Course Information:

The Year 10 Science programme is designed around Mawaihakona, our Stream. During the year, our students will journey through each strand of Level 5 of the Science Curriculum. This will include the Living, Material and Physical Worlds, Planet Earth and Beyond as well as the overarching Nature of Science.

Year 10 Science is about building an understanding of Science in the world around us and ways in which Scientists interact with society. Our young students will develop skills in investigating, communicating and participating both within the Science learning context and across into other collaborative curriculum areas.

Topics Include:

The Atomic Structure of water, Generation of electricity through Hydropower, Adaptations of Life in our Stream, a student selected Inquiry Project.

Next steps:

Students who achieve in Year 10 Science will be able to progress into the Level 1 programme and beyond. Students who find Year 10 Science challenging will be able to take Level 1 Practical Science via HOD discretion.

Course Contributions:

$15 course costs for Year 10 Field Trip

Course Information:

Year 10 Science Option to develop the scientific, problem solving and critical thinking skills required for Science and other connected disciplines.

Topics covered: Planning, Construction and evaluation of an Individual Inquiry Project. This project takes the form of designing a solution to the problem of "Colonizing a New Planet" and will take two terms. It is construction based and explores all strands of the science curriculum and other supporting curriculum areas.

Next steps:

Supports a move into Level1 Science

Course Contributions:

Students are asked to contribute $15 towards construction materials used in the course.