01PES

NCEA Level 1 Physics and Earth and Space Science

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Z. Fishman.


In Physics, Earth and Space Science, students will learn about the physical world, examining how our understanding of the natural environment has developed over time and how physics ideas have contributed to this. This course will help students to use science ideas to understand their environment, how we interact within our environment, and how humans have affected it.

This course will prepare students for Level 2 Physics and Earth & Space Science. If students are planning on taking Level 2 Chemistry or Biology they should also be taking 01SCBC.

Recommended Prior Learning

Students will have completed Year 9 and 10 Science and have shown an interest and aptitude towards topics relating to Physics and/or Earth & Space Science.

Course Costs

This Course Contribution covers Education Perfect.
There may also be an opportunity to extend learning with a field trip in this subject.

Description Type Value
Course Contribution Contribution $50.00
$50.00

Pathway

Career Pathways

Credit Information

You will be assessed in this course through all or a selection of the standards listed below.

Total Credits Available: 20 credits.
Externally Assessed Credits: 10 credits.
Internally Assessed Credits: 10 credits.

Assessment
Description
Level
Internal or
External
Credits
L1 Literacy Credits
UE Literacy Credits
Numeracy Credits
A.S. 92044 v3
NZQA Info
Physics, Earth and Space Science 1.1 - Demonstrate understanding of human-induced change within the Earth system
Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 92045 v3
NZQA Info
Physics, Earth and Space Science 1.2 - Demonstrate understanding of a physical phenomenon through investigation
Level: 1
Internal or External: Internal
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 92046 v3
NZQA Info
Physics, Earth and Space Science 1.3 - Demonstrate understanding of the effect on the Earth of interactions between the Sun and the Earth-Moon system
Level: 1
Internal or External: External
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: 0
A.S. 92047 v3
NZQA Info
Physics, Earth and Space Science 1.4 - Demonstrate understanding of a physical system using energy concepts
Level: 1
Internal or External: External
Credits: 5
Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Numeracy Credits: Y
Credit Summary
Total Credits: 20
Total Level 1 Literacy Credits: 0
Total University Entrance Literacy Credits: 0
Total Numeracy Credits: 5

Disclaimer

Course availability is dependent on numbers and staffing, and course entry cannot be confirmed until the beginning of the 2024 school year.