Description

• This course includes a week at Borland Camp in Fiordland where we study ecology and do some out-door 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

• Learn to perform a titration

• Link the structure and bonding of substances to their properties

• Find out what organic substances really are

• Delve into the world of acids, bases and equilibrium reactions

• Discover just what electrons are up to during a redox reaction

• Perform qualitative analysis

Description

The study of Physics has a range of contexts including:

• Athletics and Sport

• Cars (motion and vehicle safety)

• Waves (sound, water and electromagnetic)

• Nuclear medicine and power generation

• Fundamentals of electric circuits

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 fieldtrips

• 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