
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.
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
- Chapter Workbook 1.1 (.pdf)
- VIDEO: Environmental Value Systems (Youtube)
- VIDEO: Historical Influences on Environmental Value Systems (Youtube)
1.2 Systems and Models
1.3 Energy and Equilibria
1.4 Sustainability
- Chapter Workbook 1.4 (.pdf)
- VIDEO: Sustainability, Natural capital and Natural income (Youtube)
- VIDEO: Environmental Impact Assessments (Youtube)
- VIDEO: Ecological Footprints (Youtube)
1.5 Humans and Pollution
Topic 2 - Ecosystems and Ecology
2.1 Species and Populations
2.2 Communities and Ecosystems
2.3 Flows of Energy and Matter
2.4 Biomes, Zonation and Succession
2.5 Investigating Ecosystems
Topic 3 - Biodiversity and Conservation
3.1 An Introduction to Biodiverisity
3.2 Origins of Biodiversity
- Chapter Workbook 3.2 (.pdf)
- VIDEO: Natural Selection and Evolution (Youtube)
- VIDEO: Mass Extinctions (Youtube)
- VIDEO: Isolation of Populations (Youtube)
3.3 Threats to Biodiversity
3.4 Conservation of Biodiversity
Topic 4 - Water and Aquatic Food Production Systems and Societies
4.1 Introduction to Water Systems
4.2 Access to Fresh Water
4.3 Aquatic Food Production Systems
4.4 Water Pollution
Topic 5 - Soil Systems and Terrestrial Food Production Systems and Societies
5.1 Introduction to Soil Systems
5.2 Terrestrial Food Production Systems
5.3 Soil Degradatoin and Conservation
Topic 6 - Atmospheric Systems and Societies
6.1 Introduction to the Atmosphere
6.2 Stratospheric Ozone
6.3 Photochemical Smog
6.4 Acid Deposition
Topic 7 - Climate Change and Energy Production
7.1 Energy Choices and Security
7.2 Climate Change - Causes and Impacts
7.3 Climate Change - Mitigation and Adaptation
Topic 8 - Human Systems and Resource Use
8.1 Human Population Dynamics
- Chapter Workbook 8.1 (.pdf)
- VIDEO: Population Dynamics (Youtube)
- VIDEO: Population Pyramids (Youtube)
8.2 Resource Use in Society
8.3 Solid Domestic Waste
8.4 Human Population Carrying Capacity