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Environmental systems and societies (New Syllabus)
IB DP Category 2
Stockholm, Sweden, 2 - 4 May 2025
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Environmental systems and societies: A focus on internal assessment
IB DP Category 3
Berlin, Germany, 3 - 5 October 2025
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Environmental systems and societies (New Syllabus)
IB DP Category 1
Paris, France, 7 - 9 November 2025
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Teaching Statistics & Data Skills in DP Biology & ESS
Virtual Think-In, 10 February 2025
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Teaching Statistics & Data Skills in DP Biology & ESS
Virtual Think-In, 16 April 2025
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Integrating the HL Lenses in the DP ESS course
Virtual Think-In, 16 May 2025
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ESS 2024 (First Exams 2026)
ESS Quizlet Links
It is worth spending some time becoming familiar with the vocabulary of ESS. This page contains links to all Quizlet sets. Quizlets can help revise key terms in various ways, from individual flashcards...
ESS 2024 (First Exams 2026)
HL: Nitrogen Cycle Card Sort Free
This is a simple activity that uses cards to help construct a nitrogen cycle. Prepare these cards prior to the lesson. Have them lay them out on a surface where they can draw between and around the boxes...
ESS 2024 (First Exams 2026)
HL: Human Impacts on the Nitrogen Cycle Free
In this activity we will explore the ways that humans are impacting the nitrogen cycle and how global collaboration might help solve the challenges from having exceeded the planetary boundary for Nitrogen...
ESS 2024 (First Exams 2026)
Data Activity - Topic 6.2 - Sinking methane
Topic 6.2 looks at climate change. This activity asks you to consider some data on methane - where it comes from and where it is absorbed. NOTE: This activity is also available as a PDF. Methane emissions...
ESS 2024 (First Exams 2026)
Data Activity - Topic 6.2 - Sinking methane (Answers)
Topic 6.2 looks at climate change. This page provides answers to the activity asking you to consider some data on methane - where it comes from and where it is absorbed. Digging deeper #1... 1. The items...
ESS 2024 (First Exams 2026)
Data Activity - Topic 2.2 - Global Biomass (Answers)
Topic 2 is ecology, the science of the relationships among living organisms (including humans) and their physical environment. This activity asks you to consider the Earth's biomass. Digging Deeper #1......
ESS 2024 (First Exams 2026)
Data Activity - Graph Skills - Topic 2.2 - Global Biomass
Topic 2 is ecology, the science of the relationships among living organisms (including humans) and their physical environment. This activity asks you to consider the Earth's biomass. NOTE: This activity...
ESS 2024 (First Exams 2026)
2.3 Biogeochemical cycles
Nature has its own recycling mechanisms that are built into the environment. In this section, you can learn about geochemical recycling and how human activities impact these natural systems. The focus...
ESS 2024 (First Exams 2026)
Data Activity - Topic 2.1 - Breeding like rabbits! (Answers)
Topic 2.1 looks at individuals, populations, communities, and ecosystems. This page provides answers to the data activity asking you to consider the rabbit population in Australia, an extreme example...
ESS 2024 (First Exams 2026)
Data Activity - Topic 2.1 - Breeding like rabbits!
Topic 2.1 looks at individuals, populations, communities, and ecosystems. This data activity asks you to consider the rabbit population in Australia, an extreme example of an invasive species exceeding...