Instructions for submission of your IA

You will turn in the final draft of your IA through turnitin.com.  The official due date is Tues 3/7, and while it can be somewhat later, keep in mind that I need to have time to grade it and I will not spend my Spring Break grading IA's, so if you turn yours in really late, I honestly will not have time to give it a thoughtful consideration before the scores need to be submitted to IB.

1. Please remove all identifying information before you turn it in, so no names, yours or anyone else's.
2. Make sure that your question is truly focused.  Some were too vague.
3. Make sure you cite sources that you used.
4. Make sure that you specifically address safety, ethics, and environmental concerns, especially if you were using humans or other animals in your investigation.  
5. Make sure that your data tables and graphs have labels, units, uncertainty.
6. Make sure that you use lots of data in discussing your results.
7. Make sure that you refer to the scientific context (in some cases, this might not be possible, but in most, it is).
8. Make sure that you include STRENGTHS of your investigation!
9. Check your evaluation.  Some of you had bare minimum, somewhat uninspired lists of 3 sources of uncertainty.  Those will get lower scores, and doing a more thorough job on this section is not that difficult!
10. Proofread!!  There were some typos when I read these and I didn't correct them because I didn't feel it was my job.  Please re-read it yourself and have somebody else read it for spelling and clarity.  Communication is a whole 4 points and it is a shame to lose points on this that could be easily prevented.  There is also a 12 page limit and you will be penalized a point if you go over this.
11. If you have some questions on these, ask me before you submit your IA.