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Hot in Here: The Injustice of Climate Change - Geography & Science

Courses Description

Head of Pathway: Mr G. Van den Hoeven, Ms L. Neveling.

You will learn about the patterns of greenhouse gas emissions around the globe, and the impact humans have on our world.

In this course you will think about how the world has changed over time, how fair it is that developed countries have contributed the most to climate change but smaller Pacific countries are bearing the brunt of it, and what are some things we can do to help lessen our negative impact on the world.

You will like this course if you like field trips, social justice, conservation, environment, physics and climate change topics.

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

Total Credits Available: 10
Internal Assessed Credits: 10
External Assessed Credits: 0
Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91932 v3
NZQA Info

Geography 1.1 - Demonstrate understanding of the spatial distribution of a phenomenon and its impacts on place


Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: Y
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 92044 v3
NZQA Info

Physics, Earth and Space Science 1.1 - Demonstrate understanding of human-induced change within the Earth system


Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 10
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 5
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 0

Disclaimer

The standards offered are correct at the time of writing. These are subject to change depending on student selections.

We endeavour to run all courses but are subject to minimise class sizes. Maximum class sizes apply. Once a course is full alternative selections are needed.

Course context or content may change by the start of the year.

Once a student makes their selections and confirms these, any changes must be accompanied by a letter of support from Whanau and are subject to available spaces in courses. 

All Junior Bilingual students must select the literacy and numeracy modules in the language of their pathway each trimester and one other integrated language module  (3 out of 4 of their modules must be bilingual).

All senior Bilingual students must take all modules available in the language of their pathway.