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IB Environmental systems and societies (ESS) SL Internal Assessment Example

To what extent did the commencement of operations at xAI’s Colossus data center influence annual and monthly average of PM₂.₅ (µg/m³) concentrations in South Memphis (2015-2025), and how do these pollution levels relate to the vulnerability of low-income communities?SL

Official IB Result

IB Grade: 6

Criteria A: A: Research question and inquiry

3/4

Criteria StrandsPro

A.1Research question and inquiry

Good

Criteria Feedback

The student's inquiry is clearly focused on a specific pollutant, place, time period, and intervention date, which gives the investigation a strong and workable frame.
The student provides relevant background on air quality and environmental justice that helps justify why this issue matters.

The question combines two different lines of inquiry, so the vulnerability part is not measured as directly as the pollution comparison.
Some causal language is stronger than the evidence shown at this stage, so the framing would be more convincing if it were more carefully qualified.

Criteria B: B: Strategy

3/4

Criteria StrandsPro

B.1Strategy

Good

Criteria Feedback

The student identifies a strategy that is directly related to the environmental issue and the investigation’s central concern.
The student recognises an important tension between economic development and the pollution burden on a historically disadvantaged community.

The discussion would be stronger if the policy examples were tied more clearly to the local Memphis context rather than relying on broader comparisons.
The tension between perspectives is present, but it needs more depth and specific explanation to show how the strategy addresses competing interests.

Criteria C: C: Method

2/4

Criteria StrandsPro

C.1Method

Good

Criteria Feedback

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Criteria D: D: Treatment of data

4/6

Criteria StrandsPro

D.1Treatment of data

Good

Criteria Feedback

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Criteria E: E: Analysis and conclusion

4/6

Criteria StrandsPro

E.1Analysis and conclusion

Good

Criteria Feedback

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Criteria F: F: Evaluation

5/6

Criteria StrandsPro

F.1Evaluation

Moderate

Criteria Feedback

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Official IB Result

IB Grade: 6

Criteria A: A: Research question and inquiry

3/4

Criteria StrandsPro

A.1Research question and inquiry

Good

Criteria Feedback

The student's inquiry is clearly focused on a specific pollutant, place, time period, and intervention date, which gives the investigation a strong and workable frame.
The student provides relevant background on air quality and environmental justice that helps justify why this issue matters.

The question combines two different lines of inquiry, so the vulnerability part is not measured as directly as the pollution comparison.
Some causal language is stronger than the evidence shown at this stage, so the framing would be more convincing if it were more carefully qualified.

Criteria B: B: Strategy

3/4

Criteria StrandsPro

B.1Strategy

Good

Criteria Feedback

The student identifies a strategy that is directly related to the environmental issue and the investigation’s central concern.
The student recognises an important tension between economic development and the pollution burden on a historically disadvantaged community.

The discussion would be stronger if the policy examples were tied more clearly to the local Memphis context rather than relying on broader comparisons.
The tension between perspectives is present, but it needs more depth and specific explanation to show how the strategy addresses competing interests.

Criteria C: C: Method

2/4

Criteria StrandsPro

C.1Method

Good

Criteria Feedback

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Ut enim ad minim veniam, quis nostrud exercitation ullamco laboris nisi ut aliquip ex ea commodo consequat.

Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.
Excepteur sint occaecat cupidatat non proident, sunt in culpa qui officia deserunt mollit anim id est laborum.

Criteria D: D: Treatment of data

4/6

Criteria StrandsPro

D.1Treatment of data

Good

Criteria Feedback

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Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.
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Criteria E: E: Analysis and conclusion

4/6

Criteria StrandsPro

E.1Analysis and conclusion

Good

Criteria Feedback

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Criteria F: F: Evaluation

5/6

Criteria StrandsPro

F.1Evaluation

Moderate

Criteria Feedback

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Duis aute irure dolor in reprehenderit in voluptate velit esse cillum dolore eu fugiat nulla pariatur.
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