A-level Applied Science

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Contents 1 Overview 2 Contents 2.1 AS Units 2.2 A2 Units 3 Resources

[edit] Overview

The British exam board AQA offers an A-level in Applied Science. There is as yet no textbook published^[1]. This is an attempt to rectify the matter.

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[edit] Contents

• Course Structure and Assessment

[edit] AS Units

• 01 Investigating Science at Work
• 02 Energy Transfer Systems
• 03 Finding out about Substances
• 04 Food Science and Technology
• 05 Choosing and Using Materials
• 06 Synthesising Organic Compounds

[edit] A2 Units

• 07 Planning and Carrying out a Scientific Investigation
• 08 Medical Physics
• 09 Sports Science
• 10 Physics of Performance Effects
• 11 Controlling Chemical Processes
• 12 The Actions and Development of Medicines
• 13 Colour Chemistry
• 14 The Healthy Body
• 15 The Role of the Pathology Service
• 16 Ecology, Conservation and Recycling

[edit] Resources

Definitive details from the AQA website.

Teachers' guide, FAQ and other resources from AQA.

Resources from the shareIT website.

Resources for OCR version of the course, some of which are identical to AQA's

1. ↑ 4Science are offering some materials and developing more - see 4science website