AS 91187 · 4 credits · Internal
Practical Earth and Space
Carry out a practical Earth and Space Science investigation
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You'll plan and carry out a hands-on Earth and Space Science experiment from start to finish. This means setting a clear purpose, designing a method that controls what you're testing, collecting real data, working out what it means, and explaining the science behind your results.
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What you actually do
- ·Design a method that identifies the key things you're measuring and changing, explains how you'll measure them accurately, and describes how you'll keep other factors controlled
- ·Collect raw data that actually matches your planned method and record it carefully
- ·Work out what your data means by processing and interpreting it, then draw a conclusion that connects back to your original purpose
- ·Explain the Earth and Space Science concepts that relate to your investigation
- ·Write up or present your full investigation clearly so someone else could understand what you did and why
AAchieved
You carry out the investigation as planned, collect data, process it, draw a basic conclusion, and explain some relevant science.
MMerit
You refine your method to make your data more reliable and valid, interpret your results more carefully, and explain the science more thoroughly.