Diploma Programme

IB DP TOK | Justified True Belief Lesson Walkthrough

Students assess knowledge claims and explore Gettier cases to question whether justified true belief is sufficient for knowledge.

IB DP TOK | Plato’s Allegory of the Cave and the Nature of Knowledge Lesson Walkthrough

Students take part in a cave simulation and discuss return scenarios to explore appearance, reality and the nature of knowledge.

IB DP TOK | Positionality and Perspective Lesson Walkthrough

Students compare observer roles and build positionality maps to examine how perspective influences knowledge claims.

IB DP TOK | Sapir Whorf Hypothesis Lesson Walkthrough

Students use language activities, a colour grid and evidence cards to explore linguistic relativity.

IB DP TOK | Show Me The Evidence Lesson Walkthrough

Students evaluate shared evidence from different roles and debate what counts as sufficient proof in different contexts.

IB DP TOK | TOK Introduction Lesson Walkthrough

An introductory lesson using collaborative storytelling and a communication activity to explore how people form and transmit knowledge.

IB DP TOK | What is Truth Lesson Walkthrough

Students explore correspondence, coherence, pragmatic and consensus theories of truth through practical activities and discussion.

IB DP TOK | Connotation Framing and Spin Lesson Walkthrough

Students rewrite the same event for different audiences and analyse media extracts to explore connotation, framing and spin.

IB DP TOK | Ethics and Conformity Lesson Walkthrough

Students use an Asch-style line task and discussions of conformity and authority to examine ethical questions about producing knowledge in the human sciences.

IB DP TOK | Game vs Sport A Wittgenstein Activity Lesson Walkthrough

Students sort examples of games and sports, compare their features and explore Wittgenstein’s idea of family resemblance.