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Holdet 2i TOK/1 (2025/26) - Undervisningsbeskrivelse

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Termin(er)	2024/25
Institution	X - Ikast-Brande Gymnasium
Fag og niveau	Andet 1 -
Lærer(e)	Matthew Travers
Hold	2024 TOK/1 (1i TOK/1)

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Titel 1	Knowledge and the Knower Core Theme
Titel 2	Natural Science as an Area of Knowledge
Titel 3	Knowledge and Technology Theme
Titel 4	History as an Area of Knowledge
Titel 5	Human Science as an Area of Knowledge
Titel 6	Knowledge and Politics Theme
Titel 7	Arts & the TOK Exhibition
Titel 8	Maths and Essay Introduction
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Titel 1	Knowledge and the Knower Core Theme In this introductory unit on the TOK Core theme we will cover the following: Lesson 1. Course explanation (materials, assessments, overview, Cornell notetaking) First entry in ‘example bank’ (teacher scaffolds TOK in the news ongoing activity) Use 12 key concepts to unpack example in table groups Order of students of who will present ‘TOK in the news’ (ongoing activity) Using the 12 key concepts Example bank for exhibition Lesson 2. The mystery box as fun activity Borges short story on maps as homework Connection to Scope Lesson 3 ‘The map is not the territory’ exercise Comparative Cartography: Mercator vs Peters Projection Where do our biases come from? Reflection on Borges story Connection to Perspective Lesson 4 An ideal education Part 1 How do we order and categorise knowledge? Connection to Scope Perspectives Lesson 5 An ideal education Part 2 Creating your own ideal educations (fun group activity) Connection to Scope and Perspectives Lesson 6 Introducing Truth Tests Part 1 Homework: your school example of correspondence truth or consensus truth Connection to Methods and Tools Lesson 7 Introducing Truth Tests Part 2 Creating the table defining the truth tests with examples Connection to Methods and Tools Lesson 8 Plato’s cave What is certainty? Connection to truth tests: Connection to Perspectives Lesson 9 Descartes demon The syllogism and deductive reasoning Foundationalism and skepticism Connection to Perspectives Lesson 10 Locke’s inductive sausage What is empiricism? Connection to correspondence truth End of unit quiz and sum up Connection to Perspectives Essay Skills in Core Theme Assessment: we will practice our first exhibition commentary Approaches to Learning: Thinking Skills: Make connections between abstract philosophical concepts and real-world examples (e.g., maps, education systems, and truth tests). Communication Skills: Clearly express and justify interpretations of knowledge claims in collaborative group discussions and presentations. Research Skills: Gather and evaluate diverse sources and perspectives to build a personal example bank for the TOK exhibition and discussions.
Indhold	Kernestof: 1.1 Knowledge and the knower - the mystery box and objects (2024).pptx description Sorry for the late notice, but it would be great if you brought in something from home that is connected to you and is in some way connected to one of the three knowledge questions above. Try and bring something which isn't obvious or 'generic'... TWO TASKS! Conclude our work with an ideal education by reflecting on what aspects of Ikast-Brande Gymnasium's IB programme overlap with your ideas of ideal education. Make two or three points in your notebook before class starts. Homework for this class is to review the four types of truth test. How do they relate to your allocated area of knowledge? At what points in the process of producing, evaluating and sharing knowledge might these different types of truth become releva Please read through the IB's 13 'AI Scenarios' in time for this class and choose one scenario where you think students will still be able to 'cheat'. Which scenario is it? Why? And does it matter if they can? Based on what you have discussed in the AI scenarios do you think AI is overall a useful tool for learning?What kinds of evidence are you using to support your idea? Come prepared with a couple of ideas written down. Please read the attached file of excerpts from Plato's 'Republic' and try to wrap your head around Plato's allegory of the cave. By the end of this class you'll know about Justified True Belief, Empiricism, Rationalism and how you can use 'em to make Please read through the last four slides on the power point and make a list of IB subjects which you believe are most 'rationalist' and IB subjects you believe are more 'empiricist' in their outlook. Which subjects don't fit? Why?
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Titel 2	Natural Science as an Area of Knowledge In this unit on the Natural Sciences as an Area of Knowledge we will cover the following: Lesson 1 What is/what isn’t natural science? Which IB Subjects? Induction and the scientific method Connection to the 12 key concepts Connection to Scope Lesson 2 Falsification What is it and why is it essential? Problem of auxiliary hypotheses Introduction and allocation of scientific claims to test Homework is to prepare your exe Connection to Methods and Tools Lesson 3 Fun activity: In-class experiments in table groups Best group wins science award Connection to Methods and Tools Lesson 4 Pseudoscience What counts as pseudoscience? Osteopathy as teacher-led problematic example Connection to Methods and Tools/introducing Exhibition Object Lesson 5 Creating own pseudo-science theories and products (fun activity) Connection to Perspectives Lesson 6 Paradigms and Progress in natural science What are paradigms according to Kuhn? How certain can we be of scientific progress? Connection to Perspectives Lesson 7 Reductionism What is scientific reductionism? Mini-debate: this house believes natural science is the most reliable means to gain knowledge about the world and therefore should be supported… Connection to Perspectives and Ethics Lesson 8 Natural Science end of topic quiz and sum up Connection to the Exhibition/Essay Extra fun activity in Natural Science: Knowledge claim hunt around the school if time Approaches to Learning: Thinking Skills: Evaluate the reliability of knowledge claims using concepts like falsifiability, reductionism, and Kuhn’s paradigm theory. Communication Skills: Collaborate in debates and group experiments to develop and defend positions on scientific knowledge. Research Skills: Design and test scientific claims through inquiry-based activities and explore examples of pseudoscience critically.
Indhold	Kernestof: While you will be using the quesrions in the scaffold to write the 313 word commentary during class, you'll have needed to have selected ONE TOK exhibition prompt (one of the three we looked at last class) and come up with ONE object to write about B TOK Mini-Guide (2024-2026).pdf Homework for this class is to read the knowledge framework for the natural science and to find one of the questions which most relates to something you've personally experienced in your IB natural science classes: what description Devising your experiments. Your homework for this week is to bring anything you need in order to make the best experiment in the limited time you have available (only one class to gather the data!) Homework is to finish the powerpoint for your experiments For this class, please research an example of pseudoscience that you find 'interesting', perhaps even persuasive and worth taking seriously. Be ready to explain why you think it is pseudoscience, and why you think it is interesting nonetheless. Sorry for the late entry (14.27!) but I need you to do a bit of reading for tomorrow's class--it's six pages, a think-piece on Karl Popper but which helpfully introduces you to Thomas Kuhn's theory of paradigms too. Please read it and answer the firs 2.8 The Drama of Paradigms (2024).pptx
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Titel 3	Knowledge and Technology Theme In this unit on the theme of knowledge and technology we aim to cover the following: Lesson 1 What is Technology? ‘Techne’ (τέχνη) as origin of both technology and art Data, information and knowledge (Inthinking activity) Connection to the 12 key concepts? Connection to Scope and Methods and Tools Lesson 2 Transhumanism and techno-utopia Federov’s Cosmism as THE human solution Connection to Ethics Lesson 3 The Simulation Argument Elon Musk clip: prove him (me) wrong! Connection to Perspectives Lesson 4 AI in education and the IB scenarios Estonia’s educational gamble on AI Mini-debate: this house believes that the ubiquity of online AI tools is destroying education Connection to Ethics Lesson 5 Student-led (table group) class debate based on AI Discussion of its pros and cons. Connection to Ethics Assessment: Linking Table Exercise as preparation for Exhibition Commentary Approaches to Learning Thinking Skills: Explore and critically evaluate competing ethical perspectives on the use of AI and technological enhancement. Communication Skills: Develop arguments and counterarguments in structured debates on technology’s impact on knowledge. Research Skills: Investigate real-world applications and philosophical arguments (e.g. simulation theory, transhumanism) to support knowledge claims.
Indhold	Kernestof: 2.8 The Drama of Paradigms (2024).pptx Homework for today's class is simply to read the TOK Guide's two pages on what is included in the knowledge and technology theme, and have a read through the questions for each element of the theme's 'knowledge framework'. The summary can be found in Knowledge Structures Template.docx description The homework task for today is to listen to this 3 minute and 18 second video '8 Bit Philosophy' video on Technology and be ready to explain what is meant by Heidegger's concept of 'enframement' and how it might relate to our creation of atom bombs? Homework for this class is to read through the TOK Linking Table Assignment Instructions and a) choose a prompt you'd like to work with (from the 9 given on the final page) and b) come up with three objects that you think could be interesting for a k TOK Linking Table Assignment Instructions.docx description
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Titel 4	History as an Area of Knowledge In this unit on History as an Area of Knowledge we will cover the following: Lesson 1 What is/isn’t history exercise Differences from pure past & natural history (natural science) Connection to truth test: correspondence theory Connection to the 12 key concepts Connection to Scope Lesson 2 Historian as detective. Fun activity: bring in the best scandalous story about someone at the school from more than two years back! How would you prove that the story is legit? Primary & secondary sources Selection criteria Eye-witness accounts Connection to Methods and Tools Lesson 3 History of an everyday object: the teacher’s chair Exploring potential causal factors in history Fields of history Connection to Methods and Tools Lesson 4 Social history as family history: Raphael Samuel The pros and cons of eye-witness testimony and oral history Connection to Perspectives Lesson 5 Great person theories of history Role of story telling and psychology Homework: DF Wallace flash fiction ‘A radically condensed’ post industrial history’ Connection to Perspectives Lesson 6 Hayden White’s Emplotment theory Teacher’s worked through example Connection to Perspectives Lesson 7 Revisionism, negationism, conspiracy theories Women’s history and holocaust denial Connection to Perspectives Lesson 8 Student-led (table group) debate: This house believes that the use of atomic weapons in Nagasaki and Hiroshima was unjustified, and history can tell us how Connection to Ethics Assessment: In-class assignment on introduction writing/family history research Approaches to Learning: Thinking Skills: Evaluate how different perspectives shape historical narratives and claims. Communication Skills: Collaborate in debates and group activities to present evidence-based arguments about the past. Research Skills: Investigate the reliability and limitations of historical sources, including oral testimony and revisionist accounts.
Indhold	Kernestof: Please read the attached document which introduces the SCOPE of history from a TOK perspective and try to formulate an answer to the following knowledge question: is knowledge about the past different from other kinds of knowledge? If so, how? If not Homework for this class is to read through the history knowledge framework section in your mini-guides and write your own explanation of a) how the SCOPE of history is similar to other areas of knowledge and b) how the SCOPE of history is different. Please upload your powerpoints on History's scope (from last class) to today's elevfeedback Please prepare for this class by reading through the attached document and coming up with your own quick definitions of the following types of history: a) social-economic, b) liberal, c) geographical, d) great person theory. Which one is easiest to u Homework for this class is to prepare as much as possible for today's in-class assignment. That means reviewing your work on 'perspectives' in history, reading through the questions for the assignment and taking any notes which will help you, and fin TOK Assignment (Essay Introduction).docx description Homework for this class is to consider two cliches which are often used to describe history's purpose (or scope). Those are, 1. 'History is written by the winners' and 2. 'We have to learn the mistakes of the past so that we don't make them again in Your homework task for today--find out as much as you can about the Vietnam War. What was it about? What happened to the Americans and how come all the movies are from the Americans' perspective? In history, eyewitness testimony is a primary source: what historical events have your own grandparents experienced? And what accounts or interpretations in history can your grandparents memories support or challenge? Please feel free to call them an TOK Family History Project Revamped (2024).pptx description TOK Family History Task (2024) Plan.docx description Homework is to start wrapping up your history assignment. You will only have half the class to work on this so it is important you do as much as you can from home first
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Titel 5	Human Science as an Area of Knowledge In this unit on the Human Sciences as an Area of Knowledge we will cover the following: Lesson 1 What is/isn’t human science? Difference from Natural Science and History IB Subjects Connection to truth tests: complex causes Connection to the 12 concepts Connection to Scope Lesson 2 Denmark: happiest country on Earth? How would we know? Mini debate: this house supports the world happiness index finding about Denmark’s ranking is both correct and useful Connection to Methods and Tools Lesson 3 Human Science Methodology Observation, Questionnaires, Experiments, Interviews And attendant limits, biases, placebos, and the challenge of replication Homework: School bridge-builder feedback survey: find the biases Connection to Methods and Tools Lesson 4 Human Science Methodology Ethical drawbacks: Milgram Experiment Horace Milner’s American Anthropologist Connection to Ethics and Perspectives Lesson 5 Human Science Group Research Project a) Determining your study: creating hypotheses and means of gathering data Connection to Methods and Tools Lesson 6 Human Science Group Reseach Project b) Gathering data, conducting research Connection to Methods and Tools Lesson 7 Human Science Group Research Project c) Presenting findings and prize for best research! Connection to Methods and Tools Lesson 8 Trends, laws, correlations, feedback loops Teacher example: Meta-Cognitive Therapy = Pseudoscience Connection to Perspectives and Ethics Assessment: in-class assignemnt of a practice Exhibition Commentary Approaches to Learning: Research Skills: Design, conduct, and evaluate small-scale human science investigations using surveys, interviews, or experiments. Social Skills: Collaborate effectively in group research projects, sharing responsibilities and integrating multiple perspectives. Critical Thinking Skills: Identify and analyse methodological biases and ethical limitations in human science studies.
Indhold	Kernestof: Please read through the powerpoint from our previous class and do a little online research (don't just chat GPT it, find sources!) into the 'World Happiness Index': try and find out a) what human science research methods they used to try and 'measure Homework for this class is to find an interesting human science research article where you can identify the methodology used. The human research could be found either online from a website or in your textbooks from Global Politics, Psychology, Busine Homework for this class is to prepare a pitch for your example of a theoretical perspective in the human science subject you take at IB. Research the theoretical approach, figure out how it gathers evidence, and consider what its strengths and weakne TOK Human Science 5.5 Perspectives Part 2.pptx description Homework for this class is to continue work on your Theoretical Perspectives PowerPoint from last class. Co-ordinate with your partners on how best to divide and conquer the workload. Instructions for task attached below TOK Human Science 5.5 Perspec description Homework for this class is to simply read the assignment instructions for the TOK Exhibition and ask me questions about what you don't understand. The commentary itself will be written in class, but the preparation (stages one and two) we'll do befor TOK Assignment Human Sciences (Exhibition Commentary).docx description HOMEWORK for this class is to work your way through the questions below in order to prepare for the in-class assignment. Complete your work from the last virtual class so that you are ready to write in class today.
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Titel 6	Knowledge and Politics Theme In this unit on the Knowledge and Politics Theme, we will cover the following: Lesson 1 Politics of life When does human life begin? Abortion law and Laura’s Case Study Example Connection to Scope and Methods and Tools Lesson 2 Politics of death Healthcare and utilitarianism Euthanasia Connection to Methods and Tools Lesson 3 Politics of war Screening Peter Watkins Culloden/The War Game Connection to Perspectives Lesson 4 Politics of peace Are wars avoidable? Examining Kant’s argument for Perpetual Peace vs M.A.D. Connection to Perspectives Lesson 5 Student-led (table group) debate on most popular topic raised Extra topic to cover if time: politics of work Connection to Ethics Approaches to Learning: Critical Thinking: Evaluate how values and evidence shape political claims about life, death, and conflict. Collaboration: Contribute constructively to group debates on ethical and political dilemmas. Research and Media Literacy: Investigate how political narratives are constructed in historical and contemporary media (e.g., Culloden, The War Game).
Indhold	Kernestof: Knowledge and Politics 1-.pptx description tok_exhibition_C_en.pdf description In today's class, we're going to be exploring the abortion debate from the perspective of the types of evidence used to justify political standpoints. Have a read of Hemingway's famous four page short story, 'Hills Like White Elephants' and consider Please feel free to watch the following 15 minute video on common fallacies in political speech before today's class to get ahead. Knowledge and Politics 3 .pptx description Working with your political speeches for today's class: your task is to find a text version of your speech (or make one) which you will be able to share in class. See powerpoint for what you decided to work with.
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Titel 7	Arts & the TOK Exhibition In Arts as an Area of Knowledge, we will cover the following: Lesson 1 What is/isn’t art? Differences from Natural Science, History and Human Science Challenge of distinguishing arts from craft Examples of conceptual art in music and painting Relation to the 12 Key Concepts Connection to Scope Lesson 2 What counts as canonical art? Paintings ranked according to what appeals most Connection to Perspectives Lesson 3 Artist’s intention and ethics From Harry Potter to Adolf Hitler Connection to Ethics Lesson 4 The arts are not subjective! Four arguments for the objectivity of arts One argument against (Kant) Connection to Methods and Tools Lesson 5 Concept of the ready-made, the punk, the spontaneous and the automatic Teacher’s example: Debord/Asger Jorn’s Found Art Collage Connection to Perspectives Scaffolding the Exhibition Object Commentary Lesson 6 Making your own artwork (alone or in groups) Which artform? (literature) Which technique? Connection to Methods and Tools Lesson 7 Making your own artwork (alone or in groups) Preparing your artwork plus your artist’s rationale Connection to Methods and Tools Lesson 8 Presenting your own work next to the artwork you think is most related to it in the HeART Museum trip. Prize for best artwork Connection to Perspectives Assessment: several classes will be set aside for supporting and completing the TOK exhibition draft, including two 'object check' classes and an in-school writing day Approaches to Learning: Creative Thinking: Experiment with artistic techniques and concepts to express and justify your ideas. Critical Thinking: Analyze how ethical considerations and artist intentions influence the meaning and value of artworks. Collaboration: Work effectively in groups to create and present original artworks alongside informed rationales.
Indhold	Kernestof: As a bridge between our work in knowledge and politics and now the arts, I would like you to answer the following question: If politics generally occurs at the national level, then to what extent is the idea of ‘an imagined community’ necessary for p Can I ask you to fill out the TOK Student Evaluation for homework? It is completely anonymous and constructive criticism is more than welcome Choosing your prompt and unpacking it: your task for today's class is to read the assignment instructions and figure out which prompt you want to use for the exhibition. Pick THREE out of the 35 and we'll discuss the pros and cons of each prompt in c TOK Linking Table Assignment(2).docx description Choosing your objects to fit your perspectives on the prompt Your task for today's class is to start brainstorming some objects for the linking table, now that you have come to understand the prompts a bit better. The goal should be to have your four objects 'green-lighted' by me before this class ends, so the Simple TOK Exhibition Commentary Scaffold (2025).docx description You will be working on your commentaries in this class, while I make my way around to seeing you all and discussing your objects. For homework either a) work on making the improvements to your linking table that we have discussed, or b) start writing Matt Pilley put together this super helpful overview of the TOK Exhibition which we'll briefly go through today so that we all know where we are and where we're going with it. TOK Guide to Exhibition with Roadmap 2025.docx description What do you think the purpose of art should be? And how might this relate to ethics or morality. Come with an answer to this question in relation to an artwork you like. Remember, for TOK, an artwork needn't be a classical poem or an Italian painting TOK Arts Canon and Cancel Culture (2025).pptx description Make sure you have finalised your TOK exhibition prompt and your three TOK Objects in time for this class so that I can make a collective record of who is working with what and give you the green light for you to get on with writing up your commentar TOK Arts and Objectivity (2025).pptx description Homework for this class is to, a) first and foremost, finalise, as much as possible, your prompt and your three objects, and b) continue working on your allocated presentation topic for the arts and objectivity class. You will have a little time in t description You have this one class only to get as much peer-review feedback for your commentary drafts from your allocated partner before you hand in the real draft: make use of it wisely, and prepare to present your ideas for each object, paying especial atten
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Titel 8	Maths and Essay Introduction In this unit on Maths as an Area of Knowledge, we will cover the following: Lesson 1 What is/isn’t mathematics? Differences to other AOKs Distinction between applied and pure mathematics Connection to the 12 concepts Connection to Scope Lesson 2 Fun Task: Experimental Observations: what goes on in a higher level maths class? Visit a class and take notes concerning what actually is being done and how Scope Lesson 3 Mathematics as a language? What can maths do which language cannot and vice versa? Mathematics as a game. Connection to Methods and Tools Lesson 4 Axioms in Geometry Teachers Example: Riemann’s Non-Euclidean Geometry Connection to Methods and Tools Lesson 5 In class debate: this house believes that mathematics deserves to be more highly regarded than natural science as an area of knowledge Homework: read the student TOK essay on this title for next class Connection to Perspectives Essay skills Lesson 5 Maths vs Natural Science as most highly regarded knowledge: comparison of deductive and inductive reasoning Introducing the essay—grading and unpacking structure Connection to Perspectives Essay Skills Lesson 6 Maths vs Natural Science Rewriting a flawed paragraph in the essay with their own examples, arguments and implications for the title Connection to Perspectives Essay Skills Lesson 7 Maths and History On the Hindu-Arabic Invention of the Zero Connection to Perspectives Lesson 8 Maths and Ethics MENSA claims pattern recognition makes people more ethical Student led debate: Is maths an unfair means to rank academic intelligence? Connection to Ethics Assessment: main focus will be on redrafting and wrapping up the TOK exhibition Approaches to Learning: Critical Thinking: Evaluate the strengths and limitations of mathematical reasoning compared to other Areas of Knowledge. Communication: Develop clear and precise explanations of abstract mathematical concepts and their real-world applications. Collaboration: Engage in debates and peer review to refine arguments about the role and value of mathematics in knowledge.
Indhold	Kernestof: Homework for this class is to revise your exhibition drafts after your work in the previous class. Needs to be handed in again in lectio at the start of this one. Finish off your handwritten answers to the questions from the last slide of last class: TOk Maths Knowledge Framework and Essay Title Part 2 (2025).pptx description Read your feedback before this class and come prepared with questions about what you might need help with. TOk Maths Knowledge Framework and Essay Title Part 3 (2025).pptx description PLEASE SEND IN AN IMAGE OF YOUR PRESENTATION EITHER AS A POWERPOINT OR PHOTOGRAPH TO ELEVFEEDBACK AT THE END OF THIS CLASS TO BE MARKED PRESENT. Afsnit
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