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FAQs: Examinations Free
Your questions about examinations, answered here! Add your own questions as comments below, and we'll add them to the page. How can i help my students prepare for exams? Essentially, there are two aspects...
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FAQs: The scientific investivation (IA) Free
Your questions about the Scientific Investigation (the Internal Assessment for physics), answered here! Add your own questions as comments below, and we'll add them to the page. What software can students...
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You have questions, we've got answers! Your questions about the Scientific Investigation (the Internal Assessment for physics), answered here! Add your own questions as comments below, and we'll add them...
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Emma's experiment(s) Free
As a workshop leader, I'm often asked for exemplar programmes of experimental work - a prefilled list of all the investigations my class engages with throughout the course. Well, we're up and running,...
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Changes for first exams 2028 Free
At the end of September, 2026, the IB quietly announced a minor revision to the course, including changes to the syllabus content and the data booklet. We summarize these changes here. Introduction These...
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Modern digital tools
There are lots of digital tools you can use to support practical work and learning: drawing graphs, simulations, and data collection. Here we list some of our favourites. Simulations Simulations are...
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Mock Examinations (2026-27)
Our intention is to write a new, complete, high-quality set of mock examination papers every year. These are only available to InThinking Physics subscribers. Preamble Our students have access to past...
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Mock Examinations (2025-26)
Paper 1A and 1B at Higher and Standard Level for InThinking subscribers. Many thanks to those colleagues who have spotted typos in papers and markschemes. Papers and markschemes have all been fixed,...
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EE reflection meetings and reflective statement
As a supervisor of a physics EE, you are going to have to meet the student quite often to help with practical work, the analysis of data and generally keeping them on track. These meetings are not reflection...
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Introductory talk
Most schools start the EE process with a presentation about the extended essay given by the Diploma Coordinator. The next step is students choosing EE subjects. This should be done in consultation with...