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ZIMSEC A-Level Biology

PPractical skills (Paper 4)

Practical skills (Paper 4) in ZIMSEC A-Level Biology: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Overview

Not a content topic of the syllabus: this node is ours, from skill C (experimental skills and investigations) and the Paper 4 description (planning, implementing, interpreting, concluding and evaluating; low- and high-power drawings).

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Lessons

  • Biological drawing and microscope measurement in the practical papers

    40 min

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  • Carrying out practical investigations: variables, results, graphs and errors

    45 min

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  • Planning investigations and evaluating data

    45 min

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Practical skills (Paper 4): sample question

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How should plant cell walls be drawn in a high-power drawing of adjacent cells?

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