National 2 Science in the Environment

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.

• N2 Science in the Environment Course Specification

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

• Science in the Environment Resources, Forces and Energy (National 2) Unit Specification
• Science in the Environment Living Things (National 2) Unit Specification
• Science in the Environment Sustainable Lifestyles (National 2) Unit Specification
• Science in the Environment Managing an Environmental Area (National 2) Unit Specification

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

• National 2 Science in the Environment Course and Unit Support Notes
  April 2012

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.

In 2019, a single qualification verification summary report replaced the verification key messages.

• National 1 and National 2 Verification Key Messages Round 2 - June 2018 (160 KB)
• National 1 and National 2 Verification Key Messages Round 2 June 2017
• National 1 and National 2 Verification Key Messages Round 1 March 2017
• N2 Verification Key Message July 2014

• Science in the Environment: Quality Assurance - external verification