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In this video we will discuss how to write your background information section.

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We will talk about how to include past learning and information from your research.

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Background information is marked under the exploration criterion.

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A key in this section is that you fully understand what you write about.

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It's better if you do less, but do it well.

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Past learning will most likely come from your physics lessons.

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Information from your research will come from additional sources that are related to your

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specific topic.

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Depending on your topic you might include past learning, information from additional

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sources or both.

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A big difference between a physics IA and a physics extended essay is that in an IA

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you do not need to include nearly as much background information as you would in an

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extended essay.

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Let's see our example IA.

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Here I only included one sentence about past learning, however it is relevant and shows

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clear understanding.

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I use three additional sources and I am drawing out very clear and specific information,

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keeping my focus on the topic and the research question.

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In my example it did not make sense to use equations, and equations will not necessarily

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make your IA better, but if you decide to use equations this would be a good place to

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introduce them.

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Just make sure that you fully understand how they work.

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Finally, I conclude with a hypothesis.

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You do not have to write a hypothesis, but it might make life easier when it comes to

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writing your evaluation section.

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This completes step 2 action 2, now you know how to write your background information section.

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In the next video we will discuss how to write your variable section.