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- Subject: Biology
- AS: AS 91601
- Level: 3
- Credits: 4
- Internal
Biology 3.1 Carry out a practical investigation in a biological context, with guidance
Subject content
You will be expected to carry out a practical investigation covering the complete investigation process: planning and carrying out the investigation, collecting primary data, processing and interpreting data, and reporting on the investigation.
Procedures outlined in Safety and Science: a Guidance Manual for New Zealand Schools, Learning Media, Ministry of Education, 2000, must be followed.
Investigations must comply with the Animal Welfare Act 1999, as outlined in Caring for Animals: a Guide for Teachers, Early Childhood Educators, and Students, Learning Media, Ministry of Education, 1999.
The context of the investigation can be any aspect of biology. The context could be from one of the following level 3 standards:
- Demonstrate understanding of the responses of plants and animals to their external environment.
- Demonstrate understanding of how an animal maintains a stable internal environment.
- Demonstrate understanding of evolutionary processes leading to speciation.
- Demonstrate understanding of human manipulations of genetic transfer and its biological implications.
