BTEC First Award in Application of Science - specification - Edexcel

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QUALIFICATION Delivery approach Your approach to teaching and learning should support the specialist vocational nature of BTEC First qualifications. These BTEC Firsts give a balance of practical skill development and knowledge requirements, some of which can be theoretical in nature. Instruction in the classroom is only part of the learning process. You can reinforce the links between the theory and practical application, and make sure that the knowledge base is relevant and up to date, by teaching through practical work, group work and investigations set in local contexts. One of the important aspects of your approach to delivery should be to instil into learners who have a limited experience of the world of work some insights into the daily operations that are met in the vocational area being studied. It is suggested that the delivery of the BTEC Firsts can be enriched and extended by the use of learning materials, classroom exercises and internal assessments that draw on current practice in, and experience of, the sector being studied. This may draw on the use of: ● vocationally specific workplace case-study materials, e.g. local scientific companies ● visiting speakers, and the assistance of local employers, e.g. NHS Trusts ● visits by learners to local workplaces, e.g. local government departments responsible to monitoring the environment ● inviting relevant parents or contacts to come to speak to the learners about how they use science in their work ● arranging controlled mystery experiments, which the learners have to solve in pair or group work ● asking a local employer to set learners a problem-solving activity to be carried out in groups. Personal, learning and thinking skills Your learners have opportunities to develop personal, learning and thinking skills (PLTS) within a sector-related context. See Annexe A for detailed information about PLTS, and mapping to the units in this specification. English and mathematics knowledge and skills It is likely that learners will be working towards English and mathematics qualifications at Key Stage 4 or above. This BTEC First qualification provides further opportunity to enhance and reinforce skills in English and mathematics in naturally occurring, relevant, work-related contexts. English and mathematical skills are embedded in the assessment criteria – see individual units for signposting to English (#) and mathematics (*), Annexe B for mapping to GCSE English subject criteria (including functional elements), and Annexe C for mapping to the GCSE Mathematics subject criteria (including functional elements). 14 BF029957 – Specification – Edexcel BTEC Level 1/Level 2 First Award in Application of Science – Issue 1 – March 2012 © Pearson Education Limited 2012
QUALIFICATION Health and safety Learners must observe safe practice when they are carrying out practical work. It is the responsibility of centres to carry out risk assessments for all practical work that they undertake with their learners. During any internal assessment, learners should be responsible for their own practical work, such as planning and collecting data. However, you, as teachers, should always check and supervise this for health and safety reasons. BF029957 – Specification – Edexcel BTEC Level 1/Level 2 First Award in Application of Science – Issue 1 – March 2012 © Pearson Education Limited 2012 15
Page 1 and 2: BTEC FIRST Award Specification APPL
Page 3 and 4: Welcome to your BTEC First 2012 spe
Page 5 and 6: Contents Purpose of this specificat
Page 7 and 8: INTRODUCTION Purpose of this specif
Page 9 and 10: INTRODUCTION 1 What are BTEC Firsts
Page 11 and 12: INTRODUCTION 2 Key features of the
Page 13 and 14: QUALIFICATION Edexcel BTEC Level 1/
Page 15 and 16: QUALIFICATION 3 Edexcel BTEC Level
Page 17 and 18: QUALIFICATION Locally available voc
Page 19: QUALIFICATION 5 Programme delivery
Page 23 and 24: QUALIFICATION 7 The layout of units
Page 25 and 26: QUALIFICATION Teacher guidance Whil
Page 27 and 28: QUALIFICATION The Lead Internal Ver
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UNIT 7: HEALTH APPLICATIONS OF LIFE
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ANNEXES Annexe E The periodic table
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