Unit Award Scheme

122545 USING THE EARTH'S RESOURCES IN CHEMISTRY

In successfully completing this unit, the Learner will have		Evidence needed
demonstrated the ability to
1	state the uses of the Earth's resources, giving an example of a natural resource they might use	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
2	define the term ‘finite resource’, distinguishing between finite and renewable resources	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
3	explain ‘sustainable development’, including the role chemistry plays in improving agricultural and industrial processes	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
4	state two examples of natural products that are supplemented or replaced by agricultural and synthetic products	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
5	discuss the main importance of water quality for human life, including defining the term 'potable water'	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
6	describe the main ways potable water is achieved in the UK	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
7	describe the key steps in the process of the desalination of sea water in order to produce potable water, including at least two potential problems of desalination	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
experienced
8	analysing given water samples from different sources, including the pH (potential hydrogen), dissolved solids and distillation	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
shown knowledge of
9	the composition of waste water as a product of urban lifestyles and industrial processes	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
10	the main stages of the process of sewage treatment, comparing the ease of obtaining potable water from waste water as opposed to ground or salt water	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
demonstrated the ability to
11	carry out a simple comparative life cycle assessment (LCA) of given named materials or products	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
12	discuss at least two advantages and disadvantages of LCAs	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
shown knowledge of
13	the comparative LCAs for given shopping bags that are made from plastic and paper	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
14	at least two ways to reduce the consumption of raw resources	Summary sheet and/or student completed work
15	the key ways that reusing and recycling reduces energy use, including the environmental impacts.	Summary sheet and/or student completed work

All outcomes recorded on an AQA Summary Sheet

Approved 22 November 2024Level - Level One