KS 5 - APPLIED SCIENCE

The OCR GCE in Applied Science is one of a new family of vocationally focused GCEs. It offers choice and allows students to tailor the course to meet their skills, interests and ambitions.

GCE in Applied Science is available as a single award AS GCE or a single award full GCE. Students taking single award study 3 units a year in 3 lessons a week.

Year 12 AS
Students taking the AS single award will study the following units:

Unit 1: Science at Work (Coursework)
Unit 2: Analysis at Work (Courework)
Unit 3: Monitoring the Activity of the Human Body (Exam)

Year 13 A2
Students taking the A2 single award will study the following units:

Unit 8: Investigating the Scientist’s Work (Coursework)
Unit 9: Sampling, Testing and Processing (Exam)
Unit 10: Synthesising Organic Chemicals (Coursework)

All students study Unit 8, which gives them the opportunity to carry out an individual investigation. A large number of students this year are carrying out ecology investigations on the Isle of Wight.

Course Books and Equipment

Planner, pencils, pens, eraser, metric ruler, calculator
Revision Guides available for Unit 3 and Unit 16

Events and Visits

Isle of Wight - Media Valley Centr, Wildwood

Key Dates

Coursework deadlines will be set by individual teachers.
Final submission to exam board is May each year.