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Level 1
Demonstrate basic knowledge of weather
This standard has expired and is no longer available.
Version 4
18981 Unit Standard 2 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the layers of the atmosphere; describe the water cycle; and interpret a weather map.
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Demonstrate knowledge of Earth science
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Version 6
18982 Unit Standard 2 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the structure of the Earth; describe the formation of rocks; describe the breakdown of rocks; and identify rocks in a local area.
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Demonstrate knowledge of Earth and space
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Version 6
18989 Unit Standard 2 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe Earth cycles; use given information to describe an object, or objects, in space; and identify star patterns.
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Report on a geological resource in New Zealand
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Version 6
6356 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: select information for a report on an important New Zealand geological resource; and report on an important New Zealand geological resource, using selected information.
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Identify common minerals and rocks
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Version 6
6357 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to identify common minerals and rocks.
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Describe the formation of major rock types and describe the rock cycle
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Version 6 This unit standard has been replaced by AS90952.
6358 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the formation of igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic rocks; and describe the rock cycle.
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Demonstrate knowledge of the measurement of geological time
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Version 4
6359 Unit Standard 2 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: establish the sequence of geological events; use radiometric data to establish the absolute age of a rock layer; and recall the geological time scale.
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Level 2
Identify geological features from recorded visual information
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Version 6 This unit standard, unit standard 6361, and AS90312 have been replaced by AS91187.
6360 Unit Standard 2 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to identify geological features on satellite images and/or aerial photographs, and identify geological features from a geological map.
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Investigate and report on the geology in an area
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Version 6 This unit standard, unit standard 6360, and AS90312 have been replaced by AS91187.
6361 Unit Standard 4 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: collect and record geological field data in an area; construct a simple geological map for the area using the recorded data; and report on the geological history of the area.
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Demonstrate an understanding of fossils
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Version 6 This unit standard and AS90767 have been replaced by AS91189.
6362 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to describe how fossils are formed, and describe how the fossil record provides evidence of the history of environmental change and life on Earth.
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Level 3
Describe the geological history of an area in the Southwest Pacific
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Version 2 This unit standard and AS90731 have been replaced by AS91412.
21614 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to describe the geological history of an area in the Southwest Pacific.
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Demonstrate knowledge of the geological history of New Zealand
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Version 4
6363 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to account for the major geological features of New Zealand in terms of plate tectonics, and investigate the geological history of New Zealand.
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Use plate tectonics to explain distribution of major NZ and Southwest Pacific geological features
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Version 6
6364 Unit Standard 4 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to describe the present day major geological features of New Zealand (NZ) and the Southwest Pacific, and explain interrelationships between plate tectonic processes and major geological features in New Zealand and the Southwest Pacific.
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Demonstrate knowledge of geological hazards
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Version 6
6365 Unit Standard 3 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe geological hazards in a given area or areas from provided information; describe methods of monitoring a selected geological hazard; discuss the level of risk associated with a selected geological hazard; and discuss two techniques for reducing the risk from a selected geological hazard.
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Explain factors affecting a water resource and its management, and plot and interpret hydrographs
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Version 5
8153 Unit Standard 4 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: explain the hydrological cycle and factors affecting a water budget and water flow; describe a water resource and the physical management of competing demands; and plot and interpret hydrographs.
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Level 4
Investigate, interpret and report on geological features, landforms and active processes of a site
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Version 4
8140 Unit Standard 5 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: produce an interpretative map of landforms; verify geological information using field observations; and produce a report of an investigated site.
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Read geological maps and interpret geological history
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Version 4
8145 Unit Standard 4 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: identify and describe geological features using appropriate maps; describe the geological history of a given area; and construct elementary cross sections from geological maps.
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Demonstrate a knowledge of the interior of the Earth and geophysical fields
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8147 Unit Standard 4 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the structure and composition of the Earth; discuss the basic relationship between rock types and geophysical fields; and describe the shape of the Earth and the nature of the Earth's potential fields.
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Collect water samples for analysis
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Version 4
8152 Unit Standard 4 Credits
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People credited with this unit standard are able to identify the requirements of surface and groundwater water sampling, and collect water samples.
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Data as at 11 December 2024