BTEC International Level 3 Applied Science

Unit 24: Unit 24 — assessment criteria

BTEC International Level 3 Unit 24 (Unit 24) — 60 Guided Learning Hours.

Internal / Optional60 GLH12 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.P1Describe the main sources of pollution
A.P2Describe the main activities responsible for air pollution
B.P2Describe the evidence relating to pollution effects on the animal kingdom
B.P3Describe the evidence relating to pollution effects on the plant kingdom
C.P4Describe current methods of managing waste
C.P5Describe future proposals for waste management

Merit

3 criteria
A.M1Explain the effects of pollution in air, water and on land
B.M2Explain the effects of pollution on the plant and animal kingdoms
C.M3Explain current methods of waste management and future proposals

Distinction

3 criteria
A.D1Evaluate the effects of pollution using supporting data
B.D2Evaluate the effects of pollution on the plant and animal kingdoms
C.D3Evaluate methods of waste management and future proposals

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.

How checkb.tech checks this unit

Upload a learner's submission and checkb.tech reads it against exactly these criteria, reporting each one as met, partly met, or not met — with the evidence that informed the verdict cited, so every call is auditable.

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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