Designing the Experimental and Practical Approach
Experimental Record Ideas
On this page, we are curating ideas that you can play with to create a fun experimental programme that develops the skills needed for the internal assessment and the external assessments. This is a work...
Assessment
Example IA - Field Work - Water Testing
This page takes you through an IA that tested nitrate levels in water around a lake. It is primary data collection. This IA scored 23 points out of 30 and thus scored a top 6 in the current ESS course....
Activities
Answers: 2.4: Biomes and Map analysis
You will find the answers to the 2.4: Biomes and Map analysis activity on this page Answers...
Activities
6.4 Stratospheric Ozone Activities
In this section we have a variety of activities to support student learning in subtopic 6.4 Stratospheric Ozone. Some can be followed independently, serving as review. All can be used as teacher guided...
Activities
7.2 Energy Sources - Uses and Management Activities
In this section we have a variety of activities to support student learning in subtopic 7.2 Energy Sources - Uses and Management. Some can be followed independently, serving as review. All can be used...
eBook
2.2: Energy and Biomass in Ecosystems
Ecosystems rely on the flow of energy (from sunlight to chemical) and cycling of nutrients. These transfers can be modelled using food chains and diagrams. However, human actions disrupt this flow, having...
Activities
4.3 Aquatic Food Production Systems Activities
In this section, we have a variety of activities to support student learning in subtopic 4.3 Aquatic Food Production Systems. Some can be followed independently, serving as review. All can be used as...
External Assessment
Topic 4 Paper 2 Section A style Questions
We have created some section A type questions on this page, focusing wherever possible on data response and analysis-type questions. Use them as a pick and mix for your own assessments Question 1 This...
Activities
5.1 HL Using the Soil Triangle
On this page we will practice using the soil triangle to identify the soil types and then to use this information to provide advice on the consequences of the soil type. These sort of questions are ususally...
Review/revision
Syllabus Spreadsheet for Revision
It's always useful to have an individualised syllabus checklist for students to go through. HL statements are clearly colour coded in yellow Instructions There are a variety of ways to use this syllabus...