Science
Here you will find the Unit Award Scheme (UAS) units that we have mapped to our GCSE Science and Entry Level Certificate (ELC) specifications.
Students will receive a certificate each time they complete a unit. By recognising their achievements in this way, the scheme allows students to engage with learning and take clear steps towards success.
GCSE Science: core skills
The UAS units listed below are mapped to the GCSE Science specification.
Biology
UAS unit title | UAS unit code |
|---|---|
The order of structures that make up an organism | |
The structure of the heart and the composition of blood | |
The digestive system | |
Cells | |
Respiration | |
The effect of lifestyle on health | |
How the body fights disease | |
Coordinating the body | |
Natural and artificial selection | |
Genetics: inheritance and engineering | |
Biodiversity | |
Photosynthesis | |
Ecosystems | |
Decay and the water cycle |
Chemistry
UAS unit title | UAS unit code |
|---|---|
What is everything made of?: atoms and elements | |
Chemistry: rates of reaction | |
States of matter: solids, liquids and gases | |
Joining elements together: elements and compounds | |
Chemistry: mixtures and separating mixtures | |
Chemistry: extracting and using metals | |
Chemistry: acid reactions | |
Polymers: the good and bad side of plastics | |
Chemistry: the earth's atmosphere and global warming | |
Chemistry: pollution and the human impact on our world |
Physics
UAS unit title | UAS unit code |
|---|---|
Energy transfers | |
Energy resources | |
Types of force | |
Speed and stopping distances | |
Domestic electricity | |
Electricity | |
Magnets and electromagnets | |
Radioactivity | |
Science: space | |
Science: waves | |
Investigating friction | |
Investigating reaction times | |
Investigating resistance | |
Investigating speed | |
Investigating electromagnets |
GCSE Science: practicals
UAS unit title | UAS unit code |
|---|---|
Taking and recording measurements in science | |
Safe use of heating devices in a science laboratory | |
Purifying dirty sea water safely | |
Safely investigating the resistance of a wire | |
Using a light microscope | |
Random sampling | |
Chromatography | |
Rates of reaction | |
Investigating density |
Entry Level Certificate (ELC)
The UAS units listed below are mapped to the ELC Science specification.
| UAS unit title | UAS unit code |
|---|---|
| Biology: The human body | 15200 |
| Biology: Environment, evolution and inheritance | 15201 |
| Chemistry: Elements, mixtures and compounds | 15202 |
| Chemistry: Chemistry in our world | 15203 |
| Physics: Energy, forces and the structure of matter | 15204 |
| Physics: Electricity, magnetism and waves | 15205 |
ELC Science: smaller UAS units
Here we have split the six main components of the ELC Science specification into smaller UAS units.
| UAS unit title | UAS unit code |
|---|---|
| Biology: The human body (Unit 1) | 108015 |
| Biology: The human body (Unit 2) | 108016 |
| Biology: The human body (Unit 3) | 108017 |
| Biology: Environment, evolution and inheritance (Unit 1) | 108051 |
| Biology: Environment, evolution and inheritance (Unit 2) | 108052 |
| Biology: Environment, evolution and inheritance (Unit 3) | 108053 |
| Chemistry: Elements, mixtures and compounds (Unit 1) | 108054 |
| Chemistry: Elements, mixtures and compounds (Unit 2) | 108055 |
| Chemistry: Elements, mixtures and compounds (Unit 3) | 108056 |
| Chemistry: Elements, mixtures and compounds (Unit 4) | 108057 |
| Chemistry: Chemistry in our world (Unit 1) | 108058 |
| Chemistry: Chemistry in our world (Unit 2) | 108059 |
| Chemistry: Chemistry in our world (Unit 3) | 108060 |
| Chemistry: Chemistry in our world (Unit 4) | 108061 |
| Physics: Energy, forces and the structure of matter (Unit 1) | 108065 |
| Physics: Energy, forces and the structure of matter (Unit 2) | 108066 |
| Physics: Energy, forces and the structure of matter (Unit 3) | 108067 |
| Physics: Energy, forces and the structure of matter (Unit 4) | 108073 |
| Physics: Electricity, magnetism and waves (Unit 1) | 108068 |
| Physics: Electricity, magnetism and waves (Unit 2) | 108069 |
| Physics: Electricity, magnetism and waves (Unit 3) | 108070 |
| Physics: Electricity, magnetism and waves (Unit 4) | 108071 |
| Physics: Electricity, magnetism and waves (Unit 5) | 108072 |
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