Tool 2 — Technology
Using technology to collect and process data — sensors, databases, simulations, spreadsheets and modelling.
Editorial framing The content below is transcribed from the IB Chemistry guide (first assessment 2025), section “Skills in the study of chemistry”. These skills are cross-cutting: they are integrated into the teaching of the syllabus rather than taught as stand-alone topics.
Applying technology to collect data
- Use sensors
- Identify and extract data from databases
- Generate data from models and simulations
Applying technology to process data
- Use spreadsheets to manipulate data
- Represent data graphically
- Use computer modelling
Common misconceptions & bridge items for Tool 2
No misconceptions or bridge items are tagged to Tool 2.