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Title: BTEC Applied Science Unit 3 - Assignment 2
Description: Unit 3: Scientific Investigations – Assignment 2    Assignment title  Hypothesis and Planning  Task 1  In your chosen investigation, state what you plan to achieve.   Using the research notes you made for P2 produce a concise hypothesis from your research.  This provides evidence for P1  Task 2    Write out a method for your investigation using the information and research you have done for assignment 1.   Include the   apparatus to be used,   step-by-step instructions (detailed enough for someone else to follow with having to ask for guidance)  a 6 week time table of practical and research exercises  Health and Safety risk assessment    Your research plan should include a clear timeline for each stage of your proposed investigation and all necessary health & safety assessments. This plan must include: a list of your resource needs to complete this investigation and key milestones (with proposed completion dates against each) for the completion of your investigation on time.    This provides evidence for P3                      Task 3  Outline any other methods you may have considered and give the reasons to justify your final choice.   It is essential that you choose an investigation which has variations of approach so that you can evaluate them.    This needs to be a detailed consideration of the different ways you could carry out your proposed research (with clearly stated strengths and weaknesses for each possible approach) resulting in a clearly stated chosen method (with full reasons provided for its choice).    This provides evidence for D1  Task 4  Carry out a trial run of your investigation to see how well it works.  Justify why you have decided that this is the correct approach.  You must comment on accuracy, reliability and validity.  Identify any modifications that you had to make.  This provides evidence for M2  Task 5  Based on the results of your trial run suggest improvements that could be made to your intended method  This needs to be a detailed account of the improvements you have suggested and why they could improve your overall investigation. (300 words minimum)   This provides evidence for D2  EXAM BOARD IS PEARSON ALL ASSIGNMENTS I HAVE UPLOADED ARE DISTICTION GRADED

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Assignment Front Sheet
Learner name

Assessor (Teacher) name

Course

Aaron Gardra

Dan Kibble

ED3 / 90 Credit / SD3 / C3

Date launched

Date Submitted

18 / 12 / 14

Date Resubmitted

Evidence for this assignment
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15 / 01 / 15

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Unit number and title

Unit 3: Scientific Investigations – Assignment 2

Assignment title

Hypothesis and Planning

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Aaron Gardra

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Assessor declaration

I certify that the evidence submitted for this assignment is the learner’s
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You need to choose a topic that will very
likely provide you with results, i
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data you can analyse, which has background data upon which
you can draw and whose scope is such that you will be able to complete it in the time available to
you
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You must demonstrate to your tutor
that you can research a topic, plan and carry out an investigation and finally evaluate you findings
and procedures
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Using the research notes you made for P2 produce a concise hypothesis from your research
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Include the






apparatus to be used,
step-by-step instructions (detailed enough for someone else to follow with having to ask for
guidance)
a 6 week time table of practical and research exercises
Health and Safety risk assessment

Your research plan should include a clear timeline for each stage of your proposed investigation
and all necessary health & safety assessments
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This provides evidence for P3

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Task 3

Outline any other methods you may have considered and give the reasons to justify your
final choice
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This needs to be a detailed consideration of the different ways you could carry out
your proposed research (with clearly stated strengths and weaknesses for each
possible approach) resulting in a clearly stated chosen method (with full reasons
provided for its choice)
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Justify why you have decided that this is the correct approach
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Identify any modifications that you had to make
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(300 words minimum)
This provides evidence for D2
Sources of information
Annets F, Foale S, Hartley J, Hocking S, Hudson L, Kelly T, Llewellyn R, Musa I and Sorensen J –
BTEC Level 3 National Applied Science Student Book (Pearson, 2010) ISBN 9781846906800
An internet search for information on any scientific theory that interests you will identify a range of
possible sources of information you can use
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Depending on the scientific theory you choose, there will be a range of books or articles that describe
the development of the theory, its introduction into society and the applications made of it
Title: BTEC Applied Science Unit 3 - Assignment 2
Description: Unit 3: Scientific Investigations – Assignment 2    Assignment title  Hypothesis and Planning  Task 1  In your chosen investigation, state what you plan to achieve.   Using the research notes you made for P2 produce a concise hypothesis from your research.  This provides evidence for P1  Task 2    Write out a method for your investigation using the information and research you have done for assignment 1.   Include the   apparatus to be used,   step-by-step instructions (detailed enough for someone else to follow with having to ask for guidance)  a 6 week time table of practical and research exercises  Health and Safety risk assessment    Your research plan should include a clear timeline for each stage of your proposed investigation and all necessary health & safety assessments. This plan must include: a list of your resource needs to complete this investigation and key milestones (with proposed completion dates against each) for the completion of your investigation on time.    This provides evidence for P3                      Task 3  Outline any other methods you may have considered and give the reasons to justify your final choice.   It is essential that you choose an investigation which has variations of approach so that you can evaluate them.    This needs to be a detailed consideration of the different ways you could carry out your proposed research (with clearly stated strengths and weaknesses for each possible approach) resulting in a clearly stated chosen method (with full reasons provided for its choice).    This provides evidence for D1  Task 4  Carry out a trial run of your investigation to see how well it works.  Justify why you have decided that this is the correct approach.  You must comment on accuracy, reliability and validity.  Identify any modifications that you had to make.  This provides evidence for M2  Task 5  Based on the results of your trial run suggest improvements that could be made to your intended method  This needs to be a detailed account of the improvements you have suggested and why they could improve your overall investigation. (300 words minimum)   This provides evidence for D2  EXAM BOARD IS PEARSON ALL ASSIGNMENTS I HAVE UPLOADED ARE DISTICTION GRADED