BTEC International Level 3 Applied Science

Unit 22: Unit 22 — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 3 Unit 22 (Unit 22) — 60 Guided Learning Hours.

Internal / Optional60 GLH11 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

6 criteria
A.P1Identify the main sources of pollution.
A.P2Explain the main activities responsible for carbon emissions.
B.P3Explain evidence relating to pollution effects on plant life.
B.P4Explain evidence relating to pollution effects on animals.
C.P5Explain different methods of managing waste.
C.P6Explain a proposal for managing waste in the future.

Merit

3 criteria
A.M1Analyse effects of pollution in air, water and on land.
B.M2Analyse effects of pollution on a selected plant and wild animal species.
C.M3Analyse a selected method of waste management.

Distinction

2 criteria
A.D1Evaluate effects of pollution for a selected source.
C.D3Evaluate the effects of pollution on a selected plant and wild animal species.

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.

IdentifyExplainAnalyseEvaluate
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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The check runs against the official Pearson documents for this unit, and identical evidence always produces an identical result — the same script gets the same verdict every time.

It never awards a grade. You stay the assessor: confirm, dismiss, or act on every criterion before your assessment decision is final.

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