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School 25 October 2018

Schools have the overall responsibility for ensuring that all Diploma students submit an Extended Essay in an approved IB subject and that they fulfil all the necessary requirements. The responsibilities... more

Responsibilities25 October 2018

Diploma students need to submit their Extended Essay so that the external examiner receives it by March 15th. (May session) or September 15th. (November session) in the student’s second year. The whole... more

World Studies25 October 2018

The extended essay pages on this website focus specifically on chemistry extended essays. However you should be aware that some of your students might opt to do a world studies extended essay that could... more

Objectives25 October 2018

In terms of assessment, the objectives are more important than the aims because each one of the objectives is assessed in one or more of the Assessment Criteria.The objectives are set out clearly in the... more

Aims 25 October 2018

There are three separate aims that are listed in the IB Extended Essay guide. Essentially an Extended Essay provides the student with the opportunity to:These are the 'official' aims. However I believe... more

What is an Extended Essay 25 October 2018

Put simply an Extended Essay is a 40 hour in-depth study of a focused topic in an IB subject chosen by the student written with a limit of 4000 words.The student does not have to be actually studying... more

Extended Essays 25 October 2018

Along with Theory of Knowledge (TOK) and Creativity, Activity, Service (CAS) the Extended Essay (EE) forms part of the core requirement of the IB. In order to be awarded the Diploma all students must... more

How useful are oxidation states?25 October 2018

Paradigm shifts often occur when an established theory has to be ever more distorted to account for observable facts and to make accurate predictions. I wonder if the time is coming soon when the concept... more

Language of Chemistry24 October 2018

Consider the following question which you could give your Higher Level students after they have finished studying Topics 7 & 17 : Equilibrium.Hexaaquacopper(II) ions, [Cu(H2O)6]2+, undergo a spontaneous... more

Emotion & Chemistry24 October 2018

Everyone knows what emotions are – or do they? Clearly words like angry, happy and sad describe emotional feelings but it is quite difficult to define exactly what is meant by ‘emotion’. For those... more