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

Applied Unit 3: Biology and Our Environment Science Date Issued Completion Date Submitted on

Assignment Title 3E The Effects of Various Factors on Human Health 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 P5

To achieve the criteria the evidence must show that you are able to: Describe the effect of different internal and external factors on human health

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M4

Explain how selected medical, social and inherited factors disrupt body systems to cause ill health

D3

Describe the social issues which arise as a result of selected medical, social and inherited factors and the illnesses they cause

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 P5 M4 D3

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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 3: Biology and Our Environment BTEC Level 2 Extended Certificate in Applied Science

3E The Effects of Various Factors on Human Health

The purpose of this assignment is to: Enable you to demonstrate your understanding of all of the various factors that can affect the human body

Scenario: You are a researcher for a medical company where you have been asked to produce a report and / or poster to describe the effects that internal and external factors have on the human body, your presentation needs to be informative, detailed and easy to understand Task 1 You need to produce a poster / report describing factors which have an effect on human health, you need to describe what these factors are. You could include diagrams and pictures, ensure your report / poster is informative Possible factors to include are: harmful effects of micro-organisms, drugs, diet and exercise, conditions and disease, genetic diseases To achieve the merit criterion you need to describe how the various factors disrupt bodily functions. This provides evidence for P5 & M4 Task 2 You need to research and write a report describing the social issues which arise as a result of inherited factors and illnesses. Examples of inherited factors you might wish to look at are: sickle cell syndrome, multiple sclerosis, cystic fibrosis, autoimmune diseases and Crohns disease This provides evidence for D3

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Sources of information

Websites Factors affect human body http://www.intox.com/t-Physiology.aspx http://quitsmoking.about.com/od/tobaccostatistics/a/CigaretteSmoke.htm http://stress.lovetoknow.com/How_Does_Stress_Affect_the_Human_Body http://answers.ask.com/Health/Addictions/how_do_drugs_affect_the_human_body http://www.healthhype.com/microorganisms-types-harmful-effects-on-human-bodypictures.html http://www.scumdoctor.com/anatomy/human-body/How-Does-Cancer-Affect-The-HumanBody.html

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