External assessment
Practice Paper 1 (Section A) exams
This section consists of different practice ('mock') Paper 1 (Section A) exams, three at Standard Level and three at Higher Level. The multiple choice questions are all new and unique to this site. All...
External assessment
Advice to students (Paper 2)
Advice you can give to your students to help them prepare and excel on Paper 2. 1. Revision. As for Paper 1 go through the syllabus thoroughly checking that you know and understand the chemistry given...
External assessment
Advice to students (Paper 1)
Advice you can give to your students to help them prepare and excel on Paper 1. 1. Revision. Go through the syllabus thoroughly checking that you know and understand the chemistry given in the syllabus...
eBook
Dimethyl sulfide and IB chemistry
Dimethyl sulfide, (CH3)2S is likely to be an unfamiliar compound to most IB students. It has recently been in the headlines since it was detected in the atmosphere of the exoplanet K2-18b as some scientists...
Experimental programme & IA
A genuine student IA database/simulation report Free
This databased IA using a simulation is a genuine example of a scientific investigation using secondary data which gained 24/24 when it was submitted to the IB for moderation. It was written by a student...
Assessment
A genuine student IA database/simulation report Free
This databased IA using a simulation is a genuine example of a scientific investigation using secondary data which gained 24/24 when it was submitted to the IB for moderation. It was written by a student...
Assessment
Gaining full marks for a data based IA
The page has two very different functions. You can see how to write your IA report based upon secondary data so that it fulfils all the assessment criteria. It also shows that the IB assessment criteria...
Assessment
Writing your report
The importance of seeing examples of good IA reports written for previous sessions before writing your own report is stressed. The formal requirements of the report are listed and advice given as to how...
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External assessment
The data booklet and multiple choice exams
This page looks at how the availability of the whole of the IB data booklet could affect the setting of multiple choice questions in Paper 1 of the final external assessment. It gives examples of questions...
Assessment
Practice multiple choice questions involving the data booklet
Since May 2025 the whole IB data booklet and your calculator are available when answering the multiple choice questions in Section A of Paper 1. Previously only a copy of the periodic table (Section 7...