NCEA Level 3 Earth Science
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Ms H. Dixon.
This course covers topics involving atmosphere, ocean, and geologic processes. We also investigate how to determine the age of rocks, how the planets of our Solar System formed, and other issues involving the world around us. If you are considering a pathway in climate science, the environment, geology, astronomy, oceanography or geography, this course will help you gain quite a bit of insight.
Students will learn how to:
- evaluate and explain the socio-scientific impacts of earth and space science issues
- use a range of evidence to suggest the age of a geological formation
- investigate an astronomical event, discovery or phenomena and explain the space science and other scdience behind it
- explain ocean structure and processes with physical principles and link to climate change impacts
- explain atmosphere structure and processes with physical principles and link to weather and climate events
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is approved for University Entrance.
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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 3.4 - Demonstrate understanding of processes in the ocean system
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Earth and Space Science 3.5 - Demonstrate understanding of processes in the atmosphere system
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Earth and Space Science 3.6 - Investigate an aspect of astronomy
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.