WHAKATAUKI:
Ko te pae tawhiti arumia kia tata
Ko te pae tata whakamaua
Kia puta i te wheiao ki te ao mārama
Seek to bring the distant horizon nearer.
Grasp it firmly once near.
And so emerge from darkness into enlightenment
PREREQUISITES:
None
COURSE CONTENT
Students who participate satisfactorily during the course will:
develop knowledge and a coherent understanding of the living, physical, material, and technological components of their environment;
develop skills for investigating the living, physical, material, and technological components of their environment in scientific ways;
develop the attitudes on which scientific investigation depends;
understand that science is as an activity that is carried out by all people as part of their everyday life;
explore issues and make responsible and considered decisions about the use of science and technology in the environment;
COSTS
Approximately:
$10 to cover field trip
$40 scipads
Education Perfect ($60 cost of site licence across all subjects)
ASSESSMENT
The following topics will be offered in preparation for both Internally Assessed and Externally Assessed standards.
Demonstrate understanding of the relationship between a microorganism and the environment
CB1.1 Microbes
AS92020
Internal
5 Credits
Demonstrate understanding of a chemical reaction in a specific context
CB1.2 Chemical reactions
AS92021
Internal
6 Credits
Demonstrate understanding of energy in a physical system
PESS1.4 Energy
Achievement Standard 92047
External
5 Credits
PESS: Physics
CB: Chemistry | Biology