- Approx Cost:
- Field trips and/or class visits $30.00. Education perfect $20.00.
- Technology Requirements:
- A laptop is essential for this course
- Course Outline:
This course follows the National Science Curriculum at Level 5 and continues the study begun in Year 9.
The topics covered include:
- Communities.
- Microbes.
- Atomic structure.
- Forces
- Electricity and magnetism.
Various contexts are used by teachers to cover these main strands. At the end of Year 10 students will have completed study at Level 5 of the New Zealand curriculum and will be ready to study at Level 6 of the New Zealand curriculum during Year 11.
- Assessment:
Students will be assessed in all the contextual areas with a variety of tests, and an integrated examination will be held at the end of the year.
These assessments can be used for recommending students into senior science courses.
- Where Does It Lead:
NCEA Level 1 Sciences, Agricultural/Horticultural Science and Electronics.
- For further information see:
- Mr Tolhoek