SCIEX9

Year 9 Science Explorers

Course Description

Welcome to Junior Science! In this course, you'll see how science helps us understand our world. Learn about the human body, the forces that move objects, the elements that make up everything around us, and the planet we live on. With hands-on lessons and real-life examples, you'll see how science is part of our everyday lives. Get ready to be curious and have fun with science!

This course will give you the opportunity to explore ideas and topics you have always wondered about. Have a say in your learning.

Recommended Prior Learning

This course is for those who have always been curious and wanted to know how things happen and how things work.

Assessment Information

MANA REO (COMMUNICATING)

Students will be assessed on their ability to communicate their knowledge, understanding and skills.

• Pre-structural - I need support to describe ideas and/or information.
• Uni-structural - I can describe an idea and/or information.
• Multi-structural - I can describe ideas and information.
• Relational - I link ideas and information together and explain my understanding.
• Extended Abstract - I apply my understanding to discuss my ideas in new ways.

WHAKAARO (THINKING)

Students will be assessed on their ability to develop their levels of thinking in a variety of learning experiences.

• Pre-structural - I need to support to think of an idea.
• Uni-structural - I can think of an idea.
• Multi-structural - I can think of several ideas.
• Relational - I link ideas together to organise my thinking.
• Extended Abstract - I apply my thinking in creative ways.