Can new knowledge challenge established values or beliefs?  (Venue: 2nd Floor 6-A)

Dhahran Ahliyya Schools

Fatimah Alaliw

New knowledge can change established values or beliefs when those beliefs are not tied to identity or culture. This claim was investigated by exploring 3 different objects that highlight scientific evidence, identity, and identity-free values. The conclusion was that the extent to which new knowledge changes beliefs depends on whether those beliefs are rooted in evidence, identity, or socially shared but non-identity-based ideas.

Prompt: Does Some Knowledge Belong Only to Particular Communities of Knowers? Venue: 2nd Floor 6-B)

Dhahran Ahliyya Schools

Meyar Noman

Some knowledge forms are shaped by the experiences and values of the communities that hold them rather than by universal access. This was investigated through objects that show how cultural identity and shared practice influence who can understand or carry certain knowledge. In conclusion, knowledge is not always open to everyone. Some forms depend on belonging and lived experience while others can be shared more widely.

Prompt 26: Does our knowledge depend on our interactions with other knowers? (Venue: 2nd Floor 6-C)

Eyüboğlu Educational Institutions

Carmelita Simla Dwyer

This TOK Exhibition explores the dependence of knowledge on our interaction with other knowers, possibly changing our perspective according to the knowledge exchanged, using three significant objects: Mean Girls, a movie shot in 2004; the Great Wall of China, a historic landmark; and TikTok videos. By looking at these objects, we see how perspectives shift as knowledge is created, shared, interpreted and reinterpreted across social and cultural contexts.

Prompt 18: Are Some Things Unknowable (Venue: 2nd Floor 6-D)

Eyüboğlu Educational Institutions

Leyla Deniz Anderson

Abstract: This TOK exhibition explores the existence of knowledge that is unknowable through three objects: A portrait of Henry the 8th, an illustration of the Library of Alexandria and an illustration of the Big Bang. By examining how some things may be unknowable, the importance of reasons as to why these things are unknowable is brought up. This exhibition is about the erasure of knowledge, regardless if it was done on purpose or not, and some knowledge being out of reach entirely.

Prompt  6: How does the way that we organize or classify knowledge affect what we know? (Venue: 2nd Floor 6-E)

Eyüboğlu Educational Institutions

Mert Ali Kılıç

This TOK Exhibition explores how classification systems shape our understanding of knowledge through three objects: the ICD-11 medical classification system, the GDP measurement formula, and a Google Scholar search filter results page. By examining how diseases are categorized, how economic success is measured, and how academic knowledge is filtered, the exhibition highlights how organizational frameworks influence what is recognized as valid, important, or visible knowledge. The exhibition demonstrates that classification is not neutral, but actively shapes interpretation, priorities, and understanding across different areas of knowledge.

Prompt: What Role Does Imagination Play in Producing Knowledge About the World?(Venue: 2nd Floor 7-A)

Dhahran Ahliyya Schools

Norah Alquraishi

Imagination plays an essential role in generating knowledge because it allows individuals to interpret experiences, consider possibilities, and understand human nature. This was investigated through three objects: a novel illustrating imaginative moral explanation, a dollhouse reflecting imaginative play, and a diary showing imaginative memory making. The conclusion reached was that imagination is valuable for producing insight, yet it becomes unreliable when it distorts memory or reality.

Prompt: What role do experts play in influencing our consumption or acquisition of knowledge?

(Venue: 2nd Floor 7-B)

Dhahran Ahliyya Schools

Rajwa Alwraik

Experts play a central role in shaping how we consume and acquire knowledge by guiding interpretation, validating information, and narrowing uncertainty. This was investigated by examining objects that show expert authority in scientific communication, specialized gatekeeping in professional fields, and advisory influence in everyday decision-making. The conclusion was that experts significantly direct knowledge of access, although their influence depends on trust, context, and audience engagement.