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Chemistry
IB DP Category 2

Barcelona, Spain, 29 - 31 August 2025
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Chemistry: A focus on the experimental programme
IB DP Category 3

Online (IB Approved), 17 - 19 October 2025
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Chemistry
IB DP Category 2

Barcelona, Spain, 13 - 15 February 2026
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This blog questions whether IB chemistry is becoming too reliant on simply plugging data into given equations rather than encouraging students to think through problems using their understanding of the...

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