BTEC International Level 2 Applied Science

Unit 10: Unit 10 — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 2 Unit 10 (Unit 10) — 30 Guided Learning Hours.

Internal / Optional30 GLH10 criteria
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Assessment criteria

Reproduced verbatim from the Pearson specification — the same grid the assignment brief carries. A unit grade is the highest band where all criteria in that band (and every band below it) are met.

Pass

4 criteria
A.P1Describe current energy resources, their relative costs and how the energy produced is used.
B.P2Describe the factors associated with energy demand using key terminology.
C.P3Describe future energy demands, storage and sources.
C.P4Describe how energy requirements can be reduced.

Merit

3 criteria
A.M1Explain how current energy resources are obtained and how this is reflected in their cost.
B.M2Explain how energy demand has changed in the last 200 years.
C.M3Explain future energy requirements and the potential of future energy sources, including developments in storage technology.

Distinction

3 criteria
A.D1Evaluate the energy resources currently available.
B.D2Evaluate methods available to manage increasing energy demand.
C.D3Evaluate the potential usage of unconventional and other sources of energy.

Command verbs in this unit

The verb decides the depth expected — that is what separates Pass from Merit and Distinction work on the same learning aim.

DescribeExplainEvaluate
Pearson's ladder runs Identify → Describe → Explain → Compare / Analyse → Evaluate / Justify / Assess. A Merit or Distinction criterion on the same aim always implies the Pass beneath it: an “evaluate” answer that never first “explains” fails, however polished it reads. Hover a verb for what it demands.

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