Verifiedintermediate
Designing an experiment that survives review
Variables, controls, replication, randomisation, and blinding — what each one is protecting you from.
- design
- controls
- replication
- +1
Experimental Design9 min
Resources
Curated guides, templates, and reading — the things worth knowing before you need them.
6 resources
Verifiedintermediate
The questions judges actually ask
Twelve recurring interview questions and what a strong answer contains.
- judging
- interview
- questions
Verifiedintermediate
What separates a finalist project from a good one
Patterns that recur in projects that place, drawn from judging rubrics rather than from any single project.
- judging
- rubrics
- quality
Example Projects8 min
Verifiedintermediate
Choosing the right control
Negative, positive, vehicle, and sham controls — and how to tell which your experiment needs.
- controls
- baseline
- confounds
Control Groups6 min
Verifiedintermediate
Reading a safety data sheet
Which of the sixteen SDS sections actually change your protocol, and what to extract from each.
- sds
- ppe
- risk-assessment
Hazardous Chemicals6 min
Verifiedintermediate
Risk assessment for build projects
A five-column method for identifying and controlling hazards in mechanical, electrical, and thermal builds.
- risk-assessment
- electrical
- mechanical
Engineering Safety8 min