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	116134
The structure of the heart and the composition of blood	116135
The digestive system	116136
Cells	116508
Respiration	116509
The effect of lifestyle on health	116510
How the body fights disease	116511
Coordinating the body	116512
Natural and artificial selection	116513
Genetics: inheritance and engineering	116514
Biodiversity	116515
Photosynthesis	116516
Ecosystems	116517
Decay and the water cycle	116518

Chemistry

UAS unit title	UAS unit code
What is everything made of?: atoms and elements	116133
Chemistry: rates of reaction	116383
States of matter: solids, liquids and gases	116378
Joining elements together: elements and compounds	116379
Chemistry: mixtures and separating mixtures	116380
Chemistry: extracting and using metals	116381
Chemistry: acid reactions	116382
Polymers: the good and bad side of plastics	116384
Chemistry: the earth's atmosphere and global warming	116388
Chemistry: pollution and the human impact on our world	116390

Physics

UAS unit title	UAS unit code
Energy transfers	115824
Energy resources	115825
Types of force	115826
Speed and stopping distances	115827
Domestic electricity	116085
Electricity	116090
Magnets and electromagnets	116093
Radioactivity	116098
Science: space	116100
Science: waves	116101
Investigating friction	116504
Investigating reaction times	116505
Investigating resistance	116506
Investigating speed	116507
Investigating electromagnets	116503

GCSE Science: practicals

UAS unit title	UAS unit code
Taking and recording measurements in science	115007
Safe use of heating devices in a science laboratory	115009
Purifying dirty sea water safely	115010
Safely investigating the resistance of a wire	115011
Using a light microscope	115098
Random sampling	115111
Chromatography	115112
Rates of reaction	115113
Investigating density	115114

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