BTEC Applied Science Unit 3 Skills Bundle | 20 Complete Lessons

The complete investigation-skills run for Unit 3 (Science Investigation Skills) in one download: 20 ready-to-teach lessons taking students from writing a hypothesis through to evaluating a method and using secondary evidence.

Lessons included:

• D01 Hypotheses and predictions
• D02 Variables
• D03 Selecting apparatus
• D04 Writing a method
• D05 Risk assessment
• D06 Controls and sampling
• D07 Planning data collection
• D08 Critiquing a plan
• D09 Recording data
• D10 Means and anomalies
• D11 Processing calculations
• D12 Choosing and drawing graphs
• D13 Uncertainty and error bars
• D14 Gradients and intercepts
• D15 Statistics
• D16 Writing a conclusion
• D17 Explaining with theory
• D18 Accuracy, precision and validity
• D19 Evaluating a method
• D20 Secondary evidence

Covers learning aims A, B and C in teaching order, so the set works as a scheme of work for the whole investigation-skills half of the unit.

D18 Accuracy, precision and validity is also available free in the shop, so you can see exactly what these lessons look like before you buy.

Every lesson includes:

• Student and teacher versions in PDF and editable Word
• Teacher notes with lesson flow, misconceptions and practical/safety notes
• Retrieval starter, structured tasks and a Check for Understanding quiz
• Written-task practice ending with a levels-marked 6-mark question and indicative content

Consistent layout and structure across every lesson, so students always know what to expect. All questions are original.

The ten topic-area practicals (D22-D31) and the synoptic written-task practice (D21) are available as a separate Unit 3 Practicals bundle.

Written for the Pearson BTEC Level 3 Nationals in Applied Science. Not endorsed by Pearson. Single-school licence.