Mathematics MYP 2 - Unit Planners
Mathematics MYP 2 - Unit Planners
Mathematics MYP 2 - Unit Planners
) discipline
Unit title 2D and 3D Geometry MYP year 2 Unit duration
(hrs)
Statement of inquiry
Generalizing relationships between measurements can help explore the formation of human and natural landscapes.
Inquiry questions
Factual— What is a measurement?
Conceptual— How are volume and area related? How do we generalize relationships between measurements?
Debatable— Which exhibit more order, natural or human landscapes? Do humans mimic nature or does nature mimic humans?
In order for students to be successful in the Unit Test and Subway Construction tasks, students will apply knowledge and skills in
unfamiliar situations (Thinking: Transfer skills). Students will be given many opportunities to solve problems and apply content in
familiar situations, followed by a question or two that is unfamiliar to them in some way (different context, different idea, solve for
different variable, etc.). This will occur at regular intervals throughout the unit so that students see and learn that “unfamiliar” just
means “different” and that they have the ability to solve any question. This will be especially helpful in the Subway Construction
task where they not only analyze but also create a landscape of their own (a totally unfamiliar situation).
In order for students to be successful in the Unit Test and Subway Construction tasks, students will make effective summary notes
for studying (Communication: Communication skills). The strategy students will learn and practice is “stop and summarize” where,
once new learning has occurred, they create their own study notes related to the content. These will then be compared to the
notes of a peer so that students can both verify their summary and learn how others synthesize the same information.
Formative assessment
Differentiation
Resources
Prior to teaching the unit During teaching After teaching the unit
Statement of inquiry
Producing equivalent forms through simplification can help to clarify, solve and create puzzles and tricks.
Inquiry questions
Factual— What does it mean to “simplify”? How do you solve an algebraic equation?
Conceptual— What does it mean to “be equivalent”? How does simplification produce equivalent forms?
Debatable— Does every puzzle have a solution? Can every trick be explained?
In order for students to describe patterns as relationships and/or general rules consistent with findings, students will make
inferences and draw conclusions (Communication: Communication skills). The strategy students will learn and practice is “so
what?” where they will write down inferences made during inquiry activities and draw a variety of conclusions about definitions,
processes and procedures.
In order for students to be successful in the Puzzles task, students will apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products
and processes (Thinking: Creative thinking skills). Throughout the unit, after analysing a puzzle or trick and understanding how it
works, students will then create their own in the same style. This skill will then be applied in the Puzzles task where students will
have to create their own puzzle or trick in a style they choose.
Differentiation
Resources
Prior to teaching the unit During teaching After teaching the unit
Statement of inquiry
Being able to represent different forms of quantities has helped humans explore and describe our planet.
Inquiry questions
Factual— What is an integer?
C: Communicating
Investigation: Exponents (criterion B)
i. use appropriate mathematical
language (notation, symbols and In this task, students will develop a rule for
terminology) in both oral and what happens when you raise an integer The investigation will help students
to an exponent. They will develop their
In order for students to develop perseverance and persistence in learning and problem solving, students will consider personal
learning strategies (Self-management: Reflection skills). The strategy students will learn and practice is “check-in”, where students
will take stock of how well they are learning unit content and explore what they could do to be a more effective and efficient learner.
Formative assessment
Resources
Prior to teaching the unit During teaching After teaching the unit
Statement of inquiry
A logical system of representation can help explore and analyse games that humans play.
Inquiry questions
Factual— What makes something logical? How is probability calculated?
Conceptual— How can logic be used with different representations? How can you represent the likelihood of an event occurring?
In order for students to be successful in the Games Day task, students will evaluate and manage risk (Thinking: Critical thinking
skills). The strategy students will learn and practice is “risk or reward?” where after analysing a game, they will reflect on and
discuss whether or not the potential reward makes the game something that they would be willing to play.
In order for students to develop perseverance and persistence in learning and problem solving, students will organize and depict
information logically (Communication: Communication skills). The strategy students will learn and practice is “TTDL” where they
will practice representing information in a variety of ways (table, tree diagram, list) until they ultimately select the most logical
representation on their own.
Differentiation
Resources
Prior to teaching the unit During teaching After teaching the unit
Statement of inquiry
Establishing relationships of equivalence between measurements illustrates the interconnectedness of human-made systems.
Inquiry questions
Factual— What is a rate? What does it mean to be equivalent?
Debatable— How can ‘different’ still be equivalent? Do our different systems hinder our interconnectedness?
In order for students to develop as inquirers, students will make guesses, ask ‘what if’ questions and generate testable hypotheses
(Thinking: Creative thinking skills). The strategy students will learn and practice is “I wonder…” where they will pose their own
“what if?” questions related to content that they have just learned. They will be encouraged to look beyond just skill development
and to wonder aloud. These will be discussed with a peer before sharing and exploring as a class.
In order for students to develop powers of abstraction, students will draw reasonable conclusions and generalizations (Thinking:
Critical thinking skills). Throughout the unit, students will be asked to develop theories and procedures, make connections between
topics, and analyze information. These will help them develop their ability to reason quantitatively and abstractly, which is a
necessary skill to develop as a mathematician, and be successful in future mathematics courses.
Differentiation
Resources
Prior to teaching the unit During teaching After teaching the unit
Statement of inquiry
Using a logical process to simplify quantities and establish equivalence can help analyse competition and cooperation.
Inquiry questions
Factual— What is a ratio? What is a proportion?
Conceptual— How can you establish equivalence? How are simplification and equivalence related?
Debatable— What makes for healthy and fair competition? Which is more about being equal, competition or cooperation? Explain.
In order for students to be successful in the Unit Test and Fair Competition tasks, students will create plans to prepare for
summative assessments (examinations and performances) (Self-management: Organization skills). One strategy students will
learn and practice is “making plans” where they will write out a detailed plan to complete summative assessments on time and
study for the unit test. Another strategy is “mind maps” where students create a mind map for the content to summarize what they
have learned in the unit.
In order for students to develop perseverance and persistence in learning and problem solving, students will practice positive
thinking (Self-management: Affective skills). The strategies students will learn and practice are “periodic check-ins” and “positive
self-talk”, where students take stock of how well they are doing and practice looking for positive aspects of themselves as students.
Differentiation
Resources
Prior to teaching the unit During teaching After teaching the unit
Statement of inquiry
Different forms of representation can help justify conclusions regarding access to equal opportunities.
Inquiry questions
Factual— How are the mean, median and mode of a data set calculated? How do we represent information?
Conceptual— What makes a form of representation effective? What are the strengths and weaknesses of numerical data?
Debatable— How can equality be represented? How can we use information to instigate change and make a difference?
In order for students to be successful in the Making a Difference task, students will process data and report results (Research:
Information literacy skills). The strategy students will learn and practice is “analyze and answer” where they will analyse a set of
data and answer one or more questions related to the data. Throughout the unit, students will practice different ways of
representing data (plots and numerical methods) so that they can then draw on these skills in their summative research task.
In order for students to develop the learner profile characteristic of “caring”, students will practice empathy (Social: Collaboration
skills). The strategy students will learn and practice is “what would it be like…?” where they will wonder what it might be like to be
in someone else’s shoes, to be in a different circumstance. They will reflect on the situation and discuss how they think it would
feel to be somehow involved or affected by it.
Differentiation
Resources
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