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Be able to adopt of appropriate laboratory procedures and practices. |
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| 1.1 | Select appropriate attire to perform laboratory work. | | 1.2 | Demonstrate an awareness of laboratory rules. | | 1.3 | Prepare the laboratory for an intended procedure. | | 1.4 | Leave the laboratory in a clean and safe manner. |
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| 2. |
Be able to carry out a Risk Assessment in a laboratory. |
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| 2.1 | Identify hazards. | | 2.2 | Identify people at risk. | | 2.3 | List controls including actions taken as the result of COSHH assessment. | | 2.4 | Identify any additional action that must be taken. |
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| 3. |
Be able to find the mass of a substance or object by either direct "weighing" or "weighing by difference". |
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| 3.1 | Perform a mass determination using:
(a) top pan balance
(b) electronic balance |
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Be able to measure the length of an object to different degrees of accuracy. |
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| 4.1 | Measure lengths using:
(a) a rule
(b) a vernier calipers
(c) a micrometer |
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| 5. |
Be able to measure volumes of liquids using different apparatus for different accuracies. |
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| 5.1 | Measure volumes using:
(a) graduated beaker
(b) measuring cylinder
(c) burette
(d) pipette |
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| 6. |
Be able to measure time intervals. |
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| 6.1 | Measure time intervals using:
(a) laboratory stopclock
(b) centisecard stopwatch
(c) electronic timer |
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| 7. |
Be able to measure the pH of a solution. |
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| 7.1 | Use indicators to identify pH range. | | 7.2 | Use pH meter to measure pH. |
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| 8. |
Be able to perform titration. |
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| 8.1 | Undertake the individual sequence of operations to complete titration. |
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| 9. |
Be able to set up chemical apparatus to perform different chemical functions. |
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| 9.1 | Set up and use apparatus necessary for:
(a) heating - bunsen, heating, mantle, water bath
(b) filtration - simple and vacuum
(c) distillation - simple and fractional
(d) solvent extraction |
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| 10. |
Be able to measure temperature. |
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| 10.1 | Set up and use accurately:
(a) thermometers (liquid in glass)
(b) thermocouples |
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| 11. |
Be able to assemble and make measurements in electric circuits. |
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| 11.1 | Set up and use safely circuits containing:
(a)voltmeters (analogue and digital)
(b) ammeters
(c) multi-meters
(d) lab packs |
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| 12. |
Be able to set up simple electronic circuits. |
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| 12.1 | Set up and safely use circuits containing:
(a) diode
(b) LDR
(c) transistor |
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| 13. |
Be able to use a microscope correctly. |
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| 13.1 | Safely and correctly set up a microscope and its light source. | | 13.2 | Safely insert slides and demonstrate correct focusing procedures. | | 13.3 | Calibrate the microscope and measure cells accurately. | | 13.4 | Clean and safely store a microscope and slides. |
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Be able to prepare material and view and record it using a microscope. |
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| 14.1 | Determine the appropriate use of temporary and permanent mounts. | | 14.2 | Prepare, stain and label an example of a temporary and permanent mount. | | 14.3 | Draw and label a scale diagram. |
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Be able to care for biological materials and respond to possible sources of biological hazard. |
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| 15.1 | Show ability to care for living organisms over a specified period of time. | | 15.2 | Store and suitably label ongoing experiments. | | 15.3 | Carry out biological procedures at appropriate temperatures. | | 15.4 | Safely dispose of biological material. | | 15.5 | Clean and store biological equipment. |
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