Leaving Certificate Biology in Practice Investigation (AAC) | 45-Page Digital Guidance Booklet

A comprehensive 45-page digital guidance booklet designed to support students completing the new Leaving Certificate Biology in Practice Investigation, worth 40% of the overall Leaving Certificate Biology grade.

Created specifically for the 2027 Biology in Practice Investigation on Membranes, Osmosis and Food Preservation, this resource guides students through each stage of the investigative process, from understanding the brief and conducting background research to designing an experiment, analysing results and preparing the final report.

What’s Included?

• Breakdown of the investigation requirements, marking criteria and report formatting guidelines.

• Step-by-step guidance through all six stages of the investigation.

• Revision of the key biological concepts relating to osmosis and food preservation.

• Guidance on developing research questions, hypotheses and background research.

• Support with identifying variables, planning investigations and selecting appropriate equipment.

• Advice on experimental accuracy, precision, reliability and fairness.

• Guidance on recording primary data, preparing results tables, performing calculations and presenting graphs.

• Detailed support with analysing results, identifying trends, evaluating limitations and drawing scientifically justified conclusions.

• Harvard referencing guidance with examples for different types of sources. Note: Any referencing style may be used, this pdf covers the most common style only!

• Explanation of scientific literacy, communication, coherence, relevance and reflection.

• Final submission checklist and student-friendly assessment descriptors.

Important Information

This booklet is a guidance resource only, not a completed investigation or sample project. It does not provide any ready-made research questions, investigation titles or experimental reports. There is nothing in this pdf that students can copy and use in their own report. Students are supported in developing and completing their own authentic work.

Official SEC and NCCA documentation should always be consulted alongside this resource.

Format: Digital PDF | 45 Pages

Suitable for: Leaving Certificate Biology students completing the new Biology in Practice Investigation (AAC).

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