2ALIE1S

Aliens! - Science

Courses Description

Head of Pathway:

Space… an expansive emptiness… and we are all alone in it. 

Or are we??

In this module you will investigate the biology of life. What makes humans, human? What genes do we have in common, and how do our genes express themselves to make us our own unique selves?

Once you know your own humanity, you can start to investigate what other kinds of life could exist in space. Aliens? Water bears? Martians? Critically examine the extreme environments that exist in space, and what kind of life could survive there. 

You may even have the opportunity to look at life on its smallest scale, by using microscopes to examine the smallest living things. Could space be populated by these tiny unicellular beings?

Are we really alone in our universe? Or are our intergalactic cousins closer than we think? You decide!

Pathway

This is a very good module to take if you are interested in health science. It is extra biology which helps for NCEA level 3 biology and university biology.

Leads into trimester 2 Ceng/Sci module

If you take this modules YOU SHOULD also select Movies Scencs and Biology Queens

Credit Information

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

Total Credits Available: 11 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 4 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 7 credits.

Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 91159 v2
NZQA Info
Biology 2.7 - Demonstrate understanding of gene expression
Level: 2
Internal or External: External
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91160 v2
NZQA Info
Biology 2.8 - Investigate biological material at the microscopic level
3
3
3
Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 3
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 91190 v2
NZQA Info
Earth and Space Science 2.4 - Investigate how organisms survive in an extreme environment
Level: 2
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 4
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 11
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
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.