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Stockholm, Sweden, 2 - 4 May 2025
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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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
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)
1.2 Systems
When we consider systems we are actually thinking about three interrelated concepts, 1) a theory that provides us with a tool for holistic analysis, 2) a system as an organising structure and 3) complex...
ESS 2024 (First Exams 2026)
1.1 Perspectives
In this section we support learning in subtopic 1.1 Perspectives Approaches to Teaching and Learning Estimated hours (without labs): 3 hours How do different perspectives develop? How do perspectives...
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...