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Contact teacher: Jenny Scott
Biology 200
Biology 200
Course Description
Students make discoveries in areas of biology ranging from the macro to the microscopic. They will plan and carry out an individual investigation into an aspect of biology, research how different organisms survive in different environments, they will go on a field trip to explore community patterns in Takahē and learn about genetic variation and change.
Recommended Prior Learning: 14 Credits in a Level 1 Science course or with HOF approval
Contact Teacher: Jennie Scott
Outcomes
Endorsement available: Yes
Internal credits: 11
External credits: 4
Total credits: 15
UE Reading credits: 0
UE Writing credits: 4
Numeracy credits: 4
Possible next steps: Biology 300; Environment & Life Science 300
Biology 300
Biology 300
Course Description
Areas of study in this course includes: Human thermoregulation, animal behaviour and plant responses, and patterns of human evolution. Students will plan and carry out an investigation on how plants respond to external environmental factors and research a contentious biological issue present in Aotearoa New Zealand.
Recommended Prior Learning: 14 Credits in BIO200 or with HOF approval
Contact Teacher: Stavros Rekatsinas
Outcomes
Endorsement available: Yes
UE Approved: Yes
Internal credits: 10
External credits: 9
Total credits: 19
UE Reading credits: 15
UE Writing credits: 9
Possible next steps: Tertiary study
Environmental and Life Sciences 300
Environmental and Life Sciences 300
Course Description
The Environmental and Life Science course will be co-constructed with students at the start of the year. The theme is environmental science and takes a thematic approach to ensure deeper learning. The course is a Science domain for University Entrance and includes standards which provide literacy (both reading and writing) for university entrance. The course will have standards from the domains of Biology, Chemistry and Earth and Space Science. It will have 1 Biology Standard, 1 Chemistry Standard and 2 ESS standards. The final standard is based on student needs.
Recommended Prior Learning: Open
Contact Teacher: Richard Thomson
Outcomes
Endorsement available: Possible
UE Approved: Yes
Internal credits: 18
External credits: 0
Total credits: 18
UE Reading credits: 10
UE Writing credits: 3
Possible next steps: Tertiary study
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