Investigation into the effect of exercise on heart rate

You will safely and ethically be conducting practical tasks as
well as tracking, recording and communicating your findings in a scientific laboratory report to demonstrate
your analytical skills.
You will have to use your ability to apply analytical skills in collecting and assessing information using
qualitative and quantitative methods to make scientific conclusions. In addition, you will need to demonstrate
your practical skills by safely and ethically performing scientific techniques using appropriate equipment. You
must also
demonstrate your ability to accurately track, record and communicate your observations and measurements in
your scientific writing.
By completing this assessment, you will:
Subject-specific Skills:

• Apply analytical skills in collecting and assessing information using qualitative and quantitative methods in
  order to make scientific conclusions
  Key and Employability Skills:
• Track, record and communicate reliable observations and measurements with
  proper accuracy
• Show awareness of ethical principles, safety and competent laboratory techniques.
  INSTRUCTIONS
  You should:
• Conduct your own research and cite all of your sources appropriately using the Harvard referencing style.
• Demonstrate your ability to ethically and accurately track, record and communicate your observations and
  measurements in your scientific writing.
• Write in the third person narrative and all scientific terms used should be defined.
  o Someone who has not carried out this practical before should be able to replicate your method exactly.
  SPECIFICATIONS

  Your laboratory report must:

• Include a coversheet
• Give a brief description introducing the scientific topic,
• Be 1500 words +/- 10% including in-text citations but excluding calculations and references.
• Include the accurate recording of materials, risk assessment, ethical considerations, methods and observation /
  results,
• Include a discussion of the results and a conclusion.
• Be appropriately referenced using the Harvard referencing style
  Sections to include:
  Your laboratory report must be structured in this order, however you may begin writing the sections in any order.

1. Title of your practical investigation
2. Abstract
    Precise summary of the whole report
3. Introduction
    Brief overview of key theories related to your practical investigation
    Review of literature based on similar practical investigations
    Objective of this practical
4. Method
    Risk assessment
   o What risks do you have to consider when conducting this practical at
   home?
   o What risks would you have to consider when conducting this practical in a
   laboratory?
    Ethical considerations
    Equipment and other material (including amount required)
    Method
   o This must be detailed and clear. Another person must be able to follow
   your method exactly.
5. Results & Calculations
    Presented in a table or graph labelled with headings
    Processed data with step by step calculations
   o Formatted correctly and clearly
    Any observations made during the practical and in the results (such as trends)
6. Discussion
    What do the results mean?
    Do they answer the questions of the practical investigation?
    Where were errors introduced during the at-home investigation?
   o What errors could occur if you conducted this practical in a laboratory?
    Would you make any changes to how the practical was conducted at home? If
   yes, what would they be?
   o What changes would you make if you conducted the practical in a
   laboratory?
    Description of differences between at home and laboratory based practical
   investigations
    Any potential impact of your results on real world application?
7. Conclusion
    Short review summarising your method, main results and significant findings
8. References
    Harvard Referencing only
9. Appendix
    Photographs of practical/ Screenshots of virtual practical
    Tables and figures with suitable titles
    Raw Data