PRACTICAL 12 Required practical 12. Investigation into the effect of a named environmental factor on the distribution of a given species Apparatus and a. Use appropriate apparatus to record a range of quantitative techniques covered measurements b. Use appropriate instrumentation to record quantitative (Not full statements) measurements, h. safely and ethically use organisms to measure: plant or animal distribution k. use sampling techniques in fieldwork l. Use ICT such as data logger to collect data or use software to process data Indicative apparatus Tape measures, random number tables, species identification chart, quadrats (could use point quadrat) Amount of choice Increasing independence Least choice Some choice Many choices Full investigation Teacher Teacher allows Teacher allows a Student decides on a chooses the a limited choice of question. species and the choice of species and Student researches environmental environmental environmental methods for carrying out factor to be factors. factors. the experiment then investigated. Students use Students use chooses equipment, Students use random random materials, justifying all random sampling to sampling to choices. sampling to investigate the investigate the investigate the distribution of distribution of distribution of the species. the species. the species. Experiment Outline method Experiments probably provided by fully specified in specified by teacher. terms of teacher. equipment and method. Opportunities for observation and assessment of competencies Follow Students Students follow Students follow a Students follow written follow written an outline method they have written method. procedures method. method. researched. Applies Students Students Students Students must choose investigative measure the measure the measure the an appropriate approaches environmental environmental environmental approach, equipment and variable then variable then variable then and techniques to methods use random use random use random identify the species and when sampling to sampling to sampling to measure the
PRACTICAL 12 Required practical 12. Investigation into the effect of a named environmental factor on the distribution of a given species Apparatus and techniques covered (Not full statements) a. Use appropriate apparatus to record a range of quantitative measurements b. Use appropriate instrumentation to record quantitative measurements, h. safely and ethically use organisms to measure: plant or animal distribution k. use sampling techniques in fieldwork l. Use ICT such as data logger to collect data or use software to process data Indicative apparatus Tape measures, random number tables, species identification chart, quadrats (could use point quadrat) Amount of choice Increasing independence Least choice Some choice Many choices Full investigation Teacher chooses the species and the environmental factor to be investigated. Students use random sampling to investigate the distribution of the species. Experiments fully specified in terms of equipment and method. Teacher allows a limited choice of environmental factors. Students use random sampling to investigate the distribution of the species. Experiment probably specified by teacher. Teacher allows a choice of species and environmental factors. Students use random sampling to investigate the distribution of the species. Outline method provided by teacher. Student decides on a question. Student researches methods for carrying out the experiment then chooses equipment, materials, justifying all choices. Opportunities for observation and assessment of competencies Follow written procedures Students follow written method. Students follow written method. Students follow an outline method. Students follow a method they have researched. Applies investigative approaches and methods when Students measure the environmental variable then use random sampling to Students measure the environmental variable then use random sampling to Students measure the environmental variable then use random sampling to Students must choose an appropriate approach, equipment and techniques to identify the species and measure the
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