NCEA Level 2 Science
12GSC Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Mrs L. Brown.
Recommended Prior LearningStudents should gain 5 credits from Level 1 science from either internal or external assessments.
General science is for students who wish to continue the study of science without the specialization into Biology, Chemistry or Physics. It covers many strands of the science curriculum through a range of topics. Each topic will be assessed using a variety of tasks. Links to projects in the local community will be developed so students can be doing science in the local environment.
A student will be withdrawn from a standard if the teacher is not confident that the achievement of the standard is within the reach of the student or there is no evidence of the student attempting the assessment.
Course Overview
Term 1
91189 - Geological Processes (Internal - 4 credits)
Field trip to Ruapehu - week 5
Assessment: Written report using data from field trip - term 1 week 8
91168 - Physics Investigation (Internal - 4 credits)
Assessment: Practical Investigation report - term 2, week 6
Term 2
91168 - Physics Investigation (Internal - 4 credits)
Assessment: Practical Investigation report - term 2, week 6
91911 - Chemistry Investigation qualitative analysis (Internal - 3 credits)
Assessment: Practical task - term 3, week 4
Term 3
91911 - Chemistry Investigation qualitative analysis (Internal - 3 credits)
Assessment: Practical task - term 3, week 4
91190 - Organisms in Extreme Environment (Internal - 4 credits)
Assessment: Written Report - term 3, week 10
Term 4
Term 4 will be time to complete any outstanding assessments and an extension offered through a second physics topic.
91169 - Physics in selected context (Internal - 3 credits)
Assessment: Written Report - term 4, week 3
Contributions and Equipment/Stationery
1B8 exercise book or computer, pencil, 30cm ruler, blue & black pens, highlighter. Field trips may be part of the course.