Biology·Scientific processes · NSSCO 1.2
Planning & experimental skills
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How to work like a scientist — asking a testable question, sorting the three kinds of variable, planning a fair test and a clear method, recording results in a table, repeating for reliable averages, drawing a conclusion, evaluating your work and staying safe.
What you'll learn in this lesson
By the end you should be able to (NSSCO Biology 1.2):
- Follow the scientific method: question → hypothesis → method → results → conclusion
- State an aim or a testable hypothesis for an investigation
- Distinguish between independent, dependent and control variables
- Explain what makes a fair test and plan a clear, repeatable method
- Record results in a properly headed table and take averages for reliability
- Draw a conclusion, evaluate the investigation, and work safely by assessing risk
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