These links might give you ideas for planning your project :
This is a new reference that is interesting: https://www.sserc.org.uk/secure/o3ale5w3/ah-biology-projects-a-guide-for-learners.pdf
- Do a project at Edinburgh zoo - really popular - you need to be organised early to apply to this http://www.rzss.org.uk/rzss-education/advanced-higher-biology-investigations/?_ga=2.104381312.1657856593.1537387248-1730449853.1537387248 but who knows even if you miss this perhaps you could still do some sort of project by observing animals - ask your teacher
- Garlic and mint can be tested for their antibiotic properties: https://snabbiology.co.uk/
garlic-and-mint-as- antibiotics/ - Some ideas from the SQA https://www.sqa.org.uk/sqa/
files_ccc/ah-biology-project- supporting-candidate-planning. pdf - Science and Food Safety: https://www.schoolscience.co.uk/scienceandfoodsafety
- Fish behaviour : https://www.sciencing.com/fish-behavior-science-fair-ideas-6391872/
- Brain training? http://www.lumosity.com/
landing_pages/682?gclid=CJrwj- n6_MECFQLnwgod2gQAhw - some excellent ideas for experiments here : http://www.saps.org.uk/students/projects
- Memory experiments :
- http://www.livescience.com/23-imagination-memory-fails.html
- or what about some behaviour experiments on eg lizards and temperature...feeding ...
- or birds and territory experiments...
- You might find some ideas from Mr Rothery here - https://he-exams.fandom.com/wiki/Biology_Practicals#5._Investigate_the_effects_of_antiseptics_or_antibiotics_or_plant_extracts_on_microbial_cultures
- You might get lots of ideas from the links on this A Level page from Science and Plants for Schools - SAPS - http://www.saps.org.uk/secondary/teaching-resources
- Maybe could do something with snails / comparing environments, colour pattern etc - evolution - here is Evolution Megalab studying snails - http://evolutionmegalab.org/en_GB/
- The SSERC Website may help - your teacher may have a login - http://info.sserc.org.uk/advanced-higher/investigative-biology
- And if you need to use microbiological techniques this can help:
- http://info.sserc.org.uk/biology-resources/microbiological-techniques265/microbiological-techniques-films
- lamb project ...
- cattle - observe ...
- Illusion of speed on motorway experiment .... not sure if this would cover any of the topic areas in Adv H sufficiently though ...
- Woodlouse experiments - lots of ideas here and background to these creatures -https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/MISC/Armadillidium_vulgare.htm and https://www.earthlife.net/
insects/woodcare.html - and
- an scientist on the radio was talking about the idea of coating eg lettuces with a garlic solution to deter slugs - this possibly could be a foundation of a project - it was by no means proved yet!
- Ethograms from RZSS https://learning.rzss.org.uk/mod/book/tool/print/index.php?id=365
