
A complete, ready-to-teach lesson for Unit 3 (Science Investigation Skills): tables, units and significant figures for raw and processed data.
Learning objectives:
- Record raw data in a table with correct headings and units.
- Give readings to a number of significant figures that matches the instrument.
- Distinguish raw data from processed data.
- Spot and correct common faults in a results table.
What’s included:
- Student worksheet (PDF and editable Word)
- Teacher version with model answers and mark schemes (PDF and editable Word)
- Teacher notes: lesson flow, common misconceptions and practical/safety notes
- Retrieval starter (5 marks)
- Structured tasks with key-idea boxes, data tables and printed graph grids
- Check for Understanding quiz (10 marks) with a confidence self-assessment
- Written-task practice (15 marks) based on an investigation scenario, ending with a levels-marked 6-mark question with indicative content
Specification coverage:
- B - Data collection, processing and analysis: recording raw data in a table with appropriate headings, units and significant figures, and distinguishing raw from processed data.
About 60 minutes of teaching; the written-task section works in class or as homework. All questions are original.
Written for the Pearson BTEC Level 3 Nationals in Applied Science. Not endorsed by Pearson. Single-school licence.
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