Teacher(s) NB,

FM, NWT, MZ, NB Subject group and discipline Individuals and Societies
Unit title On the Way to School MYP year 1 Unit duration (wks) 8

Inquiry: Establishing the purpose of the unit

Key concept Related concept(s) Global context

Time Space and Place Scale, Disparity and equity, Fairness and development. Inequality,
Diversity difference and inclusion

Statement of inquiry

Disparities in scale and equity can reveal diversity in fairness and development between different places.
The way students travel to school can help us understand the differences between places.

Inquiry questions
Factual— What experiences do students in other places have on their way to school?

Conceptual— Why are there disparities between my journey to school and others around the World?

Debatable— Can we have equality in development between places in the world and should we aim to?

Objectives Summative assessment

Criterion A Aii Uses annotations and highlights features on example images to identify disparities.
Aii demonstrate knowledge and Ci Using the information selected to portray a convincing perspective on disparities.
understanding of subject specific content
and concepts through descriptions, Cii Producing infographic
explanations and examples.
Dii Presenting information relevant to the overall objective
Criterion C
Ci communicate information and ideas Div Work shows an understanding of how it is to live in other countries.
with clarity
Cii organize information and ideas
effectively for the task
Criterion D
Dii use information to justify an opinion

Div identify different views and their

implications.

Approaches to learning (ATL)

In order for a student to structure information and ideas in a way that is appropriate to the specified
format, students must Understand and use technology systems.
In order for a student to communicate information and ideas effectively using an appropriate style for the
audience and purpose, students must Gather and organise relevant information to formulate an
argument.
ATL Category: Thinking
Skill cluster: Analysing and evaluating issues and ideas