Paper 5 or Paper 6 practical-skills checklist

Confirm the student’s actual component with the school. Candidates take Paper 5 or Paper 6, not both.

Observation and measurement

• □ I record what I see or measure before naming an inference.
• □ I use suitable precision for the instrument.
• □ I distinguish raw and processed data.
• □ I retain repeats and identify anomalies transparently.

Tables and graphs

• □ Quantities and units appear in headings and axis labels.
• □ The independent variable is placed first and on the horizontal axis where appropriate.
• □ My scale uses the plotting area effectively.
• □ My line or curve matches the relationship rather than joining points mechanically.

Planning

• □ The independent variable has a useful range.
• □ The dependent variable is measurable.
• □ Every important control has a named action.
• □ The method includes quantities, repeats, safety and a conclusion rule.

Evaluation

• □ I state a specific limitation.
• □ I trace its effect through the measurement to the result.
• □ The improvement directly addresses the limitation.
• □ I do not claim that repeats automatically remove systematic bias.