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Retaking the examFree22 October 2018

Hopefully this should not be necessary but there are always a few students each session who are retaking the Chemistry exam. If the student performed badly first time round (or simply did not get the... more

Predicted grades18 October 2018

The IB requires you to give a predicted grade for every student who is taking the examination. This has to be made online on the IB Information System (IBIS) and your IB coordinator will advise you how... more

Setting the exam papers18 October 2018

The paper setting team is made up of the Chief Examiner, Deputy Chief Examiners and some Senior Examiners. About three years before the examination is due to be set the Assessment Subject Area Manager... more

Data response Example 217 October 2018

This question is taken from the May 2009 TZ1 Paper 2 Standard Level examination. This paper is copyright IB so cannot be reproduced here but you can obtain this paper from the IB store. The same question... more

Data response Example 317 October 2018

This question is taken from the May 2009 TZ2 Paper 2 Standard Level examination. This paper is copyright IB so cannot be reproduced here but you can obtain this paper from the IB store. The same question... more

Data response Example 116 October 2018

This question is taken from the Standard Level Specimen Paper for May 2009. The same question appeared on the Higher Level Specimen Paper.(The minimum answer required on the markscheme for each mark is... more

Using qBankFree15 October 2018

There are currently more than 850 multiple choice questions in the chemistry qBank. These are arranged in groups of ten questions for each sub-topic on the core, AHL and all four of the options. You can... more

Reflective statement 14 October 2018

A reflective statement written by each student on their involvement in the group 4 project must be included on the coversheet of their internal assessed Individual Scientific Investigation. The precise... more

Practicalities14 October 2018

It is worth considering that the Group 4 Project is not assessed and the students do not need a lot of knowledge of subject content before they attempt it. It also seems better to ‘get it out of the... more

Group 4 Project14 October 2018

The IB Group 4 Project is probably unique in forming part of any Chemistry programme for 16-19 education. It came into being after the major revision of the syllabus in 1996 (first examinations 1998).... more