New Level 1 NCEA Standards
Chemistry Level 1 Standards
Team
Name
Region
Total Days
Dec/Jan (2010)
April
July
Sept/Oct
Dec/Jan (2011)
Henderson, Angela
CNR
4
x
2
NA
2
x
Hill, Alison
Southern
5
x
3
x
2
x
Holm, Delene
CNR
5
x
2
3
x
x
Kane, Dorothy
Southern

retiring
Liefting, Julia
CNR
1
x
x
x
1
x
Parker, Brendan
Northern
5
1
1
2
1
x

Standards
Science 1.5
Demonstrate an understanding of chemical ideas relating to acids and bases
4
External
Chemistry 1.3
Demonstrate understanding of aspects of carbon chemistry
4
External
Chemistry 1.4
Demonstrate understanding of aspects of selected elements
4
External
Chemistry 1.5
Demonstrate understanding of chemical reactions
4
External


General outline
· All courses support FTS, SD, Young Adults, but the focus of the Science courses will be Year 11 FTS with a clear goal
· maximum student flexibility and choice with teacher direction. All students can choose any topic in the matrix.
· teacher allocation by interest (Choice has BY/CH/PH/SC/AG/HT options plus Hunting and Fishing, Motor Vehicle, Sports Science etc. these allocate teachers with an interest in this area but do not tie a student to a fixed programme)
· some standards have more support
· initial planning is working on 1 topic per credit to maximise work returns and student engagement, we will reduce this by re-using the flexibly written topics as much as possible
· all topics have learning materials:
o reading/writing (in booklet and on-line)
o video clips
o audio clips
o practical activities (equipment sent with topic)
o assessed activities some of which provide evidence towards NCEA standard
o authentic, open-ended tasks where viable
o clear learning intentions and student reflection
· all topics have supervisor and teacher support materials
o student feedback proformas and assessment schedules with exemplars /benchmarks
o advice to supervisors
o information for teachers – this could form part of a manual for level 1 Science teachers