MYP Criteria BrowserSciences worksheets

Sciences Blackline Worksheets

Open-ended, phenomenon-agnostic masters for MYP Sciences. Each sheet is a thinking routine: you supply the phenomenon, data, text or design brief; students supply the reasoning.

These masters are built on the Year 1 criteria, the Year 2 baseline in this folder (the MYP rubric set covers Years 1, 3 and 5). The teacher map includes level-up prompts toward Year 3. Most masters print on two A4 pages; the A-criterion sheets are one page each. All work in black and white.

A1 · Criterion A

Concept & Explanation Builder

Unpack a concept, represent it in more than one way and use the scientific vocabulary accurately.

1 page · concept map, definitions, diagrams, terminology A2 · Criterion A

Apply & Transfer

Use the same science to solve a problem in a familiar situation and then in an unfamiliar one.

1 page · transfer, problem solving, justification A3 · Criterion A

Interpret & Judge

Read information, explain it scientifically and make an evidence-based, evaluative judgment.

1 page · interpretation, explanation, judgment B1 · Criterion B

Question & Prediction Refinery

Turn curiosity into a testable question and a reasoned if–then–because prediction.

2 pages · observations, question sort, prediction, peer review B2 · Criterion B

Variables, Method & Safety

Plan a fair test: variables, sufficient data, a logical method, materials and risk assessment.

2 pages · variable table, data plan, method, safety C1 · Criterion C

Data Storyboard

Collect, organise, transform and present data; interpret results with scientific reasoning.

2 pages · data table, transformation, graph, interpretation

Support masters

Teacher Map What each sheet assesses, the kinds of science it can serve, Year 2 note, level-up prompts, teacher-only examples and printing instructions. Command-Term Coach A one-page student reference for state, outline, describe, explain, interpret, analyse, discuss, justify and evaluate.

How to use a master

  1. 1. Pick the thinking moveChoose the criterion and strand you want to see evidence for, not the content topic.
  2. 2. Supply the contentPut the phenomenon, question, concepts and data or source in the task brief or on the board. The sheets are blank on purpose.
  3. 3. Print and teachPrint A4, 100%, black and white. A-criterion masters are one page; B and C masters are two. Enable background graphics for the C1 graph grid.
  4. 4. Read the evidence stripStudents tick the strands they have evidenced. Add your own feedback in the box. Collect over time; do not score every sheet.

Printing: open a sheet and use its Print this sheet button, or print from the browser. The worksheets are designed for A4 with 12 mm margins. Keep a blank master for next year. Next masters to build: C2 Results, Validity & Improvement and D1 Impact & Decision.