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Unit 1: Fundamentals of Science
Assignment 5: Can you use a Microscope? Date Issued: 11/11/13
Student: Date Due: 06/12/13 Grading Criteria
Task
Achieved

YES
NO
P3
Record accurately observations of different types of tissues from a light microscope
1

P8
Outline the methods by which scientific information is communicated
1

P9
Report on a scientific investigation that has been carried out
1

M4
Produce a detailed, correctly structured report which demonstrates a high level of presentation
2

D4
Compare and contrast the report with a similar report from a professional journal.
3

Learning Outcomes:
Be able to use the correct equipment to identify structures and functions in different types of cells.
Be able to communicate scientific information.

I declare that this work is my own and has not been copied from other students or plagiarised from other sources (e.g. books / internet).
Student signature: Date submitted:
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Resubmission Criteria
Student signature
Date
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Date
Pass

Merit

Distinction

Internal Verification

Scenario:
You are a Microscopist. A Microscopist can find out where an opium pod was grown in an illegal drug investigation, the cause of a person’s death and the cause of deadly diseases such as malaria. A Microscopist must be able to write a report explaining their investigation.

EDEXCEL Observation Record

Learner name:

Qualification:
BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Applied Science (Forensic Science)
Unit number & title:
1 Fundamentals of science (Biology)
Description of activity undertaken
P3: Learners must use a light microscope in accordance with good practice to draw and label samples of tissue types.
Assessment & grading criteria
P3: Record accurately observations of different types of tissues from a light microscope

Will be examined on the following criteria:
Can follow procedure/method/instructions
Can carry out a risk assessment on using a microscope
Can assemble equipment appropriately
Can use equipment correctly
Can carry out the experiment safely
Works well individually
Can draw an image seen under a microscope and label it accurately
Can tidy up all equipment at the end
How the activity meets the requirements of the grading criteria

Student has followed procedure/method/instructions to use a microscope can carry out a risk assessment on using a microscope assembled equipment appropriately experiment used equipment correctly during experiment carried out experiment safely worked well individually produced drawings of observations and labelled it accurately tidied up all equipment at the end of the experiment.
Learner signature:

Date:

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Date:

Teachers Comments:
1
Discuss amendments with teacher.
2
Check organisation, punctuation or spelling (see work).
3
Remember to answer all the questions in each task (see task).
4
A good start but more detail needed (see work).
5
A good start but evidence needed to back up comments (see work).
6
Almost achieved. A couple of points need addressing (see work).
Criterion
Achieved
Not achieved: Find the improvement above
Any questions please ask
P3

P8

P9

Now try the merit task.
M4

Now try the distinction task.
D4