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1. Just to make it clear - we will not give you a topic for your EE, but we will help you refine and expand on your original ideas for a topic. You are marked on your choice of topic so we can't help you with that.
2. Before doing anything, read the Extended Essay for Dummies thread. At the very least, we recommend you take a look at the 5 Cardinal Rules of the EE!
3. Before asking anything about format or requirements for the extended essay, we suggest you read the IB Extended Essay Guide first (which you can download from here).
4. Make your thread titles descriptive. At the minimum, mention the subject area and if you have one, the topic! For instance "History EE on Nazi Propaganda" is better than "EE help please". The people who know about history and nazi propaganda will click on the first thread and probably miss the second one. Help us to help you - give it an accurate title!
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Want to share the title of your extended essay? Or perhaps need help choosing one? This is the place. Psychology - The Psychology of Road Rage: A discussion of psychological explanations of road rage and policy implications.
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The title is pretty much self-explanatory (lol) but if not, this is a post about writing an a1 language ee, primarily focused on english obviously, and based largely on personal experience. If you have any questions about this post (turned out longer than I expected!) or the ee itself, send me a message. Also, if you have a draft and are looking for feedback, I might be able to help. Ground rules first - you need to have a good grasp of your the language you are writing your extended essay (latin and ancient greek possibly excepted) -- and this probably means a good grade in the relevant class. Choosing good supervisor, and one you are on good terms with, is also a good i…
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My IB Coordinator told me that it is super rare to get an A in EE and the majority of people get a C on EE... is that really good then? is getting an A practically impossible? i was just wondering what other people got...
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Hey guys! so while i was going through the threads, i saw that none of them actually gave good pointers on how to write a very good abstract. So i've got a few notes which i'll share with everyone. They were handouts which my supervisor had given me, but i just condensed it into one. Good luck! HOW TO WRITE AN ABSTRACT An abstract is a concise, stand-alone statement that conveys the essential information contained in an article, book, research paper, or document. Written in a direct non-repetitive style, the abstract should: - Identify the problem (research question of thesis) investigated. - Describe the scope or method of investigation. - Summarize the results. - …
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Extended Essay for Dummies How to Start Your Extended Essay, How to Avoid Last Minute Panics, How to Effectively Get Help with your Extended Essay and More About to start your EE? Have you read the IBO Extended Essay Guide yet? If not, read it before continuing! Also please note - start a new thread if you want help with your EE! People do not regularly read this thread and you may not get a response. 1. So what exactly IS the Extended Essay? This is actually an extremely important post for many people to read, because many people fail to understand the significance of exactly what makes the Extended Essay unique, and go off in completely the wrong direction! It i…
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hey guys im doing a survey for my ee on itgs. Only answer questions that apply to you http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/W2ZDTTP
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Hi all, I just replied to a specific/topic-based EE question, and I'll repost my reply here as some of the hints/tips/advice/comments could be useful to others Ok, so it's been over a year since I did my EE, but I'll try my best to give you some help/tips. - Your topic is wayyyyyyyyyyy too broad for an EE. You should try and make it a local topic, even if it's from a broad origin. I did mine on the effect of falling economic growth (as measured by GDP) in Australia (very broad) on the residential property market of the Brisbane postal code of 4000 (extremely specific). Ultimately I didn't like my topic as there were too many variables, but I managed to still get an…
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There have been many questions about citation and referencing. Here are some good links to help you: MLA Guides http://www.utoledo.edu/library/help/guides/docs/MLAstyle.pdf Footnote Instructions and Samples http://www.aresearchguide.com/7footnot.html http://www.aresearchguide.com/samplefootnote.html http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/04/ http://fc.lovett.org/~rmartin/footnotes/ http://dept.dawsoncollege.qc.ca/stylesheet/mla-foot.htm Bibliography / Works cited page Instructions and Samples http://www.easybib.com/ (automatic) http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/06/ http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/12/ http://www.aresearchguide.com/sampl…
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The word limit for the EE is 4000 words. If you go over this limit you lose marks. There is no minimum but for most subjects, you should expect to go above 3500 words. For experiment based subjects like sciences or math you can go as low as 2500 if there is sufficient formulae working (math) or data (sciences) or other things not included in the word count but suffices to show that you've done work on the essay. The word limit for the Abstract is separate and is 300 words. The following are not included in the word count: footnotes, appendices, abstract. Any direct quotations included in the body of the essay are included in the word count. If you don't want to include…
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Here are the links to the Extended Essay examples we have on our Files archive. To be able to download files, you have to be a VIP member or a VIP subscriber. Please see the FAQfor information on how to become a VIP or how to buy a VIP subscription. If you want to donate and contribute files to our archive, please see this announcementor this FAQ section. Extended Essays Biology & Environmental Systems Chemistry Economics and Bussiness & Management Group 6 History Language A1 Language B Mathematics Other Group 3 subjects Physics Psychology
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Its hilarious to think of a site that is considering helping future students when their time is so limited especially on an IB basis. How can new users "benefit from [the site]" when you are proposing them to post 100 comments/posts. I mean take my intention as an example. I want my second post to be an economic guide to "benefit [the site]" ,with my essay attached to it, but how would it be possible for me to open my own essay, or my other friends'. T_T [administrator] ; Dues, lc, and hms, please see to my request upon giving more acknowledgeable privileges to the new IB'ers. I understand by what you meant when you thought that people could "benefit themselves only". B…
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hey... me doin my essay on ants.....repelling ants using common household materials like vinegar, turmeric, lemon, cucumber.....and many more.....its interesting.......getting positive results........almost complete.......... BUT CAN ANYONE FRAME A RESEARCH QUESTION FOR ME PLZ
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Hello, I am a DP1 student taking biology HL. I chose to do my EE on biology, however, I am still unsure of my topic... We were already submitted our proposals, but the topic I initially chose is far too challenging for me, as I chose "antibiotic resistance in bacteria", I thought I would be able to conduct this experiment, but the more I researched, I was not able to get anywhere. So I am now considering a non-experimental route, but I heard that it is really hard to get a good grade or even pass through this method. I have a topic in mind, and it would concern the developmental stages of a specific species. I know this would be impossible to do in a lab, so it woul…
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Hey guys. I wanted to do something in Chemistry. I know I dont want to do something research based. More of experimental base. Tho i dont know which ones are the most interesting/ most challenging/ the coolest topic. I have all the lab resources available because my aunt works in a lab. (did her phd in chem). I also wanted to do something that universities might like because i was plannin on doin a major in chem and a minor in bio. so yea maybe somethin in biochem? or just chem? hear are some of my ideas. The affect of a plant (i.e. algae) on the pH level in water "The effects of sugar-free chewing gum on the pH in the mouth after a meal" is better than "Acid-base chemist…
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Hello all, New to the forum, but kind of need some help narrowing down the topic of Bitcoin as a research question! So here's what I have gathered/thought about so far: Bitcoin is an interesting virtual-currency that somehow stood out from all of the other virtual currencies such as in game coins in video games It's similar to a currency, but can not be considered one due to the lack of government support It's risks are high as cryptography may not be advanced enough to be hacker-proof It's emerging steadily as more investors look into this form of currency/commodity It's core is basically in place, now still needs more advancing Traditional economists dislike the idea of…
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I need help!! I'm doing my Extended Essay in Economics and I chose to do it on the airline industry. I wanted to do it about price discrimination and how a specific airline uses it (How does TAP use (third degree) price discrimination in order to increase revenue?) I talked about when you book you're flights and such but my teacher said I wouldn't find enough info on it.. Also, I am now realising how hard it actually to research on this because all of the information I can find is too broad and general to all airlines. She told me I should do it on market structures, something along the lines of "To what extent is the market for Lisbon to London flights an oligopoly?" …
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I am a student from an IB school in Lebanon and I just started my senior year. My extended essay topic is "How does the organizational structure and corporate culture of Apple Inc impact its effectiveness." My teacher likes it and I wanted to ask for some feedback on the topic, and also if anybody has any tips as to how I can achieve a level 7. I also wanted to ask if anyone had any sample level 7 business EE's. I really want a 7 so if anyone has any samples and is also able to give me feedback it would be amazing.
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I take SEHS high level and I'm going to write my EE with this subject. But I need some suggestions with topics and research questions COULD YOU GUYS please give me some examples of topics?? and some advices thankyou .
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What exactly do we cover in the extended essay for math? I’ve taken AI SL math
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Hi can someone tell me if my research question is somewhat good? I am doing an essay in psychology and its "What theories can be used to explain why homophobia exists' any thoughts are appreciated. THANKS
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Hey, I was wondering if anyone had any input on EE ideas, right now my idea is: how Marvel Comics between (some time period) is influenced by Norse Mythology but I might do it on the MCU instead. Let me know what you think!
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Alright, so for my chemistry EE I'm hoping to do something relating to lithium/alkaline batteries. So far the research question is structured along the lines of; "To what extent does Temperature affect the shelf life of lithium/alkaline batteries?" We have enough room that I can run both experiments simultaneously, in case one of them goes wrong, but I'd prefer to focus on the lithium batteries. The issue however, is that I'm not sure this could pass as chemistry, since I have yet to do the electrochem unit, which is one of the first we do next year. Would this topic be acceptable to as a chemistry topic or does it encroach on physics territory/it's too basic?
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Hi everybody so I am starting with my IB EE and I am doing it in English as a second languaje so I wanted to do it about comparing 2 books in diferent times that both talk about homosexuality and the diferences between the two books Do you guys have any recomendations for books that I can use??
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The topic I have in mind is "What was the main reason behind Ronald Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative?" Any feedback would be greatly appreciated! Thank you
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Do you think I can write my EE in physics about the comparison of exoplanets based on their habitability (which also based on many different factors)?
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Biology extended essays - Topic? 1 2 3
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hoolaa can any1 suggest for a biology extended essays which is doable in the school lab itself?
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Hello everyone! Would be great to get your input on my langlit EE Research Question. My current RQ is: To what extent do Lord of the Flies and Animal Farm's character progressions expose the savagery of human nature in political power plays. Here are my current worries: - Too much topics to tackle so I might focus on either the political struggle perspective of it or the savagery of human nature (I'm leaning towards this more) - If I focus on the savagery of human nature, what other secondary sources could I use besides Psychological Studies? Most scholar articles I found were political in nature - If I focus on political struggle, my…
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So for my ee(in english B) i decided to compare the 2013 gatsby film to the book. But i read a lot of nagative feedbacks about comparing a movie to film. what is your suggestion? should i just drop that and start looking into the book itself? I also thought of finding a book with similiar themes and try to compare them together? pls help me
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It looks like most of the excellent 50 extended essays doesn't include Business and Management examples. Is it extremely hard to get an A for extended essay in Business and Management? Please comment on my research question: To what extent is the marketing strategy of Starbucks effective globally and how does it affect the newly built Starbucks branch outlet at Xiamen, China in 2010? Is this understandable, if not, are there any suggestions to improve it? I'm pretty sure key terms are missing from the research question but I don't have the list with me. My idea is to take a look of the global marketing and how did it affect on new outlets on a certain region. Is it too …
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Hey guys, could someone tell me if my extend essay tittle is good or if it should be further specified, my tittle is "To what extent were the economic sanctions imposed by the TOV affect the decline of the Weimar Republic up to 1923." thankss
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Neurobiology is really the thing that interests me the most and I really want to do an EE in that, but I find it difficult, as to how you could conduct an experiment, and I read that non-experimental EEs are harder to do. Has anyone done it before?
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I am a junior in IB, currently thinking about what I want to do for my EE. Always been interested in space, and a mars landing will hopefully be happening in our lifetime, so I thought I should write about it. I was hooping to get some advice relating to what exactly I could hone in on, I've heard countless times that you need to be specific. I was thinking how the bases could be set up, how the landing could be executed, how the launch could be executed, etc. I was hoping to get into something more theoretical, but I've read in many places that physics papers are more likely to succeed if they are experimental. If anyone has any advice, ideas, suggestions, or critics, pl…
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Hello, I am looking to do my Math EE in an area of higher dimensional calculus. If anyone has any math EE samples that pertain to higher dimensions in any way and you can share it, either here or by private message, that would be highly appreciated! It would really help me with starting my research and writing my EE.
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EE geography One Child Policy
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Hi, I want to do my Extended Essay in geography, but I am not sure If my idea is good enough. The topic I most liked to study until now was the anti and pro-natalist policies, especially the One Child Policy in China. My idea was to write about how did this policy change the sex ratios and what are the consequences of this change. I know it is still too abstract, but I want to know if this idea makes sense and maybe hear some opinions. Thank you!!!
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Hi All, So I am currently in the process of figuring out a title and RQ for my EE, which will most likely focus on eating disorders, specifically anorexia. However, my question is would the IB appreciate well written and evaluated topic For example, if I were to write a "relatively common" EE, my RQ's would look something like: RQ: To what extend do -- factors play a role in the full recovery from anorexia nervosa. RQ: To what extent are genetic factors a cause for anorexia RQ: How does anorexia nervosa affect social development of teenage girls RQ: What kind of treatment is the most effective for the recovery from anorexia nervosa/buli…
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Hello everybody, I was wondering if I could receive any feedback about my proposed EE research question. Here is my question in relation to History: To what extent was the Tet Offensive the main turning point in the United States decision to leave Vietnam during the Vietnam War 1955-1975. Thank you!
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Hi! I'm doing prompt 34 for my ToK exhibition, and, well, I can't find a third object. My first two objects are pretty strong, but for the third object, I can't find anything that "brings a new perspective into the discussion." Now I'm stuck. Any help would be appreciated.
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I'm writing my EE on my absurdity in a sci-fi novel, and I'm stuck in choosing quotes. What would count as absurdity? Like do I just choose the scientific "facts" that are made up by the author, or does any satire/parody count as absurdity? I've been stuck on this for about 2 weeks now and my teacher's getting tired of me being stuck.
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hi! I want to do my English EE on a music album, the album also needs to have three music videos accompanying it. any recommendations? thank you!
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[font="Comic Sans MS"][color="#9932cc"]I am doing language B for English which is higher level I have the thought of doing EE in this subject. I don't know if it is ok for doing this , and would it have the possibility to get a better mark or it has many difficulties. Thanks for sharing your opinions......[/color][/font]
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I've chosen to do my Math EE on non-Euclidean geometry, but I'm struggling to be focused on my research, especially because I'm not sure if some of the topics within non-Euclidean geometry are too difficult for a high school student. At this point, I'm willing to change my whole topic and maybe just focus on an interesting IMO puzzle. Are there any suggestions for research topics?
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Hi!! I am currently a junior choosing a subject for the EE. I am having problem choosing between which subject I should take, psychology or biology. I am interested in both subjects, but I’ve heard the psych EE is graded harder. The teacher who teaches IB psych is very helpful though. On the other hand, our Bio IB HL teacher is not available to teach anymore, so a substitute bio teacher who is okay in IB is taking her place. I feel a bit uneasy of doing a Bio EE, because of that. What should I do??
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Hey guys! This is rather urgent and I'm actually very worried. I was wondering if it was even possible to switch our mentors for EE at this point? Our school had us upload our EE's to the IBS site at the beginning of March, and technically we were supposed to have sent the actual EE for marking to our mentor's mid February via email, but because of a bunch of things (mix of personal and just procrastination, very stupid I know) I only finished by the time we actually had to submit. Because of covid all of our communication is online, and my mentor never responded to my email about marking the EE? (I sent it the same day we submitted). They've taken a week to reply before,…
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Hi, I am writing an EE in Language and Literature area 3. I would like to use violence against women and how it is portrayed in the media as my topic but I am not sure if it is a solid topic. My draft question is How is violence against women portrayed in media today? I would like to look at newspaper excerpts from the Sarah Evrard case and others, while also looking at some books, possibly The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo trilogy? I would appreciate any advice on my topic or any notes!
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Hi, I'm starting with my EE in physics but I don't really know if my topic is a good topic. I don't know how to focuse it in physics. I want to do something between the strings of a Tennis racket and how can it improve the COR of the ball. Maybe i can check the relation between tension or the number of strings in the collision in the COR. I really don't know were to start. Because we are in lockdown i thought about doing the experiment in Finite Element modelling. But i don't know if the IB allow that. I got not to much info in internet neither good bibliography. My advisor said me that the topic is not important if it's not enough bibliography, i…
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Hi everybody! So I have been struggling a little bit in figuring out what my EE research question should be as I feel like there is not enough information on my specific topic and was wondering if anybody could help? My topic is about the relation between Franco & Hitler, and more specifically how the meeting of Hendaye affected Spain not joining WW2. I have been doing research but I feel like there is not enough information about this specific event and was thus wondering if there is another topic related to this that might seem interesting? And if any of you could help with my research question then that would be great! Side note: I am Catalan myself…
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Hi I was wondering if anyone is doing or did an ITGS extended essay? I'm currently doing ITGS for my EE, but because the course is very broad, it is very difficult to find what content is appropriate or not. Our ITGS teacher told us that ITGS can be taught by English teachers or Math teachers, so I'm somewhat afraid that they will not be able to understand IT terminology if it is too complicated, or a certain IT concept. After all, we can't expect teachers to be very fluent with concepts such as Web 2.0 for example. Anyone have any suggestions or tips? You don't have to be in ITGS or do the EE to respond, I guess.
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Hi so I'm starting my EE soon, and I'm thinking about comparing duplicity in The Sympathizer and Harry Potter (focusing on the main character of The Sympathizer and Snape from Harry Potter). Has anyone read The Sympathizer? If so, would this comparison be a doable one for my extended essay? Any suggestions for me? Anything to help would be great. I know Harry Potter is overdone, so that's why I was thinking of using a more literary book and comparing the two.
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