This is an IB MYP - Building Blocks of Life related unit - which is ideal for relating biology and the concepts of what makes up organisms and what are cells. This unit relates the difference between animals and plants in a broad conceptual understanding. It contains several resources suggested for this unit and makes clear a set of points that students should know, understand and be able to do by the end of the unit. It also has some clear and interactive formative assessments. It an overview for a unit that should run for approximately 8 weeks (assuming 2 lessons a week). If instead you are looking for an MYP unit planner which is for young students in MYP and would be an ideal first unit for their science, then consider: Nature of Science - introductory unit plan. For around the same age group - for MYP 2 / 3 an alternative IB MPY unit planner would be: the Food and Energy unit planner of the Growth unit planner. If rather for younger students you want to integrate both mathematics and STEM, then you might consider: MYP Artifical limb unit. For older MYP students, then I would suggest The NGSS related - Zero impact (sustainable housing or for an Interdisciplinary unit - the Electricity / lightning MYP STEM IDU. If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist

This is an IB MYP - Food and energy related unit - which is ideal for relating biology and chemistry in a holistic way by considering the concepts of food and energy. This unit relates food as energy, endo- and exothermic reactions, kinetic energy, growth, a balanced diet and dietary deficiencies. It an overview for a unit that should run for approximately 18 lessons (assuming 2 lessons a week). If instead you are looking for an MYP unit planner which is for young students in MYP and would be an ideal first unit for their science, then consider: Nature of Science - introductory unit plan. If rather for younger students you want to integrate both mathematics and STEM, then you might consider: MYP Artifical limb unit. For older MYP students, then I would suggest The NGSS related - Zero impact (sustainable housing) or for an Interdisciplinary unit - the Electricity / lightning MYP STEM IDU. If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist

This is a project based Interdisciplinary unit planner that looks at Science and Design with regards to electricity and lightning as topics of interest. This unit plan offers more than a dozen proposed STEM tasks that are aligned to different criteria (ABCD) and give students both choice and breadth of learning. Students must complete at least one question from each disciplinary area of the STEM topics during the proposed project. Since the project learning offered by the teacher must specific at least one discipline that each question is firmly grounded within. This IDU is project based learning and interdisciplinary learning at its best. If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist

A mathematically based STEM education unit on Artificial limbs for MYP 1 students. If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist

This is a unit plan for the IB MYP based on sustainable housing that also relates the NGSS and how that can be taught / covered at the same time as teaching this unit. Students will use research to help them formulate design ideas, which will culminate in a design for a sustainable home (created as a 3D model using software of their choice). A successful final product requires a 3D walkthrough for the client to visualise and understand how the final design works. What features and deisgn considerations make this a sustainable home? Consider broadly all possible aspects of this endeavour, the sourcing of environmentally materials from sustainable sources, consider the market for this house and why people would buy it rather than a traditionally built home? Why are these commercially viable? What other considerations must we make? (Criteria A, B, C & D) This unit also helps introduce the GRASPS technique to conduct assessments and students to grapple with almost any assessment that comes to them. If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist

This IB MYP STEM unit planner showcases how you can teach using both the IB MYP and the STEM together. The content for this unit is nanotechnology and it links MYP Science, Mathematics and Design together woven throughout the document. If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist

This product is the culmination of a huge amount of work and is my ultimate work in attempting to link MYP and STEM education at a clear and teacher friendly level. This document links MYP STEM by concept and criteria and 90 STEM topics which has career related links. It covers MYP Science, Mathematics and Design thinking. Providing over 90 STEM topic primers with practical advice to get you going on your MYP STEM journey. The career related links are a huge plus, so when students ask why they might be interested in learning this STEM topic, you will be able to say well with this learning you could be… an astronaut, a radiotherapist, a builder, an artist or a professional hacker. If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist

Simply, set and relax as these video companions will help make sure your students are paying attention throughout these videos, having a variety of questions throughout the length of the video. I have laboured long and hard to make these video companions as easy as possible to engage with and to be able to use for teachers of any kind, whether in school, higher education or home schooling, these can be great to keep students engaged and know they watched the material fully. The video companions include: The Higgs Boson, Part I What if the Earth were Hollow? Why is it Dark at Night? Common Physics Misconceptions Is it Better to Walk or Run in the Rain? How Big is the Universe? MAGNETS: How do they work? What is Sea Level? Why is the Solar System Flat? How Modern Light Bulbs Work How to See Without Glasses Antimatter Explained This is Not a Rainbow How to Subtract By Adding How Long To Fall Through The Earth? Hitting the Sun is HARD Why It’s Impossible to Tune a Piano Will Batteries Power The World? | The Limits Of Lithium-ion The Unreasonable Efficiency of Black Holes The Brown Dwarf Debate Why Do Compressed Air Cans Get Cold? Our Ignorance About Gravity Einstein’s Biggest Blunder, Explained The Physics of Windmill Design Other links: If you enjoy these, then you might also enjoy the Veritasium video companions, the full set. I highly recommend this resource as it has been my pride and joy to develop for your use. Usage: The layout of these video companions are that there are both teacher and student versions of all of these documents. The teacher versions contain the solutions and the administrative information. The student versions contain only the questions and spaces for students to fill in the work. They are easy to use and all in PDF form, including one large ‘master file’ so you can see all the content in one broad sweep and see what video companion will work for you and your students easily. Disclaimer: This work is intended to be a course companion and is all original work based on supporting and aligning with the youtube series – Minutephysics. The host of the series is Henry Reich. The respective rights and content are their own and below to Minutephysics and its owner. Further when Minutephysics brings in additional youtubers and their brands such as Veritasium or Vsauce, their respective works and content is their own. This work is intended as an independent supplement which has been wholly and independently developed by The Teaching Astrophysicist for sale on TeacherspayTeachers and TES. If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist

Have you ever wondered what is the universe? How does it work? What are you made of? In part 1 of his 3 part series, Oliver explains complex topics in simple terms using informative graphics. Written in the style of a good friend helping you understand the wonder of the universe. This book tackles the basic concepts that define the universe, the process that govern stars and an introduction to the planets of our Solar System. From atoms, to nuclear bombs, from light to the gas giants, this book has all the universal basics and planetary properties covered. This book and its companions make a thorough and valuable guide for anyone interested in understanding the universe. If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist

Key Stage 3 aligned Chemistry syllabus - 202 questions. This resource contains a syllabus document to explain what questions, which topics and the number of questions per topic. This includes three-introduction questions per sub-topic. The questions are a mixture of multiple-choice, short-answer, multi-choice multi-answer and long-answer questions. EACH SUB-TOPIC has its own word document with answers, a word document without answers (student version) and a powerpoint with answers that helps with the use and functionality of this offering. EACH QUESTION: Comes with clear amount of marks, a difficulty rating (easy, medium or hard), the stated question type including clear instructions and the solution along with explanation of marks assigned. The syllabus and layout is as follows: Topic 1: Matter (55 questions) Topic 1.1: The particulate nature of matter - 11 questions Topic 1.2: Atoms, elements and compounds - 19 questions - 4 extension questions (23 total) Topic 1.3: Pure and impure substances - 19 questions - 2 extension questions (21 total) Topic 2: Chemical reactions (61 questions) Topic 2.1: Matter and representing chemical reactions - 15 questions - 2 extension questions (17 total) Topic 2.2: Types of Chemical reactions - 27 questions - 2 extension questions (29 total) Topic 2.3: Energetics - 11 questions - 4 extension questions (15 total) Topic 3: Material and elemental properties (56 questions) Topic 3.1: The Periodic Table - 35 questions Topic 3.2: Materials - 19 questions - 2 extension questions (21 total) Topic 4: Earth and atmosphere (30 total) Topic 4.1: The Earth - 15 questions Topic 4.2: The Atmosphere - 15 questions If you are interested in Biology questions instead - please find those here. If you are interested in Physics questions instead - please find those here. If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist

This set of 26 Periodic Table Posters in 5 different possible colors offers 130 options to be hung on your classroom wall or inspire young people! Each poster comes in a blue, green, red, black or white based theme based around the main letter for the poster. These are all aligned with letters of the alphabet and show the important elements associated with that letter, the possible uses that they have in the real world and the number of each element in the periodic table. They are PERFECT for inspiring conversation and discussion with you students and hopefully inspiring a google search or two! If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist

These 125 Physical Science Sciences Lesson Starter Questions cover every topic and sub-topic in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) High School Physical Science. These questions can serve as inspiration for full lessons, can be used to supplement existing materials you may have and give a different method of engaging with the content that students must cover in NGSS High School Physical Science. WHAT’S INCLUDED: 125 Physical Science Lesson Starter Questions in Powerpoint Slides format (separated by standards) Physical Science Lesson Starter Questions in Word Docs format (separated by standards) Physical Science Lesson Starter Questions in PDF Slides format (separated by standards) Physical Science Lesson Starter Questions in PDF Docs format (separated by standards) POSSIBLE USES: Use these to start lessons with a specific goal in mind Great for those students who finish early and could use more time and room for exploration on a given topic These starter can inspire new lessons or different ways of teaching the content Students could use these questions for an inquiry project of their own COVERED STANDARDS: HS.Structure and Properties of Matter HS.Chemical Reactions HS.Forces and Interactions HS.Energy HS.Waves and Electromagnetic radiation If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist

These 125 Life Sciences Sciences Lesson Starter Questions cover every topic and sub-topic in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) High School Life Sciences. These questions can serve as inspiration for full lessons, can be used to supplement existing materials you may have and give a different method of engaging with the content that students must cover in NGSS High School Life Sciences. WHAT’S INCLUDED: *125 Life Sciences Lesson Starter Questions in Powerpoint Slides format (separated by standards) *Life Sciences Lesson Starter Questions in Word Docs format (separated by standards) *Life Sciences Lesson Starter Questions in PDF Slides format (separated by standards) *Life Sciences Lesson Starter Questions in PDF Docs format (separated by standards) POSSIBLE USES: Use these to start lessons with a specific goal in mind Great for those students who finish early and could use more time and room for exploration on a given topic These starter can inspire new lessons or different ways of teaching the content Students could use these questions for an inquiry project of their own COVERED STANDARDS: HS.Structure and Function HS.Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems HS.Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems HS.Inheritance and Variation of Traits HS.Natural Selection and Evolution If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist

These 125 Earth and Space Sciences Sciences Lesson Starter Questions cover every topic and sub-topic in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) High School Earth and Space Sciences. These questions can serve as inspiration for full lessons, can be used to supplement existing materials you may have and give a different method of engaging with the content that students must cover in NGSS High School Earth and Space Sciences. WHAT’S INCLUDED: *125 Earth and Space Sciences Lesson Starter Questions in Powerpoint Slides format (separated by standards) *Earth and Space Sciences Lesson Starter Questions in Word Docs format (separated by standards) *Earth and Space Sciences Lesson Starter Questions in PDF Slides format (separated by standards) *Earth and Space Sciences Lesson Starter Questions in PDF Docs format (separated by standards) POSSIBLE USES: Use these to start lessons with a specific goal in mind Great for those students who finish early and could use more time and room for exploration on a given topic These starter can inspire new lessons or different ways of teaching the content Students could use these questions for an inquiry project of their own COVERED STANDARDS: HS.Space systems HS.History of Earth HS.Earth’s Systems HS.Weather and Climate HS.Human Sustainability If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist

These 125 Earth & Space Sciences Lesson Starter Questions cover every topic and sub-topic in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Middle School Earth & Space Sciences. These questions can serve as inspiration for full lessons, can be used to supplement existing materials you may have and give a different method of engaging with the content that students must cover in NGSS Middle School Earth & Space Sciences. WHAT’S INCLUDED: 125 Earth & Space Sciences Lesson Starter Questions in Google Slides format (separated by standards) 125 Earth & Space Sciences Lesson Starter Questions in Google Docs format (separated by standards) Earth & Space Sciences Lesson Starter Questions in PDF word doc format (separated by standards) Earth & Space Sciences Lesson Starter Questions in PDF slides format (separated by standards) POSSIBLE USES: Use these to start lessons with a specific goal in mind Great for those students who finish early and could use more time and room for exploration on a given topic These starter can inspire new lessons or different ways of teaching the content Students could use these questions for an inquiry project of their own COVERED STANDARDS: MS.Space Systems MS.History of Earth MS.Earth’s Systems MS.Weather and Climate MS.Human Impacts If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist

These 125 Physical Science Sciences Lesson Starter Questions cover every topic and sub-topic in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Middle School Physical Science. These questions can serve as inspiration for full lessons, can be used to supplement existing materials you may have and give a different method of engaging with the content that students must cover in NGSS Middle School Physical Science. WHAT’S INCLUDED: 125 Physical Science Lesson Starter Questions in Powerpoint Slides format (separated by standards) Physical Science Lesson Starter Questions in Word Docs format (separated by standards) Physical Science Lesson Starter Questions in PDF Slides format (separated by standards) Physical Science Lesson Starter Questions in PDF Docs format (separated by standards) POSSIBLE USES: Use these to start lessons with a specific goal in mind Great for those students who finish early and could use more time and room for exploration on a given topic These starter can inspire new lessons or different ways of teaching the content Students could use these questions for an inquiry project of their own COVERED STANDARDS: MS.Space Systems MS.History of Earth MS.Earth’s Systems MS.Weather and Climate MS.Human Impacts If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist

These 125 Biology Lesson Starter Questions cover every topic and sub-topic in the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) Middle School Life Sciences. These questions can serve as inspiration for full lessons, can be used to supplement existing materials you may have and give a different method of engaging with the content that students must cover in NGSS Middle School Life Sciences. WHAT’S INCLUDED: 125 Biology Lesson Starter Questions in Google Slides format (separated by standards) 125 Biology Lesson Starter Questions in Google Docs format (separated by standards) POSSIBLE USES: Use these to start lessons with a specific goal in mind Great for those students who finish early and could use more time and room for exploration on a given topic These starter can inspire new lessons or different ways of teaching the content Students could use these questions for an inquiry project of their own COVERED STANDARDS: MS.Structure, Function, and Information Processing MS.Matter and Energy in Organisms and Ecosystems MS.Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems MS.Growth, Development, and Reproduction of Organisms MS.Natural Selection and Adaptations If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist

These 46 video companions cover every Crash Course Astronomy Videos from Youtube. Each video companion has a student version ready to be printed and filled in (or digitally filled in) and a teacher version which has answers as well. This set of video companions are truly excellent value as they are priced and covers basically every possible topic in general astronomy and astrophysics. WHAT’S INCLUDED: 46 student versions of the video companions - Word doc format 46 teacher version of the video companions - Word doc format 471 individual questions on these videos. 181 pages of teacher and student video companions. POSSIBLE USES: Use these to support students with learning astronomy and astrophysics Give students space to find answers from relevant and well-made videos. These videos suit middle / high school and pre-university level students. COVERED TOPICS: Introduction to astronomy Naked eye observations Cycles in the sky Moon phases Eclipses Telescopes The gravity of the situation Tides Introduction to the Solar System The Sun The Earth The Moon Mercury Venus Mars Jupiter Jupiter’s moons Saturn Uranus & Neptune Asteroids Comets The Oort cloud Meteors Light Distances Stars Exoplanets Brown dwarfs Low mass stars White dwarfs & planetary nebulae High mass stars Neutron stars Black holes Binary and multiple stars Star clusters Nebulae The Milky Way Galaxies, part 1 Galaxies, part 2 Gamma-ray bursts Dark matter The Big Bang, Cosmology part 1 Dark Energy, Cosmology part 2 A brief history of the universe Deep time Everything, the universe… And life If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist

119 mathematics jokes ready to be used in powerpoint form. They say that humour is the best medicine. Well it could be with these mathematics jokes that are perfect to add a little humour to everyday teaching. These jokes include a setup slide in blue and a punchline slide in red to keep it all clear and ready for use in whatever way teachers see fit. They also have different fonts, just to also help with clarity. The punchline slides include images as well. WHAT’S INCLUDED: 119 Unique Curated Jokes Powerpoint format Printable mix n match Word doc format PDF format for slides and for printable POSSIBLE USES: Incorporate into morning meeting routine Use as brain breaks Print out the slides and post or display on the whiteboard daily Use in your daily announcements The first set is organized into categories of: Geometry Multiplication Counting Fractions Statistics Pi Algebra Puns Uncategorized There is also a second set which is randomly organized for quick use. Check out these other resources you may also love: → History joke a day - link HERE → Science joke a day - link HERE → Art joke a day - link HERE If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist

Have you ever wondered what is the universe? How does it work? What are you made of? In part 2 of his 3 part series, Oliver explains complex topics in simple terms using informative graphics. Written in the style of a good friend helping you understand the wonder of the universe. This book tackles stars, their births, lives and deaths. From the Sun, to neutron stars, from black holes to pulsars and magnetars, this book has all the weird and wonderful stars covered. This book and its companions make a thorough and valuable guide for anyone interested in their universe. If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist