ibnewB Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Does an IA need to be 100% original? I am really struggling to come up with a topic, but have a few ideas bellow. I am fairly decent at chemistry and know I can write a good lab report but coming up with an idea on what I can do is quite challenging, as I have been looking for one since November last year, but still can't find one that I think would be good to do. Here I have a couple of ideas on possible IAs. Would any of these ones be good to develop for a HL chem IA??? Effect of gum on pH of saliva after drinking sports drinks effects of different toothpastes on tooth decay calories of differrent cooking oils (find which has least and is best) calories of chocolate (or some sort of chemical analysis). theobromine content in different types of chocolate (why it is dangerous to eat for dogs) content of Ca in different types of milk Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kw0573 Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 All very interesting! The procedure need not to be 100% original but all analysis needs to be. You are however expected to properly cite all references. You should strive for a very solid understanding of your experiment, as opposed to try really hard to come up with a fully original procedure. 2 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibnewB Posted January 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 Oh ok thank you so much. I was struggling to find an original idea. But would you recommend any of those options being a viable option for me to do for my IA? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosalina Posted January 29, 2017 Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 I think all of these options are viable- it's strictly dependent on the methodology and what you exactly want to do with the data you've gathered. 2 Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibnewB Posted January 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2017 2 hours ago, Rosalina said: I think all of these options are viable- it's strictly dependent on the methodology and what you exactly want to do with the data you've gathered. 3 hours ago, kw0573 said: All very interesting! The procedure need not to be 100% original but all analysis needs to be. You are however expected to properly cite all references. You should strive for a very solid understanding of your experiment, as opposed to try really hard to come up with a fully original procedure. So in saying that, how would I connect it to a HL componenet of the course. That is what I am struggling with. I am quite interested in the chocolate one, but which section of the course would it be about? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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