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Unit 3: Biology and our environmentAssignment Brief 4Longhill High School

Course Title: BTEC Applied Science Level 2 Certificate

Assignment Title: Biodiversity Ref:Learner Name Tutor name:

Start Date:Deadline:

Unit 3: Biology and our environment

Scenario

You are a landscape architect who has been asked by Brighton and Hove council toproduce a report on the biodiversity on a school football pitch and the impact of thenew waste treatment works at Peacehaven.

Assessment Evidence:

Unit Grading CriteriaThe grading criteria that this assignment relates to:

P4carry out an investigation into the impact of human activityon an environment

M3describe how to measure the effect of human activity on anenvironment

U 3

D2explain how the environmental effect of human activity mightbe minimised in the future

Summary Assessors Feedback

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Task sheet for Unit 3: Biology and our environmentAssignment 4

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Task 1) Draw a football pitch on a piece of A3 paperMark on the areas of the football pitch that have the most wear

Task 2) Label these areas on the football pitch

Corner, Goal Mouth, Penalty Spot, Halway line (wing), Halfway line (centrespot), Edge of 6 yard box

Task 3) Look a the diagram below showing how much WEAR the footballpitch gets.

Task 4) Look at the diagram below showing how much WEAR the footballpitch gets. Put the areas in order of increasing wear. Label this your diagram1-6Least Wear1.

2.3..4..5..6.

Task Toachieve

Date ofcompletion

Teacherinitials

Find a heat map to help you label the areas of afootball pitch that get the most wear

http://www.castrolfootball.com/confedcup/matchcentre/heatmaps/?selectmatch=13

Use quadrats to carry out a survey of the plantsgrowing in different areas of a football pitch.

Are there differences in the weeds you find indifferent areas of the field.

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Write up your methodWrite an evaluation of your method that explainshow you could collect more reliable data

Merit

Research the how the environment can bedamaged by the release of untreated sewage intothe sea

Explain how sewage can be treated

Research into the poohaven sewage treatmentplant and explain why some people objected to it.

Distinction

CornerGoal Mouth

Penalty SpotHalway line (wing)Halfway line (centrespot)Edge of 6 yard box


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Goal Mouth

Penalty Spot Halfway line (wing)

Halfway line (centre spot) Edge of 6 yard box

Corner


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Grass

Daisy

Dandelion

Buttercup

Plantain

Task 5) Copy and complete this table

Area Amountof wear(1-6)

Grass Daisy Dandelion Buttercup Plantain

Corner 6 25 5 1 1 0Goal Mouth

Penalty Spot

Halway line

(wing)Halfway line(centre spot)

Edge of 6 yardbox

Task 6) Write a conclusion to your experiment, you should tryto use some of these phrases

The affect of people on the football pitch is

The plants that are most affected by people running on themare.

The plants that grow well in areas of high wear are.


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Merit

Task 6) Write a detailed set of instructions for a year 7 classwho will carry out this experiment

Task 7) Explain how you could collect more reliable evidence

(What would you do to collect MORE data, why would thismake your conclusions more reliable)

Distinction

Task 8) Read this and explain the affect of wastewater

(sewage) on the environment

http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/wuww.html

Task 9) Read this and draw a detailed flow chart or diagram toexplain how waste water is treated

http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/wwvisit.html

Task 10) Read this and explain why some people object to

wastewater being treated at Peacehaven

http://www.theargus.co.uk/news/3585861.Poohaven_is_wrong_decision__says_senior_councillor/