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LC Biology: Running the Biology in Practice Investigation

Run the Leaving Certificate Biology in Practice Investigation with a whole class, from the brief to the signed Form P.2.

2.5 hours
6 short lessons
Online, at your own pace
Certificate

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About this course

A two-and-a-half-hour course for Leaving Certificate Biology teachers on the Biology in Practice Investigation. For this year's sixth years it is worth 200 marks, 40% of the subject, and the reports are due to their teachers by Friday 26 February 2027. It takes the NCCA guidelines' six stages one by one, from the initial response to the brief to the final report, and shows how to run supervised experiment sessions for a whole class, keep each student's design their own, and authenticate the work under the SEC's Coursework Rules and Procedures, including referencing and AI use. Every template is yours to download and adapt.

What you will be able to do

By the end you will be able to plan your class's investigation hours back from the completion date, support each of the six stages in the ways the NCCA guidelines allow, run supervised experiment sessions for a whole class, authenticate the work under the SEC's rules on referencing and AI, and get every report submitted as this year's brief requires.

What's in the course

6 lessons, about 25 minutes each. Take them in order, whenever suits you.

How the Biology in Practice Investigation runs this year, how to support each of its six stages with a whole class, how to run supervised experiment sessions, and how to authenticate the work and take it to submission.

1 The Investigation as It Runs Now Free preview 25 min
2 The Initial Response, Background Research and the Investigative Log 25 min
3 Designing and Planning the Experiment 25 min
4 Conducting the Experiment, and Data Analysis and Conclusions 25 min
5 Authenticating the Work: Referencing and AI 25 min
6 Finalising and Submitting the Report 25 min

What you get

A certificateFor 2.5 hours of professional learning, when you finish.

Your own portfolioEverything you write in the course collects in one place to keep.

Templates to adaptEvery template in the course is yours to download and adapt.

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