QCE Chemistry IA2 student experiment template quiz

10 percent

20 percent

30 percent

50 percent

Unit 1 only

Unit 2

Unit 3 subject matter (equilibrium, acids/bases, redox, galvanic cells)

Unit 4 only

Research, Analysis, Interpretation, Communication

Introduction, Method, Results, Conclusion

Aim, Hypothesis, Variables, Conclusion

Title, Apparatus, Procedure, References

Be vague and broad

Identify clear independent and dependent variables, be measurable with available equipment, and link to Unit 3 syllabus content

Cover three different topics

Be the same as a textbook example

Ignoring it

Quantitatively estimating uncertainty in each measurement, propagating to derived quantities, and discussing impact on the conclusion

Stating 'errors were minimised'

Only listing equipment

A simple yes/no answer

Linking results to the research question, evaluating the validity of conclusions, comparing to theoretical expectation, and identifying genuine limitations

Listing the apparatus only

Repeating the introduction

Use of personal pronouns

Third person, past tense, passive voice (or active per house style), figure/table referencing, IUPAC nomenclature, SI units

Bullet points only

Single-paragraph format

Up to 500 words

Up to 1000 words

Up to 1500-2000 words depending on the assessment instrument

Up to 5000 words

Random fluctuation in burette reading

Mis-calibrated balance, indicator endpoint error in titration, evaporation of solvent over the run

Variation in room temperature

Reading parallax

We did this experiment.

This investigation tested how (specific IV) affects (specific DV), drawing on the QCE Chemistry Unit 3 topic of (X), with the hypothesis that (relationship) based on the principle that (theory).

Chemistry is interesting.

Many chemicals react.