13SCI

Year 13 General Science (SCI)

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mrs J. Metelerkamp.

Year 13 General Science (SCI)

WHAT WILL I LEARN?

  • How humans have evolved and impacted planet Earth and their immediate environments.
  • How to develop an informed response to a current Earth Science OR Biological socio-scientific  issue such as  plastics in the ocean or water chlorination.
  • How to carry out  a practical scientific investigation in an Earth Science context, such as ocean acidification or germination of food crops in saline environments.
  • The science of our oceans and their effect on weather patterns.


HOW IS THE COURSE ASSESSED?

4 to 5 Level 3 Achievement Standards – 14  to 20 credits

2 to 3 internally assessed make up 6 to 12 credits     (This depends on the standards selected at the beginning of 2O24)

1 to 2 externally assessed make up 4 to 8 credits    (This depends on choices made with the  2O24 cohort)


WHO COULD TELL ME MORE?

Mrs Metelerkamp or Ms Grellman.

Recommended Prior Learning

WHAT SHOULD I HAVE ALREADY DONE?

Level 2 General Science, Chemistry, Biology or Physics.

Contributions and Equipment/Stationery

WHAT ARE THE COURSE COSTS?
Workbooks may be provided as a textbook, but must be returned in excellent condition at the end of the year. Students may opt to purchase a copy if they wish to write in it. The cost is approximately $20 for the course workbook.

Pathway

WHAT COULD THIS SUBJECT LEAD TO?
This course qualifies as a UE Science course to study courses requiring a non-specific Level 3 Science e.g. Nursing or Psychology. This course is not suitable for students intending to study most pure sciences at university.

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

This course is approved for University Entrance.

Total Credits Available: 26 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 8 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 18 credits.

Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91410 v2
NZQA Info
Earth and Space Science 3.1 - Carry out an independent practical Earth and Space Science investigation
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91411 v2
NZQA Info
Earth and Space Science 3.2 - Investigate a socio-scientific issue in an Earth and Space Science context
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91414 v2
NZQA Info
Earth and Space Science 3.5 - Demonstrate understanding of processes in the atmosphere system
Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r,4w *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91415 v2
NZQA Info
Earth and Space Science 3.6 - Investigate an aspect of astronomy
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91522 v2
NZQA Info
Physics 3.2 - Demonstrate understanding of the application of physics to a selected context
3
3
3
3
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0 *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91602 v2
NZQA Info
Biology 3.2 - Integrate biological knowledge to develop an informed response to a socio-scientific issue
3
3
3
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 3r *
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91606 v2
NZQA Info
Biology 3.6 - Demonstrate understanding of trends in human evolution
Level: 3
Internal or External: External
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 4r,4w *
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 26
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 23
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Approved subject for University Entrance

Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 26

Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.