IB Related Links

Forums

 

ibscrewed.net IB student community. Join the message boards. Talk (or complain) about IB.

IB Forums IB Students Forum

SurviveIB.com Message board and articles, home of the Interactive Periodic Table.

www.ibstudent.eu Information and forums for IB students. Livejournal IB Community Ask questions or just talk about IB with students around the world.

Livejournal International Baccalaureate Community A Livejournal community to talk about IB.

IB Survival IB Forum

Facebook: theoryofknowledge.net Facebook page with daily links to articles and notes on aspects of the TOK course.

Facebook: The International Baccalaureate The IBO on Facebook.

Yahoo Groups

IB Notes Contributers Yahoo group for IB students. Also has notes for various IB subjects.

IB World Geeks Yahoo group for IB students. Also has notes for various IB subjects.

IB Students Club Yahoo Group

IB Anonymous Yahoo Group

ib4ever Yahoo Group

Schedules

May and November 2008 Exam Schedules (pdf file)

May 2007 and November 2007 Examination Schedule (pdf file)

May 2006 and November 2006 Examination Schedule (pdf file)

May 2005 and November 2005 Exam Schedule 2005 IB Exam Schedule (pdf file).

May 2010 Examination Schedule Exam schedule from IBO website.

November 2010 Examination Schedule Exam schedule from IBO website.

May and November 2011 Examination Schedule Exam schedule from IBO website.

General

IBO: Information for IB Students Has info on curriculum, examination schedules, university scholarships.

IBO North American May 2004 Data Summary Report A profile of Diploma Programme Test Takers (pdf file).

May 2004 IB Grades Distribution IB World averages for May 2004 (pdf file).

May 2005 IB Grades Distribution IB World averages for May 2005 (pdf file).

IBS The Official Palmer IB Student Website General IB information

IB Student's Society General IB information, still under construction.

Wicked IB IB subject information and links.

IB at Lester B. Pearson College Subject information.

IB Exam Fees IB Exam fees for 2003-2004.

The IB Diploma Programme at Norreg Subject information.

Grading System for Bonus Points Grading system for Extended Essay and TOK.

Ying Xiao's IB website An IB student's webpage with his essays, science praticals and economics portfolios.

IB Notes Notes on lots of subjects.

The IB Notes Website Notes on German, Latin, Math Methods, Physics, History, and Classical Greek.

revision-notes.co.uk IB Stuff Notes on Biology, Chemistry, Physics, English, Economics, Geography, History, Psychology, Anthropology.

IB Resources Economics notes and portfolio essays. Also has Physics and Chemistry labs, TOK essay, and Computer Science Extended Essay.

The IB on wikipedia Small collection of IB notes and links. Everyone is welcome to make contributions to the site.

Survive the IB Some biology and psychology notes. Programs for TI83+ Calculator.

Shambles IB Links Bunch of IB links.

Subject Marking Guides for IB Exams Full list of subjects on page 3.

IB Essays at coursework.info

Vaughan IB Notes New site with some notes on English, French, Math, History, Biology, Chemistry, Physics.

IB Notes Extravaganza

www.ibstudent.eu Information and forums for IB students.

IBaStudent.com Links to free resources for IB students, sorted by subject.

ibscrewed.net Revision Group Revision notes for various subjects. The Revision Group Organisation is sponsoring a competition with scholarship prizes. More details here.

The IB Place Version 6

IB Lounge Forum

Sample past papers from the IBO website

IB World Magazine Official magazine of the International Baccalaureate, published three times a year.

IB Years An IB blog with links to various resources, scanned documents, and of course, a dose of humor and sanity for the suffering IB students.

IB Community Theme Website created by the IBO to enable students, teachers, parents, school communities, IB staff and everyone associated with the IB, to share and collaborate on the IB community theme: sharing our humanity.

IB Guides Links and resources for IB students.

Association of Australasian IB Schools: Find a School Find schools offering the IB program in Australia, New Zealand, Papau New Guinea, and Fiji

TED IB Diploma Programme Cooordinator virtual handbook Resource for IB Coordinators



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IBO Store Official IBO Store selling past papers and mark schemes.

IBID Press Textbooks IBID Textbooks can be ordered through their website.

IBWISE Revision Camps Located in Vienna.

LitWorks.com IB-oriented commentaries available for purchase. Commentaries on ‘Hamlet’, ‘Macbeth’, ‘Othello’, ‘King Lear’ and ‘Persuasion’; and ‘Writing Unseen Commentaries: A Student Help Book’.

IB Math Prep Student Preparation Programs offered by South Carolina Educational Communications

The Physics Supermarket Physics Revision notes and study guides. Some notes are free. Others needs to be purchased.

IB Guide IB help guides on TOK/EE and general IB success available for purchase. Also has some sample assessments available for free download.

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IB Subject-Related Links: ALL SUBJECTS

For all subjects - new links will be posted up when/if we come across any that are relevant/useful. Please leave a message if you can contribute.

Also, this list is meant as a reference & not to be digested all in one go!

Anthropology

 

Social Anthropology Field Work Reports Anthropology Field Work Reports.

Social Anthropology Syllabus Anthropology Syllabus.

Revision Notes: IB Anthropology IB Anthropology Notes.

IB Anthropology Notes Anthropology notes.

Social & Cultural Anthropology

Biology

 

IB Biology - Nease High School Biology notes following the syllabus.

ibscrewed.net resources HL Biology notes following the syllabus.

Revision Notes: IB Chemistry IB Biology SL/HL Option Topics Notes.

Revision Notes: IB Biology IB Biology SL Notes.

The Open Door Website: IB Biology IB Biology Notes.

Gresham HS: IB Biology Biology notes.

IB Biology Notes Biology notes, inlcuding option topics.

IB Biology Syllabus Biology notes, including Option D and H. Not complete.

Kimball's Biology Pages Not IB Biology, but an online biology textbook, organized by topics.

The Ecole Active Bilingue Jeannine Manuel Group IV project examples.

Guide to writing a lab report How to write a lab report.

Human Biology Guide A-level Biology notes, but still useful for studying IB Biology.

Henrico High School Science Group 4 project requirements.

Henrico High School IB Science grade descriptors.

The Group 4 Project Science Group 4 project requirements.

Race Rocks IB Biology Syllabus.

Biology for Life Syllabus.

Biology Syllabus New syllabus for May 2003 onwards (pdf file)

Biology IB Stuff Notes in .doc files.

Canadian Academy Biology HL - Units 1-9 and Units 10-16 Biology HL Notes

Canadian Academy Biology SL Biology SL Notes

Business Studies

 

biz/ed Business Studies Resources Business & Management - Topic by Topic Notes.

IB Business & Management SL Notes

Chemistry

 

IB Chemistry Syllabus and Notes New IB site with interactive notes and syllabus information.

MYP Chemistry IB Middle Years Program Chemistry. Has some notes and details about assessment criteria.

Chemistry Glossary IB Chemistry Glossary.

IB Chemistry Options Syllabus IB Chemistry SL and HL Options Syllabus.

IB Chemistry IA Marking Criteria IB Chemistry IA Marking Criteria.

IB Notes Chemistry notes for SL and HL, including option topics.

Chemistry notes by Paul Li and Silvia Riggioni Chemistry notes (.doc file).

The Ecole Active Bilingue Jeannine Manuel Group IV project examples.

Guide to writing a lab report How to write a lab report.

Periodic Table Interactive periodic table. Click symbol for name of element, mass number, atomic number etc.

Ying Xiao's IB website An IB student's webpage with his essays, science praticals and economics portfolios.

Henrico High School Science Group 4 project requirements.

Henrico High School IB Science grade descriptors.

The Group 4 Project Science Group 4 project requirements.

Chemistry Formula Booklet (pdf file)

Ms. Wiseman's IB Chemistry Chemistry SL notes.

IB Resources - Portfolios and Labs An IB Student's Physics labs and chemistry labs.

Savita Pall and Chemistry Chemistry notes and lab info.

Steph's IB notes [.zip file] Comprehensive notes for Economics, Chemistry HL Option D (Environmental Chemistry) and Option F (Fuels and Energy), Physics SL Option A (Mechanics) and Option H (Optics), English (Death of a Salesman) (Dancing at Lughnasa) (Death and the Maiden) (Sizwe Bansi is Dead).

IB Chem has been updated with the 2009 syllabus.

Adam Skagen's Classroom Website Chemistry notes in powerpoint format. The powerpoints may not work with some browsers. They work for me in Internet Explorer.

Chemistry Syllabus Opens up in online viewer, which can then be downloaded or printed.

Canadian Academy Chemistry HL Notes and Topics Chemistry HL Notes

Canadian Academy Chemistry SL Notes and Topics Chemistry SL Notes

Computer Science

 

BUPS/BIS IB Computer Course Notes for the SL and HL courses. The notes are under "Coursework".

IB Computing Notes for the SL and HL courses.

St Julian's School Computer Science Homepage Computer Science notes, including programming (Pascal).

IB Computer Science at Escuela Campo Alegre New Computer Science syllabus and notes.

Computer Science Dossier Guide (pdf file)

Diana's Computer Science SL Dossier (zip file) Address Book program written in Pascal.

ABC: Computer Science Computer Science syllabus.

Design Technology

 

International School of Toulouse Design Technology Syllabus and projects.

Economics

 

Essentials of Economics Online Case Studies. A guide to writing economics commentaries. Select a chapter, and scroll down the page.

Economics for IB Students Online Economics Textbook. For SL and HL.

biz/ed Economics Resources Economics - Topic by Topic Notes

IB Economics Notes Some notes on Business structures, Development. Includes economics definitions.

Revision-Notes.com IB Economics definitions.

Economics notes Economics notes.

Ying Xiao's IB website An IB student's webpage with his essays, science praticals and economics portfolios.

The Sixth Form College Economics notes.

IB Resources - Economics Very comprehensive Economics HL & SL syllabus notes. Also has an IB student's portfolio essays.

Steph's IB notes [.zip file] Comprehensive notes for Economics, Chemistry HL Option D (Environmental Chemistry) and Option F (Fuels and Energy), Physics SL Option A (Mechanics) and Option H (Optics), English (Death of a Salesman) (Dancing at Lughnasa) (Death and the Maiden) (Sizwe Bansi is Dead).

Economics in Plain English IB Economics notes in pdf format.

English

 

ASM IB English Grades 11 & 12 Great IB English site. With oral commentary tips, sample World Lit essays, scoring guides, poetry review terms etc.

Mr. Rohol's English IV IB Homepage reat site for IB English. Has grading system for IB commentaries, orals, essays, tips for writing commentaries etc.

Definitions of Literary Terms Definition of Literary terms.

Guide to writing your commentary

Guide to writing an Oral Commentary.

Ying Xiao's IB website An IB student's webpage with his essays, science praticals and economics portfolios.

Henrico High School IB English grade descriptors.

Stone's Guide to the Formal Oral Commentary Guide to the oral commentary.

ABC English A1 and A2 notes and marking criteria.

Steph's IB notes [.zip file] Comprehensive notes for Economics, Chemistry HL Option D (Environmental Chemistry) and Option F (Fuels and Energy), Physics SL Option A (Mechanics) and Option H (Optics), English (Death of a Salesman) (Dancing at Lughnasa) (Death and the Maiden) (Sizwe Bansi is Dead).

Notes on how to write a English commentary Contributed by Louise Grant - thanks.

Environmental Systems

 

Environmental Systems notes Powerpoint slides.

Newark Academy's IB Environmental Syllabus and course outline.

Race Rocks IB Environmental Systems Syllabus and notes.

IB Environmental Systems Syllabus and projects.

KES IB Science: Environmental Systems Environmental Systems Syllabus and notes.

ABC: Environmental Systems Environmental Systems syllabus and notes.

Extended Essay

 

Extended Essay Titles and Abstracts EE Titles and Abstracts, graded (pdf, .doc files).

Social Anthropology Extended Essays Anthropology Extended Essays.

Biology Extended Essays Biology Extended Essays.

The Use of Microlensing to Find Dark Matter in the form of MACHOs HL Physics Extended Essay by Henry Seeto.

Ying Xiao's IB website An IB student's webpage with his essays, science praticals and economics portfolios.

History Extended Essay Assessment Criteria History EE Assessment Criteria.

Chemistry Extended Essay Guidelines Chemistry EE Guidelines.

Extended Essay titles Extended Essay titles from a range of subjects.

Biology Extended Essay Guidelines Biology Extended Essay Guidelines.

EE Subject Guidelines Extended Essay individual subject guidelines.

The Extended Essay Subject specific guidelines.

IB Resources - Essays An IB student's TOK essay and Computer Science Extended Essay.

Ashbury College - Extended Essays Exemplary samples of past student extended essays.

International School of Toulouse: Extended Essay Gallery of History Extended Essays completed by students.

Huskie International Baccalaureate Parent Organisation Extended Essay Information, sample EEs, Grader's Reports about Past Essays

TED IB Extended Essay Official IB Extended Essay Guide for 2009 exams.

Extended Essay presentation Information about completing the extended essay.

Film

 

Film Guide Syllabus Outline and Assessment Details.

French

 

ABC: French Department French notes and assessment criteria.

Geography

 

IB Geography Syllabus IB Geography Syllabus (Word Document).

Revision Notes: IB Geography IB Geography Notes. Not complete.

I.B. Notes Geography notes.

IB Geography Notes Geography notes. Not complete.

Geography: IB Higher Notes Geography notes.

Geography Case Studies New website for submitting geography case studies. Also has links to external resources. Only one case study available at the moment.

History

 

IB Revision Topics IB history notes on Chinese Foreign Policy 1949-1976; Franco; Leninism versus Stalinism; The Soviet Economy Under Stalin.

Revision Notes: IB History IB History Notes.

IB History History notes.

IB History Notes History notes.

The American School of Milan History course outline and notes.

History Notes at casahistoria.net

International School of Toulouse: IB History Gallery of History Internal assessments completed by students.

IB History NotesHistory notes by an IB student (.doc file)

History Notes on Mussolini Contributed by Louise Grant - thanks.

History Notes on Nazi Germany Contributed by Louise Grant - thanks.

Adjunkten.com IB History Notes History notes by a IB History and Social Studies teacher.

ITGS

 

FDR American School in Lima ITGS Syllabus notes, glossary, and definition of Command Terms.

Bali International School ITGS course outline and assessment criteria. Has some notes of social ethical issues.

Carey Baptist Grammar School ITGS Syllabs outline and assessment information.

Launceston College ITGS portfolio and project assessment information, case studies, and some basic concepts. Has some past questions.

ITGS at St Peter's College Examples of ITGS projects and marking guide.

ABC: ITGS IGTS syllabus and assessment info.

Canadian Academy ITGS ITGS Portfolio Examples

Mathematics

 

Maths Studies Syllabus Core Maths Studies Syllabus.

IB Maths Studies Titles for Projects Suggested titles for math projects (pdf file).

IB Maths Methods SL Syllabus IB Maths Methods SL Syllabus (pdf file).

IB Maths HL Syllabus IB Maths HL Syllabus, with links to sites with explanations.

IB Notes Notes for option topics: Analysis and Approximations, Vector Geometry, Proving Derivities from First Principles.

Abstract Algebra Online Abstract Algebra notes (Option topic).

Calc101.com Learn Calculus online. Solving Integrals Solves your integrals for you. Solving Derivatives Solves your derivatives for you. Even shows you the steps.

IB Math resources IB Math resources.

Math Studies

Diana's Math HL Portfolio (zip file)

IB Maths by Adrian Sparrow Notes and sample questions on Math Studies, Math SL, and Math HL. Please note that the sample papers on sale on his site are not the IB exam papers. They are written by the owner of the website.

IB Math HL Syllabus and Internal Assessment details

Music

 

IB Music notes Please note these were last updated in 2000, so some of the syllabus may have changed.

Philosophy

 

Philosophy Notes Philosophy notes.

Physics

 

ISM High School Physics Physics notes and syllabus.

The IB Physics Compendium 2002 Physics notes for HL course, including option topics. Also has part on TOK/Science.

IB Notes Physics notes for SL and HL, including option topics.

The Physics Homepage Physics notes, including some notes on practical work.

Physics notes by Paul Li Physics notes (.doc file).

The Ecole Active Bilingue Jeannine Manuel Group IV project examples.

The Refrigerator Various Physics projects.

The Project Corner Ideas for physics projects. Including overview, directions, variables, tables etc.

Guide to writing a lab report How to write a lab report.

Ying Xiao's IB website An IB student's webpage with his essays, science praticals and economics portfolios.

Physics data booklet IB Physics data booklet in html format.

Henrico High School Science Group 4 project requirements.

Henrico High School IB Science grade descriptors.

The Group 4 Project Science Group 4 project requirements.

Physics Formula Booklet (pdf file)

Physics Syllabus (pdf file)

Diana's Physics HL Lab Reports (zip file)

IB Resources - Portfolios and Labs An IB Student's Physics labs and chemistry labs.

Greengates School Physics Department IB Homepage Physics notes and syllabus details.

Steph's IB notes [.zip file] Comprehensive notes for Economics, Chemistry HL Option D (Environmental Chemistry) and Option F (Fuels and Energy), Physics SL Option A (Mechanics) and Option H (Optics), English (Death of a Salesman) (Dancing at Lughnasa) (Death and the Maiden) (Sizwe Bansi is Dead).

The Physics Supermarket Physics Revision notes and study guides. Some notes are free. Others needs to be purchased.

Physics SL and HL notes in Powerpoint format The powerpoints may not work with some browsers. They work for me in Internet Explorer.

Physics Data Booklet Opens up in online viewer, which can then be downloaded or printed.

Physics Syllabus (pdf file) New physics syllabus.

IB Physics Stuff - Wikified and IB Physics Stuff Physics notes.

The Physics Supermarket Physics SL and HL notes and experiments

Psychology

 

Revision Notes: IB Psychology IB Psychology Notes.

IB Psychology Notes Psychology notes.

TAS IB Psychology IB Psychology website with information about internal assessments. Includes guide to writing Psychology Internal Assessments (pdf file).

IB Psychology notes

IB Psychology at the International School of Prague Pyschology notes

Theatre Arts

 

Theatre Arts at Pearson College Syllabus and Assessment Outline for Theatre Arts.

TOK

 

TOK summary Aims, Objectives, Linking Questions.

Media Criticism TOK presentation topic: Media Ethics and bias.

TOK Prescribed Titles Essay titles for the November 2002 and May 2003 TOK essays.

TOK Prescribed Titles for November 2006 and May 2007 (pdf file)

TOK Prescribed Titles for November 2005 and May 2006 (pdf file) TOK Prescribed Titles

TOK Guide TOK notes and prescribed titles from 1994 - 2005.

Theory of Knowledge TOK notes.

KA ThoK-Notes TOK notes.

Theory of Knowledge TOK notes.

Notes TOK notes. More notes More TOK notes. Some more notes Some more TOK notes

Philosophy Games Some TOK related games. Check out Battleground God.

TOK Teacher's Links Page Extra reading.

Ying Xiao's IB website An IB student's webpage with his essays, science praticals and economics portfolios.

Science and TOK Notes on Science and TOK.

IB TOK at the International School of Toulouse IB TOK notes.

How to write a good TOK essay Guide to writing a good TOK essay, includes TOK prescribed titles for 2004.

Diana's TOK Essay (doc file)

Diana's TOK Presentation (zip file) Presentation on Media Ethics.

TOK Essays at coursework.info

IB Resources - Essays An IB student's TOK essay and Computer Science Extended Essay.

TOK Help Theory of Knowledge resources, discussion, and essay assistance.

TOK Prescribed titles for November 2007 and May 2008.



TOK Guide (pdf file)

TOK Guide Opens up in online viewer, which can then be downloaded or printed.

Canadian Academy TOK TOK Notes and Essay titles for May 2009 and May 2010.

Visual Arts

 

Visual Arts Student Guide Course Outline and Assessment Details.

IBO Virtual Gallery Selected work by IB students in art/design courses.

ABC: Art Department Art syllabus and gallery of student work.