NCEA Level 3 Earth Science

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