5706y-H

IB Environmental Systems and Societies - SL 2

Full Year / 1 Credit / Grade 12

Prerequisite:

IB Diploma students see IB Policy Prerequisites

DP Course Students:

• IB Environmental Systems and Societies SL 2: A June-IB Score Up to Date (SIB on report card) of 3 and above. Please review the criteria of Year 2 IB courses.

Description:

This is a college-level introductory Environmental Science course and a continuation of Environmental Systems and Societies IB 1. It is designed for students who will take the IB Environmental Systems and Societies Standard Level exam in May, and is appropriate for students with an interest in natural sciences, and especially in techniques and knowledge of environmental issues and problems, as well as their impact on societies. Topics covered in the second year of the course are: Soil systems & Terrestrial food production systems and societies, Atmospheric systems and societies, Climate change & Energy Production, Human Systems & Resource Use. During the fall semester a prediction will be sent to Universities indicating the teacher’s best estimate of how a student will do in the May IB exams. The prediction will be based on (i) the final grade of the first year, (ii) the grade of the final exam in the first year (iii) the mock exam early in the fall semester.

Assessment:

Tests/exams/homework and lab work in accordance with IBO assessment practices.