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, Introduction
Which units should you revise?
This Revision Guide has been designed to support you in preparing for the externally assessed units
of your course. Remember that you won’t necessarily be studying all the units included here — it will
depend on the qualification you are taking.

BTEC National Qualification Externally assessed units

Certificate 1 Principles and Applications of Science |

For both: 1 Principles and Applications of Science |
Extended certificate 3 Science Investigation Skills
Foundation diploma
Diploma 1 Principles and Applications of Science |
3 Science Investigation Skills
5 Principles and Applications of Science II
Extended diploma 1 Principles and Applications of Science |
3 Science Investigation Skills
5 Principles and Applications of Science Il
7 Contemporary Issues in Science

Your Revision Guide
Each unit in this Revision Guide contains two types of pages, shown below.

pages help you revise the pages help you prepare for
essential content you need your exam or assessed task.
to know for each unit. Skills pages have a coloured edge and
are shaded in the table of contents.

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