Higher
Biology
&
Environmental Science
Assignment
The Assignment
• You will have to investigate a relevant topic in
biology/environmental science and
communicate your research findings in a
report. This must relate to a key area of the
Higher Biology/Environmental Science Course.
• Worth 20 marks out of a total of 120 marks
(the final exam is worth 100 marks),
• Marked by the SQA.
The Assignment consists of 2 stages:
Research Stage
•
Select sufficient sources of
information/data that:
- are relevant:
- are reliable:
-have similar/different perspectives:
•
Information/data could include raw
data from an experiment/practical
activity, extracted tables, graphs,
diagrams and text.
•
Record the sources you have used with
enough detail to allow someone else to
find them again. If one of the sources is
an experiment/practical activity, then
you need to record the title and the
aim.
Communication Stage
•
You need to write a report under exam
conditions.
•
You can only use information/data that
you have collected from your research.
This may include, for example:
statistical, graphical, numerical or
experimental data; data/information
from the internet; published articles or
extracts; notes taken from a visit or
talk; or notes taken from a written or
audio-visual source, but it cannot
include a prepared draft report.
•
As a guide, your report should be 800–
1500 words, excluding tables, charts
and diagrams.
You will be issued with a detailed
guide to help you complete both
stages of the Assignment.......
•USE IT!
Insects
Make a list of
positive and
negative
ways in
which insects
impact on
humans.
Assignment Titles
Insects as a Potential Food
Source.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p004v278
Insects and their Impact on
the Human Population.
Insects as a
Potential Food Source
Focus Questions
Insects and their Impact
on the Human Population.
•
Could entomophagy address food security
issues?
•
What impact could climate change have
on the incidence of malaria?
•
What is the nutritional value of
entomophagy?
•
How do insects impact on intensive
salmon production?
•
What are the issues surrounding using
insects for human consumption?
•
How do insects impact on crop yield?
•
Could insects be used as pest
management in intensive arable
agriculture?
•
What role could insects play in famine
relief?
•
Could insects be used as a feed source in
intensive poultry production?
•
Could insects be used as a feed source in
intensive fish farming?
•
How can edible insect resources be
conserved and managed?
Get
started………
• Choose a focus question. You
may have ideas for focus
questions of your own. If so,
check that it fits the remit
with your teacher.
• Read the ‘Instructions for
Candidates’ booklet carefully.
You MUST follow the advice
given.
• Start your research. Most of
this will be done in your own
time. Give yourself plenty of
time to do this – its
important!
•
Time to get busy.
Assignment
Deadline Dates
• The Research
stage should be
completed by
?????
• The
Communication
Stage will be on
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