12SCI

Level 2 Science

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mrs S. Fairweather.

Year 12 Science is an Achievement Standards and Unit Standard course, based on Level 7 of the Science Curriculum document.   This Course encourages students to relate what they have learnt in class to the world they live in, supporting report and writing skills.  Applying content knowledge from research skills, relating this to biology, physics and Earth & space science, provides students with a wide range of experiences in senior sciences and to the world around them.  Completing this course will allow students to select Year 13 Senior Science the following year.  This is an internally assessed course, providing students with a range of opportunities within the different branches of science:  Earth and space science, biology, physics and senior sciences.




Course Overview

Term 1
US 2990:
How do you know which website to use to help you with your science report and research skills? How do you sift through the information to find what you need? What is it you need to know to quote others work and to use it in your science report?

AS 91169:
What forces affect Vehicle Crumple Zones (VCZ)? How do different areas of a vehicle deform upon impact? What is the point of having a VCZ? You can learn how the principles of physics affect how the chassis, body of a car and how crumple zones are affected by collisions. Using practical and visual aids, can you prevent injury to your passengers with the design of your own crumple zone?

Term 2
AS 91188:
What are mokonui (dinosaurs) and why aren't there any on Earth today? Where did they go? What actually happened? You will find out what the different theories are that lead to dinosaur extinction and the rise of whāngote (mammals).

AS 91160:
This Level 2 Biology achievement standard gives you a microscopic look at a variety of organisms and their life processes. Mātauranga koiora help us understand what is happening on both a microscopic level and larger. What can you learn from this standard?: How to prepare microscope slides; Viewing, identifying and recording cell structures; What a cell's specialised features are and what they enable it to do; Using plants and microscopic organisms to support your investigations.

Term 3
AS 91172:
Do you know what an FAQ is? What is nuclear power and how is it generated? How is can nuclear power beneficial to us? How does is impact the environment? How can we find out more about nuclear physics (mātai ahupūngao karihi)? These are all relevant questions relating to how nuclear power is generated, used, how it helps society and what the negative impacts are. You will find out what FAQ’s are and how they can help someone find out more information.

AS 91190:
How do rauropi (organisms) survive in extreme environments like our deep moana? What factors allow them to do this? Is this adaptations or urutaunga? How have organisms evolved to survive in such an extreme deep ocean environment. We can learn all about this topic by using the Angler Fish to help us.

Term 4
There will be time available to check that all of your assessments are up-to-date.

Recommended Prior Learning

Achieved grade in 2 or more of Year 11 Internal Science Level 1 Achievement Standards OR 1 of the external Level 1 Science exams.  Consideration will be given to students interested in enrolling on this Year 11(I) Science course in consultation with the Teacher in charge (Mrs Fairweather) and the HOF (Mr Wood).  

Contributions and Equipment/Stationery

2B8 or 2B5 Exercise book
Highlighter
Pens

Pathway

Senior Sciences

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

Total Credits Available: 21 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 21 credits.

Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
U.S. 2990 v8
NZQA Info
Read texts to research information for a specific purpose
Level: 3
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91160 v2
NZQA Info
Biology 2.8 - Investigate biological material at the microscopic level
3
3
3
Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91169 v2
NZQA Info
Physics 2.2 - Demonstrate understanding of physics relevant to a selected context
3
3
3
3
3
Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0

Assessments:
Term: 1, Week: 11

A.S. 91172 v2
NZQA Info
Physics 2.5 - Demonstrate understanding of atomic and nuclear physics
Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91188 v2
NZQA Info
Earth and Space Science 2.2 - Examine an Earth and Space Science issue and the validity of the information communicated to the public
Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91190 v2
NZQA Info
Earth and Space Science 2.4 - Investigate how organisms survive in an extreme environment
Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0

Assessments:
Term: 3, Week: 10

Credit Summary
Total Credits: 21
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0