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So I happened to ask someone this question:

"Whats the correct word to describe someone who's thinking about somethings and no one knows what they are and prefers to keep to himself?", and I got the answer "Introvert"

I looked it up and the definition was

"Contrary to what most people think, an introvert is not simply a person who is shy. In fact, being shy has little to do with being an introvert! Shyness has an element of apprehension, nervousness and anxiety, and while an introvert may also be shy, introversion itself is not shyness. Basically, an introvert is a person who is energized by being alone and whose energy is drained by being around other people. Introverts are more concerned with the inner world of the mind. They enjoy thinking, exploring their thoughts and feelings. They often avoid social situations because being around people drains their energy. This is true even if they have good social skills. After being with people for any length of time, such as at a party, they need time alone to "recharge." When introverts want to be alone, it is not, by itself, a sign of depression. It means that they either need to regain their energy from being around people or that they simply want the time to be with their own thoughts. Being with people, even people they like and are comfortable with, can prevent them from their desire to be quietly introspective. Being introspective, though, does not mean that an introvert never has conversations. However, those conversations are generally about ideas and concepts, not about what they consider the trivial matters of social small talk."

I felt so relieved because I finally found a word that explains exactly how I feel. I am not sure if there are a lot of introverts around, but I am wondering if anyone else feels this way?

I found the test below in a psychology website, and it may not be scientific and all, but almost every single point applied to me, so it should give you an idea if you're wondering:



It is said that an introvert is not an anti-social person nor a depressed one. They are simply..and introvert. What do you think about that? The answer may differ from one person to another depending on how much of an introvert they are. For example, and introvert will say, yes introversion has nothing to do with me being anti-social or depressed, whereas someone who's not an introvert will insist that if someone wants to stay alone a lot., avoid social situations..etc..etc, they are at least anti-social.

I really want to get some opinions..so tell me what you think.

as the title suggests, we are looking into forming a TOK discussion section. A very specific topic will be discussed weekly. Basically sort of like a guided TOK discussion online that gives you ideas for your TOK essay at the end of IB and correct certain ideas that you may not be able to say/include in the essay. Although this is an open discussion, it is extremely structured.

So we want to see how many of you are interested to see if it could work out. Note that this is an addition to what we already have, so nothing will change. Probably the "MY TOK ESSAY IS DUE TOMORROW AND I HAVENT STARTED..HEEEELP" sort of topics wont be seen that often towards the end of the year.

The schedule below is when you can start discussing the exams. It's already set 24 hours ahead so you can follow this directly.

Morning exams are discussed after 13.00 (GMT time)
Afternoon exams are discussed after 18.00 (GMT time)

Wednesday 2nd of Nov.
Morning:

• English A1 HL paper 1
  
• English A1 SL paper 1
  
• English A2 HL paper 1
  
• English A2 SL paper 1
  
• Text & performance SL paper 1
  
• Text & performance SL paper 2

Afternoon:

• Philosophy HL paper 1
  
• Philosophy SL paper 1
  
• Psychology HL paper 1
  
• Psychology SL paper 1

Thursday 3rd of Nov.
Morning:

• Philosophy HL paper 2
  
• Philosophy HL paper 3
  
• Philosophy SL paper 2
  
• Psychology HL paper 2
  
• Psychology HL paper 3
  
• Psychology SL paper 2

Afternoon:

• Mathematics HL paper 1
  
• Mathematics SL paper 1
  
• Mathematical studies SL paper 1

Friday 4th of Nov.
Morning:

• Mathematics HL paper 2
  
• Mathematics SL paper 2
  
• Mathematical studies SL paper 2

Afternoon:

• ITGS HL paper 1
  
• ITGS SL paper 1
  
• Geography HL paper 1
  
• Geography SL paper 1
  
• Music HL paper 1

Saturday 5th of Nov.
Morning:

• Mathematics HL paper 3
  
• ITGS HL paper 2
  
• ITGS HL paper 3
  
• ITGS SL paper 2
  
• Geography HL paper 2
  
• Geography HL paper 3
  
• Geography SL paper 2

Afternoon:

• Environmental systems & societies SL paper 1
  
• French A1 HL paper 1
  
• French A1 SL paper 1
  
• French A2 HL paper 1
  
• French A2 SL paper 1

Tuesday 8th of Nov.
Morning:

• Environmental systems & societies SL paper 2
  
• French A1 HL paper 2
  
• French A1 SL paper 2
  
• French A2 HL paper 2
  
• French A2 SL paper 2
  
• French B HL paper 1
  
• French B HL paper 2
  
• French B SL paper 1
  
• French B SL paper 2
  
• French ab initio SL paper 1
  
• French ab initio SL paper 2

Afternoon:

• Chemistry HL paper 1
  
• Chemistry HL paper 2
  
• Chemistry SL paper 1
  
• Chemistry SL paper 2
  
• Design technology HL paper 1
  
• Design technology HL paper 2
  
• Design technology SL paper 1
  
• Design technology SL paper 2

Wednesday 9th of Nov.
Morning:

• Chemistry HL paper 3
  
• Chemistry SL paper 3
  
• Design technology HL paper 3
  
• Design technology SL paper 3

Afternoon:

• English A1 HL paper 2
  
• English A1 SL paper 2
  
• English A2 HL paper 2
  
• English A2 SL paper 2
  
• English B HL paper 1
  
• English B HL paper 2
  
• English B SL paper 1
  
• English B SL paper 2
  
• English ab initio SL paper 1
  
• English ab initio SL paper 2

Thursday 10th of Nov.
Morning:

• Language A1 HL paper 1
  
• Language A1 SL paper 1
  
• Language A2 HL paper 1
  
• Language A2 SL paper 1

Except: English, French and Spanish

Afternoon:

• Physics HL paper 1
  
• Physics HL paper 2
  
• Physics SL paper 1
  
• Physics SL paper 2
  
• Sports, exercise & health science SL paper 1
  
• Sports, exercise & health science SL paper 2

Friday 11th of Nov.
Morning:

• Physics HL paper 3
  
• Physics SL paper 3
  
• Sports, exercise & health science SL paper 3

Afternoon:

• History HL paper 1
  
• History HL paper 2
  
• History SL paper 1
  
• History SL paper 2

Saturday 12th of Nov.
Morning:

• History HL paper 3

Afternoon:

• Language B HL paper 1
  
• Language B HL paper 2
  
• Language B SL paper 1
  
• Language B SL paper 2
  
• Language ab initio SL paper 1
  
• Language ab initio SL paper 2

Except: English, French and Spanish


Tuesday 15th of Nov.
Morning:

• Language A1 HL paper 2
  
• Language A1 SL paper 2
  
• Language A2 HL paper 2
  
• Language A2 SL paper 2

Except: English, French and Spanish

Afternoon:

• Economics HL paper 1
  
• Economics HL paper 2
  
• Economics SL paper 1
  
• Classical languages HL paper 1
  
• Classical languages SL paper 1

Wednesday 16th of Nov.
Morning:

• Economics HL paper 3
  
• Economics SL paper 2
  
• Classical languages HL paper 2
  
• Classical language SL paper 2

Afternoon:

• Spanish A1 HL paper 1
  
• Spanish A1 SL paper 1
  
• Spanish A2 HL paper 1
  
• Spanish A2 SL paper 1

Thursday 17th of Nov.
Morning:

• Spanish A1 HL paper 2
  
• Spanish A1 SL paper 2
  
• Spanish A2 HL paper 2
  
• Spanish A2 SL paper 2
  
• Spanish B HL paper 1
  
• Spanish B HL paper 2
  
• Spanish B SL paper 1
  
• Spanish B SL paper 2
  
• Spanish ab initio SL paper 1
  
• Spanish ab initio SL paper 2

Afternoon:

• Biology HL paper 1
  
• Biology HL paper 2
  
• Biology SL paper 1
  
• Biology SL paper 2

Friday 18th of Nov.
Morning:

• Biology HL paper 3
  
• Biology SL paper 3

Afternoon:

• Computer science HL paper 1
  
• Computer science SL paper 1
  
• Business & management HL paper 1
  
• Business & management SL paper 1
  
• Social & cultural anthropology HL paper 1
  
• Social & cultural anthropology SL paper 1

Saturday 19th of Nov.
Morning:

• Computer science HL paper 2
  
• Computer science SL paper 2
  
• Business & management HL paper 2
  
• Business & management SL paper 2
  
• Social & cultural anthropology HL paper 2
  
• Social & cultural anthropology HL paper 3
  
• Social & cultural anthropology SL paper 2

Before I wish you guys luck:

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As the topic title suggests. I couldn't find a good comparison of the two online though I didn't put effort in looking, lol.

But yeah BB or IPhone? and most importantly..why.

I am not putting a poll up because people will vote without giving a reason.

Okay, so I found a bunch of notes I took when my teachers were giving us IA tips and format..etc. Some of the below I had to copy of the board, so you may find these in the books.

So, Biology IAs should follow this general format:
DESIGN
1)Research Question
2)Hypothesis/Predictions
3)Variables
4)Apparatus
5)Method/procedure

DCP
1)Collected data
2)Data processing
3)Data presentation

CE
1)Conclusion
2)Evaluation

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Design

Research question:
This should be a clear focused question that says exactly what you are investigating. It shouldn't be too long and it must include the dependent and independent variables.
Eg. What is the effect of pH on the activity rate of salivary amylase?
Dependent variable: activity rate
Independent variable: pH

Hypothesis:
This is a paragraph or two where you explain your research question. You are going to say something like:
"Salivary Amylase is a an enzyme that digests starch into di- and monosaccharides. Since it's a salivary amylase, the enzyme works best at an alkaline pH of 7, in other words, the optimum pH is 7. At this pH, the rate of amylase activity will be at it's highest. A pH that is much lower (very acidic) or much higher (very alkaline) will denature the enzyme permanently (specifically the active site), and the enzyme can't function anymore. The activity of the enzyme will decrease as we increase or decrease pH."
You may also want to include a graph to show this if this possible.

Variables:
A list or a table that include:
-Independent variable: this is the variable you're changing. In the example above, the pH.
-Dependent variable: this is what changes when you change the independent variable. Eg. Activity rate.
-Controlled variables: these are all the other variables that must be kept the same in order to get an accurate results. For example, Temperature, pressure..etc.

Apparatus:
This is the list where you include everything you are going to use. Make sure you don't forget anything. My teacher always told me to include a diagram of the apparatus, so you may want to add that too.
When listing the apparatus, be specific:
1)'A beaker' wont work, you have to specify the type and the volume. Same for any other apparatus of this sort.
2)When listing chemical substances like enzymes or starch solutions. Include the volume and the concentration.
3)For Solid substances used, include the mass in 'g'
4)When mentioning the thermometer, you may want to say it goes from -2C to 100C just to be specific.

Method:
I always prefer the method being in a list format rather than a paragraph. It makes it much easier to read and understand. I would advise you to not use the first person. For example if you want to say "I will measure 50ml of starch solution into a beaker" you should say "Measure 50ml of starch solution into a beaker"
Please make sure you include every single step, don't miss one because it seems like an 'obvious' step!
Also make sure that your method controls the controlled variables and allows the collection of raw data.
After finishing your design, take a look at the table below (from the syllabus) to make sure you didn't miss anything:

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Data Collection and Processing (DCP)

Collected data:
This is normally given in one or more tables. Make sure your table is clear and easy to read and follow. Trust me, it makes a difference. Do not forget to include the units at the top of each column in brackets and the error!

Here's an example:




Data processing:
Data processing is where they want you to do something with the data. Find an average, do one of the hypothesis test, calculate the standard deviation...etc. It normally depends on the experiment.

Errors/uncertainties:
This is the calculation of the % error in your experiment which you're going to discuss in CE.
The uncertainty of each apparatus should be printed on it. If it's not, then the uncertainty is the half the smallest division. For example, a ruler that with 0.1cm division will have an error of +/- 0.05cm.

Data presentation:
This presentation should be of the raw data and the processed data if possible.
Bar graphs and line graphs are one of the best way to present a data in most cases. A pie chart or a scatter graph may also be used. When adding the graph, make sure it has a title, labelled axis and legends. If you are for example investigating something at two different environments or situations, you should have a graph for each and then a third graph with the both, to show better comparison. In most cases, you are going to have to do at least 3 or 4 trials, include the graphs for each, then a final one of the average results. When appropriate include the uncertainties in the graph.
Please make sure the graph/chart is suitable for your type of data before using it.

Here are examples:

Bar Graph:



Pie Chart:



Once again, take a look at the criteria for a last check:

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Conclusion and Evaluation (CE)

Conclusion:
The first point about the conclusion is that it should directly relate to the hypothesis. In other words, your conclusion must restate and discuss the hypothesis. You are not going to say why the results weren't accurate in this section. You're going to do discuss your results. Does it support the hypothesis? Were you predictions correct? Make sure you mention them again. I read this in one of the documents it got, and many people make this mistake: when talking about a hypothesis you're talking about whether the results support or refute the hypothesis, not prove the hypothesis.
In your conclusion, make sure you discuss the graphs, the charts..the data processing..etc.

Evaluation and improvement methods
I would organize this part in this way:
1st paragraph: the weaknesses and limitations.
In other words, all the possible reasons you could think of as to why your % error is too big (if that applies), why you results didn't perfectly support the hypothesis, why you results weren't accurate...etc. So basically, you're going to talk about all the weaknesses in your design and the effects these weaknesses had on the results. When mentioning the possible errors, I suggest doing it in bullet points because like I said they're much easier to read and understand.

2nd paragraph: improvements:
This is basically the "The errors above could be avoided next time by.....". Then just start suggesting all the things you would do differently next time to get better results, for example:
1)Repeat the experiments more than x times.
2)Control temperature and pressure more carefully.
3)Try to reduce human errors.
4)Use more accurate apparatus for volume measurements.
and so on.

Criteria table:




EDIT: Criteria tables added.