GCE Edexcel Biology Unit 3 Checklist

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Unit 3 AS Biology Coursework Guidance

Generally

No repetition or irrelevant material allowed.Only briely mentioning a point may not be suicient to gain t!e mark.

"nsure you e#actly ollow t!e ormat and !eadings below to gain t!e marks.

$our illustrations% tables and pictures t!roug!out t!e document s!ould& !ave a

title% a igure number eg igure ' %!ave labels i applicable and s!ould be

reered to in your te#t to s!ow t!at t!ey are relevant.

Comments(

)roblem& *!e main title goes !ere .....

'.' *!e +uestion to solve goes !ere i.e. ..............

Briely describe t!e problem stating (

,!at is t!e problem i.e.(....

*!e problem is.- and s!ow !ow it relates to Biology ...............

/t is caused by..................

/nclude& several reerences% data in a table or grap! are mandatory and views

rom sources one o w!ic! s!ould be a proessional 0ournal.....

Add your own views and 0ustiy - give evidence to support t!em. ..............

Say w!y it is an important area to investigate ie.......

'.1 Biological 2et!ods /nvolved /n )roducing Solutions

Say w!at biologists are doing to solve t!e problem. *!is mig!t include two main

met!ods ./nclude data and or grap!s to s!ow details w!en e#plaining.......

/deas mig!t include&....................................



'.3 *!e Appropriateness o *!e 2et!ods

State !ow valid t!ey are i.e. !ow aective are t!ese met!ods are in dealingwit! t!e problem wit! reerence to datagrap!stables 4 comment on w!et!er

t!ey actually solve t!e problem totally or partially.

State !ow reliable t!ey are i.e. is t!e inormation rom a credible source% is it

corroborated by ot!er sources% is it a large enoug! sample to make it

signiicant.

Add points or and against t!e met!ods rom sources and add your view and 0ustiy your view.

1.' /mplications O *!e Solutions

/dentiy two implications o t!e solutions w!ic! may be& et!ical% social%

environmental or economic.

"#plain t!em ully - not briely and use diagramsp!otosgrap!s etc

1.1 "valuation O *!e implications

"valuate t!e beneits and risks to !umans% ot!er organisms and t!e environment

o t!e two implications e#plained in 1.' above.

*o evaluate you s!ould !ead up two sub !eadings o Beneits and 5isks and

wit!in eac! one include in your discussion& 6

6State your views and cross reerence t!em to credible sources - state i t!ey

agree wit! yours or not

6,!en discussing you s!ould include points or and against rom various sources

and include your 0ustiied view. A brie mention is not suicient to secure t!emarks.



6 Comment on w!et!er t!ere are a number o sources w!ic! agree wit! your

views or upon w!ic! you !ave based your views - t!is is called corroboration and

it can be used to 0ustiy your opinion

6Comment on w!et!er t!e source you are +uoting is credible and trustwort!y

- proessional ones are

6Comment on !ow up6to6date t!e source is - t!e more up6to6date it is t!e

better

6Comment on w!et!er t!e inormation you are +uoting is based on act or t!e

aut!ors opinion - 7actual data is more trustwort!y as opinions can be biased

6Comment on i you can w!et!er t!e aut!or is using primary or secondary data

- secondary data re+uires an element o interpretation and is more sub0ective

1.3 Alternative Solutions

8iscuss two alternative solutions to t!e ones listed. $ou s!ould include points

or and against rom various sources and include your 0ustiied view. A brie

mention is not suicient to secure t!e marks.

3. Bibliograp!y o Sources

/nclude at least 9 sources wit!(

6at least one web based-include t!e date t!e website was accessed

6 at least one nonweb based

6and at least one proessional 0ournal .

"valuate 1 o t!e sources to include t!e pros and cons o t!eir views. Are t!ese

views based on act or opinion. Are t!ey trusted credible sources. 8o ot!er

sources agree. Are t!ey up6to6date. Are t!ey based on primary or secondarydata. Add your views and 0ustiy t!em.



"nsure t!e number o words is listed at t!e bottom o eac! page and t!at t!e

total word count is recommended at c1:::words alt!oug! you can go over

"nsure t!at visuals are relevant% titled and reerred to in t!e te#t

Use t!e appropriate biological and scientiic language t!roug!out t!e work.

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