Every IB student is required to write a four thousand word essay in a subject of their choice. Some of you might choose to do a 4000 word exploration in the interesting subject of Chemistry. Now, to do this one needs to think of a specific area of chemistry one is really connected with. I think the best Extended essay ideas are found when one looks into their own life and see how they can apply Chemistry to it.
There are several sites which provide ideas for Extended Essays/ IAs. However, if you use such sites you run the risk of choosing an unoriginal topic because most of your peers will be referring to the same sites. I leave a link to one of them down below
Another thing to keep in mind is to find an experiment that can be easily conducted in your school. Sometimes the Chemistry laboratory may not have the proper equipment to conduct the experiment you have in mind. Hence, it is very important you decide the procedure quickly and show it to your Extended Essay supervisor
Another helpful thing to do is to look at past Extended essays in Chemistry and see the marking scheme. The good thing about doing an Extended Essay in a science subject is that as long as you follow the correct format, you will get a good grade. I will put a link to the criteria in the description.
These are the main tips I can give. Ask any questions you may have in the comments. It is however useful to keep in mind that only 3% of the world gets an A on doing their Extended Essay in a group 4 subject
http://www.hhscougars.org/ourpages/auto/2014/3/11/51232681/2_EE_AssessmentCriteria.pdf
http://seniorchem.com/eei.html
There are several sites which provide ideas for Extended Essays/ IAs. However, if you use such sites you run the risk of choosing an unoriginal topic because most of your peers will be referring to the same sites. I leave a link to one of them down below
Another thing to keep in mind is to find an experiment that can be easily conducted in your school. Sometimes the Chemistry laboratory may not have the proper equipment to conduct the experiment you have in mind. Hence, it is very important you decide the procedure quickly and show it to your Extended Essay supervisor
Another helpful thing to do is to look at past Extended essays in Chemistry and see the marking scheme. The good thing about doing an Extended Essay in a science subject is that as long as you follow the correct format, you will get a good grade. I will put a link to the criteria in the description.
These are the main tips I can give. Ask any questions you may have in the comments. It is however useful to keep in mind that only 3% of the world gets an A on doing their Extended Essay in a group 4 subject
http://www.hhscougars.org/ourpages/auto/2014/3/11/51232681/2_EE_AssessmentCriteria.pdf
http://seniorchem.com/eei.html
And i'm pretty sure you will be in the top 1% of the 3%
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