Level 3 Environmental Biology
Level 3 Environmental Biology
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NUMBER OF CREDITS: TBC depends on the choice of AS for the year
Entry Recommendation:
NCEA Level 2 Biology or Level 2 Environmental Biology or in consultation with the Head of Faculty.
Course outline:
Environmental Biology aims to help students to develop their motivation to take action for the sustainable use of our planet – in their personal lives, within their communities, and also at a global scale.
The class will be introduced to a range of concepts from a variety of different subject areas which will all be linked to the big idea of sustainability; Biology, Earth and Space Science and Education for Sustainability.
A range of learning activities and assessment tasks will allow students to continue to develop their research and writing skills, as well as how to carry out an extended investigation accurately and safely.
The achievement standards covered in this course will ONLY be internal assessments, therefore there are NO EXAMINATIONS at the end of the year.
Assessment:
The makeup of this course could be selected from the range of achievement standards below:
INTERNAL ASSESSMENT
AS91602 - Integrate biological knowledge to develop an informed response to a socio-scientific issue - 3 Credits - Research Project
AS91410 - Carry out an independent practical Earth Science investigation - 4 Credits - Practical Investigation
AS91411 - Investigate a socio-scientific issue in an Earth Science context - 4 Credits - Research
AS91735 - Evaluate measures that may be taken to sustain and/or improve a biophysical environment - 4 Credits - Investigation and Research
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