Mastering Criterion B in MYP Sciences: Inquiring and Designing | Koncepts Webinar

Criterion B — Inquiring and designing — asks students to write a question, form a testable hypothesis, pick their variables, and design a method before they ever touch equipment. Most students can run an experiment; far fewer can design one that earns top levels. That gap is usually about structure, not science.   In this session we'll cover:   - The Criterion B strands unpacked: what "explain," "formulate," and "design" demand at each achievement level   - The hypothesis trap: why "I think X will happen" caps a student's level, and what a testable, scientifically reasoned hypothesis looks like   - Variables done properly — independent, dependent, controlled — and how examiners read them   - Marking practice on real student-style investigation plans, live   - Task and scaffold ideas you can reuse across Biology, Chemistry and Physics   For MYP Sciences teachers of all year levels — whether you teach integrated sciences or a single discipline.