Learning about bioluminescence is important because it reveals how certain organisms produce light through chemical reactions, helping us understand unique survival strategies in nature, like attracting mates, deterring predators, and luring prey. Studying bioluminescence has practical applications in medicine, environmental monitoring, and biotechnology, as it has led to advances such as imaging techniques to study diseases, detecting pollutants, and developing innovative bio-inspired technologies. Understanding bioluminescence deepens our knowledge of life’s diversity and inspires scientific and technological breakthroughs. With this in mind, let’s learn about this excellent teaching resource together! The research project template provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can supplement lessons. It is an project template with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking. It gives a rich and supportive framework that can be tweaked as needed for students to support differentiation. Each research project template includes space for a one paragraph summary (that may or may not link to the 2 page science article also available on this topic). Students should produce a mathematical connection, an engineering / technology connection, 2 interesting facts / stats. Further there are 5 glossary terms they should fill in with their own words and 3 thought provoking questions (ie: critical thinking questions) they must answer. Finally, each template has 3 alternative thought provoking questions for younger students and 3 other alternative harder questions to extend high flying or older students. Giving you a total of 9 possible thought provoking questions that could be used with students to enhance their research and critical thinking. The template is some of my best work and I am proud to share it with you. The science article provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can supplement lessons. It is an article with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking. I am very proud of this series of science articles and they are rich with information and wonder at the majesty of science. Each science article includes a fun fact(s) to add to the knowledge gained from this article. Formatted in an easy to read and digest manner, each paragraph is numbered to help with referencing and each question answer has a paragraph reference number to point to the specific information (where applicable). WHY / WHEN TO USE: Useful for substitute (sub) teaching To extend students To increase scientific literacy and research skills in your class Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast and you need a long running task To inspire students on a particular topic As a scaffold to support students who need support on research skills and can use a framework To enhance critical thinking when doing research and making a relevant and interesting output Give a selection of these research project templates for students to choose from To enhance students ability to express ideas and synthesis knowledge To increase scientific literacy in your class A weekly reading / research task WHAT’S INCLUDED: Research Project Template 7 page Word doc teacher version with supporting appendix items 3 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes) 7 page PDF teacher version with supporting appendix items 3 page PDF student version with space to fill in answers 1 - 20 point rubric in both PDF and word form for self and teacher marking. Science Article 3 page Word doc teacher version with answers 2 page Word doc student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes) 3 page PDF teacher version with answers 2 page PDF student version without answers (but space left to do so) More will be coming to cover other subjects and other topics, so please do keep an eye out for more science articles from The Teaching Astrophysicist! If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! - All under the handle - The Teaching Astrophysicist Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest

For IB MYP teachers - This is the bundle focussed solely on MYP STEM related that I have produced. It contains: The ultimate MYP STEM concepts and criteria relationship spreadsheet which include career links and over 90 STEM topic ideas to spark unit and activity ideas. 5 unit planners on STEM education. 2 simulation based exploration scripts. 2 science projects that include an assessment menu students can work from and assessment rubrics to go with it as well! If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist

The Mathematical Vision unit bundle. This is ideal for students relating mathematics and interacting with the world around them. This unit engages students with trigonometry, exponentials (powers), ratios, and spatial awareness. This bundle contains: The MYP unit plan A unit summary to engage students A template for a class vocabulary glossary The triangles and height skills and content self-checklist Task specific clarifications for the Mathematical deconstruction project Detailed student instructions on the Mathematical deconstruction project The Art of Mathematics unit bundle is ideal for students relating mathematics and geometry. This unit engages students with shapes, lines, rotations, geometric concepts, dance, and art. This bundle contains: The MYP unit plan Course development - task specification clarifications Lines and Angles skills / content student self-checklist Summative assessment - The Art of Mathematics both with and without solutions Complete instructions for a Menu Project on art and mathematics A unit summary to be used to introduce students to the unit The Problem with Money unit bundle is ideal for students relating mathematics and various aspects of money. This unit engages students with fractions, decimals, percentages, flowcharts, univariate and bivariate data, graphs, and pie charts. This bundle includes: The MYP unit planner Algorithmic thinking-flowchart powerpoint Be an accountant - case study Mind your money budget example The problem with money task specific clarifications (Criteria B task) A unit summary to be used to introduce the unit to students The Unlikely Life unit bundle is ideal for students relating mathematics and probabilities. This unit engages students with probabilities, tree diagrams, fractions, food webs, and venn diagrams. This bundle contains: The MYP unit plan Instructions and example on the family tree activity Food web summative - task instructions Food web summative - task specific clarifications Plinko probability exploration script Seeing the forest for the trees activity instructions The difficulties of farming instructions MYP Unit summary to be used to introduce students to the unit These four unit bundle each contain many, many links and ideas that keep learning engaging and fun during the weeks that they are running. They are brain-child of months of work to make fully fleshed out mathematics units that integrate other areas of study, but are also truly in keeping to focus on the mathematics and help the students learn in an enjoyable way. All four of these units are focussed on MYP 2, but could apply to either MYP 1 or 3 easily. If you have any questions, please feel to DM me on instagram @theteachingastrophysicist Let’s Connect! Be sure to follow my: ★ Blog ★ Instagram ★ Linkedin ★ Pinterest All under the handle: The Teaching Astrophysicist