National 4 Environmental Science 
        Course Support Notes 
         
                                                        
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
         
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                   Contents 
                    
                   Course Support Notes 
                   Introduction                                                              1 
                   General guidance on the Course                                            2 
                   Approaches to learning and teaching                                       4 
                   Approaches to assessment                                                 19 
                   Equality and inclusion                                                   26 
                   Appendix 1: Reference documents                                          27 
                   Appendix 2: Resource pack                                                28 
                   Administrative information                                               33 
                    
                   Unit Support Notes — Environmental Science: Living Environment              
                   (National 4)                                                                
                   Introduction                                                             34 
                   General guidance on the Unit                                             35 
                   Approaches to learning and teaching                                      36 
                   Equality and inclusion                                                   38 
                   Appendix 1: Reference documents                                          39 
                   Administrative information                                               40 
                    
                   Unit Support Notes — Environmental Science: Earth’s Resources  
                   (National 4)                                                                
                   Introduction                                                             41 
                   General guidance on the Unit                                             42 
                   Approaches to learning and teaching                                      44 
                   Equality and inclusion                                                   46 
                   Appendix 1: Reference documents                                          47 
                   Administrative information                                               48 
                    
                   Unit Support Notes — Environmental Science: Sustainability (National 4)     
                   Introduction                                                             49 
                    
                     
                    General guidance on the Unit                                               50 
                    Approaches to learning, teaching and assessment                            52 
                    Equality and inclusion                                                     54 
                    Appendix 1: Reference documents                                            55 
                    Administrative information                                                 56 
                     
                         
                        Introduction 
                        These support notes provide advice and guidance on approaches to delivering 
                        and assessing the National 4 Environmental Science Course. They are intended 
                        for teachers and lecturers who are delivering the Course and its Units. They 
                        should be read in conjunction with the Course Specification, the Added Value 
                        Unit Specification, and the Unit Specifications for the Units in the Course.  
                        Course Support Notes for National 4 Environmental Science Course                              1