International Baccalaureate Environmental Systems and Societies ESS A checklist for each topic based upon the specification. I use give these to students for both learning and revision purposes. Topic 1: Foundations of environmental systems and societies 1.1 Environmental value systems 1.2 Systems and models 1.3 Energy and equilibria 1.4 Sustainability 1.5 Humans and pollution Topic 2: Ecosystems and ecology 2.1 Species and populations 2.2 Communities and ecosystems 2.3 Flows of energy and matter 2.4 Biomes, zonation and succession 2.5 Investigating ecosystems Topic 3: Biodiversity and conservation 3.1 An introduction to biodiversity 3.2 Origins of biodiversity 3.3 Threats to biodiversity 3.4 Conservation of biodiversity Topic 4: Water and aquatic food production systems and societies 4.1 Introduction to water systems 4.2 Access to fresh water 4.3 Aquatic food production systems 4.4 Water pollution Topic 5: Soil systems and terrestrial food production systems and societies 5.1 Introduction to soil systems 5.2 Terrestrial food production systems and food choices 5.3 Soil degradation and conservation Topic 6: Atmospheric systems and societies 6.1 Introduction to the atmosphere 6.2 Stratospheric ozone 6.3 Photochemical smog 6.4 Acid deposition Topic 7: Climate change and energy production 7.1 Energy choices and security 7.2 Climate change—causes and impacts 7.3 Climate change—mitigation and adaptation Topic 8: Human systems and resource use 8.1 Human population dynamics 8.2 Resource use in society 8.3 Solid domestic waste 8.4 Human population carrying capacity

Environmental Systems and Societies International Baccalaureate Internal Assessment Checklist breaking down the ESS IA. Helps students to track each section and what to put into each section. Adapted from the IB marking criteria.

Topic 4 Water and aquatic food production systems and societies Environmental systems and societies Pollution Water Sustainability Eutrophication

Environmental Systems and Societies International Baccalaureate Card Sort Different energy sources, a fact and evaluation for each (a positive and negative of each type)

Environmental Systems and Societies Topic 4 Water and aquatic food production systems and societies Fishing Sustainability Food production WARNING: SOME VIDEO LINKS CONTAIN EXPLETIVES

Environmental Systems and Societies Topic 4 Water and aquatic food production systems and societies Fresh Water Sustainability WARNING: SOME VIDEO LINKS CONTAIN EXPLETIVES

4.1 Introduction to water systems Environmental Systems and Societies ESS Water, Food Production systems and society

Environmental Systems and Societies Tracking Grid International Baccalaureate Space for results from end of topic tests, mocks, and IA Percentages and residuals calculated Could be adapted for tracking any IB subject Look at Page 2 for grade boundaries if you want to adjust them

Biomes, Zonation and Succession Loop game Environmental Systems and Societies International Baccalaureate

Environmental Systems and Societies International Baccalaureate Card sort activity focussing on Productivity, as well as it links to succession, and some general flows of energy questions.

Environmental Systems and Societies International Baccalaureate Random questions from all topics of the ESS 2015+ syllabus.

Environmental Systems and Societies International Baccalaureate ESS Topic 4 Card sort with questions on eutrophication and other aspects of water pollution

Environmental Systems and Societies International Baccalaureate Topic checklists Everything you need to know for the exam First exam May 2026

A whole topics lessons covering the rock cycle, the atmosphere and climate change.

Population Dynamics Resource use in Society Solid Domestic Waste Recycling Carrying Capacity Ecological Foot Print Demographics

IB ESS International Baccalaureate Environmental Systems and Societies Topic 5 Topic 5.1: Introduction to Soil Systems Topic 5.2: Terrestrial food production systems and food choices Topic 5.3: Soil Degradation and Conservation PowerPoints covering most of the specification points in topic 5. Access to ICT/iPads etc. required for most lessons.

PowerPoints for Topic 7.1 and 7.2 Climate Change and Energy Resources Global warming Renewable energy sources Non-renewable energy sources

IB ESS International Baccalaureate Environmental Systems and Societies PowerPoints covering most of the specification points in topic 6. Access to ICT/iPads etc. required for most lessons. 6.1 Introduction to the atmosphere 6.2 Stratospheric ozone 6.3 Photochemical smog 6.4 Acid deposition Air pollution Acid rain Tropospheric ozone Pollution management Global warming Climate Change