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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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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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EE reflection meetings and reflective statement Free
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...
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EE assessment (2025) Free
Unlike Internal Assessment investigations, Extended Essays are marked by IB examiners. This takes the pressure off when it comes to assessment! Nonetheless, being a good supervisor means knowing what...
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Using the site Free
A brief introduction to the website and how to navigate all the resources. A website in two parts Starting in the summer of 2026, this website was split into two parts: Teacher-only pages and Student...
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Student access Free
Set up student access to give your students access to the interactive eBook, practice questions, assignments, exam and IA guides, and much more. Best of all, this is included in your annual InThinking...
Teaching and learning
Viscosity
Enrich your Physics This Enrich your Physics article contains links to: Viscosity is something that many of us possibly take for granted and, yet, it is implicated across a remarkably diverse set of physical...
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Hubble's law
Enrich your Physics This Enrich your Physics article contains links to: We've all heard of the Hubble Space Telescope and I'm sure most of us have marvelled at the spectacular images produced by astronomers...