BIOLOGY IA 2020-2021, Exams of Biology

Download BIOLOGY IA 2020-2021 and more Exams Biology in PDF only on Docsity! BIOLOGY IA 2020-2021 Biology IA Checklist me 5 if WHAT IS A BIOLOGY IA? • IA = Internal Assessment • Some is completed in class, marked by your teachers, marks sent to IB, random sample sent to IB to check accuracy of marking • 20% of your final HL Biology mark • An original/new experiment about a living organism that you design and conduct yourself, record and analyze observations and report results; you could also use a database with results from another researcher and analyze them in a new way or a simulation with data collection • Need to examine the effects of an independent variable on a measurable, quantifiable dependent variable • Like a mini-Biology EE COMPONENTS OF IA WRITE-UP: EVALUATION • Conclusion – justified by data, with reference to scientific concepts • Discussion of relevant limitations (What could you not control?) • Suggestion of realistic improvements and/or possibilities for future research HOW DO I GET IDEAS FOR AN IA? • Choose a topic that’s meaningful/ interesting to you (Personal Engagement is necessary) • Science News • Lifestyle “hacks”: cooking, gardening, health, cleaning, beauty • YouTube IA INSPIRATION • https://www.thinkib.net/biology/page/34574/ia-experiment- ideas-inspired-by-youtube EXAMPLES OF DATABASES 
 • Global Invasive Species Database • CITES endangered species database • ReefBase coral reef health survey data • Wallace Resource Library • USDA nutrients database • WHO Global Health Observatory • NOAA Climate and weather databases • Menstrual cycle hormones database (and spreadsheet) • Entrez gene sequence database (here’s our activity) • http://datanuggets.org/resources/data/ • https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/gene/ HOW TO COVID-PROOF YOUR IA: • Design an experiment that: • Does not require much time or equipment • Could be conducted in the Biology lab early in Quad 2 • Could be conducted at home • Makes use of computer simulations (Gizmos) • Uses an existing database that you analyze in a new way WHAT NOT TO DO • Do not research something that has already been investigated (do background research) • No animal subjects, observation studies in natural settings OK. • No physical stress on human subjects • No growing bacteria or molds • Anything unsafe or unethical • No prescribed labs (doing these in class) • Take photos of the stages of your experiment Appendices • Do your very best – if any IB exam components are cancelled (last year French exam cancelled), then IA is weighted heavily • Pay attention to marking scheme • Check out “How to write a Biology IA videos on YouTube • Read sample Biology IAs that received high scores + feedback EXAMPLES OF IAS • GOOD examples —>See the IA duo tang I gave you. Ideas about marking is there. HELPFUL RESOURCES Your textbook: Oxford Biology textbook p. 708-712 Original research papers: https://datasetsearch.research.google.com/ How to write a Biology IA that gets top marks: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrokMNND6Co Excellent IB Biology websites by experienced IB teachers: • https://www.mrgscience.com/ibdp-biology.html • https://ib.bioninja.com.au/ • https://www.thinkib.net/biology/page/17622/the-investigation