Welling School Science Dept L2 BTEC Applied Science Learners Name: Assessor Name: BTEC Level 2 Extended Certificate

Applied Unit 2: Energy and Our Universe Science Date Issued Completion Date Submitted on

Assignment Title 2D Electrical Power In this assessment you will have the opportunities to provide evidence against the following criteria. Please indicate the page numbers where the evidence can be found

Criteria reference P6

To achieve the criteria the evidence must show that you are able to: Describe how electricity can be produced

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P7

Describe how electrical energy is transferred to the home or industry

P8

Describe the use of measuring instruments to check values predicted by Ohms law in given electrical circuits

M4

Compare the efficiency of electricity generated from different sources

D4

Asses how to minimise energy losses when transmitting electricity

Learner Declaration I certify that the work submitted for this assignment is my own and research sources are fully acknowledged. Learners Signature: Date: Criteria Met P8

P6

P7

M4

D4

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Welling School Science Dept L2 BTEC Applied Science Learner name Unit Title Qualification Start date Deadline date Assessor Assignment Title

Unit 2: Energy and Our Universe BTEC Level 2 Extended Certificate in Applied Science

2D Electrical Power

The purpose of this assignment is to: Enable you to demonstrate your understanding of electricity, how to measure it safely and how to build simple circuits.

Scenario: You are a trainee scientist working for the National Grid Company. You are exploring ways of producing electricity and how electricity is transferred to our homes. You will need to produce a detailed and easy to read company leaflet for distribution to the local public Task 1 You need to produce a leaflet on how a battery (DC) produces electricity, include positive and negative points of the battery. Add a section on generators (AC) and how they produce electricity include positive and negative points. Carry out investigations into how electricity is produced from a generator and produce a battery include: 1. Aim, introduction and method 2. Diagram and results 3. Conclusion and evaluation (relate to how energy is produced by each) This provides evidence for P6

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Welling School Science Dept L2 BTEC Applied Science Task 2 You need to describe the national grid, what it is and how electrical energy is transferred to our home or workplace for use in electrical circuits. Include diagrams of the national grid (including step up and step down transformers) labeled with details of how the electrical energy is transferred, you could include a flow diagram You need to assess methods of minimizing energy loss when transmitting electricity across the grid; you need to explain how they work and the difference each makes, with diagrams if possible. You need to asses methods of minimizing energy loss when converting electricity to other forms for use in the home and at work. Explain each process and how it works make sure that you reference all sources used

This provides evidence for P7 & D4 Task 3 You need to produce a factsheet on Ohm,s law stating what it is and how you connect an ammeter and a voltmeter. You need to test a series circuit, draw it and use your results to describe Ohms law. This provides evidence for P8 Task 4 You need to investigate and write a report comparing renewable and non renewable energy sources, you need to explain how they work, label a diagram and explain how efficient they are at generating electricity. You must have at least 3 examples of each source. This provides evidence for M4

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Sources of information

Websites Batteries & generators http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battery_(electricity) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrical_generator renewable and non renewable energy sources http://www.renewableenergyfocus.com/ http://www.scienceonline.co.uk/energy/nonrenewable.html National Grid http://www.nationalgrid.com/uk/ http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/energy/power.htm
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