Chemistry Lab Protocols » The investigative approach

The investigative approach

Content

Making and recording measurements
⇒	Measurement scales
⇒	Accuracy and precision
⇒	Bias (systematic) error
⇒	Measurement (random) error
⇒	Collecting and recording primary data
⇒	Recording details of project work
⇒	Using communal records

SI units and their use
⇒	Recommendations for describing measurements in SI units
⇒	Some implications of SI in chemistry
Scientific method and design of experiments
⇒	Experimentation and variables
⇒	Constraints on experimental design
⇒	Using replicates
⇒	Randomization of treatments
⇒	Multifactorial experiments
⇒	Repetition of experiments

Project work
⇒	Deciding on a topic to study
⇒	Planning your work
⇒	Getting started
⇒	Designing experiments or sampling procedures
⇒	Working in a laboratory environment
⇒	Keeping notes and analysing your results
⇒	Writing the report

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