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Risk Factors of Disease Workshop
These three activities, from Centre of the Cell, introduce the idea that there are certain factors, called risk factors, which can increase a person’s likelihood of developing a disease. Students learn how scientists use research to determine what the risk factors are for various diseases.
Using data analysis skills, students calculate risk factors through details of family histories and lifestyle factors. They determine correlations between healthy lifestyles and health, make and read graphs, design a valid experiment, compare experimental methodologies and look at how scientists work.
These activities link to Key Stages Three and Four science, SQA 5-14 standard environmental studies, SQA access, intermediate and higher biology and biology investigation.
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