 8 science course is integrated within the science disciplines and, to the extent possible, across subject areas. The course consists of continued development of laboratory skills and science study through classroom and project work. The areas of science covered and approximate time sequence are:
Autumn Trimester—Matter, including particle theory, types of matter, and separating matter; and Weather.
Winter Trimester—Motion: velocity, acceleration, Newton's laws; and Inheritance.
Spring Trimester—Systems within organisms including morphology; Energy transformations: Kinetic energy, potential energy, energy transformations in form; and Living on land, living in water.
 

Science 9
 

Physics 9

Science 10
 

Biology 10

This is the first component of the grade 10 science course. The emphasis is on the concepts, laws, theories, and the historical context of scientific development. Experimentation is a major component to assist students in refining laboratory skills and critical thinking. Biology 10 includes the topics of plants and photosynthesis; respiration; DNA; evolution; and animal and plant physiology.