Year 13 General Science (SCI)
Course Description
Teacher in Charge:
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 Physics concepts apply to selected real world contexts.
- 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 atmosphere and how this influences global and regional climate trends.
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 2O25 with the cohort).
2 externally assessed make up 8 credits.
WHO COULD TELL ME MORE?
Ms Grellman or Ms Harding
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 $15 for the Scipad 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.
External
NZQA Info
Earth and Space Science 3.1 - Carry out an independent practical Earth and Space Science investigation
Further assessment opportunities will not be offered for this standard in line with NZQA guidelines
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Earth and Space Science 3.2 - Investigate a socio-scientific issue in an Earth and Space Science context
Further assessment opportunities will not be offered for this standard in line with NZQA guidelines
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Earth and Space Science 3.5 - Demonstrate understanding of processes in the atmosphere system
Further assessment opportunities will not be offered for this standard in line with NZQA guidelines
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Earth and Space Science 3.6 - Investigate an aspect of astronomy
Further assessment opportunities will not be offered for this standard in line with NZQA guidelines
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Physics 3.2 - Demonstrate understanding of the application of physics to a selected context
Further assessment opportunities will not be offered for this standard in line with NZQA guidelines
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Biology 3.2 - Integrate biological knowledge to develop an informed response to a socio-scientific issue
Further assessment opportunities will not be offered for this standard in line with NZQA guidelines
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Biology 3.6 - Demonstrate understanding of trends in human evolution
Further assessment opportunities will not be offered for this standard in line with NZQA guidelines
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.