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:

• Our Waitemata Backyard - The Big Spill
• Keeping New Zealand Green
• I've Got The Power
• Buildings, Structures and Materials
• Move It or Lose It!
• New Zealand's Past, Present and Future

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.