Year 12 Biology
Course Description
Teacher in Charge: Mr N. Wiffen.
Mā te whakaaro nui e hanga te whare; mā te mātauranga e whakaū.
Big Ideas create the house; knowledge maintains it.
What do Biologists do? - They investigate life and all kinds of living things on planet earth. They describe the life processes of living things and explain the connectedness of all living things to each other, the environment and to humanity.
What careers do Biologists have? - Biology enables you to work in a huge range of fields, including such things as medicine, education, research, environmental monitoring, horticulture, agriculture, food science, plant breeding, genetics, forensics, ecology.
Where do Biologists work? - Labs, caves, tropical islands, rainforests, deserts, zoos, hospitals, morgues, bottom of the ocean, arctic, mountain tops, river bottoms, clinics, offices, botanical gardens, classrooms…
Topics Include: Ecology, Cell Biology, Genetics, Animal and Plant Biology and Evolution.
This course leads to: Level 3 Biology if 10 credits including one external paper are achieved.
Recommended Prior Learning
Please ask your current Science teacher if this course is suitable for you.
Pathway
Credit Information
You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.
This course is eligible for subject endorsement.
This course is approved for University Entrance.
External
NZQA Info
Biology 2.1 - Carry out a practical investigation in a biology context, with supervision
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Biology 2.3 - Demonstrate understanding of adaptation of plants or animals to their way of life
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Biology 2.4 - Demonstrate understanding of life processes at the cellular level
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Biology 2.5 - Demonstrate understanding of genetic variation and change
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Biology 2.6 - Investigate a pattern in an ecological community, with supervision
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Biology 2.7 - Demonstrate understanding of gene expression
Disclaimer
Courses offered will be subject to sufficient students taking them up and are not necessarily guaranteed to run.