BTEC First Award in Application of Science - specification - Edexcel

UNIT 6: APPLICATIONS OF PHYSICAL SCIENCE
Criteria covered Assignment Scenario Assessment evidence
1D.9, 2D.P9,
2D.M7, 2D.D6
Series and Parallel
Circuits
You are working as a research physicist for a toy
company that makes toys containing lights in
series and parallel circuits. The company also
makes resistors of a specified value to reduce
the brightness of the lights in the toys.
Produce a practical report, including
diagrams, graphs and the effect of
temperature on resistance.
You have been given three tasks.
1. Produce a ‘test card’ for the current flowing
through each light and the voltage across
each light, in a series circuit.
2. Produce a ‘test card’ for the current flowing
through each light and the voltage across
each light, in a parallel circuit.
3. Produce a customised resistor, from
resistance wire, at room temperature, not
at the working temperature (e.g. a 5-ohm
resistor).
1D.10, 2D.P10,
2D.M8, 2D.D7
Application of
Thermistors or
LDRs
You are working as a scientist for a company
that produces temperature sensors. You have
been asked to investigate the applications for
thermistors for the product development
department.
Produce a report on your findings and
recommendations for applications that
the company could publish.
OR
You are working as a scientist for a company
that produces lighting sensors. You have been
asked to investigate the applications for LDRs for
the product development department.
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