{"id":151,"date":"2017-06-02T10:40:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-02T10:40:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.efolio.soton.ac.uk\/blog\/discoverneuroscience\/?page_id=151"},"modified":"2019-06-07T23:31:40","modified_gmt":"2019-06-07T22:31:40","slug":"step-2-designing-your-experiment","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/discoverneuroscience\/for-students\/project-guide\/step-2-designing-your-experiment\/","title":{"rendered":"Step 2 &#8211; Designing your Experiment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif\">Once you&#8217;ve decided on a project, you need to consider what you are actually going to do in the lab. You need to consider the scientific process, equipment and mutants available to you, and time management. Click on the pages below for more information on this.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-wrapper\"><div class=\"pt-cv-view pt-cv-grid pt-cv-colsys\" id=\"pt-cv-view-905a660kxj\"><div data-id=\"pt-cv-page-1\" class=\"pt-cv-page\" data-cvc=\"2\"><div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/discoverneuroscience\/for-students\/project-guide\/step-2-designing-your-experiment\/step-2-page-1\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/discoverneuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/329\/2018\/08\/shutterstock_707498410-300x200.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/discoverneuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/329\/2018\/08\/shutterstock_707498410-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/discoverneuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/329\/2018\/08\/shutterstock_707498410-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/discoverneuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/329\/2018\/08\/shutterstock_707498410.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/discoverneuroscience\/for-students\/project-guide\/step-2-designing-your-experiment\/step-2-page-1\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Step 2 Page 1 &#8211; The Scientific Process<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">In scientific research there is a standardised way of going about an <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips14'>Experiment<\/span>. This is as the diagram shows: Ask ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/discoverneuroscience\/for-students\/project-guide\/step-2-designing-your-experiment\/step-2-page-1\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/discoverneuroscience\/for-students\/project-guide\/step-2-designing-your-experiment\/step-2-page-2\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/discoverneuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/329\/2017\/05\/microscope-1-1424913-300x225.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/discoverneuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/329\/2017\/05\/microscope-1-1424913-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/discoverneuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/329\/2017\/05\/microscope-1-1424913-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/discoverneuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/329\/2017\/05\/microscope-1-1424913-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/discoverneuroscience\/for-students\/project-guide\/step-2-designing-your-experiment\/step-2-page-2\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Step 2 Page 2 &#8211; Lab Equipment<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">2. Laboratory Equipment Most school and college labs will have some standard\u00a0equipment which you could consider using.\u00a0Always check that your\u00a0school\/college ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/discoverneuroscience\/for-students\/project-guide\/step-2-designing-your-experiment\/step-2-page-2\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12 pt-cv-content-item pt-cv-1-col\" ><div class='pt-cv-ifield'><a href=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/discoverneuroscience\/for-students\/project-guide\/step-2-designing-your-experiment\/step-2-page-3\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-href-thumbnail pt-cv-thumb-default\" target=\"_self\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"272\" src=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/discoverneuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/329\/2017\/05\/fruitfly-1340087-e1531829002817-300x272.jpg\" class=\"pt-cv-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/discoverneuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/329\/2017\/05\/fruitfly-1340087-e1531829002817-300x272.jpg 300w, https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/discoverneuroscience\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/329\/2017\/05\/fruitfly-1340087-e1531829002817.jpg 632w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n<h4 class=\"pt-cv-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/discoverneuroscience\/for-students\/project-guide\/step-2-designing-your-experiment\/step-2-page-3\/\" class=\"_self\" target=\"_self\" >Step 2 Page 3 &#8211; Common Mutants<\/a><\/h4>\n<div class=\"pt-cv-content\">Common Mutants It's important to consider what different <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips12'>Drosophila<\/span> and <span class='tooltipsall tooltipsincontent classtoolTips18'>Nematode<\/span> mutants you have access to if you plan to ...<br \/><div class=\"pt-cv-rmwrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/discoverneuroscience\/for-students\/project-guide\/step-2-designing-your-experiment\/step-2-page-3\/\" class=\"_self pt-cv-readmore btn btn-success\" target=\"_self\">Read More<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;font-size: 10pt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/discoverneuroscience\/for-students\/project-guide\/step-1-developing-a-project\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px\">\u2190<\/span>Go back to Step 1\u00a0&#8211; Developing a Project\u00a0<\/a> \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-family: verdana,geneva,sans-serif;font-size: 10pt\"><span style=\"font-size: 13.3333px\">\u2190<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/generic.wordpress.soton.ac.uk\/discoverneuroscience\/for-students\/project-guide\/step-2-designing-your-experiment\/step-2-page-1\/\">Go to Step 2 Page 1 &#8211; The Scientific Process\u2192<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips3','The part of the nervous system responsible for control of the bodily functions not consciously directed, such as breathing, the heartbeat, and digestive processes.'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips8','Any or all of the sciences, such as neurochemistry and experimental psychology, which deal with the structure or function of the nervous system and brain.'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips12','A small fruit fly, used extensively in genetic research because of its large chromosomes, numerous varieties, and rapid rate of reproduction.'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips14','A scientific procedure undertaken to make a discovery, test a hypothesis, or demonstrate a known fact.'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips18','A worm of the large phylum\u00a0<i>Nematoda<\/i>, such as a roundworm or threadworm.'); <\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> toolTips('.classtoolTips22','<span style=\"font-family: verdana, geneva, sans-serif\">Facts and statistics collected together for reference or analysis.<\/span>'); <\/script>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Once you&#8217;ve decided on a project, you need to consider what you are actually going to do in the lab. 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