· Foreword.
o The Aim of this Resource Pack.
o Teacher-friendly, editable materials.
o IB workshops.
· Part A: Advice and Resources for Teachers.
o A1. Understanding the ‘IB spirit of investigation’.
§ A radical investigatory approach.
§ A cautionary tale.
§ The RQ is central.
§ Assessment should be formative.
§ Students can be their own worst enemies!
o A2. Planning chart for IA tasks.
o A3. Student drafting of IA coursework.
o A4. Advice on skills development.
§ Dealing with a varied intake.
§ Avoid telephone directories!
o A5. Advice to teachers on specific IA skills.
§ D = Design.
§ DCP = Data Collection & Presentation
§ CE = Conclusion and Evaluation
§ MS = Manipulative Skills
o A6. A sample 4PSOW ‘portfolio’.
o A7. Sample HL Biology Course Outline.
§ Checklist of features to consider when planning a course sequence:
o A8. Resources for the course.
§ Books
§ Datalogging options
§ Computer-Based-Learning (CBL) and other Software
§ Selected Websites
· Part B: Skills sheets for students.
o B1. Graph Plotting.
§ Plotting line graphs
§ Graph skills questions.
§ Graph Plotting errors – prompt sheet for students.
§ Graph Plotting errors – answer sheet
o B2. Errors and uncertainties
§ An Explanation of Errors
o B3. Experimental Design (IA skill ‘D’)
§ A step-by-step approach to the targets (use this as a check-list).
§ Writing the method.
o B4. Data Collection and Presentation (skill ‘DCP’)
§ Criteria: setting your targets.
§ Processing and presenting the data.
o B5. Conclusion and Evaluation (IA skill ‘CE’)
§ Criteria: setting your targets.
§ A step-by-step approach to the targets (use this as a check-list).