Programme overview

Standard Level + Higher Level · IB Chemistry

IB Chemistry Scientific Investigation

Move an independent Chemistry investigation from a focused question to defensible data analysis, conclusion and evaluation.

Individual online tuition

This syllabus guide remains available for reference, but no scheduled group is currently advertised for this international programme.

Expected change

  • Develop a focused, chemically meaningful research question
  • Design a feasible and reproducible investigation
  • Process data, uncertainty and graphs carefully
  • Write defensible conclusions and evaluations
  • Work independently and with academic integrity

Entry check

  • Complete a short diagnostic before joining
  • Show secure prerequisite calculations and explanations
  • Commit to the live lessons and independent practice

Course plan

View the week-by-week plan
  1. Week 1 — Understanding the Scientific Investigation
  2. Week 2 — Research question and chemical context
  3. Week 3 — Research design
  4. Week 4 — Pilot work and refinement
  5. Week 5 — Collecting and organising evidence
  6. Week 6 — Data processing
  7. Week 7 — Uncertainty, graphs and quantitative analysis
  8. Week 8 — Writing a defensible conclusion
  9. Week 9 — Critical evaluation
  10. Week 10 — Scientific communication and self-review
  11. Week 11 — Checking coherence across the complete investigation
  12. Week 12 — Independent final review and correction

Academic-integrity boundary

I can question, teach, annotate and help the student test decisions. I will not invent data, write assessed sections or edit the work into a submission. The school and classroom teacher remain authoritative.

Current individual tuition option

This syllabus guide remains available for reference, but no scheduled group is currently advertised for this international programme.

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