Unit 2 - working in the science industry
11/09
Objectives:
● Describe what is meant by protocol
● Explain why we have protocol
● Evaluate the importance of protocol
There are procedures for many things, eg:
● Safety
● Washing hands
● Keeping records
● Mixing chemicals
● Using a Bunsen burner
● Using a microscope
● Heating substances
● How to titrate
● Measuring volumes
● Disposal of chemicals
Media: what does it promote,
1. Mmr vaccine
2. Bubonic plague
3. FAKE
4. Medical
5. Loch Ness monster
6. Fabricated
7. Aliens
8. Attention makes headlines, makes money - promotion/pay rise
9. written in 3rd party
10. Edited wikipedia
Medical science info we give out easily, should we trust our doctors?
● Date of birth
● Gender
● Contact no.
● Job
● Age
● Ethnicity
● Background
● Medication current
● Sexuality
● Referral
● Religion
● Medical history
, Unit 2 - working in the science industry
● Condition
● Email
● Family contact info
● Test results
● Address
● Name
● Weight
● Height
● school/college
This information is important to have at your gp, but it is a lot of important information. It has to
be kept safe, therefore there is a system and a protocol.
14/09
Practical - measuring heat energy of fuels
Procedure:
● Clean burette with hot, soapy water
● Rinse
● Check bottom part of burette is clean from vaseline/grease
● Use a small quantity of the acid to rinse inside
● Ensure tap is closed
● Use funnel
● Rinse out
● Open tap
● Close tap, fill with hcl (dilute)
● Allow bottom to fill bellow tap
PH meter:
● Set up apparatus
● Get the probe and clean with distilled water
● Put probe in ph7 solution and press the calibrate button so that it remembers
● Clean with distilled water
● Blot on paper
● Put probe in ph4 solution and press the calibrate button so that it remembers
● Clean with distilled water
● Blot on paper
● Put probe in unknown solution and read
● record
11/09
Objectives:
● Describe what is meant by protocol
● Explain why we have protocol
● Evaluate the importance of protocol
There are procedures for many things, eg:
● Safety
● Washing hands
● Keeping records
● Mixing chemicals
● Using a Bunsen burner
● Using a microscope
● Heating substances
● How to titrate
● Measuring volumes
● Disposal of chemicals
Media: what does it promote,
1. Mmr vaccine
2. Bubonic plague
3. FAKE
4. Medical
5. Loch Ness monster
6. Fabricated
7. Aliens
8. Attention makes headlines, makes money - promotion/pay rise
9. written in 3rd party
10. Edited wikipedia
Medical science info we give out easily, should we trust our doctors?
● Date of birth
● Gender
● Contact no.
● Job
● Age
● Ethnicity
● Background
● Medication current
● Sexuality
● Referral
● Religion
● Medical history
, Unit 2 - working in the science industry
● Condition
● Family contact info
● Test results
● Address
● Name
● Weight
● Height
● school/college
This information is important to have at your gp, but it is a lot of important information. It has to
be kept safe, therefore there is a system and a protocol.
14/09
Practical - measuring heat energy of fuels
Procedure:
● Clean burette with hot, soapy water
● Rinse
● Check bottom part of burette is clean from vaseline/grease
● Use a small quantity of the acid to rinse inside
● Ensure tap is closed
● Use funnel
● Rinse out
● Open tap
● Close tap, fill with hcl (dilute)
● Allow bottom to fill bellow tap
PH meter:
● Set up apparatus
● Get the probe and clean with distilled water
● Put probe in ph7 solution and press the calibrate button so that it remembers
● Clean with distilled water
● Blot on paper
● Put probe in ph4 solution and press the calibrate button so that it remembers
● Clean with distilled water
● Blot on paper
● Put probe in unknown solution and read
● record
