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Internal Assessment

This IB ESS IA marksheet covers all of the criteria for the individual investigation for internal assessment ("The IA").

It is designed for teachers to use when marking assignments, but students will find it helpful as a quick reference resource.

Download the mark sheet (.xls)

Command Terms Help

This very simple task will guide students through using some commonly mis-used command terms on the course.

The .zip contains a handout listing the terms, and a task sheet which helps practice using some of the common terms.

Command Terms ESS (.zip 2.7MB)

Topic 1 - Foundations of Environmental Systems and Societies

1.1 Environmental Value Systems

1.2 Systems and Models

Chapter Workbook 1.2 (.pdf)

1.3 Energy and Equilibria

Chapter Workbook 1.3 (.pdf)

1.4 Sustainability

1.5 Humans and Pollution

Chapter Workbook 1.5 (.pdf)

Topic 2 - Ecosystems and Ecology

2.1 Species and Populations

Chapter Workbook 2.1 (.pdf)

2.2 Communities and Ecosystems

Chapter Workbook 2.2 (.pdf)

2.3 Flows of Energy and Matter

Chapter Workbook 2.3 (.pdf)

2.4 Biomes, Zonation and Succession

Chapter Workbook 2.4 (.pdf)

2.5 Investigating Ecosystems

Topic 3 - Biodiversity and Conservation

3.1 An Introduction to Biodiverisity

3.2 Origins of Biodiversity

3.3 Threats to Biodiversity

Chapter Workbook 3.3 (.pdf)

3.4 Conservation of Biodiversity

Topic 4 - Water and Aquatic Food Production Systems and Societies

4.1 Introduction to Water Systems

Chapter Workbook 4.1 (.pdf)

4.2 Access to Fresh Water

Chapter Workbook 4.2 (.pdf)

4.3 Aquatic Food Production Systems

Chapter Workbook 4.3 (.pdf)

4.4 Water Pollution

Chapter Workbook 4.4 (.pdf)

Topic 5 - Soil Systems and Terrestrial Food Production Systems and Societies

5.1 Introduction to Soil Systems

Chapter Workbook 5.1 (.pdf)

5.2 Terrestrial Food Production Systems

Chapter Workbook 5.2 (.pdf)

5.3 Soil Degradatoin and Conservation

Chapter Workbook 5.3(.pdf)

Topic 6 - Atmospheric Systems and Societies

6.1 Introduction to the Atmosphere

Chapter Workbook 6.1 (.pdf)

6.2 Stratospheric Ozone

Chapter Workbook 6.2 (.pdf)

6.3 Photochemical Smog

Chapter Workbook 6.3 (.pdf)

6.4 Acid Deposition

Chapter Workbook 6.4 (.pdf)

Topic 7 - Climate Change and Energy Production

7.1 Energy Choices and Security

Chapter Workbook 7.1 (.pdf)

7.2 Climate Change - Causes and Impacts

Chapter Workbook 7.2 (.pdf)

7.3 Climate Change - Mitigation and Adaptation

Chapter Workbook 7.3 (.pdf)

Topic 8 - Human Systems and Resource Use

8.1 Human Population Dynamics

8.2 Resource Use in Society

Chapter Workbook 8.2 (.pdf)

8.3 Solid Domestic Waste

Chapter Workbook 8.3 (.pdf)

8.4 Human Population Carrying Capacity

Chapter Workbook 8.4 (.pdf)