Kelston Girls’ College Kelston Girls’ College

Aliens! - Science

2ALIE1S
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!

Learning Areas:

YEAR 12 TRIMESTER 1 LINE 2, Mataora Ako Huarahi


Assessment Policy & Procedures
Pathway

Movies Scenes and Biology Queens - Communicational English and Gen Sci, Science Fair - Science and Communication English, Transcribing Life - English and Biology

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









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.