Nimrod Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 In a design for an experiment, how would I go about laying it out (HL Biology) ?Should I make a list of appartatus or merely make mention of them in the method ? Shall I use diagrams of the apparatus? Thanks in advance Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drake Glau Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Your design should be overly specific on every level. I should be able to read your design and recreate EVERYTHING you made/did. And you can use diagrams, it's actually encouraged at my school Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandwich Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 I think different people do it in different ways, but generally speaking a list of your apparatus (remembering to include uncertainties) should suffice. A diagram is usually necessary only if it's a complex set-up or requires illustrating; if it's just a set of test tubes you're dropping things into, a diagram isn't particularly necessary. Still, drawing one doesn't hurt Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimrod Posted February 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Ok thanks....Going to start the write-up now. Just hope I don't miss anything !If I were to follow that layout, does that cover everything needed and more? Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drake Glau Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 It covers the minimums and maybe a little over. Labs are about interpreting the data so you will need to go beyond just that thread. But following that thread will give you a very string backbone to your lab and you could actually turn it in just like that really Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahuta ♥ Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 That doesn't have all the extra things, but it has the basic things and a little more. That's what my biology teacher told us when explaining layout and details, which I didn't follow..and got a 6! So make sure you follow it and do more to get a 7. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimrod Posted February 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 One more question as you guys are very informative and helpful:What kind of length should the design section expected to be? Are we talking a couple of A4 pages typed or more like 5 (Or number of words) ? I appreciate that it somewhat depends on the project etc but I was just hoping to get a 'feel' for it Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drake Glau Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 (edited) At least a page or two 3-4 pages I'd say.Was thinking of the the procedure only sorry. The hypothesis and stuff leading to the procedure is usually 2 pages and the procedure should be 1-2 by itself Edited February 25, 2011 by Drake Glau Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimrod Posted February 25, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 1 to 2 pages merely describing the step by step of 'How to carry out the experiment' ? Now that is detailed - Glad I asked ! Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drake Glau Posted February 25, 2011 Report Share Posted February 25, 2011 Mhmm. It needs to be. You need to include how you are controlling variables, how you are changing the independent variable, how to record, safety precautions, clear instructions for what to do. All of that needs to be as specific as possible too. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimrod Posted March 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 (edited) Another quick question:If I have a beaker, can it hold:100cm3 ?or 100ml ? Which is technically correct for a design?Can I have a brief overview of the difference between "ml" and "cm3" ?Also, does a test tube rack holding boiling tubes ? Or is there such a thing (and should I be using it) as "A boiling tube rack" if I am using boiling tubes ?Thanks Edited March 3, 2011 by Nimrod Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mahuta ♥ Posted March 3, 2011 Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 Normally 100ml.1ml=1cm3Not sure all tube racks are the same, but the ones we had in school held boiling tubes and test tubes. Reply Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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