Kelston Girls’ College Kelston Girls’ College

Branching Out: Exploring the secret life of plants - Biology

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Courses Description

Head of Pathway: Ms L. Neveling.

Branching Out: Exploring the secret life of plants - Biology

Plants: they're everywhere, but do you really know them? In this course, you will learn about the fascinating world of botany. Discover how plants respond to their environment, from seeking sunlight to defending against pests. 

You will like this course if you enjoy doing experiments. Apply the secrets of plants with ancient indigenous knowledge of Rongoā to create healing balms.

From towering Kauri to tiny mosses, you’ll gain a whole new appreciation for the green world around you. Let's branch out and explore the incredible life of plants!

In this module we will cover 1 internaly assessed standard, and the first half of the External exam (plants part).

NOTE: this module only covers HALF of the external, to cover ALL of the external you will need to take Biology in trimester 2 as well.


Learning Areas:

YEAR 13 TRIMESTER 1 LINE 3, YEAR 13 TRIMESTER 1 LINE 5


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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.