Year 11 Science (11SCI)
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Mr R. Henty
This Year 11 Science (11SCI) course can involve three external papers and two internal papers, or you can adapt your course to sit up to four internal assessments and one external assessment. These choices are timetable dependent and involve swapping classes and teachers during the year. Students wanting to only sit five internal assessments should choose 11SCS instead. This 11SCI course must be taken as pre-requisite for senior courses that also involve external papers, Chemistry (12CHE), Physics (12PHY) and Biology (12BIO).
The alternative is Year 11 Science Skills (11SCS ) with five internal papers, which leads to the senior course that also has five internal papers 12 Science (12SCI). All our senior courses (except 12EVS) lead to university entrance (UE) at Year 13.
Students may choose between 11SCI and 11SCS (not both). Staff will use grades and ownership of learning reports from Year 9 and 10 to aid the student to make the right choice for Year 11. Some students may be allocated 11SCS after their initial option choice is made.
External (exams) are more demanding than internal assessment papers.
Some additional internal assessments may be made available during the year.
Course Overview
Term 1
Rates of reaction, then C1.1 internal assessment for all.
Then choose Acids and Bases external or Metals internal.
Term 2
P1.1 internal assessment for all.
Then choose Mechanics external or Earthquakes internal
Term 3
Choose Genetics external or Microbes internal
Revision
Term 4
Revision
Pre-requisites
Merit grades in 10SCI or 10FTS/10PRS is an indication that 11SCI is appropriate. Otherwise,11SCS may be appropriate, or a discussion with the HoLA / HoD may be required. Students of 10FTS/10PRS are encouraged to stay in Innovation with 11FPS (which offers similar papers).
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
$21 for Stile Education (paid to the school), $26 Scipad workbook (purchased through Office Max).
Pathway
You need to have sat and passed the equivalent Year 11 examination paper to get into some Year 12 sciences. For instance:
Students coming out of Year 11SCI can choose one or two or three Year 12 sciences. Some choose to take a specialist science course 12BIO 12CHE 12PHY only if they meet the entry requirements for which one(s) they have chosen.
Pass Mechanics to get access to 12PHY
Pass Genetics to get access to 12BIO
Pass Acids and Bases to get access to 12CHE
Credit Information
Total Credits Available: 32 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 12 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 20 credits.
External
NZQA Info
All students sit this internal
Further assessment opportunities will not be offered for this standard in line with NZQA guidelines
Assessments:
Term: 1, Week: 5
NZQA Info
All students do this internal.
Further assessment opportunities will not be offered for this standard in line with NZQA guidelines
Assessments:
Term: 2, Week: 4
NZQA Info
Choose this external or the Earthquake event internal
Further assessment opportunities will not be offered for this standard in line with NZQA guidelines
This course offers the following optional standards, which will be agreed upon in consultation with your teacher.
Assessments:
Term: 2, Week: 10
NZQA Info
Choose this Acids external or Metals internal.
Further assessment opportunities will not be offered for this standard in line with NZQA guidelines
This course offers the following optional standards, which will be agreed upon in consultation with your teacher.
Assessments:
Term: 4, Week: 7
NZQA Info
Choose this Metals internal or the Acids external
Further assessment opportunities will not be offered for this standard in line with NZQA guidelines
This course offers the following optional standards, which will be agreed upon in consultation with your teacher.
Assessments:
Term: 1, Week: 10
NZQA Info
Choose this Genetics external or the Microbes internal
Further assessment opportunities will not be offered for this standard in line with NZQA guidelines
This course offers the following optional standards, which will be agreed upon in consultation with your teacher.
Assessments:
Term: 4, Week: 7
NZQA Info
Choose Microbes internal or Genetics external
Further assessment opportunities will not be offered for this standard in line with NZQA guidelines
This course offers the following optional standards, which will be agreed upon in consultation with your teacher.
Assessments:
Term: 3, Week: 8
NZQA Info
Choose this Earthquake internal or Mechanics external.
Further assessment opportunities will not be offered for this standard in line with NZQA guidelines
This course offers the following optional standards, which will be agreed upon in consultation with your teacher.
Assessments:
Term: 2, Week: 10