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Physics subject report · May 2010

PhysicsSubject report2010May 2010

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May 2010 extended essay reports Page 1 © International Baccalaureate Organization 2010 PHYSICS This is a supplementary report following the May 2010 session and should be read in conjunction with the May 2009 extended essay report. Overall grade boundaries Grade: E D C B A Mark range: 0 - 7 8 - 15 16 - 22 23 - 28 29 - 36 The range and suitability of the work submitted There was clear evidence that students and supervisors took into account the extended essay criteria as well as the information given in the Guide. The enthusiasm and dedication of the majority of students were recognized. Many supervisors used observation s (well appreciated) from the viva voce to illustrate their comments on the cover sheet. In general, the topics were well chosen, even for those candidates who did not manage to fully develop, throughout the essay, what they had initially planned. A wide r ange of essays varied in standard from excellent to very poor. Some students presented experimental work more suited to an internal assessment investigation easily carried out in a single laboratory session. Highly unsuitable topics were rare (time travel, Schrödinger’s Cat, dark matter, terra forming). As usual, the selection of the research question showed its fundamental importance in terms of enabling a suitable investigation or an unmanageable load of basic information. Many essays still show the framework of a laboratory report where students seem to structure the essay as to be guided by the Internal Assessment descriptors rather than by the extended essay assessment criteria. A wide range of topics were covered including potentially complex aerodynam ics (airfoil dimples, aircraft and parachute stability, shuttlecock drag, motion of projectiles in sports..), astrophysics (occultation of an asteroid..), sports (martial arts, rugby, archery, baseball bats, sailing, basketball..), waves and music (sound f requencies and distortion in violin and guitar, bell shape and brass sound, resonance in bottles and glass..), mechanics (elastic limit, mast position and sail thrust, resonance in model bridges, wind energy, air hockey puck, surfing waves, power and rotor
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Subject
Physics
Document type
Subject report
Year
2010
Session
May 2010
Level
Not labelled in the archive
Paper
Not labelled
Examination zone
Not labelled in the archive
Language
English
File size
165 KB
Pages
8
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