How The World Works

Central
idea

Understanding of energy and forces can be applied to support human

progress

Key
concepts

Function, Form, Change

Related
concepts

movement, aesthetic, self- expression

Lines of
inquiry
Web Link

Forms and sources of energy

The transformation of energy
The various responsible uses of energy

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Books

Membuat Biogas

Make it go!

Energi Alam

Energy, Forces and motion

Our Earth, Saving Energy

Salsas stories

Our Earth, Clean Energy

The Shocking Truth about Energy

Biofuels

Nuclear Energy

Solar Energy

Fossil Fuels

Water Energy

Wind Energy

Water and Geothermal Energy

Fossil Fuels and Biofuels

See Inside: Sains

Renewable Energy

Energy Use

Energi Yang Bisa Diperbaharui

How Big Is Your Energy Footprint?

Energi Alam

Force and Motion

Incredible Energy

Heavy! Forces and how they move things

Forces and Friction

Nuclear Power

Biomass Power

Marbles: Exploring Motion and Forces

Assessment and Learning Engagements (Stage 3 and 4)

Transdisciplinary theme:UOI collaboration with IL (Scientific Method)

PYP Level: 4
Learning
Intention (WALT)

To understand
about scientific
method and
the steps of it

Succeed Criteria (WILF)

Find strategy
to identify
the steps of
scientific
method
Build
understandin
g about each
part of the
step
Learn from a

Assessment
strategies and
tools

selected
responseschecklist

Learning Engagement and

Assessment Task

Sing aloud Scientific

Method Song and in
a group make notes
about the steps of
scientific method
What are background
knowledge and
hypothesis question?
Group game (students form a
group of 3) use testable
questions and hypothesis
worksheets

Learning and
thinking
strategies/ tools

ObservationChecklist/
Anecdotal
Record

case study

To explore
their finding
through
observation
and
experiment

Learn about
Qualitative and
quantitative
observations
Identify
independent,
dependent and
controlled
variables

One group take role

as the group who
gives background
knowledge the other
group will form a
hypothesis question
Continue with their
own interest for their
experiment

Experiment (trial at
least 3 times)
observe the data
decide the variables
Draw conclusion
use toy car experiment
worksheet