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Assessment task, Outcome 3: Scientific investigation of how organisms regulate their functions
Use the spaces provided below to create a bullet-point list of important features in each phase of your investigation.
BACKGROUND RESEARCH
PLAN AND DESIGN
COLLECT DATA
ANALYSE DATA
SHARE FINDINGS
PR E O V N IE LY W
DEFINE THE AIM
Aim:
What do you want to investigate? Talk to your teacher about your investigation. Do you have the equipment and time to do this topic?
Background research:
Prepare well so that you have a good knowledge of the topic before you begin. Consult the web, journals, textbooks and people with expertise in your topic.
Research hypothesis:
This is a proposed explanation for your observations that is usually stated along with a testable prediction, e.g. if plants need light to photosynthesise, they will grow more vigorously in the light than in the dark.
Design of the investigation and method:
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Outline the basic design of your investigation. Write the method out as a procedure that someone else could follow to get the same results. If your investigation is an experiment, think about sample size and controls. If it is field based, consider sample size and size of your sampling unit (e.g. quadrat size). What type of data will you collect?
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