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New frequently asked questions 27 February 2016

© IBOThe IB has published a new version of Frequently Asked Questions. This is dated JIB Docs (2) Teamary 2016 and can be downloaded from the OCC. Although it may be too late to alter your students' work as most... more

Uploading the IA eCoursework 19 February 2016

It will soon be time for teachers to submit their predicted grades and IA marks to the IB. They will then be told which students' investigations need to be uploaded for moderation. There has been considerable... more

Elements of Chemistry 8 February 2016

Imagine teaching or studying chemistry knowing nothing about the periodic table, sub-atomic particles, ionic dissociation, equilibrium, etc. and where the formula for water is H.O. I’ve just been given... more

New elements 14 JIB Docs (2) Teamary 2016

The discovery of elements with atomic numbers 113,115,117 and 118 has now been confirmed officially by the Joint Working Party for the Discovery of New Elements (JWP) of IUPAC (International Union of... more

IB DP students getting younger 26 November 2015

IB Diploma students seem to get younger every day. Three year old Brielle shows off her knowledge about Topic 3: Periodicity on the Ellen DeGeneres show. Maybe it is worth investing in some flash cards... more

Heavy metal pollution in Brazil 19 November 2015

I’m currently writing the page and accompanying questions for Topic A.10 Environmental impact – heavy metals, which is the last part of Option A.Earlier this month, on 5 November 2015, two dams at... more

Tamoxifen 20 October 2015

A drug that has been used since the 1970s both for the prevention and for the treatment of certain types of breast cancer (in both women and men) is tamoxifen.Some breast cancer cells require the female... more

IA exercise 4 October 2015

Update: The results and analysis of this exercise are now published.Teaching for the second year of the new programme started in August/September and many teachers are beginning to worry about the individual... more

Note taking 5 August 2015

One of the responsibilities that all teachers have is to guide their students in how to study. One of the key pillars of this is effective note taking. Many schools do set aside some separate time to... more

Teacher support material 22 July 2015

(Image © IBO)Damned if you do, dammed if you don’t. This is the situation that the IB sometimes finds itself in when it comes to providing Teacher Support Materials. When there are changes to the programme... more