Cambridge OCR
Level 2
QN: 601/0578/1
Curriculum Active
Cambridge OCR Level 2 Cambridge Technical Certificate in Science
Official qualification regulated by Ofqual, awarded by Cambridge OCR. Classified as a Vocationally-Related Qualification. Total guided learning hours: 780 hours.
Qualification Level
Level 2
Awarding Body
Cambridge OCR
Syllabus Units
15 Units
Guided Hours
780 hrs
Instant access to interactive lessons, quizzes, and spaced revision.
Course Syllabus & Study Modules
Complete breakdown of verified curriculum topics and learning objectives.
1
Careers in Science
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the range of employment opportunities within the science sector.
- Know some of the job roles within a science organisation and how to apply for a position within the science sector.
2
Chemical design
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know the main components of washing powders and how they work.
- Know how the components of car fuel are produced and why each component is important.
- Know the properties and uses of different polymers.
- Understand the factors which influence chemical design.
3
Chemistry of production
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to describe why a chemical process and its location are chosen.
- Be able to describe the factors that govern the rate and yield of a chemical process.
- Know how waste treatment methods can be used to minimise the environmental impact of a chemical process.
- Know how the chemical industry maintains a good safety record in the manufacture and transport of chemicals.
4
Communicating science
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how science can be communicated using different types of communications specific to different audiences.
- Understand how different viewpoints are presented in science.
5
Environmental analysis
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how science is used in the effective disposal of household waste.
- Know some of the methods used for analysing water quality.
6
Food production
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the different practices used in commercial farming.
- Understand the key factors that affect crop production.
- Know how food gets from the field to the supermarket.
- Understand the role of innovative science in addressing food production.
7
Human Behaviour
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the origins of human behaviour and the evolutionary approach to explaining patterns of behaviour.
- Understand the biological approach to explaining patterns of human behaviour.
- Understand the ‘nature versus nurture’ debate into human behaviour.
- Be able to analyse patterns of human behaviour in interpersonal relationships using the biological and evolutionary theories.
8
Physics in sport
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the application of levers in sport.
- Know that forces affect the movement of objects in sport.
- Know how to vary the effect of friction on moving objects.
- Know how physics can be used to predict and improve techniques in sport.
9
Practical techniques in science
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how organisations and individuals use science to identify hazards and minimise risk.
- Know how to use practical techniques in scientific work, in the laboratory and the field, to maintain the quality of the sample and avoid contamination of the laboratory and/or the environment.
10
Processing and presenting data in science
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Be able to collect, present and process, repeatable experimental data.
- Know how to use scale, units, equations and graphs.
11
Radiology
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how X-rays are used by Diagnostic Radiographers.
- Know how a Radiographer uses ultrasound to observe structures inside bodies.
- Know that radioactive materials can be used for diagnosis and treatment by a Therapeutic Radiographer.
12
Research and development in science
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how scientific concepts become useful applications.
- Be able to plan and use a design process to design or improve an application of science.
13
Science of health
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand how lifestyle can affect health and well-being.
- Know how our bodies resist infection and how modern science can help.
- Know how sexual health impacts on the health and well-being of the individual and society.
- Understand the impact of genetic disorders on health and well-being.
14
Science of telecommunications
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Know how current telecommunication systems can be used to communicate information.
- Know the properties of waves.
- Know how electromagnetic waves can be used in communication
- Know some of the problems in transmitting messages
15
Science of the Earth
Verified
Key Learning Objectives:
- Understand the structure of the Earth and the development of ideas and theories about the processes that change the Earth’s surface.
- Know how the Earth’s atmosphere has evolved and how it supports life.
- Understand the importance of the hydrosphere for supporting human life.
- Understand how we extract and use resources in the lithosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere and biosphere, and the long-term effects on the Earth.
Regulatory & Verification Details
- Qualification Number (QN)
- 601/0578/1
- Regulated Status
- Available to learners
- Awarding Body
- Cambridge OCR
- Qualification Type
- Vocationally-Related Qualification
- Operational Start
- Sept 2013