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6BI08 Planning and Investigation (urgent)
« on: April 28, 2011, 03:17:16 pm »
If anyone knows good website or have resources for planning and investigation question plz post it here..June 2011 examinations are almost upon us and I don't how to tackle with that question..plz help  :)

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Re: 6BI08 Planning and Investigation (urgent)
« Reply #1 on: April 28, 2011, 06:06:49 pm »
Yes jinx!! :D

I have the same problem!! Their r soo many questions who have 8-10 marks in paper 6 :S and i have no idea how to ryt them actually wat 2 ryt :(

Could some1 plz give something 2 practice on?

Oh and another thing, the practical sheets have repeated questions such as:

1.Any health and safety precautions?
2.Ethical issues of using living organisms?
3.How to make your results more reliable?

etc...

I want the answers to these standard questions please :) Also if someone has the practical worksheets all the details for our experiments such as dependent and independent factors etc :D

Thank u soo much as i have no idea how to prepare for this paper and deir r almost 20 sumthing days left :O
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Re: 6BI08 Planning and Investigation (urgent)
« Reply #2 on: May 01, 2011, 11:46:21 am »
Salaam, 1st of all, do u study in a skool? If yes, hw does ur school get u prepared for this paper?

u want to know the health and safety precautions, ethical issues, and details of how to make the results more reliable for each and every prac? well....do u have the Edexcel A2 biology revision guide??
There are details of each and every core practical in it so do get one - it is available on the student forum itself in a post by stylish...it is like : Books for A level - phy, chem, bio...it is in the first link....

According to my knowledge:-

Health and saftey precautions depend on the core prac. For example in the AS beetroot core prac., we have to use a mounted needle ryt? so we have to mind our fingers. Also, in the AS strength of fibres core prac, u have to be careful from falling weights. It depends on the structure of the core prac.

You only have to know ethical issues related to the brine shrimp and habituation core prac in unit 6b.

Reliability: When the variability in replicated results is very high, the reliability is relatively low. This maybe due to certain variables not being controlled of faulty experimental procedures. Therefore, controlling factors effectively will improve the reliability of your results.

That is all...cheers!!


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Re: 6BI08 Planning and Investigation (urgent)
« Reply #3 on: May 01, 2011, 11:48:35 am »
and yess...r there only 20 days left for the exam?? the exam is on 25th may ryt? that is what u meant? and all the best..share any tips or resources if u have any.....cheers!!

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Re: 6BI08 Planning and Investigation (urgent)
« Reply #4 on: May 01, 2011, 11:52:01 am »
the planning and investigation part is mainly related to the 1st core prac ryt?? i mean the core prac about carrying out a study on the ecology of a habitat...u hav to practice the new spec. past papers available....

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Re: 6BI08 Planning and Investigation (urgent)
« Reply #5 on: May 02, 2011, 07:17:05 am »
Can anyone upload a well written answer for the planning and investigation question of June 2010 or January 2011 6B paper???? Plz upload it as soon as possible...Thanx

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Re: 6BI08 Planning and Investigation (urgent)
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Re: 6BI08 Planning and Investigation (urgent)
« Reply #7 on: May 11, 2011, 11:55:09 pm »
Thank you Mkh!! :D n yes it seems like this question always cums from the first core practical!! InshAllah it will also be da same 4 us !

But i would also like a hand written response to any of the past papers Investigation and planning question just like xim 7007 asked!! cuz da marking schemes just give an idea not how 2 ryt them! cuz organizing these answers wid correct order is the most difficult part :(
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ASAP! :D hehehhe
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Re: 6BI08 Planning and Investigation (urgent)
« Reply #8 on: May 11, 2011, 11:57:46 pm »
Oh yes other helpful practice questions are in the old syllabus in 6B part 2! They arent exactly da same but they would be of sum help i think! ;)
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Re: 6BI08 Planning and Investigation (urgent)
« Reply #9 on: May 12, 2011, 08:47:01 am »
Ohhk thnxx a lotzz...well have u practiced those and of which year's?? and of which year's pastpapers are available and from where? what else hav u done for exam preparation? I solve the few new spec past papers available and revise the core practicals...i do not study in a school that is why i asked....anywayz good luck!

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Re: 6BI08 Planning and Investigation (urgent)
« Reply #10 on: May 12, 2011, 11:18:47 pm »
Salaam, I wish....i wish....i could help u guyz wid the planning and investigation question...i m so struggling wid it too...the marking scheme isn't of much help....have u guyz got any practice questions for question no. 3? anyone? i mean if anyone of u studiez in a skool, ur teachers must have told u something about this question and gave u practice questions or something?? If yes, plz do share...the exam is on the 25th ryt? hmmm....and yes...if i get a good answer for past paper question 3, i will surely sare as soon as possible....how far did ur skool teachers help u out wid this question?

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Re: 6BI08 Planning and Investigation (urgent)
« Reply #11 on: May 13, 2011, 12:22:51 am »
Also wut r u guyz going to write for question number 3 part a)ethical issues, safety issues?  b)preliminary investigations? d)recording, presenting and analysing data-what to write for this question exactly?? and GOOD LUCK everybody!!

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Re: 6BI08 Planning and Investigation (urgent)
« Reply #12 on: May 15, 2011, 12:23:15 pm »
finding it hhard

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Re: 6BI08 Planning and Investigation (urgent)
« Reply #13 on: May 19, 2011, 12:23:59 pm »
Hiya!! :D

You knw just how its possible to get the effect of Temperature on Hatching of brine shrimps, it is also possible 2 get the following experiments:

The effect of Temperature on Germination of Seeds

AND

The effect of Temperature on growth rate of young seedlings

Could sum1 plz summarise da variables, procedures, wich seeds 2 use, factors etc for these two expts??
I searched a lot but 2 didnt find anything appropriate! :(

Help!! :D tHNKusss!
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Re: 6BI08 Planning and Investigation (urgent)
« Reply #14 on: May 19, 2011, 01:43:01 pm »
hmmm.....m looking for the same thing.....lets wait for someone else to reply...