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

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 is an IB MYP Unit plan - What matters is … - which is ideal for students relating Science, mathematics and chemical concepts. This unit engages students with the concept of an atom, what is the periodic table, how else could the periodic table be represented? solutions, solutes and solvents and a great deal more in a broad conceptual understanding. It contains many, many resource links 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 and summative assessments. This unit is heavily detailed and ideal for something that is truly prepared to use in the classroom. It is an overview for a unit that should run for approximately 6 weeks (assuming 3 lessons a week). If instead you are looking for an MYP unit planner that is for science and is for biology, then the characteristics of life and body systems unit plan would be suitable. For astronomy / astrophysics, then the planet unknown unit plan would be suitable. If instead, you are seeking a mathematics unit plan and is based on measurement and related concepts, then consider the mathematical vision unit plan or for geometry and artworks, try the Art of Mathematics unit plan or finally for fractions, decimals and percentages and lots of other mathematics, try the Problem with Money unit plan. For science and young students in MYP and which would be an ideal first unit, 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.

This Joke of the Day resource contains 44 curated jokes for all ages and students will love! There are SO many benefits to telling jokes in the classroom. Joke telling can strengthen vocabulary, help review figurative language, teach multiple word meanings, build social skills, and make the classroom a more fun and enjoyable place in general! WHAT’S INCLUDED: 44 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 Check out these other resources you may also love: → Mathematics joke a day - link HERE → Physics joke a day - link HERE → Astro 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

These 13 holistic small group lesson plans include supplementary materials and is geared towards helping students learn science in a 3 hour per day - 1 week lesson plans. These lesson plans include 21 files and essentially half a year worth of lessons plans to support students with their learning. These are middle school / high school related science lessons for home schooling and online schooling in particular. The other half of the year is mathematics based and available as another product. WHAT’S INCLUDED: 13 lessons to support students with science in a holistic approach 8 supporting files and frameworks 258 pages of lesson plans and supporting documents Each lesson plan includes a specific structure with every day of the week having: A meditation / mindfulness item An exercise item A journaling item A problem-solving item A week long inquiry on either mathematics or science Space for self-inquiry time (i-time) Space for sharing with each other Action steps (what will be done later on after the lesson) Space for self-reflection Space for teacher reflections [Optional for some lessons is an ending activity] POSSIBLE USES: Use these to support students with learning science Give students space to investigate their own inquiries Let students engage with science topics that have real-world relevance COVERED TOPICS (not in any particular order): Science of the future Natural selection / Genetic engineering Neuroplasticity and the importance of habit Gamification and game theory Genetics and the beauty industry Motion, momentum and explosions Fantastic physics of the everyday Weather John Dalton or Dimitri Mendeleev? (elements / compounds / mixtures) The science of water Human body systems The Inquiry cycle and sustainability Space science 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 science article provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can supplement lessons. It is an article with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking. I am very proud of this series of science articles and they are rich with information and wonder at the majesty of science. Each science article includes a fun fact(s) to add to the knowledge gained from this article. Formatted in an easy to read and digest manner, each paragraph is numbered to help with referencing and each question answer has a paragraph reference number to point to the specific information (where applicable). WHY / WHEN TO USE: Useful for substitute (sub) teaching To extend students To increase scientific literacy in your class A weekly reading task Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast To inspire students on a particular topic Give a selection of these articles for students to choose from WHAT’S INCLUDED: 3 page Word doc teacher version with answers 2 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes) 3 page PDF teacher version with answers 2 page PDF student version without answers (but space left to do so) More will be coming to cover other subjects and other topics, so please do keep an eye out for more science articles from The Teaching Astrophysicist! 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

3D Printing is increasingly gaining momentum in the modern world and for good reason, it provides ways of precise and custom printing of various items and applications. So with that in mind, let’s start learning about 3D chemical printing. This science article provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can supplement lessons. It is an article with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking. I am very proud of this series of science articles and they are rich with information and wonder at the majesty of science. Each science article includes a fun fact(s) to add to the knowledge gained from this article. Formatted in an easy to read and digest manner, each paragraph is numbered to help with referencing and each question answer has a paragraph reference number to point to the specific information (where applicable). WHY / WHEN TO USE: Useful for substitute (sub) teaching To extend students To increase scientific literacy in your class A weekly reading task Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast To inspire students on a particular topic Give a selection of these articles for students to choose from WHAT’S INCLUDED: 3 page Word doc teacher version with answers 2 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes) 3 page PDF teacher version with answers 2 page PDF student version without answers (but space left to do so) More will be coming to cover other subjects and other topics, so please do keep an eye out for more science articles from The Teaching Astrophysicist! 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

Nanotechnology is a tiny and powerful science, it can have a lot of promise for the future and technological change. It links to chemistry and has previous examples and future directions as well. So let’s learn a little bit about nanotechnology in chemistry! This science article provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can supplement lessons. It is an article with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking. I am very proud of this series of science articles and they are rich with information and wonder at the majesty of science. Each science article includes a fun fact(s) to add to the knowledge gained from this article. Formatted in an easy to read and digest manner, each paragraph is numbered to help with referencing and each question answer has a paragraph reference number to point to the specific information (where applicable). WHY / WHEN TO USE: Useful for substitute (sub) teaching To extend students To increase scientific literacy in your class A weekly reading task Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast To inspire students on a particular topic Give a selection of these articles for students to choose from WHAT’S INCLUDED: 3 page Word doc teacher version with answers 2 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes) 3 page PDF teacher version with answers 2 page PDF student version without answers (but space left to do so) More will be coming to cover other subjects and other topics, so please do keep an eye out for more science articles from The Teaching Astrophysicist! 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

Smart materials include such incredible tech as colour changing lens and smart alloys which return to their original shape above a certain temperature. There are even further applications which relate directly to the chemistry and properties of these smart materials. So let’s learn a little about these smart materials with this teaching resource. This science article provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can supplement lessons. It is an article with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking. I am very proud of this series of science articles and they are rich with information and wonder at the majesty of science. Each science article includes a fun fact(s) to add to the knowledge gained from this article. Formatted in an easy to read and digest manner, each paragraph is numbered to help with referencing and each question answer has a paragraph reference number to point to the specific information (where applicable). WHY / WHEN TO USE: Useful for substitute (sub) teaching To extend students To increase scientific literacy in your class A weekly reading task Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast To inspire students on a particular topic Give a selection of these articles for students to choose from WHAT’S INCLUDED: 3 page Word doc teacher version with answers 2 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes) 3 page PDF teacher version with answers 2 page PDF student version without answers (but space left to do so) More will be coming to cover other subjects and other topics, so please do keep an eye out for more science articles from The Teaching Astrophysicist! 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

Learning about the fire triangle is essential because it provides a foundational understanding of how fires ignite and sustain themselves. The fire triangle, composed of heat, fuel, and oxygen, highlights the three critical elements required for combustion. By understanding this concept, individuals can identify how to prevent fires, control existing ones, and create safer environments. For example, removing any one element can extinguish a fire, which is a key principle in fire safety and emergency response. This knowledge is vital for protecting lives, property, and the environment from the devastating effects of uncontrolled fires. With this in mind, let’s engage with this excellent learning resource! This fire triangle science article provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can help your students learn all about the fire triangle. For digital, you can provide a Google doc copy for ease of submission or a Microsoft word version as well. In this fire triangle article with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking. THIS FIRE TRIANGLE ARTICLE CAN BE USED SO MANY WAYS: Useful for substitute (sub) teaching To extend students To increase scientific literacy in your class A weekly reading task Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast To inspire students on a particular topic Give a selection of these articles for students to choose from WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THIS FIRE TRIANGLE ARTICLE: 3 page Word doc teacher version with answers 2 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes) 3 page PDF teacher version with answers 2 page PDF student version without answers (but space left to do so) 3 page Google doc teacher version with answers 2 page Google doc student version with room to fill answers (text boxes) WANT MORE AMAZING ARTICLES LIKE THIS FIRE TRIANGLE ARTICLE? MANY ARE AVAILABLE! I am very proud of this series of science articles and they are rich with information and wonder at the majesty of science. Each science article includes a fun fact(s) to add to the knowledge gained from this article. Formatted in an easy to read and digest manner, each paragraph is numbered to help with referencing and each question answer has a paragraph reference number to point to the specific information (where applicable). More will be coming to cover other subjects and other topics, so please do keep an eye out for more science articles from The Teaching Astrophysicist! If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! - All under the handle - The Teaching Astrophysicist Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest

This science article provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can supplement lessons. It is an article with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking. I am very proud of this series of science articles and they are rich with information and wonder at the majesty of science. Each science article includes a fun fact(s) to add to the knowledge gained from this article. Formatted in an easy to read and digest manner, each paragraph is numbered to help with referencing and each question answer has a paragraph reference number to point to the specific information (where applicable). WHY / WHEN TO USE: Useful for substitute (sub) teaching To extend students To increase scientific literacy in your class A weekly reading task Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast To inspire students on a particular topic Give a selection of these articles for students to choose from WHAT’S INCLUDED: 3 page Word doc teacher version with answers 2 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes) 3 page PDF teacher version with answers 2 page PDF student version without answers (but space left to do so) More will be coming to cover other subjects and other topics, so please do keep an eye out for more science articles from The Teaching Astrophysicist! 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