Applied Sciences

Assessment

Unit 1: Principles and applications of Science (90 credits). 1 hour 30 min written exam which is externally assessed in June at the end of the first year. Unit 2: Practical scientific procedures & techniques (90 credits). This unit will be examined by assignments that will be set internally. Unit 3: Scientific investigation skills (120 credits). Assessed practical investigation under exam conditions and a written submission which is also assessed under examination conditions. Unit 4: Laboratory techniques and their application (90 credits). This unit will be examined by assignments that will be set internally. 2 additional units will also be selected. Unit 5: Principles and Application of Science 2 (120 credits). 2 hour written exam which is externally assessed in January and June in the second year. Unit 6: Investigative project (90 Credits). A synoptic investigative project which is internally assessed. The two synoptic units are also internally assessed. Unit 7: Contemporary issues in Science (120 Credits) 4 Additional units will also be covered. An assessed task set by Pearson. The rest of the content will be assessed internally by assignments.