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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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Virtual Think-Ins
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)
Topic 2 Ecology Free
In this section we support learning in Topic 2: Ecology with the subtopics 2.1 - 2.5, Individuals and populations, communities and ecosystems, Energy and biomass in ecosystems, Biogeochemical cycles, Climate...
ESS 2024 (First Exams 2026)
Topic 2 Ecology Activities
In this section we have a variety of activities to support student learning in Topic 2: Ecology. Some can be followed independently, serving as review. All can be used as teacher guided or facilitated...
ESS 2024 (First Exams 2026)
2.1 Individuals and Populations, Communities and Ecosystems
This subtopic introduces the fundamentals of ecology including the concept of a niche, population biology, measuring populations, carrying capacity, keystone species, biosphere integrity and planetary...
ESS 2024 (First Exams 2026)
Topic 1: Foundations of ESS Free
In these pages we support the Foundation Topics - Perspectives - Systems - Sustainability - which form the core concepts for the whole course at SL and HL. In this section we support learning in subtopic...
ESS 2024 (First Exams 2026)
ESS 2024 (First Exams 2026) Free
Welcome to the landing page for the ESS Course starting in August 2024 with first exams in 2026. On this page you will find the main headlines for the new course and we will add links as we release the...
ESS 2024 (First Exams 2026)
1.3 Sustainability
In this section we support learning in subtopic 1.3 Sustainability. Guiding Questions What is sustainability and how can it be measured? To what extent are challenges of sustainable development also ones...
ESS 2024 (First Exams 2026)
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...
ESS 2024 (First Exams 2026)
Topic 1: Foundations of ESS Activities
In this section, we provide activities to support the learning associated with the Foundation Topics - Perspectives - Systems - Sustainability. In this section we have a variety of activities to support...
ESS 2024 (First Exams 2026)
2.1 Individuals and populations, communities, and ecosystems
In this section we have a variety of activities to support student learning in subtopic 2.1:Individuals, populations, communities, and ecosystems. Some can be followed independently, serving as review....
ESS 2024 (First Exams 2026)
E-Book: The Topics - ESS 2024 Free
This is an e-book style section of the website for all the ESS topics from 2024. You will find expertly researched, concisely written, content for the course that links to the HL Lenses. We support learning...