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Practical Lab Sessions 2018

This document outlines the key components that students should include in Paper 3 of their biology exam. It discusses including calculations, plan diagrams, data presentation through tables, charts and graphs, and dilutions. For plan diagrams, it provides guidance on drawing outlines, proportions and avoiding unnecessary details. For data presentation, it emphasizes labeling axes with units and formatting tables clearly. It also differentiates between types of charts and graphs and their appropriate uses. The document concludes with definitions of accuracy, precision, reliability and validity.

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Practical Lab Sessions 2018

This document outlines the key components that students should include in Paper 3 of their biology exam. It discusses including calculations, plan diagrams, data presentation through tables, charts and graphs, and dilutions. For plan diagrams, it provides guidance on drawing outlines, proportions and avoiding unnecessary details. For data presentation, it emphasizes labeling axes with units and formatting tables clearly. It also differentiates between types of charts and graphs and their appropriate uses. The document concludes with definitions of accuracy, precision, reliability and validity.

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Practical Lab

Sessions
Components of Paper 3

 Calculation/calibration
 Plan Diagram
 Presenting Data & Observation
(Table, Chart and Graph)
 Tabulating Differences
 Dilution
Components of Paper 3

 Calculation/calibration
• Calibration activity;
• μm (sometimes, nm);
• Scale division;
• Point of coincidence (superimpose);
Components of Paper 3

 Plan Diagram
• low power diagram = can use HPO to
identify different tissues/ensure boundaries
of tissues in right place;
• show proportions of tissues;
• make the drawing fill most of the space
provided; leave space around the drawing for
labels and annotations (if required by the
question)
Components of Paper 3

 Plan Diagram
• use a sharp HB or B pencil (never use a pen);
• use thin, single, unbroken lines (often called
‘clear and continuous lines’);
• show the outlines of the tissues;
• make the proportions of tissues in the
diagram the same as in the section;
• do not include drawings of cells;
• do not use any shading or colouring;
Components of Paper 3

 Presenting Data & Observation


(Tables)
• rule lines between the columns and rows;
• rule lines around the whole table;
• write brief, but informative headings for each
column;
• columns headed with physical quantities
should have appropriate SI units;
feature L1 Fig. 1.2
Components of Paper 3

 Presenting Data & Observation


(Charts and Graphs)
• label x-axis and y-axis WITH units;
• bar chart: if the independent variable is
qualitative; discontinuous variable on the
x-axis and a continuous variable on the y-axis
• histogram: for continuous data th
at is subdivided into classes; used
when the independent variable is
numerical and the data are
continuous/frequency diagrams
Components of Paper 3

 Presenting Data & Observation


(Charts and Graphs)
• line graph: use at least half the grid provided,
do not make the graph too small;
• draw the graph in pencil;
• the independent variable should be plotted on
the x –axis & labelled with quantity and units;
• the dependent variable should be plotted on
the y –axis & labelled with quantity and units;
Components of Paper 3

 Presenting Data & Observation


(Charts and Graphs)
• plotted points: dots in circles (•) or small,
neatly drawn crosses (x) should be used; dots
on their own should not. If you need to plot
three lines, vertical crosses (+) can also be
used;
Dilutions
You are required to make a serial dilution of the 1.0% reducing sugar
solution which reduces the concentration by half between each
successive dilution.
You are required to make a serial dilution of the 0.3% solution of X which reduces the
concentration of X by a factor of 10 between each successive dilution.
You will need to prepare 10 cm3 of each concentration of solution X.
You should use the beakers shown in Fig. 1.1 to show how you will prepare the serial
dilutions.
You will need to use 9 cm3 of each different concentration of X in the investigation.
Simple Dilutions
Serial dilution – uses wider range of
concentrations

Proportional dilution – uses narrower


range with smaller intervals between
the extremes of the range
Vocabulary
• accuracy – how close the data is to the actual true
value;
• precision – the closeness of repeated measurements
to one another; choosing right apparatus and using it
properly;

If a man is 1.81 m tall, a measurement of 1.743 is


precise but NOT accurate.
Vocabulary
• reliability – if a measurement or test is reliable, it gives
consistent results each time the activity is repeated;
• validity – the confidence that researchers put in a set
of results and the conclusions drawn from those
results;
Paper 3 References

 Paper 3 Plan diagram: https://youtu.be/VQCj1UK4zyY


 Dilutions: https://youtu.be/G6U9Vb4JAPs
 OCR Past Year (Practical) Papers
 Learner Guide for Biology 9700

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