PLANNING AND DESIGN LABS

MUST BE WRITTEN IN THE FUTURE TENSE

The general format for P/D SBAs in Biology are as follows:

Title- what the experiment is about or linked to.

Observation- written here as given by your teacher or in some cases what you are
asked to come up with given the hypothesis.

Hypothesis- must be clearly stated, based on the observation, and stated so that it can
be tested.

Apparatus- must include all necessary and appropriate materials to be used

Method- procedures to be followed, a suitable control must be stated. All procedures

must be written clearly and logically so that the experiment can actually be carried out
by someone reading it.

Expected Results- must be clearly stated. Often times this is the structure/outline of
a table or graph that you would use if you carried out the experiment. Other times it
is a short paragraph describing what you would expect the results to be.

Inferences- these are three or four sentences listed as numbered points indicating
whether you would support or reject the hypothesis and why.

Limitations- any shortcomings of the design which may become sources of errors.

MARKING SCHEME:

Format suitable
Hypothesis appropriate
Hypothesis testable
Materials fully listed and appropriate
Methods test hypothesis
Methods clearly stated
Methods practical
Methods describe control variable
Table/Graph/Paragraph to record results
Inferences and Limitations stated

Total= 10 marks