Entry requirements for NCEA2 Physics at Rodney College

[Haggis Henderson]

Kia Ora everyone

I have been off crook for some time and that is why my contribution to
this issue is later than I'd like. However, at the end of this email is
an excerpt from the option choice booklet that is circulated among the
students at Rodney College when they are making their choices for the
following year.

 

When NCEA first came in for Physics I went through the achievement
standards for both Maths and Science at level one and looked at the
skills I thought the candidates would need. As you can see I have not
included things like circle geometry, statistics or Biological Systems
but I have included those standards that assessed those skills I thought
the candidates would need - like measurement, practical science
investigations, algebraic manipulation and the like

 

I'd be interested in any opinions other folk might have as, like many
schools, I am a one-man-band when it comes to Physics and the
opportunity for input from other folk is rare and precious.

 

Cheers and thanks

 

 

T ("Haggis") Henderson

Physics Teacher

Rodney College

Wellsford

 

Begins

Entry Requirements:

NCEA level 1 Science and Mathematics with 15 credits in each. You must
have Achievement Standards 1.1 (Practical Investigation) and 1.6
(Physical Systems), with six or more credits coming from other
Achievement Standards.

In mathematics, you must have Achievement Standards 1.1 (Algebra
equations), 1.3 (Measurement), 1.7 (Numeracy) and 1.8 (Right Angled
Trigonometry), with three or more credits coming from other Achievement
Standards.

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