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Physics (New Syllabus)
IB DP Category 1
Online (IB Approved), 25 - 27 October 2024
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Physics (New Syllabus)
IB DP Category 2
Paris, France, 21 - 23 February 2025
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Physics: A focus on internal assessment
IB DP Category 3
Online (IB Approved), 21 - 23 March 2025
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InThinking Physics is a valuable resource. If you are teaching IB Physics for the first time, then it is an absolute must-have. The materials provided are practical, easy to follow and full of interesting resources.
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Back to school
As the Academic Programme Leader at UWC Red Cross Nordic, I've been 'back to school' since the start of August thinking about: Wherever you are with these, I hope it is all going well! With it being 1st...
1 Sep 2024
Fowler's discovery (and doctorate!)
It's unlikely that most people reading this will, until recently, have heard of Rosemary Fowler. However, at the age of 98, she was finally awarded an honorary doctorate in recognition of having discovered...
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See allEmma
Changes from 2014 to 2023
Yes indeed, thanks Bryon!
Byron
Changes from 2014 to 2023
Polarisation / polarization also gone.
David
Originality, collaboration and AI
Hi Emma - thanks for the prompt response. Although not a pendulum, the student has quite an interesting proposal but was worried (she is diligent) that an examiner would view the question as too simplistic. Worries alleviated. Much...
Emma
Originality, collaboration and AI
Hi David, thanks for the example! In this hypothetical case, I'd suggest that the best question would be "What is the effect of length of string on the period of a pendulum?". The student can dig into this by examining their results table and graph....