CORMS

C - control, what are you changing? The

Independent Variable
So if you are looking at the effect of temperature on
something you might set up experiments at varying
different temperatures.

O - organism, what organism will you use and how

will you keep this constant between experiments?
With plants, for example, you should state what you
would keep constant about the plants, so age, size etc.

R - reliability, how will you make your result

reliable?
Normally you would just write that you would repeat
each experiment a certain number of times.

M - measurement, how will you take

measurements?
Give a stated period of time for which you will leave the
experiment, say what you will measure to show
change/differences in different experiments. Normally
two marks, one for time and one for measurement.

S - standardize, what factors will you keep

constant throughout the experiment?
In an experiment about plants you might say that you
would keep the light intensity, temperature, humidity
etc. the same. This also normally has two marks
available.
 DORIC
(A simpler way of remembering the key point)

 D stands for Dependent Variable.   This is what you

will measure in your experiment.  The mark is often for how
you plan to measure the dependent variable, how frequently
you will take measurements etc.

O stands for Organisms. Using a living organism in your

experiment (other than humans) often this involves using
organisms of the same species, the same age and sometimes
the same mass.  If you are using humans, you often need to
standardize your groups for gender, health, age etc.

R stands for Repeats .Repeat allows you to see how reliable

your method is For any experiment, think about how many
repeats you think you would do.In a laboratory experiment,
three might be sensible,

I stands for Independent Variable.  This is the thing you are

going to alter in the experiment.  

C stands for Control Variables:  what are the variables that

need keeping the same in every experiment in order to make
the investigation a fair test?  Think what other factors might
affect the dependent variable other than the one you are
investigating.  And then think how you would keep them
constant in an experiment.  I would suggest you need to
identify at least two or three of the most obvious control
variables to ensure you get full marks.