Level 3 Earth and Space Science

This fully Internally Assessed Course is designed to cater for students with a wide range of interests in Science, in particular Earth Science, Astronomy, Radioactivity and Experimental Science. In two papers Students will engage in research. One will involve their chosen Astronomy topic. Another will involve understanding Radioactivity and the implications of Nuclear Waste.

There is also a Geology based paper where students will learn about “Dating Techniques” including ice-core studies, radioactive dating, tree ring dating and sediment dating.

The fourth paper will involve doing an experiment, collecting data and analyzing the data to find a pattern.