National 3 Science

This explains the overall structure of the Course, including its purpose and aims and information on the skills, knowledge and understanding that will be developed.

• N3 Science Course Specification
  Jun 2013

These provide an outline of what each Unit will cover within the following Unit Specifications and detail the Outcomes and Assessment Standards.

• Science: Fragile Earth (National 3) Unit Specification April 2018
• Science: Human Health (National 3) Unit Specification April 2018
• Applications of Science (National 3) Unit Specification April 2018

These provide advice and guidance for teachers/lecturers on learning, teaching and assessment within the Course and its Units.

• National 3 Science Course and Unit Support Notes
  Jun 2013

These documents contain details of Unit assessment task(s), show approaches to gathering evidence and how the evidence can be judged against the Outcomes and Assessment Standards. Teachers/lecturers can arrange access to these confidential documents through their SQA Co-ordinator.

Qualification Verification Summary Reports distil messages from verification activity from a given session.

• Science Qualification Verification Summary Report August 2024
• Science Qualification Verification Summary Report April 2023
• Science Qualification Verification Summary Report June 2022

Science: Quality Assurance - external verification

Examples of candidate evidence with commentaries

Examples of candidate evidence and commentaries for unit assessment can be found on the SQA secure site. You can access these through your SQA Coordinator.

Changes to understanding standards materials

• Changes to published Understanding Standards materials for all subjects

Please note: Understanding Standards materials are regularly reviewed to ensure they remain up to date.