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The documents below should be used to assist students in completing their CBAs
The documents below should be used to assist students in completing their CBAs
The Scientific Method
The Scientific Method
Students must follow the steps in the scientific method throughout their CBA
Forming a research question
Forming a research question
Once the student picks a topic, they must form a research question. The research question must meet the following criteria:
Based on one of the 8x topics
Open- ended
Testable
The document below will help you to choose an appropriate question:
Forming a Hypothesis
Forming a Hypothesis
Once the research question is decided, a hypothesis should be formed.
Planning & Conducting the CBA
Planning & Conducting the CBA
Students must plan their experiment. They should consider the following:
Materials / equipment
Safety / risk assessment
Method / prodecure
The document below should be completed and submitted to the teacher for review before conducting the CBA.
Investigation Plan - CBA1.pdfSafety
Safety
Safe Scientist Poster.pdfConducting research
Conducting research
Students as researchers.pdfReferencing
Referencing
You must use a variety of sources and all sources should be referenced in your report.
Cite this for me is a website which generates references for you automatically based on the information you input.
Designing your experiment
Designing your experiment
Recording / Evidence of CBA
Recording / Evidence of CBA
Students must keep a record of their research, method and results.
CBA1 Student booklet.pdfWriting the Report
Writing the Report
At the end of the investigation, students must report their research and findings in a format of their choice. Reports can be typed or handwritten.
They are usually 400 -600 words (excluding graphs, tables, references and research records).
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