1SCI4

1 Science (How do we know that?)

Course Description

Learning Area Leader: Ms C. Green.

A deep dive into the concept of Science - what is it, how do people do it, and how do we know what we know? Learners will cover a number of different contexts, and will be completing practical investigations as well as learning about historical experiments, in order to build their understanding of how we came to know what we now know, and how we can find out answers moving forward.


Skills/content you will cover in this course 

  • Investigation and report writing skills

  • Making observations and use these to form logical conclusions

  • Chemical reactions

  • Development of medicines

  • Electricity, plastic, predicting the weather, our place in the solar system and more.


Skills you need to be successful in this course - critical thinking, curiosity, collaboration, creativity, basic literacy and numeracy skills. 

This course is useful for or will lead to - Any Level 2 Science course.


**Note - learners can only choose ONE science course**

Pathway

Credit Information

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

This course is eligible for subject endorsement.

Total Credits Available: 20
Internal Assessed Credits: 10
External Assessed Credits: 10
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


Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: Y
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91921 v3
NZQA Info

Science 1.2 - Demonstrate understanding of the use of a range of scientific investigative approaches in a context


Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91922 v4
NZQA Info

Science 1.3 - Describe features of science that have contributed to the development of a science idea in a local context


Level: 1
Internal or External: External
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91923 v4
NZQA Info

Science 1.4 - Demonstrate understanding of science-related claims in communicated information


Level: 1
Internal or External: External
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: Y
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 20
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 10
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Disclaimer

Please note that course assessment and costs/equipment may change.