L1SCIE

L1 Science

Subject Description

Teacher in Charge: Mr S. Sheppard.

Our L1 Science course takes aspects of Chemistry, Earth and Space Science, Physics, and Biology, merging them together to develop Science skills and capabilities. Our programme aligns with the NCEA Level 1 changes and uses knowledge drawn from both mātauranga Māori and western Science and their respective knowledge-generating processes to help deepen students’ skills, attitudes, and values to build a foundation for understanding our world. Students will learn about waterways, genetics, chemical reactions, forces and motion, astronomical cycles and biodiversity in Aotearoa. We will explore how Science can shape our future and how to apply Science as a socially valuable knowledge system. Students will develop their critical thinking, science capabilities and experience how scientists carry out investigations. Through our Nature of Science course we will examine how Science ideas are communicated, and make links between scientific knowledge and everyday decisions and actions.  

Required Prior Learning

Year 10 Science

Pathway

Subject Credit Information

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

Total Credits Available: 21 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 5 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 16 credits.

Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91920 v4
NZQA Info
Science 1.1 - Demonstrate understanding of a science-informed response to a local issue
4
4
4
4
Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: Y
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 92021 v3
NZQA Info
Chemistry and Biology 1.2 - Demonstrate understanding of chemical reactions in context
Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 6
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 92045 v3
NZQA Info
Physics, Earth and Space Science 1.2 - Demonstrate understanding of a physical phenomenon through investigation
5
5
5
5
5
Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 92046 v3
NZQA Info
Physics, Earth and Space Science 1.3 - Demonstrate understanding of the effect on the Earth of interactions between the Sun and the Earth-Moon system
5
5
5
5
5
Level: 1
Internal or External: External
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 21
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 5
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0