Extended Essay
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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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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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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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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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i have the following question, To what extent do genetic factors play a role in contributing to Social Anxiety Disorder? should i go with it? also would it include Nature vs Nurture Debate because i'm trying to avoid that. thank you
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Hi I am considering doing a geography EE which asks "how does the globalisation of foreign football leagues affect the popularity of X country amongst the local population?" One big issue I have with this topic is that I am not sure if this can even have good spatial emphasis/analysis as I don't think I can map the results of whether the local population tends to watch more foreign leagues or not. 1. So my first question is that I would like opinions on if this topic can have a spatial aspect to it? To solve this problems I am thinking of changing it to "how does the globalisation of foreign leagues affect the sphere of influence of various (2-3 prob…
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ı am planning to do my EE on sherlock holmes. I am not able to talk my EE coordinator. Do you think it is going to take a high grade
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Hello! I've decided to write an extended essay on "A Game of Thrones," the first book in the Song of Ice and Fire series. "To what extent is A Game of Thrones a feminist book?" is my research question. I looked for sources but couldn't locate anything that focused solely on the first book in the series. Please help me if anyone has written their EE on this topic.
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hey, i hope everyone is doing well. good luck to the M2022s on results day. i wanted to know if it is okay to use an autobiography for my literary text in a catigory 1 english EE? i also need some tips for the structure of the essay itself because currently it's just a free-handed bulk of text. i am considering organizing it by the 3 autobiographical elements i found (let me know if they are not accurate or if there are more elements): the discription of the person's life, the meaning of life to them, and the conclusion. i will include the 3 things that the author accomplished under each of the 3 elements and analyze them with literary devices. i also have the option of o…
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Hi everyone, I am looking to see if this is a viable EE topic. I've discussed this with my advisor and they seem to agree, but I am just checking again and trying to get another opinion on doing this as an EE. If anyone could help that would be wonderful. This would be going for category 1 - English, Thanks for anyone helping!
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I'm scared the structure of the book is not complex enough or the analysis is not what they want. Does anyone know or have an opinion on using this book?
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I am doing my EE in biology focusing on the use of DNA evidence in specific situations (I have the situation but I don't want to give away too much so that plagiarism is never questioned). For this I am investigating how others have used DNA evidence, and will not be performing my own experiments. I need some ideas of methods that I could bring up in my EE (as im not sure what is qualified as "methodology") Would I just talk about how I pulled from the specific situation that I used? Or would it be more of what techniques were used in the specific situation in order to collect and analyze the data? Im basically clueless in this part so please, any advice and help is …
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Currently my research question is "Evaluate different way to improve the enigma machine, and suggest what way is theoretically the best?" I'm wondering is this topic specific enough ,or I would need to make some changes before I show it to my counselor?
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I was wondering if my extended essay is sophisticated enough to write 4000 words about with good detail and quality. My subject is biology and my research question is: What are the effects on plant growth of artificial light (of different colours) compared to natural sunlight? I'll be using red (maybe orange), green and with LED lights and have one plant in natural sunlight. The control is a plant grown with no light. I'll be measuring the growth of the plant as my dependent variable. Should I measure something else instead of growth? e.g. vitamin C content.
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I want to write an EE on Cuban Missile Crisis in relation to Kennedy, but I'm not sure how to narrow down the investigation. I was also thinking on something to do with the US's Containment Policy, possibly in relation to George Kennan. Lastly, something to do with Mccarthyism and the Red Scare, but not sure about something specific. Any ideas for specific topics within these?
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Is researching on a state too broad?
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Hey, is anyone doing the history extended essay? does anyone know the prefered word count for each parts of the essay? oh, forgot to mention, my teacher told me that the parts of the essay I have to include are: intro summary of evidence evaluation analysis conclusion My teacher also needs me to do an abstract for my essay. I heard that the format of the extended essay is pretty much like the History internal assessment. so, concerning the plan of investigation, is it just the abstract then?
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Hey, I really need help structuring my EE I've been writing my EE for some time now and I think I've hit a slump on 2k words. I'm not sure what to add or not add and I feel like I'm going on a tangent. Could anyone give me advice on what to do My topic is how the video streaming service will be characterized as an Oligopolistic competitive market. Thank you!
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Good afternoon guys. Minecraft is a very versatile game with many different possibilities. Even in a standard game without mods, a huge number of activities. For example, from survival to building a castle. What activities do you enjoy the most? I want to know your opinion.
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I'm doing my Extended Essay in Geography, possibly on medical tourism in Bangkok. With a focus on Bumrungrad Hospital (major one for this topic) My question is possibly: "What changes has Bangkok's Bumrungrad hospital made since its establishment to accommodate (medical tourists/ foreign patients) ?" Firstly, is it fit for geography or would it end up being a Business Management EE as it is about developments and changes? Do you think the question shouldn't be a 'what' question? Is a hypothesis required for a geography EE? Is my question too focused - as I have found few resources online? (maybe I didn't research deeply yet ) Please r…
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The idea I pitched to my teacher was something along the lines of "To what extent will GPU and CPU processing speeds have to be in order to create a gaming experience indistinguishable from reality?" I thought of researching VR, GPU and CPU power, clock speeds, etc. But I was told that doing this exploration would have no use. What does anyone else think? I am thinking of doing something about cryptocurrency. "To what extent is cryptocurrency a more practical alternative to cash/credit?" I haven't asked my teacher yet, but I think it would lean more towards ITGS (since i'll be talking about effects on the environment and society as well), not too sure. What doe…
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I just have a quick question: What fonts/font families are we allowed to use in the IB Extended Essay? Most people use Times New Roman but I personally hate how it looks and I would like to make my paper, which i have spent weeks working on, look more than just one of the essays i turned in last year for english class.
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Can anyone recommend any algorithms of cryptocurrency that I can write my extended essay comparison on? and any other suggestions in terms of crypto (or any tips really) when writing a CS EE? I'd appreciate any help, thank you!
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anyone got any ideas?
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I chose these two topics as I found these to be the most intriguing when I was learning them and doing an experiment on these would be fun. However, I don't know how to formulate the RQ or pick the chemicals/substances I build my experiment around. Any advice?
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Hey, I am planning on doing my Extended Essay in Math. After doing some revision on my previous choice of topic I came up with a new topic: The geometry of GPS navigation My research question would be: What is the role of mathematics and geometry in particular in GPS navigation? Would that research question be specific enough? Or do you have any ideas for improvement or refining it? My approach would roughly be looking at triangulation, explaining with diagrams how it works and what role it play in GPS navigation. Then I would look at trilateration and how this helps Would including how speed can be measured via GPS be appropriate? If I would have time and words left I a…
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How bad is it if my EE is under 3500 words? I've heard EEs in the Sciences are typically shorter. Is there anyone who has scored an A or B with a word count under 3500? I feel like I just don't have much more to say about my experiment...
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My EE research question is "How does varying concentrations of CaCO3 affect the catechin levels of green tea", but I'm running into problems into how exactly to measure it. The basis for my question is to test how does varying mineral content of water affect the taste of tea, and in my research I found that CaCO3 was one of the minerals in water, and catechin is the main component of green tea which affects the bitterness and astringency (effectively taste). I wanted to use spectroscopy but the maximum absorbance for catechin is around 270nm, which is far lower than the machine I have available to me, which only uses the visible light spectrum (around 400-700nm). I w…
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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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So I'm doing psychology as an SL subject and I need to know if this is good. 'The effectivnesss of Risperidone as a treatment for schizophrenia' Its a drug treatment and I have already started the reserch process. But I am not sure if it is too vauge or not. I am not sure if I should change it although it is a little late for that but still possible. Maybe to switch to causes?
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I'm doing my biology EE right now with secondary research, and I'm kinda confused, how many sources needed to be the data for my EE?
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Hey guys! I've been doing my Extended Essay about the Traveling Salesman Problem, but now I realize I'm not sure about my Research Question, and by the way, not even the subject (Math or Computer Science). I wonder if you could give me some feedback on it. My actual research question is: Proving the Traveling Salesman Problem is an NP-Complete problem. I'm thinking about maybe changing it to see how a specific algorithm (the simplex one, by Dantzig) actually helped to solve large instances of the TSP. Help, please, I'm lost. Thank you in advance!
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Hey everyone Im writing EE on economics and I want my question to be roughly ‘how does exchange rates affect travel and tourism’ but I don’t know what to write under the topic. What topics can I include under this question ? Help would be appreciated.
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Hello! I am currently doing a Geography EE and am a bit lost on how to come up with a concrete question to base my research off of. My question revolves around - - To what extent is the HDI of Kerala and British Columbia comparable in terms of poverty development? (Full changed question still in works) - poverty in BC (what is the government doing) - poverty in Kerala (what is the government doing) - poverty headcount ratio - How does gender play a role? - Possibly some section due to COVID 19 I am a BC resident, so I am able to possibly collect first hand primary data for one of the places, but not the other. I need to make it mo…
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Hi! My research question is "To what extent is cryptocurrency a more practical alternative to cash? For anyone who can give tips, is there a better way to word this RQ? like adding an "in terms of" or using a different adjective other than "practical", etc? Also, for anyone who has done a similar EE or has firsthand knowledge and experience on cryptocurrency, please do leave a reply if you have any tips or recommended links, or if we could even have a quick chat as one of my primary resources (having a real hard time looking for any), any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!
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My topic to my extended essay is "To what extent is the Mongolian Empire a peaceful society." I'm going to make the argument that the Mongolian Empire was actually a peaceful society due to the Pax Mongolia, religious tolerance, etc. despite conquering nearly all of Eurasia through pillage and rape. I would simply enjoy the knowledge if this topic is overdone, too broad, too specific, etc., or if I should change the specific topic name a little smidge. Thanks everyone
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Hi everyone....... so currently I am writing my RQ and finishing up my EE perosal and was wondering if my RQ is still to vague on the idea , for my RQ I have selected to research category B in which covers social lingustic of the language . e.g. of my current RQ : How has scocial media affect the language structure in terms of verbal communication amongst teenagers in Australia ? backup RQ : how has social media affected teenagers in Australia english language in terms of verbal communication at an academic level ? Idea : Wanting to cover about the change in communication and the effect it has on the meaning in the English Vocabulary. Also, when…
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Hello friends. I am currently a Junior in High School. I am currently writing a Physics EE. I have decided to do my topic on Solar Energy. I have a solar panel, and I would love to learn more about it. I am having trouble making an experiment. I have no idea what to test for. I am open to suggestions on this topic. It is much appreciated. Thanks to everybody in advance.
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I'm thinking of doing my EE on masculinity in the Red Pony and the Old Man and the Sea (Category 1). I was just wondering whether Hemingway's the Old Man and the Sea is overdone, or is taught in many school curricula and hence not a very good choice for the EE. Thanks.
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Hi, I need help fixing my extended essay question. My topics are bio and psych and my question is "How does implicit racial bias in healthcare influence how often black people are diagnosed with Lyme disease?" My mentor said its hard to write about, so I need help fixing it. I've tried to restructure the question a few times, but I'm still confused, I wanted to make it about misdiagnosis and how black people are often misdiagnosed with diseases, but my mentor told me to focus on a specific disease, but I don't know which to focus on. She also wanted me to focus on symptoms of a disease that only black people get, but I've only found symptoms that black people have a highe…
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Hi all, I was researching topics for my Extended Essay and I thought of doing either something with Jane Austen (let me know if you have any ideas!) or the Iliad. I had read The Song of Achilles (Madeline Miller) recently, and I thought I could do something around the societal changes between Homer’s Iliad and the 2011 Song of Achilles. For example, The Song of Achilles is a homosexual live story, whereas Homer did not write the Iliad like such. Was wondering what you thought about this topic, is it interesting? Could it be well executed? Thank you!
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Hi, I had several issues regarding my Extended Essay in Psychology. First: Which research question would be the most suitable? Option 1: To what extent is criminal behaviour based on biological factors? Option 2: To what extent can biological factors predict criminal behaviour? Option 3: Is criminal behaviour primarily based on biological factors? Second: While I have all my ideas and research with reference to the issue ready, I do not know how to put it down in a format suitable for an EE, for eg: the IA has a very specific format that is simply the marking criterion itself. How do the plan the structure, or chart out points for my Extended Essay? Third: Doe…
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