The student has effectively outlined the topic of their study at the beginning of the essay, making its aim clear to the reader, as evidenced by the mention of the topic on the title page. The chosen topic is from within the IB syllabus, establishing a clear context of the study with thorough background information supported by adequate references. The research question is detailed, focused, and directly relevant to Chemistry, allowing it to be answered within the resource, time, and word limits. Additionally, the student has conducted their own laboratory experiments, explaining their choice of the particular procedure, and obtained a sufficient amount of relevant data through 5 trials for each type of lipase source, contributing to the research focus of the essay.
