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Culture of Chemistry (3)
The Culture of Chemistry quizzes illustrate some of the Nature of Science aspects of the course. They aim to widen your general knowledge about our subject and give you some genuine examples of how chemistry...
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Culture of Chemistry (2)
The Culture of Chemistry quizzes illustrate some of the Nature of Science aspects of the course. They aim to widen your general knowledge about our subject and give you some genuine examples of how chemistry...
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Culture of Chemistry (1)
The Culture of Chemistry quizzes illustrate some of the Nature of Science aspects of the course. They aim to widen your general knowledge about our subject and give you some genuine examples of how chemistry...
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Is IB Diploma chemistry truly international?
This page challenges you, the student, to question whether IB Diploma chemistry is truly International or whether in reality the syllabus in the 2023 guide is unwittingly promoting a Western cultural...
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NOS question - Example 2
This second example of a Nature of Science question focuses on how the theories of acid-base chemistry have changed over time. This question looks at the changing theories of acids over time. Because...
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NOS question - Example 1
This first example of a Nature of Science question focuses on assessing the validity of a hypothesis. Perhaps one of the easiest parts of Nature of Science to assess is the validity of a hypothesis. The...
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How the elements were named
This page is really a book review but it is very relevant to the Nature of Science with particular reference to chemistry. The book, Antimony, Gold, and Jupiter’s Wolf written by Peter Wothers provides...
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Key terms & concepts
This page contains a good video on how science really works, rather than the simplified approach dictated by the internal assessment criteria, and lists and explains the key terms used when considering...
Delivering the programme
Key terms & concepts
This page contains a good video on how science really works, rather than the simplified approach dictated by the internal assessment criteria, and lists and explains the key terms used when considering...
Assessment
Sample 3: Genuine marked & moderated IA
This is a genuine IA report comparing two different methods to find the amount of sodium hypochlorite in household bleach. It was written for the 2023 programme and submitted for examination in May 2025....