Class of 2019 IB Diploma Candidate Extended Essay Celebrations

AISL Class of 2019 IB Diploma candidates celebrated the completion of their Extended Essay journeys this Wednesday with presentations of their research questions, methodologies, key findings, and tips for students about to start the process. Thank you to the teachers, supervisors, parents, and other community members who attended the presentations. Students have gained valuable research and self-management skills through the rigorous process of writing an extended essay. Some students said that the seeds for their extended essays were sown with Grade 5 PYP Exhibition projects- which for some students became Grade 10 MYP Personal Projects that were then explored more formally through the extended essay during the student's DP years.
 
IBDP Class of 2019 Extended Essay Research Questions:

Freja: Does the response of the horse differ when pressure is applied at different locations along the barrel, as measured using the Horse Grimace Scale?
Alissa: To what extent did Japanese culture influence Monet’s paintings?
Yunfei: How does Eliasson utilize spacial knowledge and light to engage his audience?
Nchimunya: How do Zambian contemporary artists utilize chitenge in their artwork to signify cultural identity?
Yunru: How does Yayoi Kusama convey her perception of the world through different forms of art?
Mbiko: What role did the World Health Organization and Center for Disease Control play in the containment of the recent cholera outbreak in Zambia?
Kyle: To what extent does the Seventh National Development Plan Impact on the Rate of Deforestation in Zambia?
Mohamed: What effect does the increase in climate change have on crop production in Zambia?
Maddy: What is the relationship between the risk of stunting of children from low income families in Zambia and their corn based staple diet?
Nir: How effective is conservation hunting as a method to battle the declining populations of the African elephant in Zambia and its effect on the nation’s economic and environmental sustainability?
Ishaan: What is the effect of rotational speed on the thrust generated by a spinning propeller?
Jonathan: What is the effect of lowering pressure on water?
Hannah: What is the effect of varying the concentration of sausage fruit (kigelia africana) extract on the growth of bacteria and fungi from the air on agar?
Zena: What was the effect of peri-urbanization and socioeconomic disparities, on the 2017 outbreak of cholera in Lusaka, Zambia?
Priyanksha: Is there an observed emotional response in horses, as measured by blink rate and gaze bias, towards colours?

Danel: To what extent can female empowerment be demonstrated through the staging of the play Girls Like That by Evan Placey?
Roarke: To what extent does The Catcher in the Rye embody the collective sentiments of the Post-WWII American consciousness?
Enock: What are the effects of mining for copper and other natural resources in Kitwe on the crop growth and irrigation in the region?
Lanaya: Como las protagonistas en la novela Come Aqua Para Chocolate alegóricamente simbolisar la cambiar en el papel de mujeres en la sociedad en México antes y después de la revolución?
Chiara: How do the authors of Thirteen Reasons Why and Girl in Pieces Portray Fear and Depression Through Literary Techniques?
Teyah: Which market structure can best reflect the cemetery industry in the Leopard’s Hill region of Lusaka?
Moody: To What Extent Do Solar Panels Affect The Economy And The Electricity Shortages In Rural Areas In Lusaka, Zambia?
Noble: To what extent does does tourism in the Lower Zambezi National Park and the Kafue National Park affect the parks’ state and conditions as well as the country’s annual income?
Twane: How do disparities in Zambia and The Netherlands compare when looking at the effect climate change has on their geographical locations, economies, and environments?
Ali: To what extent does growing varied amounts of alfalfa and tomatoes in the same proximity affect the growth of both plants as indicated by the biomass of the plants?
Hilda: To what extent do traditional beliefs regarding witchcraft correlate to crime in the central part of Southern Africa?
Fabio: What main factors contribute to poaching and how does it affect Zambia's tourism and economy and what is being done about it?
Carey: How do three independent agencies contribute to sustainable tourism in South Luangwa area of Zambia?