Year 10 Science - Extension

Year 10 Science Extension

In Year 10 Science Extension, students continue to develop the skills, attitudes, and values to build a foundation for understanding the world. These outcomes are learnt through contextual units in which scientific knowledge and understanding is developed.

10 Science Extension classes are taught from the same set of topics with the same essential questions as the 10 Science course. Extension classes will look at the same concepts with greater depth and breadth, often guided by the students' own interest. 

Each unit of work in Year 10 brings together relevant theory from Chemistry, Biology, Physics and Earth Science, with content based on an essential question about the world that we live in.

Year 10 Science Topics:

• I've Got The Power - analysis of electrical circuits and structuring of investigations
• Move It or Lose It - describing motion and explaining human body processes related to movement
• Buildings, Structures and Materials - application of force concepts and metal reactions to buildings and structures
• The Big Spill - identification of different chemicals and explaining effects of changes within an ecosystem
• Keeping New Zealand Green - focusing on plant processes and how plants contribute to biodiversity
• New Zealand's Past, Present and Future - looking at how New Zealand changes over time with respect to its geology and to genetics

As this course makes extensive use of digital learning material, it is expected that you will have a laptop or other suitable learning device available for each class when required.

Assessment

Results from all assessments in this course contribute to the Overall Level of Performance in Science for Year 10.

Students in 10 Science Extension study the same content, sitting the same common tests and examinations as students in the 10 Science course.

This course does not offer NCEA credit assessments.