Objective 1 Command Terms

October 9, 2012

The command terms are the verbs (doing words) associated with the objectives. The command terms will be used in the relevant examination questions. The follwing are the command terms associated with Objective 1: Define Draw Label List Measure State On the whole, I...

The IB Chemistry Objectives (3)

October 8, 2012

The third set of Chemistry objectives are the hardest. They involve applying Chemical principals and ideas. Here students must construct, analysis and evaluate scientific hypotheses, research questions, predictions, methods, and explanations. The third objectives are:...

The IB Chemistry Objectives (2)

October 6, 2012

Thursdsy’s posting introduced you to Objective 1 – what I tend to think is really just recall. Little understanding of Chemistry is needed to understand these objectives. However, as we move into Objective 2 (and 3) things begin to change. “Objective...

The IB Chemistry Objectives (1)

October 4, 2012

Yesterdays post introduced the concept of the command terms. It also briefly mentioned the ‘objectives’. The focus of my next few postings will be on the command terms but I thought it made sense to write a bit more about the objectives first. So here we...

IB Chemistry Command Terms

October 3, 2012

What are the command terms? What are the objectives? Where can I find them? What do they mean? These three questions are often asked by IB teachers and I hope to help answer these questions in my next few postings. Firstly, where can I find them? That’s the easy...

The IB Learner Profile (10) – Reflective

September 28, 2012

Reflective. Something that is vital to teaching and something that you just can’t help getting away from. My favourite spot for reflection is washing the dishes (as outlined in a previous Learner Profile posting) but how can we incorporate this into our...