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OCR 21st Century Additional Applied Science (J632)

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Candidates take three units from Units 1 to 6, plus Unit 7.

Modules

A324 AP1 Life Care
A334 AP2 Agriculture and Food
A325 AP3 Scientific Detection
A335 AP4 Harnessing Chemicals
A326 AP5 Communications
A336 AP6 Materials and Performance

A337 Additional Applied Science A – Work-related Portfolio

Work-related portfolio

Standard procedures
Many industries use standard procedures to ensure that results are of good quality and reliable, often to meet legal requirements for quality control.
Students of all abilities can take pleasure in mastering a skill so that it is repeatable and reliable. Typically standard procedures will be carried out and assessed in a single lesson.

Suitability test
In commerce or industry it is often necessary to decide a suitable material to use for a specified purpose, a suitable procedure leading a desired outcome, or a suitable device to use for a purpose. Understanding the context enables a practitioner to clarify the criteria that define ‘suitability’. They can then devise an investigation that will reveal how well the criteria are met.
Conducting a suitability test requires students to bring together science knowledge and understanding, practical competency and an understanding of the work-related context. They can demonstrate the ability to test the suitability of a material, procedure or a device for a particular purpose in any of the three Applied modules chosen. These tests will require a more extended time allocation than the Standard Procedures.

Work-related report
This task provides an opportunity for students to research authentic contexts in which science is applied. At the core of their report is a description of the nature of the work carried out. They focus on specific aspects of workplace practice, and make links to relevant scientific knowledge from any of the six Applied modules.
Writing this report requires several skills associated with scientific communication:
• collecting information and acknowledging sources;
• structuring a report appropriately;
• making effective use of visual material to convey information and ideas.

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Exams Dates for 2009/10

A324/1, 2 Unit 1: Life Care: Jan 18; June 18
A325/1, 2 Unit 3: Scientific Detection: Jan 20; June 24
A326/1, 2 Unit 5: Communications: Jan 27; June 22
A334/1, 2 Unit 2: Agriculture and Food: Jan 25; June 18
A335/1, 2 Unit 4: Harnessing Chemicals: Jan 18; June 24
A336/1, 2 Unit 6: Materials and Performance: Jan 27; June 22

Each module test lasts 45 minutes.

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