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Chapter 10.1 Fundamentals of Organic Chemistry - Part 3: Uses of organic molecules //Science Scribbles A-Level / IB Chemistry collection
Hey everyone! I decided to draw a little infographic that visualizes the structure of the different classes of organic molecules, along with an example of their application!
This is also available to be printed on different products on my Redbubble account :D
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60 Tips for IB - from a 45 pointer
A lot of people have been asking me about general tips for surviving IB and how I got 45 points. If I’m honest I think the difference between 40 and 45 points is just pure, dumb luck, but at least here are some tips to getting up to the 40 -points level :D
This is a list of tips my friend and I wrote right after our IB exams. We were feeling quite high at the moment, so I had to edit some of the tips so you could actually take the advice seriously…
1. HAPPINESS FIRST DO WHATEVER YOU CAN TO KEEP YOURSELF HAPPY
2. Don’t do “homework” at home!!!
3. Find a study buddy
4. Proceed to ignore everyone but your study buddy
5. Not your dog though
6. Escape from your family / responsibilities (e.g. do your homework abroad, in someone else’s basement, coffee shops, libraries, group rooms at school, sneak into university study halls etcetc. The possibilities are endless)
7. Set yourself a time limit for doing the TOK Essay. (Don’t do it two weekends in a row, you will go crazy)
8. Don’t attempt to finish the EE in one day
9. Remind your science teacher about the IA. It’s for your own good.
10. Whether it’s 5am or 2am, figure out when you work best and stick to it.
11. Don’t think you’ll learn stuff in class. Seriously. Read the books instead, and use classes as revision / sleep time / relaxing time.
12. Mark schemes will be your best teacher.
13. Write syllabus notes FROM THE VERY START.
14. You won’t understand TOK but at least try to have fun with it.
15. Don’t forget about CAS, but don’t spend too much time on it either.
16. Install “StayFocusd” but don’t go nuclear option for a week
17. Memorize the opening hours of the public study areas in your vicinity
18. Listen to Christmas music if you’re sad
19. Get a whiteboard for revision
20. Physics students: buy the Tsokos revision guide
21. Chemistry students: YouTube Richard Thornley
22. Biology students: YouTube Alex Lee
23. Read the language books during the summer
24. Don’t give a fuck about English B…but TAKE ENGLISH B IF YOU CAN
25. Don’t choose science as your EE subject (unless you have a super smart and helpful and amazing supervisor)
26. Love your teachers, see them as your friend. They’re adorable.
27. Love yourself too
28. Making a plan (without necessarily following it) will help calm you down
29. 8tracks have amazing playlists
30. Dictionaries are cool
31. Thesaurus.com is cooler
32. Watch TV shows all year round to get your mind off things, just not season finales right before the exams
33. Cry it out
34. Shout it out
35. Drink it out
36. Just don’t get too drunk or violent that’s bad
37. Your nerdy classmates are your friends and teachers
38. Bring coffee / tea to school, if you make it to school
39. It’s OK to skip school for school
40. Waste money on school shit, you’ll earn it back in the future
41. If you can afford it, go to Lanterna summer course. You might get friends from other countries who’ll be able to help you throughout the year, by exchanging resources etc.
42. Make puns about nerdy stuff (like, about life, the universe and everything)
43. Be proud of being a nerd, everyone knows it already
44. EAT
45. SLEEP (sometimes it’s worth skipping school for)
46. Some teachers are nice about students sleeping in class
47. Concentrate when doing IA experiments though, take notes, or even better: film it
48. By the way, FILMING can reduce a lot of errors in science experiments. Write that as an improvement in your evaluation part!!
49. Question banks can be found, if you know where to look
50. Don’t care about other people’s grades
51. Don’t care too much about your own grades either. You’ll survive either way. Calm down. “Chillax”.
52. Don’t do TOK presentation alone.
53. WHAT DOESN’T KILL YOU MAKES YOU STRONGER (uni will be a piece of cake for you. also u can puke out a 4-paged-essay, proof-read and everything, in less than an hour, handwritten. amazing)
54. IB therefore I BS
55. Decorate your wall with IB gems
56. You’ll learn a lot from teaching others / making up games / doing past papers. Don’t just read books and highlight. Don’t just listen to the teachers. You won’t remember shit that way.
57. I repeat, DON’T JUST TRUST THE CLASSES, READ THE EFFING BOOKS
58. You’re allowed to protest sometimes
59. Don’t think too much about TOK / the uncertainty principle / relativity / astrophysics / DNA / nihilist bullshit from the language books. Stick to your reality and be happy. Have fun. Enjoy life. Stop giving so much fucks. Lower your expectations. (I honestly spent IB preparing to fail and start a bakery or something. Life is full of pleasant surprises that way)
60. Your Non-IB friends will laugh at you. Your siblings will laugh at you. Your teachers will laugh at you. You will laugh at you. But it’s okay, 2 years will be over in a flash ^^
Hi! I just wanted to say your Chemistry scribbles are super helpful, for me who struggles with Chem. Thank you for them! Also, do you have a location where you store all your scribbles so they're easier to find? It's pretty time consuming to repeatedly scroll through your feed to find a specific topic..
Hey, thank you! The list of all resources are in the “Resources” tab, which you can find on the top of this website. Alternatively, you can click on this link:
Have a good day!
Anonymous asked:
hi lizzie! i wanted to say thank you. as a pre-ib kid two years ago, i used to stalk your blog religiously and somehow plucked the courage to seek advice about my struggle between choosing english lit, math, physics or chem. last month i graduated with a 45. the advice, tips, and resources that you've put up on your page for ib students really have helped me (and many others, i'm sure) over the ups and downs of the last two years. i really, truly can't thank you enough :')
Aww, thank you so much, and CONGRATS on your 45 points!! This made me SO happy to hear :’) Absolutely amazing job! Enjoy your well-deserved vacation :D
Hi, I just want to tell you that you may save my life. I am currently failing Math SL, and that means the inevitable aftermath is the failing of physics SL. your plans, and the sucess of 45 points seem to give me more hope than my 33 points with a both a fail in physics and math. i am very grateful you shared your 60 points and it really helped me reach out of the stressing, confusing, hole, where i had totally lost hope of the diploma. again, thank you.
Thank you so much, glad it helped. This made my day! :')
Hi guys! This seems to be a question many people ask - so I thought I would create a whole blog post about it. There are many IB kids who, for various reasons, experience difficulties when completing activities for CAS - so here are some suggestions for CAS activities that can be completed online!
Creativity:
- Sell your own designs - Etsy, Redbubble etc. Donate your earnings, so it can count as service too! :D
- Depending on how strict your teacher is: creating a DeviantArt / Instagram / Tumblr where you post your artwork and receive feedback can sometimes pass as CAS :D
- Take an online course - Udemy, Codecademy are just some examples
- Create an online course - are you good at anything? Film it and upload it!
Action
- Geocatching: again, depending on your CAS teacher - this can pass as action! Really just another version of Pokemon Go, haha
- Learn a dance by following a dancing tutorial!
Service
- 7cups.com: I CANNOT STRESS HOW MUCH I LOVE THIS WEBSITE. This is a website where you can get trained to become an active listener, and help by listening/chatting to anonymous people who need to get something off their chest. It records all your hours, checks off 80% of all the CAS criteria, and you can literally do it anytime of the day! AND you’re making such a huge difference in someone’s life! :)
- Be My Eyes: By simply watching videos sent to you, and replying, with your voice, what you see in the video, you are lending your eyes to someone blind!
- WeSpeke: Talk to someone who wants to learn your language!
Hope this helped!! Please message me if you have any other good suggestions - I’ll it to the list! :)
Youtube videos
Hey guys!
So, so, SO sorry for the long absence. I’ve gone through some major changes in life recently and haven’t had any time to update this blog, answer messages or create new drawings.
I am really hoping that I will be able to come back to create new content ASAP - and GOOD NEWS: I have recently received some requests to create some YouTube videos for IB Chemistry/ Physics and Economics - so I am asking here whether anyone would be interested in potential videos - and if so, which topics?
Once again, so sorry for the long wait everyone, and thank you for still following me! <3
Anonymous asked:
What are you must have apps on your phone? Any good app you’d wanna recommended?
Hi!
Couple apps I couldn’t live without in my school life: Spotify, Bright Todo, Forest, Habitica, and of course a decent calendar app. I use my phone’s default app, but I’m sure there are loads of good ones out there!
Good luck, hope this helped :D
Anonymous asked:
How much does IB cost? I signed up for the program and the instructor never talked about the cost and it's just now occurring to me that the exams probably cost money and I really want to do the program, but cost may be a reason I have to drop it
Hi! The total cost of IB varies greatly from school to school - if you are, however, only paying for the exam fees and not the full tuition, it should not exceed 1500 euros in total.
Good luck! :)
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14/100 days of productivity // found some flowers on my way back from the library and thought it matched my bag 🌸
Do you do IB Arts?
Would be amazing if you can take contact with @altisonant, who is looking for someone taking the subject! :D
Where are those glycolysis and stuff about biology you promised. Upload more please btw Great! That you're back👏
Hi!
Aaaah we’re approaching the exam season at the moment, so I’ve been really, really busy - and I’m so so sorry about the lack of updates on this page! It’s summer holidays soon though - meaning I will be have more time to publish those :D
Anonymous asked:
Hey! I was wondering how your grades were before IB?
Hi! My grades before IB weren’t bad, but they weren’t extraordinary either. I went to a normal Norwegian middle school, so I never had any basic Chemistry or Physics before starting IB. This means that your grades before IB doesn’t really determine how well you’re going to do in IB! Good luck :D
Anonymous asked:
If you could Change anything about your approach to IB, wether it be your subjects, your EE, your study habits, would you? And if so, what? Love your blog!
Hi! Subject choice-wise I really do not have any regrets. I loved all my subjects! However, towards the end of the IB, I realized that life got a lot easier if I
a) Plan to work according to my “energy level” rather than strictly when I have time. It’s perfectly fine to hang out with friends first, then work on something afterwards, chances are I’m way more productive that way.
b) When it comes to huge assignments, plan to write three paragraphs a day for a week made me happier and less stressed than planning to write everything in one go (but this differs from person to person, of course!)
c) Look at past papers even earlier - they’re honestly the best teacher!
So these are things that would’ve made my life easier, if I just did it right from the beginning!
Good luck :D
Anonymous asked:
Hi! I'm in my first year of IB (nearing second year now) and I'm almost completely burnt out. Then I saw your latest 45 pointers post and it gave me a lot of motivation and reassurance! Thank you for that. Also, I was just wondering what IB courses did you take? :)
Hi!
Thank you so much, and glad my tips helped :D I took HL Physics, Chemistry, English B and Economics, and SL Maths and Norwegian A literature :)
Anonymous asked:
hii it's coming up to the time where i need to choose between IB or the other school system here (australia). i've always planned on doing IB but this year i've started doing sport 4 nights a week and debating 2 nights as well as playing piano. i'm still pretty keen to do IB because i'd like to study overseas and kinda prefer the format but everyone tells me i'm crazy if i want to keep up the cocurriculars, but i really can't bring myself to drop any of them. do you have any advice? tia xxxxx
Hi! In my opinion, keeping up with all your extracurriculars might be possible in the first year, as long as you have okay time management skills. However, during the second year, you should definitely drop a couple things. Not necessarily completely - sports and piano can be a good way to refresh your head from all the studying, but it really is a good idea to make time for some less hectic days for the sake of your mental wellbeing. Good luck! :)