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        • ESS Topic 1.1: Environmental Value Systems
        • ESS Topic 1.2: Systems and Models
        • ESS Topic 1.3: Energy and Equilibria
        • ESS Topic 1.4: Sustainability
        • ESS Topic 1.5: Humans and Pollution
      • ESS Topic 2 Ecosystems and Ecology >
        • ESS Topic 2.1: Species and Population
        • ESS Topic 2.2: Communities and Ecosystems
        • ESS Topic 2.3: Flows of Energy and Matter
        • ESS Topic 2.4: Biomes, Zonation and Succession
        • ESS Topic 2.5: Investigating Ecosystems
      • ESS Topic 3: Biodiversity and Conservation >
        • ESS Topic 3.1: Introduction to Biodiversity
        • ESS Topic 3.2: Origins of Biodiversity
        • ESS Topic 3.3: Threats to Biodiversity
        • ESS Topic 3.4: Conservation of Biodiversity
      • ESS Topic 4: Water and Aquatic Food Production Systems and Society >
        • ESS Topic 4.1: Introduction to Water Systems
        • ESS Topic 4.2: Access to Fresh Water
        • ESS Topic 4.3: Aquatic Food Production Systems
        • ESS Topic 4.4: Water Pollution
      • ESS Topic 5:Soil Systems and Terrestrial Food Production Systems and Society >
        • ESS Topic 5.1: Introduction to Soil Systems
        • ESS Topic 5.2: Terrestrial Food Production Systems and Food Choices
        • ESS Topic 5.3: Soil Degradation and Conservation
      • ESS Topic 6: Atmospheric Systems and Society >
        • ESS Topic 6.1: Introduction to the Atmosphere
        • ESS Topic 6.2: Stratospheric Ozone
        • ESS Topic 6.3: Photochemical Smog
        • ESS Topic 6.4: Acid Deposition
      • ESS Topic 7: Climate Change and Energy Production >
        • ESS Topic 7.1: Energy Source and Security
        • ESS Topic 7.2: Climate change – Causes and Impacts
        • ESS Topic 7.3: Climate change – Mitigation and Adaptation
      • ESS Topic 8: Human System and Resource Use >
        • ESS Topic 8.1: Human Populations Dynamics
        • ESS Topic 8.2: Resource Use in Society
        • ESS Topic 8.3 Solid Domestic Waste
        • ESS Topic 8.4 Human Population Carrying Capacity
    • IB ESS Revision
    • Group 4 Project
  • IBDP Environmental Systems and Societies (2024)
    • ESS Topics >
      • ESS Topic 1 Foundations >
        • ESS Subtopic 1.1: Perspectives >
          • Environmental Timeline
        • ESS Subtopic 1.2: Systems
        • ESS Subtopic 1.3 Sustainability
      • ESS Topic 2 Ecology >
        • ESS Subtopic 2.1:​ Individuals, Populations, Communities, and Ecosystems
        • ESS Subtopic 2.2: Energy and Biomass
        • ESS Subtopic 2.3: Biogeochemical Cycles
        • ESS Subtopic 2.4: Climate and Biomes
        • ESS Subtopic 2.5: Zonation, Succession and Change in Ecosystems
      • ESS Topic 3: Biodiversity and Conservation >
        • ESS Subtopic 3.1: Biodiversity and Evolution
        • ESS Subtopic 3.2: Human Impact on Biodiversity
        • ESS Subtopic 3.3: Conservation oand Regeneration
      • ESS Topic 4: Water >
        • ESS Subtopic 4.1: Water Systems
        • ESS Subtopic 4.2: Water Access, Use and Security
        • ESS Subtopic 4.3: Aquatic Food Production Systems
        • ESS Subtopic 4.4: Water Pollution
      • ESS Subtopic 5: Land >
        • ESS Subtopic 5.1: Soils
        • ESS Subtopic 5.2: Agriculture and Food
      • ESS Topic 6: Atmospheric Systems and Society >
        • ESS Subtopic 6.1: Introduction to the Atmosphere
        • ESS Subtopic 6.2: Climate change – Causes and Impacts
        • ESS Subtopic 6.3: Climate change – Mitigation and Adaptation
        • ESS Subtopic 6.4: Stratospheric Ozone
      • ESS Topic 7: Natural Resources >
        • ESS Subtopic 7.1: Resource Use in Society
        • ESS Subtopic 7.2: Energy Source
        • ESS Subopic 7.3 Solid Waste
      • ESS Topic 8: Human Populations and Urban Systems >
        • ESS Subtopic 8.1: Human Populations Dynamics
        • ESS Subtopic 8.2 Urban Systems and Planning
        • ESS Subtopic 8.3: Urban Air Pollution
    • ESS HL Lenses >
      • HLa. Environmental Law
      • HL.b Environmental Economics
      • HL.b Environmental Ethics
  • ESS Internal Assessments
    • Criterion A: Research Question and Inquiry
    • Criterion B: Strategy
    • Criterion C: Method >
      • Surveys
      • Secondary Data - Data Bases
    • Criterion D: Treatment of Data
    • Criterion E: Analysis and conclusion
    • Criterion F: Evaluation
    • ESS IA Communication
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  • Statistical Anaylsis
    • Student t-Test
    • ANOVA
    • Chi Square
    • Pearson's Correlation Coefficient
    • Regression Analysis
  • ESS Extended Essay
  • Official IB ESS Glossary
  • Grade 10 MYP Biology
    • GR 10 Topic 1: Gas Exchange and Cellular Respiration
    • GR 10 Topic 2 Muscles and Energy
    • GR10 Topic 3: Homeostasis and Thermoregulation
    • GR10 Topic 4: Water Balance >
      • How Much Is That Kidney
  • Grade 9 MYP Biology
    • Grade 9 Topic 1: Life Processes
    • GR9 Topic 2: Cells
    • GR 9 Topic 3: Macro Molecules
    • GR9 Topic 4 Cellular Movement
    • GR 9 Topic 5: Transport In Plant
    • GR 9 Topic 6 Enzymes
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guide to exam sucCess

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Taking the exam:

Once you have taken all the materials you need out of your bag, you have received your exam paper, put your name on it, read over it quickly and planned your time you are ready to start! 

Pick up your pen and jump ahead to all the questions that you know the answers to right away - the ones you find easy and the ones you can answer quickly. If you hesitate on a question, skip ahead to find another one you can answer quickly. Then when all the easy questions are answered, go back and try to answer the ones you hesitated on.




If you are answering on a separate sheet, be sure to mark the number of the question clearly on your answer sheet. 

Read the questions carefully

Only answer what the question is asking for. Do not waste your timewriting superfluous information.

Make sure you answer all the parts of all the questions. Some questions will have several sub-questions in them.

Be sure to write your text in ink but any drawing, tables or graphs must be done in pencil.

Behavior during the exam:

No talking. You may not ask any questions, you may not talk to your classmates or to the teacher at any time once the exam begins. Do not even ask what time it is (that's why you are supposed to bring a watch!) There is no communication of any kind during the exam. The only things you can raise your hand for are 1) to ask for more paper or 2) to go to the toilet (but this is only granted exceptionally).

No passing papers, pencils, erasers, calculators or anything between students. You must come prepared. If you forgot something, you may not have people passing things to you during the exam. The only time you may borrow something is before the exam begins. Whatever you borrowed, give it back only at the end when you
are being dismissed. 

Keep your eyes on your own paper.

Even if you are not cheating but simply "checking" what your neighbor is doing, your paper can be confiscated. If there is reason to believe that you were getting answers from your neighbor, the maximum sanction is a zero for the exam and an avertissement for cheating.

  • When you are done, proof read your exam. Take the time to read over
    what you have written. Try to imagine that you are the
    teacher reading it. Is it easy to read? Do the sentences and paragraphs make
    sense? Are all the questions answered completely? If you planned your time
    correctly, you should have time to do this at the end. It should not take any
    more than 5 or 7 minutes.

  • Before you hand in your paper, make sure your name is on it. If there
    are several pages, number them and put your name on all of them just in case
    they get separated.

  • Good students walk a way with a pretty good impression of how they did. You
    should know your limits, your strong points and the things you need to work on.
    When you get the grade back, it should not be a big surprise.


To summarize: come prepared (mentally, physically and material-wise), plan your time, take good care of your body and your brain, express yourself clearly, work independently, proof read your work and, in general, do the best you can!

Good luck! 

If you put your mind to it, you can do it!



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