EES IA accounts for 25% of your final ESS mark, maximum number of marks you can get is 30. OVERALL TIPS: -It is obvious, but writing about a topic you like is much easier. When interested in some topic, ex. Waste management or Ecological footprint, always think about your approach to the topic. For example: Research question 1: To what extent does type of food eaten in Vienna International School influences students’ ecological footprint? Check the whole text at our website : https://www.esstutor.net/ess/a-guide-for-the-ib-ess-ia/

1. A Guide for the IB ESS IA
ESS IB IA OVERALL TIPS

2. Limit your words. The ESS IA must
have from 1500-2250 words.
Always use appropriate scientific
ESS IB terminology.
Formulate a clear research
question.
OVERALL TIPS:

3. In this part of your ESS IA, you need to
include:
 1. Environmental issue (on local and
global level)
 2. A focused research question
 3. Connection between environmental
Issue and research question
Identifying the context (CXT)

4. In this criterion of your ESS IA, you need
to include:
 1. A repeatable method
 2. Relevance to the Research question
 3. Sampling strategy to obtain
sufficient amount of data
 4. Safety and ethical issues
PLANNING (PLN)

5.  Include raw data
 Include manipulated data
 Use correct units
 Add tables
 Add graphs
 Add charts
Results, analysis and conclusion
(RAC)

6.  You need to evaluate conclusion with respect to
research question and environmental issue.
 Write strengths, weaknesses and limitations of the
method used. You can neatly organise this part as a
table, but, you don’t have to.
 Always write about further areas of research.
Discussion and evaluation (DEV)

7.  You need to give application/solution
for the Environmental issue and justify
it.
 You have to evaluate your solution in IB
ESS IA, thus, give advantages,
disadvantages and limitations of a
solution.
Application (APP)

8.  Pay attention to:
 Terminology
 Structure of the report
 Units
 Graphs
 Tables
 Sources
Communication (COM)