BTEC First Award in Application of Science - specification - Edexcel

UNIT 6: APPLICATIONS OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE
Criteria covered Assignment Scenario Assessment evidence
1C.7, 2C.P7, 2C.M7,
2C.D6
Checking the
Accuracy of Mirrors
and Lenses for
Applications
As an optical physicist working in quality control,
you are testing a batch of optical components
including mirrors, prisms and lenses for
accuracy. You must make and compare
measurements of the incident and
reflected/refracted angles.
A report showing the results of
experiments.
1C.8, 2C.P8, 2C.M6,
2C.D7
Sound Reflection
and Transmission
You are a research sound physicist and you have
been asked to prepare a report about the
insulation properties of materials and their
capability of reflecting and transmitting sound
from a source that produces a fixed frequency.
A report outlining the physics involved
in the reflection and transmission of
sound, and the uses of the new
materials in terms of reflecting sound
and transmission of sound.
A visit from a university research physicist or a
materials scientist would help put this topic into
context.
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