Papanui High School/Coursebook/SCI101

= SCIENCE 101 (Full Year) - SCI11F =

YEAR 11 STUDENTS WILL BE PLACED IN SCIENCE CLASSES ON THE BASIS OF THEIR RESULTS IN YEAR 10 AND THE PROFESSIONAL JUDGEMENT OF STAFF

TEACHER IN CHARGE: Mrs McComb

CONTENT

Science is a study of a range of topics: the living world, material world and physical worlds as well as Planet Earth and beyond. These topics build on those studies in Years 9 and 10 and develop scientific concepts as well as the skills important for using scientific methods.

All classes will study the following areas:


 * 1) Life process of ling things and how their environment affects them.
 * 2) How genetic information is passed from generation to generation.
 * 3) Fuels in our society.
 * 4) How objects move.
 * 5) Language of chemistry and reactions of acids and bases.
 * 6) Electricity in our society.

ASSESSMENT

Total 24 Level 1 credits – all credits are Achievement Standards.

COST

Workbook $25.00

Some teachers may provide additional course specific PHS workbooks - $20.00.

FUTURE POSSIBILITIES

This course is essential to all students who may wish to take one or more of the specialist Science subjects in the senior school.

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