Module 1: Development of practical skills in biology

• Scientific drawings should have

  • no shading
  • a scale/ magnification
  • a title
  • sharp pencil with smooth continuous lines
  • labels and annotations
• creating a practical

  • list dependent, independent variable
  • control variables and how
  • equipment to measure and how
  • method
  • points of validity (repeats, calculate mean, identify anomalous results, standard deviation, statistical analysis [t test for two groups, spearmen’s rank or pearson correlation test if a renate of concentrations are used])
  • details of sample size
  • control group