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Figure 20. ZEER POT: Question 1
72. When students have set their conditions (which also alter the visual display of the on screen
Zeer pot), they press the record data button which then runs the simulation and
populates the data
chart. They need to run a
number of data simulations, and can remove
data or repeat any
simulations as required. This screen then records their response to the maximum amount of food
kept fresh at 4
°C. Their approaches to the design and evaluation of this form of scientific enquiry
can be assessed in subsequent questions.
73. The knowledge categorisation for this item is procedural and the competence
is Evaluate and
design scientific enquiry. The context categorisation is Natural Resources, although it also has
links to Health and Disease. The cognitive demand of this question is categorised as high because
students are given a
complex situation, and they need to develop a
systematic sequence of
investigations to answer the question.