How vital is the AH chemistry daybook...

mine is a lot of scribbles in a scabby jotter.
The school wants it, although the sqa hasnt asked for them or anything.

The daybook cant make you fail the investigation can it?

My write up is good. Daybook was just scribbles of results...

They can fail you on your daybook so I would try and get it as good as possible in case its moderated - our physics department was moderated last year and several people were failed.

Your daybook should contain information to do with researching and deciding what project you did, the method/procedure, as well as your results. Its a good idea to include copies of your introduction and any graphs or tables in your write up in there too. Just back date entries if necessary.

If you get moderated it wont affect your project mark or ability to get any grade - your teacher will just get grilled, since the sqa would see it as their fault for approving it and not giving you advice.

Sorry - I'm not trying to be mean - but that is definitely wrong, perhaps if they are moderated retrospectively this is the case but I know people at my school were failed due to moderation.

Sorry - I'm not trying to be mean - but that is definitely wrong, perhaps if they are moderated retrospectively this is the case but I know people at my school were failed due to moderation.

Were they not given an opportunity to sort their day book out?

Both my daybooks are awful. Just used the book as a place to record results really. Chemistry one in particular has chemicals spilt all over several pages.

Yes, but they started with very little in it and didn't properly sort them.

Some sort of evidence it has been used and it it is linked to your write up is all that really is needed (as in I am sure what you have is fine).

They can't take your grade away though if it has already been awarded.

Wouldn't the school know if they were being moderated by the last week in april?
or do the SQA like to keep them on their toes?