Year 9 Exploring Our Environment
SSCEE9 Course DescriptionHow do environments impact people's lives?
"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better" – Albert Einstein
Exploring Our Environment" begins with a focus on our local Upper Hutt's backyard, its history and geography. Students learn the reasons for Maori and then British settlers choosing the valley environment as a location for villages and townships. Changes and impacts on the local environment resulting from use of natural resources are analysed before looking at New Zealand’s backyard. The importance of sustainable fishing, farming, mining and tourism practices ensuring the preservation of our natural environment are next explored. Finally a range of global and national environmental issues are investigated Join us to develop a greater understanding of our environment and the steps we can take to protect our world, starting with our own backyard.
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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.