Topic 1- Environmental value system An ecocentric viewpoint integrates social, spiritual and environmental dimensions into a holistic ideal. It puts ecology and nature as central to humanity and emphasizes a less materialistic approach to life with greater self-sufficiency of societies. An ecocentric viewpoint prioritizes biorights, emphasizes...
Topic 1- Environmental value system 1.1. An EVS is a worldview or paradigm that shapes the way an individual, or group of people, perceives and evaluates environmental issues, influenced by cultural, religious, economic and socio-political contexts. • Explain what an environmental value system is and the fact...
ESS syllabus outline Syllabus component Core content Topic 1 – Foundations of environmental systems and societies Topic 2 - Ecosystems and ecology Topic 3 – Biodiversity and conservation Topic 4 – Water and aquatic food production systems and societies Topic 5 – Soil systems and terrestrial food production systems and societies Topic 6...
Choice of topic Environmental systems and societies focuses upon the interaction and integration of “natural” environmental systems and human societies. Your topic should: • have a sharp focus on the interaction between environmental systems and societies, • should give significant (though not necessarily equal) weight to both the ecological...
The extended essay (EE) is an integral part of the IB Diploma course. In order to write a good extended essay in ESS you need to first of all be interested in and passionate about the environment; and secondly be prepared to put in the...
What is actually ESS? Environmental Systems and Societies is an introduction to environmental science, which overlaps significantly with the IB Geography syllabus. It is science applied to ideas presented in geography, economics, and TOK. We’ll study how different people around the world perceive and respond to various...
When writing a ESS IA, it is important that your work fits into IB requirements and rules. One of these rules is ESS IA word count. Many students ask me what is/isn’t included in the word count and that is why I decided to share...
When writing the ESS IA, some of the favourites students’ choices are surveys. They are not that difficult to perform as maybe some of the other ESS IA topics. Some of the IB ESS IA survey topics have to do with: • Ecological footprint, • Environmental philosophies, • Carbon...
When it comes to the ESS topic: “Soil” there are many interesting investigations that students can undertake. ESS IA soil topics include: • Measuring soil’s buffer capacity • Pollution in soil • Measuring soil’s pH • Soil’s salinity • Fertility of the soil • Measuring diversity of soil organisms • Soil erosion • Soil...
The Discussion, evaluation and conclusion of the ESS IA is composed of several aspects. ...