Scientific Principles

Scientific Numeracy

Concepts, principles & theories 

• What is meant by accuracy and precision 

• What is scientific notation and how do we represent numbers in this format 

• When is it appropriate to think in terms of decimal places and significant figures in a value

Manipulating and presenting data 

• How to round a value to the requested decimal places or significant figures 

• How to calculate percentage and percentage change 

• How to write values as powers of 10

• How to convert between metric prefixes and apply to calculations

• How to determine the most suitable graph type for a given set of data 

• What should be plotted on each axes of a graph and how to select suitable ranges

Interpreting and analysing data 

• How to identify the slope and intercept value from the trendline equation 

• How to rearrange the trendline equation to calculate the concentration of an unknown 

• How to determine the central tendencies and distribution for a set of data

• How to identify outliers in a set of data 

• How to rearrange and solve the C1V1 = C2V2, pH and proton concentration and ideal gas law equations

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Moles and Molarity

Concepts, principles, & theories

• How to apply the fundamentals of moles and molarity

Interpreting & analysing data

• How to use moles and molarity to calculate unknown variables

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Solutions and Dilutions

Serial Dilutions

Concepts, principles & theories

• How to perform a serial dilution utilising serial dilutions

Interpreting & analysing data

• How to calculate calculating concentration, dilution factor and volume in a serial dilution

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Single Step Dilutions

Concepts, principles & theories

• When to utilise dilutions.

Interpreting & analysing data

• How to calculate concentration and volume in a dilution.

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pH and Buffers

Calculating pH

Concepts, principles, & theories

• How to apply the pH equation to different situations

Interpreting & analysing data

• How to use data to calculate the unknown variable in the pH equation

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Henderson-Hasselbalch Equation

Concepts, principles, & theories

• How to use the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation in different situations.

Interpreting & analysing data

• How to use data to calculate the unknown variable in the Henderson-Hasselbalch equation.

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Making a Buffer

Concepts, principles, & theories 

• How to apply and rearrange the pH and pKa equations.

Designing & planning experiments

• How to calculate the required volumes of weak acid and conjugate base needed to make a buffer solution of desired pH

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Titrations

Acid Base Titration

Concepts, principles & theories 

• How to use titration data.

Interpreting & analysing data

• How to calculate the concentration of an analyte using titration data.

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Determine Concentration of HCl by Titration with NaOH

Concepts, principles, & theories 

• Why solutions of NaOH need to be standardised.

Interpreting & analysing data 

• How to use titration data to identify the equivalence point and use this to determine the unknown concentration of an acid.

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Ecology

Mark-Release-Recapture

Concepts, principles, & theories 

• What assumptions are made when using mark-release-recapture.

Obtaining & recording data 

• How to use both visual and textual information to measure the number of marked and unmarked individuals.

Interpreting & analysing data

• How to use the number of individuals to calculate the population size.

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Simpson’s Biodiversity Index

Concepts, principles, & theories 

• When to apply Simpson's Diversity Index to various situations.

Interpreting & analysing data 

• How to use Simpson's Diversity Index to calculate the diversity of an area.

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Pharmacology

Organ Bath Analysis: Ileum

Manipulating & presenting data

• How to plot dose-response curves using appropriate scales.

Interpreting & analysing data

• How to interpret the dose-response curves in relation to what is happening at the tissue level

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Spectroscopy and Spectrometry

The Beer-Lambert Equation

Concepts, principles & theories

• When to apply the fundamentals of Beer's Law to various solution scenarios

Interpreting & analysing data

• How to use the Beer-Lambert equation to determine absorbance, concentration and absorption coefficient

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