In this video we will discuss how to write your background information section.
We will talk about how to include past learning and information from your research.
Background information is marked under the exploration criterion.
A key in this section is that you fully understand what you write about.
It's better if you do less, but do it well.
Past learning will most likely come from your physics lessons.
Information from your research will come from additional sources that are related to your
specific topic.
Depending on your topic you might include past learning, information from additional
sources or both.
A big difference between a physics IA and a physics extended essay is that in an IA
you do not need to include nearly as much background information as you would in an
extended essay.
Let's see our example IA.
Here I only included one sentence about past learning, however it is relevant and shows
clear understanding.
I use three additional sources and I am drawing out very clear and specific information,
keeping my focus on the topic and the research question.
In my example it did not make sense to use equations, and equations will not necessarily
make your IA better, but if you decide to use equations this would be a good place to
introduce them.
Just make sure that you fully understand how they work.
Finally, I conclude with a hypothesis.
You do not have to write a hypothesis, but it might make life easier when it comes to
writing your evaluation section.
This completes step 2 action 2, now you know how to write your background information section.
In the next video we will discuss how to write your variable section.