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Established in 1984, it is a tried and tested means of creating a culture of success.\nEvery single unit a student completes is rewarded with an AQA-branded UAS certificate which details what they have achieved. Certificates are issued within 5-10 days of a claim being received and claims can be made year round. This rapid reward for achievement builds student confidence and increases engagement. It also allows students to create a portfolio evidencing their skills, knowledge and experience.\nFor further information, please see our \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.aqa.org.uk/programmes/unit-award-scheme/join\" \u0014Join\u0015 and \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.aqa.org.uk/programmes/unit-award-scheme/a-brief-history-of-the-aqa-unit-award-scheme-uas\" \u0014How UAS works\u0015 pages and \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.aqa.org.uk/programmes/unit-award-scheme/fees-202122\" \u0014UAS fees\u0015. You can also speak directly to our Registrations team on 01423 534235, \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://analytics.clickdimensions.com/cn/acja4/UASEnquiry\" \u0014enquire online\u0015 or email us at \u0013 HYPERLINK \"mailto:UASRegistration@aqa.org.uk\" \u0014UASRegistration@aqa.org.uk\u0015.\nUnit Award Scheme: Science\nTo complement the almost 800 Science units written by teachers that are already available via the unit search engine on the website (\u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.aqa.org.uk/programmes/unit-award-scheme/units\" \u0014AQA | Programmes | Unit Award Scheme | Units\u0015), the Science curriculum team have written a suite of units mapped to the ELC and the core skills and knowledge of GCSE Combined Science. These units can be found here: \u0013 HYPERLINK \"https://www.aqa.org.uk/programmes/unit-award-scheme/units/science\" \u0014AQA | Unit Award Scheme | Units | Science\u0015 and include:\nunits covering practical skills\nunits which address the ELC outcomes covered in each of the six components\nunits matched to key ideas covered in our science GCSE Combined specification.\nThe practical skill units relate to the GCSE Apparatus and Techniques (AT) and are mapped to some of the Required Practicals (RPs). The aim of the units is to provide students with an opportunity to master the basic skills needed to carry out investigations and to then apply them in the context of some practical investigations.\nThese units can be used with students in either Key Stage 3 or 4 and provide a means of rewarding students for their practical work outside of their GCSEs or other KS4 qualifications.\nThe specification-linked units can act as a stepping stone towards accessing the qualification, breaking the content down into manageable, bite-size chunks of learning for those students who find the size of the ELC or GCSE overwhelming.\nThe UAS certificates can help disengaged students to feel their studying is valued and has a purpose.\nOwing to the breadth of the Combined specification we have deliberately not covered every aspect.\n\u000f\nPractical Units\nTaking and recording measurements in science\nUnit: 115007  Taking and recording measurements in science\nThis unit is based on AT1 which is common for all three sciences \u000bThe unit covers selecting the appropriate measuring apparatus and constructing and recording measuring in a results table.\nWorking safely in a science lab \u000b\u000bUnit: 115009  Safe use of heating devices in a science lab\nThis unit is based on Biology and Chemistry AT2 and aspects of RP3 RP4.\nThe unit covers how to heat substances safely using either a Bunsen or a water bath.\nUnit: 115010  Purify dirty sea water safely \u000bThis unit is based on Chemistry AT 4 and aspects of RP 13.\nThe unit covers safely using the techniques of filtering, evaporating and distillation to separate a mixture and relating the methods","cbCais0uzLVEnby4","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCais0uzLVEnby4","docx",641923,"English","# Introduction\n# Practical units\n## Taking and recording measurements in science\n## Working safely in a science lab\n## Purify dirty sea water safely\n## Safely investigating the resistance of a wire\n## Practical skills in a context of a RP\n## Using a light Microscope\n## Random sampling\n## Chromatography\n## Rates of reactions\n## Investigating density\n# Physics units\n## Energy transfers\n## Energy resources\n## Investigating friction\n## Types of forces\n## Investigating speed\n## Investigating reaction times\n## Speed and stopping distances\n## Radioactivity","[{\"question\":\"What is the Unit Award Scheme (UAS) and what does it provide to students?\",\"answer\":\"AQA’s Unit Award Scheme is a recording of achievement scheme centres can use with students of all ages and abilities. 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