1. REFERENCES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Scientific Poster Title What is your research question? (Is your research question original, clear, concise, investigable and draws on the key knowledge and skills?)
Poster- no more than 1000 words in total (including headings)- except for the references.
All text must be in students own words.
AUTHOR
INTRODUCTION
Have you identified and defined relevant background concepts?
Have you identified and justified the dependent, independent and all controlled variables?
METHODOLOGY
Have you comprehensively selected appropriate equipment and materials?
Does your method comprehensively meet your aim?
Have you identified, explained and managed risks?
Have you incorporated safe and ethical work practices?
Is your method repeatable?
DISCUSSION
Analysis and evaluation of primary data
Have you analysed and explained your investigation data?
Sources of errors and uncertainty
Does your discussion address all possible sources of error and uncertainty?
Limitations of data and methodologies
How is your analysis limited by the data you did or did not collect?
Were the procedures you used appropriate and effective?
Have you made practical suggestions for improvements to the experimental design?
Have you suggested possible further investigations?
Links between investigation results and concepts
Have you explained the link between your investigation findings and the relevant scientific concepts you included in the Introduction section?
Have you used scientific language and conventions?
CONCLUSION
Is it valid given your analysis and evaluation?
Does it relate data collected to the hypothesis and/or aim?
Have you used scientific language and conventions?
AIM
Is it clear?
Is it relevant to the research question?
Does it relate directly to the dependent and independent variables?
RESULTS
Have you collected relevant data systematically?
Is your raw data clear, accurate and detailed?
Have you processed your data in the most appropriate ways to illustrate trends, patterns and/or scientific relationships?
Have you comprehensively explained how accuracy, prevision, reliability, validity, uncertainty and errors relate to your collected data?
HYPOTHESIS
Is it a prediction?
Is it based on the effect changing one variable will have on the other?
REFERENCES AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Have you used a standard scientific referencing system?
Have you referred to specific pages/sections in your logbook?