Domain - Science - Core
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| Level 1 | ||||||
| 18973 | Unit |
Demonstrate knowledge of matter This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
2 Credits | |||
| 18976 | Unit |
Demonstrate knowledge of science in relation to a vehicle This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
2 Credits | |||
| 18983 | Unit |
Apply basic forensic science to a scenario This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
2 Credits | |||
| 18986 | Unit |
Select and use scientific equipment This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
2 Credits | |||
| 18987 | Unit |
Follow instructions to carry out, and report on, a practical investigation and research This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
2 Credits | |||
| 18988 | Unit |
Interpret information presented in tables, diagrams, and graphs to answer given questions This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
2 Credits | |||
| 21611 | Unit |
Follow instructions to carry out and report on a practical scientific activity This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
2 Credits | |||
| 21612 | Unit |
Follow instructions to process and report on supplied scientific information This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
2 Credits | |||
| 6348 | Unit |
Carry out a scientific practical investigation with direction This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
6 Credits | |||
| 6349 | Unit |
Gather information and report on an item of technology and its related scientific concepts This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
3 Credits | |||
| 8951 | Unit |
Carry out a scientific practical investigation with direction This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
6 Credits | |||
| 90186 | Achievement |
Carry out a practical science investigation with direction This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | Internal | ||
| 90187 | Achievement |
Process information to describe a use of science knowledge with direction This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
2 Credits | Internal | ||
| 90188 | Achievement |
Describe aspects of biology This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
5 Credits | External | ||
| 90189 | Achievement |
Describe aspects of chemistry This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
5 Credits | External | ||
| 90190 | Achievement |
Describe aspects of geology This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
3 Credits | External | ||
| 90191 | Achievement |
Describe aspects of physics This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
5 Credits | External | ||
| 90192 | Achievement |
Describe aspects of astronomy This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
2 Credits | External | ||
| 90940 | Achievement |
Demonstrate understanding of aspects of mechanics This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | External | ||
| 90941 | Achievement |
Investigate implications of electricity and magnetism for everyday life This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | Internal | ||
| 90942 | Achievement |
Investigate implications of wave behaviour for everyday life This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | Internal | ||
| 90943 | Achievement |
Investigate implications of heat for everyday life This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | Internal | ||
| 90944 | Achievement |
Demonstrate understanding of aspects of acids and bases This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | External | ||
| 90945 | Achievement |
Investigate implications of the use of carbon compounds as fuels This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | Internal | ||
| 90946 | Achievement |
Investigate the implications of the properties of metals for their use in society This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | Internal | ||
| 90947 | Achievement |
Investigate selected chemical reactions This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | Internal | ||
| 90948 | Achievement |
Demonstrate understanding of biological ideas relating to genetic variation This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | External | ||
| 90949 | Achievement |
Investigate life processes and environmental factors that affect them This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | Internal | ||
| 90950 | Achievement |
Investigate biological ideas relating to interactions between humans and micro-organisms This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | Internal | ||
| 90951 | Achievement |
Investigate the biological impact of an event on a New Zealand ecosystem This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | Internal | ||
| 90952 | Achievement |
Demonstrate understanding of the formation of surface features in New Zealand This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | Internal | ||
| 90953 | Achievement |
Demonstrate understanding of carbon cycling This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | Internal | ||
| 90954 | Achievement |
Demonstrate understanding of the effects of astronomical cycles on planet Earth This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | Internal | ||
| 90955 | Achievement |
Investigate an astronomical or Earth science event This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | Internal | ||
| 91920 | Achievement |
Demonstrate understanding of a science-informed response to a local issue |
5 Credits | Internal |
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| 91921 | Achievement |
Demonstrate understanding of the use of a range of scientific investigative approaches in a context |
5 Credits | Internal |
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| 91922 | Achievement |
Describe features of science that have contributed to the development of a science idea in a local context |
5 Credits | External |
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| 91923 | Achievement |
Demonstrate understanding of science-related claims in communicated information |
5 Credits | External |
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| 92020 | Achievement |
Demonstrate understanding of the relationship between a microorganism and the environment |
5 Credits | Internal |
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| 92021 | Achievement |
Demonstrate understanding of chemical reactions in context |
6 Credits | Internal |
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| 92022 | Achievement |
Demonstrate understanding of genetic variation in relation to an identified characteristic |
5 Credits | External |
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| 92023 | Achievement |
Demonstrate understanding of how the physical properties of materials inform their use |
4 Credits | External |
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| 92044 | Achievement |
Demonstrate understanding of human-induced change within the Earth system |
5 Credits | Internal |
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| 92045 | Achievement |
Demonstrate understanding of a physical phenomenon through investigation |
5 Credits | Internal |
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| 92046 | Achievement |
Demonstrate understanding of the effect on the Earth of interactions between the Sun and the Earth-Moon system |
5 Credits | External |
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| 92047 | Achievement |
Demonstrate understanding of a physical system using energy concepts |
5 Credits | External |
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| Level 2 | ||||||
| 21610 | Unit |
Collect, and use computer technology to store and process, numeric data for a scientific purpose This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | |||
| 6350 | Unit |
Carry out a scientific practical investigation with supervision This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
6 Credits | |||
| 6351 | Unit |
Report on the historical development of a scientific idea, with supervision This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | |||
| 6352 | Unit |
Report on an issue affecting the environment from a scientific perspective, with supervision This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | |||
| 8952 | Unit |
Carry out a scientific practical investigation with supervision This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
6 Credits | |||
| 90312 | Achievement |
Carry out a practical scientific investigation with supervision This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | Internal | ||
| 90313 | Achievement |
Research an environmental issue or the historical development of a scientific idea This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | Internal | ||
| 90314 | Achievement |
Describe aspects of New Zealand's endemic life This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | External | ||
| 90315 | Achievement |
Describe naturally occurring organic mixtures and the production of derived consumer products This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | External | ||
| 90316 | Achievement |
Describe New Zealand's geological history and processes, and the nature and life cycle of stars This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | External | ||
| 90317 | Achievement |
Use physics to describe the operation of technological devices, and to solve problems This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | External | ||
| 90764 | Achievement |
Describe the nature and life cycle of stars This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
2 Credits | External | ||
| 90766 | Achievement |
Describe the chemical properties and effects of fertilisers This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | External | ||
| 90767 | Achievement |
Describe New Zealand's geological history This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
3 Credits | External | ||
| 90768 | Achievement |
Use physics concepts and principles to describe the behaviour of light This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | External | ||
| 90771 | Achievement |
Research information to present a scientific report This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
3 Credits | Internal | ||
| 90772 | Achievement |
Describe the factors and processes involved in the evolution of New Zealand's plants and animals This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | External | ||
| Level 3 | ||||||
| 21613 | Unit |
Research and report on a scientific sustainability issue, with guidance This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | |||
| 26117 | Unit |
Work safely in a science laboratory This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 NZDT 2025. |
2 Credits |
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| 6353 | Unit |
Carry out an extended scientific practical investigation with guidance This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
6 Credits | |||
| 6354 | Unit |
Produce a case study on a current scientific controversy with guidance This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | |||
| 6355 | Unit |
Research and report on a current environmental issue from a scientific perspective, with guidance This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | |||
| 90727 | Achievement |
Carry out a practical scientific investigation with guidance This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | Internal | ||
| 90728 | Achievement |
Research a current scientific controversy This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | Internal | ||
| 90729 | Achievement |
Describe genetic processes This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | External | ||
| 90730 | Achievement |
Describe selected organic compounds and their uses This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | External | ||
| 90731 | Achievement |
Describe geological processes affecting New Zealand This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
2 Credits | External | ||
| 90732 | Achievement |
Describe selected properties and applications of EMR, radioactive decay, sound and ultrasound This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | External | ||
| 90733 | Achievement |
Report on a recent astronomical event or discovery This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
2 Credits | Internal | ||
| 9183 | Unit |
Demonstrate knowledge of units and notation in science This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
3 Credits | |||
| Level 4 | ||||||
| 26344 | Unit |
Use a laboratory information management system This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 NZDT 2025. |
2 Credits |
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| 27388 | Unit |
Demonstrate knowledge of units, notation, and calculations in science This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 NZDT 2025. |
4 Credits |
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| 8029 | Unit |
Work safely in a microbiological laboratory This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 NZDT 2025. |
2 Credits |
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| 8091 | Unit |
Use and maintain a light microscope This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 NZDT 2025. |
2 Credits |
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| 8096 | Unit |
Conduct a scientific experiment with guidance This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 NZDT 2025. |
5 Credits |
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| 8442 | Unit |
Demonstrate knowledge of sampling for laboratory analysis This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
2 Credits | |||
| 8466 | Unit |
Demonstrate competent use of laboratory measurement and recording procedures This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 NZDT 2025. |
4 Credits |
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| 8467 | Unit |
Work safely in a chemical laboratory This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 NZDT 2025. |
3 Credits |
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| Level 5 | ||||||
| 26346 | Unit |
Write a scientific report based on results of a scientific process in an industrial or research laboratory This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 NZDT 2025. |
10 Credits |
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| 8136 | Unit |
Plan and manage a science field trip This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | |||
| Level 6 | ||||||
| 12368 | Unit |
Demonstrate knowledge of the hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP) system This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 NZDT 2025. |
4 Credits |
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| 20885 | Unit |
Manage hazardous substances compliance in a science laboratory This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 NZDT 2025. |
8 Credits |
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| 20886 | Unit |
Demonstrate knowledge of hazardous substances in science laboratories and related legislation This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 NZDT 2025. |
5 Credits |
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| 26347 | Unit |
Write, and present orally, a scientific report in an industrial or research laboratory This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 NZDT 2025. |
30 Credits |
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| 8440 | Unit |
Comply with quality management procedures in an accredited laboratory This standard is expiring. The last date for assessment to take place is Wed Dec 31 00:00:00 NZDT 2025. |
10 Credits |
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| 8468 | Unit |
Carry out safe practices when working with chemicals This standard has expired and is no longer available. |
4 Credits | |||