Year 13 Science (13SCI)
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Mr R. Henty.
2024, the 13SCI course consists of five internally assessed Level 3 standards across a variety of topics that develop skills that are useful in many careers, not just work in a science field. This is a UE approved course. Students do fair testing and investigations, as well as research and reports.
This course is for students who come from 12SCI, 12SSC or 12EVS (as well as from 12BIO, 12CHE or 12PHY who did not pass with external standards, and did not meet the requirement for entry in to 13BIO, 13CHE or 13PHY, but yet wish to continue taking science or have a science career).
13SCI is entirely internally assessed.
Students may select the 13SCI course, but be aware that you must be consistently handing in work during 12SCI and 12SSC. You will not be able to pledge to make improvement in 13SCI, you must demonstrate it with 12SCI or 12SSC work.
Pre-requisites
Students coming from the Level 2 sciences (12PHY, 12BIO and 12CHE) need to have passed with a total of 16 credits across the three sciences.
Students coming from Level 2 science (12SCI, 12EVS, 12SSC) need to have passed with a total of 14 credits.
Be aware that you must be consistently handing in work during 12SCI and 12SSC. You will not be able to pledge to make improvement in 13SCI, you must demonstrate it with 12SCI work.
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
$25 may be required for field trips that occur.
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
External
NZQA Info
Earth and Space Science 3.1 - Carry out an independent practical Earth and Space Science investigation
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Earth and Space Science 3.2 - Investigate a socio-scientific issue in an Earth and Space Science context
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Earth and Space Science 3.3 - Investigate the evidence related to dating geological event(s)
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Earth and Space Science 3.6 - Investigate an aspect of astronomy
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Education for Sustainability 3.2 - Evaluate measures that may be taken to sustain and/or improve a biophysical environment
Approved subject for University Entrance
Number of credits that can be used for overall endorsement: 20
Only students engaged in learning and achievement derived from Te Marautanga o Aotearoa are eligible to be awarded these subjects as part of the requirement for 14 credits in each of three subjects.
Disclaimer
Owing to teachers responding to individual students' needs, courses and NCEA standards taught in a subject maybe different to those displayed.