These tasks are homework assignments from a science unit grouped by difficulty level: mild, medium, and hot. Students must complete 2 mild tasks, 2 medium tasks, and 1 hot task. Mild tasks involve creating study tools like word clouds or quizzes. Medium tasks require more analysis, like writing blog posts or creating timelines. Hot tasks are open-ended questions that require evidence-based reasoning, like creating podcasts or games to debate a topic. Unless otherwise noted, students share their work through the classroom platform.

1. ●These tasks are your homework for the unit.
●They are grouped according to how hot they
are: the hotter the task, the deeper your
knowledge of the topic.
●Choose TWO MILD tasks, TWO MEDIUM tasks,
and ONE HOT task.
●Unless otherwise noted, share each task with
me via the Google Classroom platform.
Heat Index Task Descriptions
MILD TASKS
How have people
harnessed the energy of
light to measure our
Universe?
● Create a word cloud​ which outlines key vocabulary and definitions
from the Quizlet set(s) linked at ​www.mrkremerscience.com​.
● Write a 5-question quiz​ (and the mark scheme!) using level 3-4
command prompts.
● Create a vocabulary matchup game​ of essential vocabulary and
concepts.
● Create a 60-second PowToon​ animation showing how we use waves
to measure our world.
● Tweet 5 things you’ve learned​ to @bradleymkremer with the
hashtags #MYPscience #physics #waves
● Design an original mnemonic device​ to help yourself and others
remember the order of the electromagnetic spectrum.
● Use Google slides to produce a PDF revision sheet​ covering the facts
in 2 science videos from the digital resource list.
MEDIUM TASKS
How can people harness
the power of waves to
power the planet?
● Use Google slides to produce a PDF revision sheet​ summarizing
current events around wave power. Check @bradleymkremer
#MYPscience #physics #waves for news articles.
● Write and publish a daily blog​ for one week (that’s 5 posts) on using
waves to power the planet. Use Tumblr, Weebly, or similar.
● Produce a 3-level mind map​ showing the related concepts within this
topic.
● Construct a real or virtual model​ showing how waves may produce
energy harnessed by people.
● Illustrate and animate a timeline​ showing the major inventions or
innovations resulting from our understanding of waves. Use
WhenInTime​, ​Hstry​, or ​TimeGlider​.
HOT TASKS
Has our use of wave
energy changed our
world for the better?
Justify your response
with evidence and/or
scientific reasoning.
● Produce a comic strip​ on your selected topic.
● Create 4 exam questions​ with a mark scheme (2 each @ level 7-8,
and 5-6, using the MYP command prompts)
● Create and publish a 4-minute podcast​ on your research question.
● Design and build a real or virtual game​ to consider both sides of the
debatable question.
● Write and share an editorial news article​ on the assigned topic.
● Re-write popular song lyrics​ to summarize the topic. Either perform
your song live for our class or film yourself and post to YouTube.
● Be the anchorperson for a news show​ on nuclear energy, nuclear
weapons, or medical applications of nuclear physics.
● Plan and present an 8-minute lesson​ on the use of waves in medical
technology, archaeology, weaponry, or scientific fieldwork.