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Back to IB PHYSICS =**USEFUL OFFICIAL IB DOCUMENTS**= [|EE outline and intro from 2013 IBO EE guide] [|EE assessment criteria from 2013 IBO EE guide] [|Physics guidelines from 2013 IBO EE guide] [|Academic Honesty document from the IB Sept 2007] [|IB Ethical Practice Poster] SUBJECT REPORTS OFTEN CONTAIN HELPFUL INFO ABOUT THE EE: [|SR on EE in all subjects Nov 2010] [|SR on EE in Physics in May 2009]

=**VITAL RESOURCES**= Amazing Library - go to the ISL library wiki for more information on the EE [|Easybib website] for bibliography help [|Virtual Library Physics resources]

=**WHAT IS AN EXTENDED ESSAY IN PHYSICS?**= Here are some other phrases from the **IB documentation**: The knowledge and understanding demonstrated in a physics essay should extend from the Diploma Programme physics course or laboratory. The fundamental knowledge acquired in the classroom could be applied to a new physical situation that requires an interpretation of this knowledge. apply a range of skills... topic of personal interest... emphasis on physics... research paper involving a hypothesis or model... structured piece of writing... basis in physical theory... personally involved... a challenge... in-depth treatment... produce relatively rapid data ... simple phenomena using standard school apparatus... (all from IBO EE Guide, 2013)

**Read Hamper's book** (HL, p572ff). In summary, he says it should be Simple. Physics. Personal. School-based. Interesting. Safe.

__** Note the examples all include a Physics phenomenon (possibly studied in the syllabus), applied to a particular situation. **__
 * Examples from the 2013 Extended Essay Guide:**
 * “ Orbital determination of a minor planet”
 * “The variation in resistance of a wire subjected to different strains ”
 * “The use of interference fringes to measure small displacements ”
 * “The range variation of water flowing out of a hole in a container”
 * “The impact of the resistivity of the metal of a pipe and the pipe’s wall thickness on the terminal velocity of a cylindrical magnet falling down the metallic pipe”

=**WHERE MIGHT IDEAS COME FROM?**=

A sport you play; a hobby; something you have noticed and wondered about. S port is varied and popular, but it can be difficult to isolate and change the variables. An area that interests you and which you can apply to a phenomenon A class practical you could extend Available Physics apparatus which you could explore Oscillations Collisions Trajectories Temperature changes Refraction Forces Motion Deformation Websites and blogs such as [|dotphysics] youtube channels such as [|veritasium] [] - not an EE website, but there are __hundreds__ of ideas here. [] - this is the Chemistry version of the above. I know we are thinking about Physics, but tell your friends. [] and Biology too! [|Catalyst magazine] from STEM. 20 years of free archive on PDF British Science Association's [|Crest Awards] [|Citizen Science data from NASA] - can you find a data set to analyse?
 * Inspiration from your interests in life**
 * Inspiration from the Physics class**
 * Some things which are common and varied in every day life and can be measured**
 * Inspiration from Research**

=**EXAMPLES OF PHYSICS EEs (NO SCORE INDICATED MOSTLY)**= [|Stability of a Canoe EE 2009] - this one scored a B grade [|The oscillation of a magnet in the earth's magnetic field EE sample] [|EE on street lighting] and [|examiner's comments] [|EE on bow and arrow] and [|examiner's comments] [|EE on rolling cylinder] [|EE on braking bicycle] [|EE on age of the Universe] and [|examiner's comments]
 * The examples below are all 'excellent' according to IB:**

=**OTHER USEFUL DOCUMENTS**= IN PHYSICS