Year 9 Science
9SCI Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Mrs Lal.
The Year 9 Science involves generating and testing ideas and gathering evidence to understand, explain, and develop knowledge about the natural world. Scientists do this by making observations, carrying out investigations and modeling, communicating, and debating with others.
Science learning is theoretical and practical. It has diverse areas of specialization with internationally recognized symbols, languages, and conventions. Through developing science literacies and inquiry methods, and understanding different knowledge systems and perspectives, Äkonga will be further empowered to make decisions and take action in an ever-changing local and global landscape.
The year 9 science course is a direct reflection from the Level 4 New Zealand Curriculum and it prepares students for the National Certificate of Educational Achievement (NCEA) senior science courses. It also prepares students to develop an understanding of the world around them. The year 9 Science course includes 7 Big Ideas which students have to understand.
As we explore the Big Ideas, we will learn aspects of the following:
- The Nature of Science
- The Nature of Mixtures
- The Nature of Matter
- The Importance of Waves
- Energy and its Transfer
- Life and the Taiao
- Life of Plants
Course Overview
Semester 1
Term 1 - The Nature of Science and The Nature of MIxture
Term 2 - The Nature of Matter and The Importance of Waves
Semester 2
Term 3 - Energy and its Transfer and Life and the Taiao
Term 4 - Life of Plants
Assessment Policy & Procedures Assessment Information
All the 7 Big Ideas are internally assessed as an end-of-the-topic assessment which is compiled as one grade for each term.
You can gain grades for each Topic: Not Achieved, Achieved, Merit, or Excellence.
The grade you achieve is determined by the quality of your work in your Assessment as well as your commitment and the amount of quality work completed throughout the topic.
This will be measured as skills learned: Numeracy, Literacy, Investigative, communication using technical vocabularies and symbols, and graphical skills.
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Contributions and Equipment/StationeryStudents will need pens, pencils, rulers and rubbers. Calculators are useful but not required.