Applied Science Summer project Why am I doing a summer project for Applied Science? To prepare for the change in assessment style, from GCSE to BTEC, and to get yourselves used to how the coursework elements of Applied Science are assessed, I want you to have a go at doing and grading your own work to Level 3 standards. Due to new rules in BTEC, you can only re-submit a piece of work to try and improve your grade if: 1 it s on time; 2 you can use the assessment criteria to figure out what you missed. i.e., once you ve submitted a piece of work, teachers aren t allowed to tell you how to improve it. However, teachers CAN give you the skills to find this out for yourself. You ll be shown how to do this prior to writing your assignment so, there s no reason you can t reach your target with your first submission if you use the resources provided to check it properly first! You re going to practise using these resources for your summer project. The two main resources you ll need are: 1. The assignment brief (with the assessment criteria) this tells you what you need to do to achieve a pass, merit or distinction see Appendix 1 of this document. 2. The specification this gives you more detail about what the assessors are looking for and what some of the key command words in the assessment criteria mean see Appendix 2 of this document. 3. A glossary of the words the use in the assessment criteria see Appendix 3 of this document. What is my summer project for Applied Science? Stage 1 Read Appendices 1, 2 & 3 of this document. Stage 2 Using the information and guidance in Appendices 1, 2 & 3, complete a report on the chromatography of felt tip pen inks that we carried out in the taster session. This should include: an evaluation and analysis of the links between the chromatography techniques used and the chromatograms produced. conclusions about the components and their effect on separation leading to the results obtained. results from the paper chromatography of felt tip pen inks. calculations of Rf values and consideration of the factors that influence separation. an explanation of the principles behind the chromatographic separations and their suitability. justification of conclusions about the identification of components in the mixtures, e.g. effect of molecule size on its mobility. Suggestions and rationales for specific improvements to the chromatographic procedures carried out and full justification of these suggestions.
Stage 3 Using the assessment criteria and guidance in Appendix 1, annotate your work with where you think you have met each criteria point, e.g., C.P1, and answer the following questions: 1. Which assessment criteria have you achieved? C.P5: Y/N C.P6: Y/N C.M3: Y/N C.D3: Y/N 2. If there are any assessment criteria that you do not think you have achieved, do you know how you could now achieve it? Please explain you answer.... 3. If no, and there are any assessment criteria that you do not know how you could achieve, please explain what the barriers to this are. Stage 4 Hand in your report and this document, with the questions above completed, in your first Applied Science lesson in September. If you want know find out more about the Extended Certificate in Applied Science and its specification, please visit: http://qualifications.pearson.com/en/qualifications/btec-nationals/applied-science-2016.html
Appendix 1 Practice assignment brief for paper chromatography of felt tip pen ink
Appendix 2 Guidance for assessing Learning Aim C (taken from specification)
Appendix 3 Glossary of terms (taken from specification)