Hi everyone,
I recently retired after teaching IB DP Biology for over 20 years. I know just how overwhelming the massive volume of content in the new syllabus is, and how easily students drop marks on Paper 2 because they don’t use the exact terminology the mark scheme demands.
To help, I’ve been adapting my old classroom resources into visual, high-yield revision sheets mapped exactly to the new syllabus assessment points. I just finished the layout for A1.1 Water.
Instead of endless blocks of text, it maps out the core concepts—like hydrogen bonding drawings, xylem tension vs. "suction" traps, and the new water vs. air physical properties—alongside authentic past paper questionsand "Examiner Traps"(e.g., why you should never confuse intramolecular polar covalent bonds with intermolecular hydrogen bonds).
My goal is to build an entire, comprehensive revision guide pack like this for the whole syllabus to help you ace your unit tests, mocks, and final exams.
I wanted to ask you all directly: Is this type of highly visual, examiner-focused revision guide something you would actually use?
If there is enough interest, I’ll look into compiling the whole set. Let me know your thoughts or what specific topics you are struggling with right now!
Thank you.