Description

• This course includes a week at Borland Camp in Fiordland where we study ecology and investigate a range of habitats through outdoor education

• During the study of cells we carry out practical work, develop our microscope skills and look at how cells carry out essential life processes like respiration

• We look at how genes are inherited and then expressed and compare this to the occurrence of various mutations

• Investigate how the genetics of populations change through time

• Develop the understanding that allows us to evaluate possible future directions of human biology that may affect us, such as growing body parts in laboratory to replace faulty parts

Description

• Carry out a titration to analyse a consumer product

• Link the structure and bonding of substances to their properties

• Investigate properties of organic substances and their reactions

• Investigate acids, bases and equilibrium reactions

• Discover electrons do during a redox reaction

• Explain the role of electrons in redox reaction

Description

The study of Physics has a range of contexts including:

• Athletics and Sport

• Cars (motion and vehicle safety)

• Investigate and describe electrical systems

• Investigate and describe forces and motion in daily life

• Describe nuclear reactions

• Investigate experimental procedure and conduct experiments to identify physical relationships

Description

A newly designed course that combines key aspects of Year 12 Chemistry and Physics courses. This course does lead on to both Year 13 Chemistry and Physics.

• Explain the role of electrons in a redox reaction

• Carry out a titration to analyse a consumer product

• Link the structure and bonding of substances to their properties

• Investigate electrical systems

• Identify and explain forces and motion in daily life

Students taking 12PSCI cannot also take 12PHYS or 12CHEM

Description

• This is a totally internally assessed course

• This course leads onto Year 13 Science and then onto polytechnic training courses

• This is a practical and research based course where you will participate in a fieldtrip

• Investigate the local geology of Dunedin and learn about New Zealand's natural disasters

• Investigate the human body and space exploration

• Practical investigations using microscopes and plant propogation