ESS IA INVESTIGATION

Which is simpler - the Extended Essay or the ESS IA?

• Extended Essay

• ESS IA

• Neither

True or False - Students as much time planning their ESS IA as they do working on executing their plans.

• True

• False

According to the article, what is it that shapes the entire ESS IA investigation and makes sure all the requirements are met?

• Planning

• Context

• Evaluation

• Results and Analysis

A testable question is,
"How does the amount of exercise affect heart rate and breathing rate?"
Which is the controlled variable?

• amount of exercise
• breathing rate
• heart rate
• temperature of the room

Which of the following is a well-written hypothesis?

• If more tails are added to a kite, then the air time will increase.
• If the kite has a longer tail, then it will become a better kite.
• I think that more tails will make the kite fly for longer.
• Kites with longer string are able to fly higher, which makes them better.

Which of the following is a well-written hypothesis?

• If the splash height is significantly later, then the diver must be inexperienced.
• If a certain dive is used, then the splash height will change.
• If a diver uses the backward dive technique, then the splash height will be larger.
• A forward dive would probably make a small splash.

Which of the following is a well-written hypothesis?

• How does helium amount affect the temperature of a star?
• The more helium a star has, the higher it's temperature will be.
• Stars with lots of helium are often prettier.
• If a star has a larger amount of helium, then the star will have a higher temperature.

Which of the following is a quantitative observation?

• The orange is round
• The orange is juicy.
• There are 25 spots on the orange
• There is no stem on the orange

Which of the following is a NOT a qualitative observation?

• The orange is round
• The orange is juicy.
• There are 25 spots on the orange
• There is no stem on the orange

The number of apples in this basket is ______________________ data?

• quantitative
• qualitative
• independent
• dependent