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DE LA SALLE COLLEGE STUDENT HANDBOOK 2015
DE LA SALLE COLLEGE
STUDENT HANDBOOK
2015
De La Salle College 2015 – Year 13 Earth and Space Science ( ESS301) Week 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
26/1 – 30/1 2/2 – 6/2 9/2 – 13/2 16/2 – 20/2 23/2 – 27/2 2/3 – 6/3 9/3 – 13/3 16/3 – 20/3 23/3 – 27/3 30/3 – 3/4
Term 1
2015
20/4 – 24/4 27/4 – 1/5 4/5 – 8/5 11/5 – 15/5 18/5 – 22/5 25/5 – 29/5 1/6 – 5/6 8/6 – 12/6 15/6 – 19/6 22/6 – 26/6 29/6 – 3/7
Term 2
2015
20/7 – 24/7 27/7 – 31/7 3/8 – 7/8 10/8 – 14/8 17/8 – 21/8 24/8 – 28/8 31/8 – 4/9 7/9 – 11/9 14/9 – 18/9 21/9 – 25/9
Term 3
2015
12/10 16/10 19/10-23/10 26/10-30/10 2/11-6/11 9/11-13/11 16/11-20/11 23/1127/11 30/11-4/12 7/12-11/12
Term 4
2015
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Investig
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2015 Course Outline – Y13 Earth and Space Science (ESS 301)
Subject: Earth and Space Science NCEA Level: Three
Entry Requirements: a minimum of 12 credits from NCEA Level Two ESS or core science
subjects
Number of credits gained: 20
Method of assessment:
Both internal and external assessment
Internal assessments are given after a series of mock practice runs
Mock externals at the end of each unit of work
Practical Test: Summative or Formative practical tests.
Mid Year Examinations
Preliminary Examinations
Looking Ahead:
Tertiary level study
A diverse range of careers stem from Earth and Space Science –
e.g. Teaching, Geo Scientist, Marine Scientist, Meteorologist, Atmospheric Scientist, Lab Technician,
Geologist.
Course Description
Course aims:
This course is aimed at those students who have achieved well in Year 12 and who know that they wish to
pursue a career that requires Earth and Space science. The course consists of Achievement Standards from
the Level 3 Earth and space science course.
Course learning outcomes:
Carry out a practical Earth and Space Science investigation, collect data, interpret, justify and the
findings.
Carry out research on a past geological event by selecting, processing and interpreting information
and reporting.
Describe the composition of the atmosphere and explain the processes which occur in the
atmosphere system
Be able to relate and link the atmospheric processes to the climate change.
Show the understanding of the ocean system and explain all the processes which ocean is part of.
Determine the role of ocean in the natural cycles eg water and carbon cycle.
To be able to sort, summarise and report on reliable resources on a recent astronomical event or
discovery
De La Salle College
Course Assessment Statement
HOW WILL I BE ASSESSED IN THIS SUBJECT?
Achievement
Standard
Curriculum
Level
Level
and
Credit
Value
Internal or
External
Assessment
Brief Description My grades
for Prelims
My final
grades for
Internals
91411 AS 3.2
Investigate a socio-
scientific issue in
Earth and Space
context.
8 Level 3
4 credits
I Students research
on impact of climate
change on food
security on Earth.
91412 AS 3.3
Investigate the evidence related to dating geological event(s)
8 Level 3
4 credits
I Students choose a
geological event and
discuss the evidence
available to date the
event.
91413 AS 3.4
Demonstrate understanding of processes in the ocean system
8 Level 3
4 credits
I This standard
requires students to
demonstrate the
understanding of
processes in ocean
system
91414 AS 3.5
Demonstrate understanding of processes in the atmosphere system
8 Level 3
4 credits
E This standard
requires students to
demonstrate the
understanding of
processes in
atmosphere system
91415 AS 3.6
Investigate an
aspect of
astronomy
8 Level 3
4 credits
E Student write a
report on
astronomical event/
discovery after
investigating the
evidences.
De La Salle College Subject Year Planner 2015
Subject: ESS 301 Teacher in charge: Mr. Ajinesh Kumar Year Level: 13 Curriculum Levels: 8
Unit Title: AS91411 (AS3.2 ESS Internal) – Investigate a socio – scientific issue in the Earth and Space context
Achievement objectives:
Use relevant information to develop a coherent understanding of socio-scientific issues that concern them, to identify possible responses at
both personal and societal levels.
Learning outcomes/skills:
Develop an understanding of how to carry out research and organise the information in a report.
To be able to research and choose a topic that
is scientific which has evidence
To organise a computerised report.
To organise a log book.
Assessment tasks/method:
Choosing a valid investigation to collect data to help answer the aim.
Prepare a written report
Key competencies: Thinking, Managing self, Using
language, symbols, and texts.
Values: Innovation, inquiry and curiosity, thinking,
excellence
Approximate time required: 5 weeks
Unit Title: AS91412 (AS3.3 ESS Internal) – Investigate the evidence
related to dating geological event(s)
Achievement objectives:
To show an understanding of evidence related to geological dating and how to evaluate the scientific evidence.
Learning outcomes/skills:
Develop an understanding of how to carry out research and organise the information in a report.
To be able to research and choose a topic that is scientific
which has evidence
To organise a computerised report.
To organise a log book.
Assessment tasks/method:
Choosing a geological event and collecting information on its dating
Collecting information from a number of resources and processing the information.
Sorting and summarising and finally reporting.
Key competencies: Thinking, Managing self, Using language,
symbols, and texts, Participating and contributing.
Values: Inquiry and curiosity, excellence, respect. Approximate time required: 5 weeks
Unit Title: AS91413 (AS 3.4 ESS External) – Demonstrate
understanding of processes in the ocean system
Achievement objectives:
Develop an in-depth understanding of the interrelationship between human activities and the geosphere, hydrosphere,
atmosphere, and biosphere over time.
Learning outcomes/skills:
Describe the composition of the ocean
Explain the process of ocean circulation
Show the understanding of carbon cycling and the ocean’s link
Show the understanding of transport of matter and energy in
the ocean and its effect..
Assessment tasks/method: Mid Year Mock Examinations (Term 2).
Preliminary Mock Examinations (Term 3).
External NCEA examination at year’s end. Key competencies: Thinking, Managing self, Using language,
symbols, and texts, Participating and contributing. Values: Inquiry and curiosity, excellence. Approximate time required: 8 weeks
Unit Title: AS91414 (AS3.5 ESS External) – Demonstrate
understanding of processes in the atmosphere system
Achievement objectives:
Develop an in-depth understanding of the interrelationship between human activities and the geosphere, hydrosphere, atmosphere, and
biosphere over time.
Learning outcomes/skills:
Describe the composition of the atmosphere
Explain the process of atmospheric circulation
Explain the transport of matter and energy in the
atmosphere
Show the understanding water and carbon cycle in
the atmosphere and its effect on climate change.
Assessment tasks/method:
Mid Year Mock Examinations (Term 2).
Preliminary Mock Examinations (Term 3).
External NCEA examination at year’s end.
Key competencies: Thinking, Managing self, Using
language, symbols, and texts, Participating and contributing.
Values: Inquiry and curiosity, excellence, innovation.
Approximate time required: 8 weeks
Unit Title: AS91415 (AS3.6 ESS Internal) – Investigate an
aspect of astronomy.
Achievement objectives:
Explore recent astronomical events or discoveries,
showing understanding of the concepts of distance and
time.
Learning outcomes/skills:
To be able to sort, summarise and report on reliable resources on a recent astronomical event or discovery.
Assessment tasks/method:
Sorting and summarising relevant information on the
chosen astronomical event or discovery.
Showing progress of investigation in a log book
Processing and interpreting the information and finally reporting.
Key competencies: Thinking, Managing self, Using language,
symbols, and texts, Participating and contributing.
Values: Inquiry and curiosity, excellence, innovation.
Approximate time required: 6 weeks
2015 ESS 301 – Student Guide to Bibliographies / Referencing
A bibliography is the ‘trail’ of reading that you did to inform your thinking for your essay or assignment. A bibliography
is organised alphabetically by the author’s last name.
Setting up a bibliography
(a) Books
Author’s last name and initial
Date published – in brackets
Name of book underlined
Place of publication
Publisher Single Author
Eg. Ward, M. (1995) Celebrating Women Cambridge, University Press
More than one author
Eg Edwards, B., Horrocks, N. (1992) Reporting for Television Palmerston North, Dunmore Press
(b) Journals, Magazines, Newspapers
Author’s name and initial
Date published – in brackets
Title of the article in quotation marks
Name of paper or magazine –underlined
Place of publication
Volume (if applicable)
Page number Eg Booth, P. (1986) “The Arthur Thomas Case Revisited” NZ Herald Feb 11, 2: 13
(c) Internet
Author’s name and initial if available
Article name if appropriate
Full date of resource if available
Date of access
Site address Eg Midbon, M (2000), Jan 13 2014 A Day Without Yesterday: George Lemaitre and the Big Bang http://catholiceducation.org/articles/science/sc0022.html
To create automatically correct references, the following website is useful. It will create references for ISBN numbers and webpages. www.harvardgenerator.com
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