MYP Criteria BrowserSciences & Design

MYP sciences & design

The assessment criteria for both subjects, with every objective strand and achievement-level descriptor as published — plus the concepts, global contexts and ATL skills a unit is planned around.

12 rubrics · years 1, 3, 5

MYP Sciences

The four sciences criteria at years 1, 3 and 5 — twelve rubrics, with the published guidance on each objective. 60 achievement bands and 192 descriptor strands, searchable and printable.

12 rubrics · years 1, 3, 5

MYP Design

The four design criteria at years 1, 3 and 5 — twelve rubrics in all, side by side. 60 achievement bands and 171 descriptor strands, searchable and printable.

16 key concepts, 18 related

Key & related concepts

The 16 key concepts with the three the sciences guide describes, and the related concepts with their definitions. What a unit's conceptual frame is built from.

6 contexts

Global contexts

Each with its focus question, description and the explorations the IB suggests developing — the other half of a statement of inquiry.

122 skills in 10 clusters

ATL skills

Approaches to learning across five categories, plus the skill indicators the companion manual flags as important to science.

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