Ysgol y Môr

22/04/2016

Which seabirds visit these rocks?
IB and EPQ students: Get out of the classroom and on to the shores of the Menai Strait to formulate your research question. Find the ideas and inspiration to reseach and write your Extended Essay and Projects this July on our 7-day residential programme.
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20/04/2016

IB and EPQ students: Summer plans? You can make good use of your summer and research and write your Extended Essay or EPQ with us in North Wales...Marine biology fieldwork and see some awesome history!
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18/04/2016

EPQ & IB Students: Why are these molluscs different?

There are so many opportunities to observe and frame questions for your Extended Project or Extended Essay. join us on our marine biology Extended Essay and EPQ courses this July in North Wales.
EPQ http://bit.ly/1SgIqQY IB http://bit.ly/22DG6dC

11/04/2016

The Extended Essay (known as the ‘EE’), together with CAS and TOK, is a core component of the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme, and is mandatory for all students, regardless of the subjects they are taking.

11/04/2016

Your summer is sorted...You can research and write your Extended Essay, and sail with us! 7-day residential Extended Essay + EPQ courses with Ysgol y Mor on the North Wales coast. Find out more http://bit.ly/22DG6dC

11/04/2016

Tips for EPQ and Extended Essay students:
The conclusion - did you answer your research question? It doesn't matter if you didn't, your conclusion would then say that the evidence does not support the thesis.
Pull out the key points in your essay body and restate them here.
If, as with many scientific papers, it provokes further lines of research, then state these here. http://bit.ly/1SLq6DF

The Seven Samurai of an IB Extended Essay 11 March, 2016/in IB Guides /by tentrainingjunec The International Baccalaureate likes structure. Starting and constructing a good Extended Essay can seem like a monumental task. So that’s why we have put together the Seven Samurai of Extended Essay writin…

06/04/2016

Still to decide on your essay topic?
There's still time to choose your essay topic and get ahead this summer with your EPQ or Extended Essay. Make your topic:

- Interesting and challenging
- Limited and focussed for in-depth analysis

Above all, enjoy finding out more about your chosen topic!

05/04/2016

IB Extended Essay and EPQ tips:

In a science essay, original research data is needed to support the argument.
Present your data in a readable format, do not just show endless measurements - use a single graph or table to present your argument. Make your table or graph easy to read and interpret

01/04/2016

Tips for the EPQ and IB Extended Essay:

Your introduction sets the scene. There is an old adage when presenting - Tell them what you are going to tell them, tell them, then tell them what you told them! The Introduction is the first part of this.

In the introduction tell the reader what the background to your essay is. Cite any previous research here, and make sure that you use recognised citation techniques. In biology we tend to use the Name/Year format. E.g. When citing a book:

In the Bibliography:
McCormac JS, Kennedy G. 2004. Birds of Ohio. Auburn (WA): Lone Pine. 360 p.

In the Text:
(McCormac and Kennedy 2004)

21/03/2016

Extended Essay tips: The table of contents should contain Main headings and Sub-headings. The main headings are -
- the research question
- the thesis
- the introduction (and page no.)
- the arguments (and page no's), aka the body
- the conclusion (and page no.)
- the bibliography page (and page no.)
- the appendix
Save time with these quick tutorials bit.ly/1SbPgJb bit.ly/1SbPG2h

A short tutorial on how to get a nice table of content in MS Word easily. It can really help your reports look clean and tidy. The software is MS Word 2010. ...

18/03/2016

students: Fieldwork, adventure & fun for your this July. Residential biology EE courses, N Wales https://t.co/fkRuH3AxF9

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