Heretaunga College

Year 10 Feeding the Future (1)

Course Description Recommended Prior Learning

This course is designed for students who like to be outdoors, learn through hands on activities, have an interest in machines/tools and are interested in learning Science.

This is a year-long course that explores the interconnectedness between— humans, plants, water, soil and the cosmos. This course acknowledges the rich tradition of horticulture that has been a cornerstone of our country.

Feeding the Future is a year 10 Science course which will prepare you for all the Y11 Science courses along with Science with Horticulture. In this course you will learn about all the key areas of Science — Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Geography and Astronomy through hands on activities. The context will be horticulture and there will be a greater focus on plants compared to year 9. We will spend time outdoors as well as in the laboratory.

Learning Areas:

Science

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.