IB Environmental Systems and Societies [ESS] Internal Assessment: The Definitive IA Guide for the International Baccalaureate [IB] Diploma

This book contains seven excellent Internal Assessments (IA) for the IB ESS course. Our goal is to help you understand how success is achieved in the IA so that you can go on to obtain a similar result.

Alongside these IAs is a clear and comprehensive guide on how to write yours, including everything from how to choose an interesting topic to how to integrate the IA with your studies and the syllabus. The guide also includes links to various online resources which may help you achieve the maximum mark.

Sections include:

- Structure: how to plan your ESS IA the ideal way

- Ideas: an exhaustive list of excellent sources and websites

- Assessment: maximizing your marks with one eye on the grading criterion

- Technology: what tools can be used to improve your IA

Our guide makes frequent reference to the grading matrix and the format that your IA should follow, as well as highlighting details which you must bear in mind when carrying out your investigation.

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About the Author
Mukhtar, Usama: - Usama has been teaching IB Environmental Systems and Societies (ESS), and Biology for over 3 years. He has taught at multiple international schools with impressive results and has been involved in curriculum design and implementation across all programmes of IB. In addition to teaching Usama has been an assistant examiner of ESS for IB for the past 2 years. He holds a Masters in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Cornell University and is currently pursuing a PhD in plant science and evolution with a focus on environmental stress and polyploidy