Assessment

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• Achievement standards
• Unit standards

Achievement standards

Standard 90161 - Biology: Carry out a practical biology investigation with direction

Waiotahi Spit - East Coast/Hawke's Bay
Croydon Bush & Dolamore Park - Southland

Standard 90165 - Biology: Describe the control of an introduced species that affects native species

Ruakuri Caves & Bush Scenic Reserve - Waikato
Waikato wetlands - Waikato
Gold mines of the Waiorongamai Valley - Bay of Plenty
Lake Okataina Scenic Reserve - Bay of Plenty
Morere Springs - East Coast/Hawke's Bay
Ngutuoha Nature Trail - East Coast/Hawke's Bay
Sunrise & Swamp tracks - East Coast/Hawke's Bay
Matiu/Somes Island - Wellington
Rimutaka Forest Park - Wellington
Lake Rotoiti - Nelson/Marlborough
Abel Tasman - Nelson/Marlborough
Ship Cove & Motuara Island - Nelson/Marlborough
Seabirds

Standard 90186 - Science: Carry out a practical science investigation with direction

Action plan
Gold mines of the Waiorongamai Valley - Bay of Plenty
Lake Waikaremoana - East Coast/Hawke's Bay
Waiotahi Spit - East Coast/Hawke's Bay
Wetlands - Westcoast
Croydon Bush & Dolamore Park - Southland

Standard 90190 - Science: Describe aspects of geology

Lake Waikaremoana - East Coast/Hawke's Bay

Standard 90204 - Geography: Describe resource use in a farming or mining context

Gold mines of the Waiorongamai Valley - Bay of Plenty

Standard 90301 - Drama: Structure, record and perform devised drama using elements and conventions

Egmont National Park - Wanganui

Standard 90312 - Science: Carry out a practical scientific investigation with supervision

Kapiti Island and Kapiti Marine Reserve - Wellington

Standard 90331 - Geography: Explain a natural landscape

Franz Josef Glacier - West Coast
Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park - Canterbury
River life: braided rivers in the MacKenzie Basin

Standard 90335 - Geography: Carry out and present guided geographic research

Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park - Canterbury

Standard 90336 - Geography: Explain a contemporary geographic issue and evaluate courses of action

Tongariro National Trout Centre - Tongariro/Taupo
Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park - Canterbury

Standard 90457 - Biology: Carry out a practical biological investigation with supervision

Waikato wetlands - Waikato
Te Angiangi Marine Reserve - East Coast/Hawke's Bay
Wetlands - West Coast
Seabirds

Standard 90460 - Biology: Investigate an interrelationship or pattern in an ecological population or community

Pirongia Forest Park - Waikato
Pureora Forest Park - Waikato
Te Whanganui-A-Hei (Cathedral Cove) Marine Reserve - Waikato
Exploring the forest - Bay of Plenty
Lake Okataina - Bay of Plenty
Morere Springs - East Coast/Hawke's Bay
Ngutuoha Nature Trail - East Coast/Hawke's Bay
Te Angiangi Marine Reserve - East Coast/Hawke's Bay
Te Tapuwae O Rongokako Marine Reserve - East Coast/Hawke's Bay
Egmont National Park - Wanganui
Rimutaka Forest Park - Wellington
Pelorus Bridge - Nelson/Marlborough
River life: braided rivers in the MacKenzie Basin

Standard 90461 - Biology: Describe concepts and processes relating to ecology

Sulphur Bay - Bay of Plenty
Seabirds

Standard 90701 - Geography: Analyse natural processes in the context of a geographic environment

Egmont National Park - Wanganui
Franz Josef Glacier - West Coast
Croydon Bush & Dolamore Park - Southland
River life: braided rivers in the MacKenzie Basin

Standard 90714 - Biology: Research a contemporary biological issue

Te Whanganui-A-Hei (Cathedral Cove) Marine Reserve - Waikato
Exploring the forest - Bay of Plenty
Lake Okataina - Bay of Plenty
Lake Okataina Scenic Reserve - Bay of Plenty
Boundary Stream Mainland Island - East Coast/Hawke's Bay
Gray's Bush Scenic Reserve - East Coast/Hawke's Bay
Hinerau Track - East Coast/Hawke's Bay
Morere Springs - East Coast/Hawke's Bay
Ngutuoha Nature Trail - East Coast/Hawke's Bay
Te Angiangi Marine Reserve - East Coast/Hawke's Bay
Te Tapuwae O Rongokako Marine Reserve - East Coast/Hawke's Bay
Ship Cove & Motuara Island - Nelson/Marlborough

Standard 90716 - Biology: Describe animal behaviour and plant responses in relation to environmental factors

Seabirds

Standard 90731 - Science: Describe geological processes affecting New Zealand

Sulphur Bay - Bay of Plenty
Morere Springs - East Coast/Hawke's Bay
Ngutuoha Nature Trail - East Coast/Hawke's Bay
Sunrise & Swamp tracks - East Coast/Hawke's Bay
Forest Hill Scenic Reserve - Southland

Standard 90769 - Biology: Research the interaction between humans and an aspect of biology

Tongariro National Trout Centre - Tongariro/Taupo
Boundary Stream Mainland Island - East Coast/Hawke's Bay

Standard 90772 - Science: Describe the factors and processes involved in the evolution of New Zealands plants and animals

Kapiti Island and Kapiti Marine Reserve - Wellington

Unit standards

Standard 5089 - Geography: Describe and explain characteristics of a natural landscape

Egmont National Park - Wanganui
Franz Josef Glacier - West Coast
Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park - Canterbury
River life: braided rivers in the MacKenzie Basin

Standard 5095 - Geography: Describe and explain the interacting natural processes operating within a geographic environment

Egmont National Park - Wanganui
Franz Josef Glacier - West Coast
Croydon Bush & Dolamore Park - Southland
River life: braided rivers in the MacKenzie Basin

Standard 6294 - Biology: Compare the diversity and organisation of different biological communities

Biodiversity activity

Standard 6297 - Biology: Describe methods for the management of introduced species

Ruakuri Caves & Bush Scenic Reserve - Waikato
Waikato wetlands - Waikato
Exploring the forest - Bay of Plenty
Lake Okataina - Bay of Plenty
Lake Okataina Scenic Reserve - Bay of Plenty
Boundary Stream Mainland Island - East Coast/Hawke's Bay
Gray's Bush Scenic Reserve - East Coast/Hawke's Bay
Hinerau Track - East Coast/Hawke's Bay
Kapiti Island and Kapiti Marine Reserve - Wellington
Matiu/Somes Island - Wellington
Lake Rotoiti - Nelson/Marlborough
Abel Tasman - Nelson/Marlborough

Standard 6309 - Biology: Evaluate practices used for managing a resource to ensure ecological sustainability

Te Whanganui-A-Hei (Cathedral Cove) Marine Reserve - Waikato
Ruakuri Caves & Bush Scenic Reserve - Waikato
Gold mines of the Waiorongamai Valley - Bay of Plenty
Wetlands - Westcoast

Standard 6311 - Biology: Explain reasons for the special characteristics of New Zealand's flora and fauna

Pirongia Forest Park - Waikato
Waikato wetlands - Waikato
Sunrise & Swamp tracks - East Coast/Hawke's Bay
Seabirds

Standard 6314 - Biology: Complete an investigation into the ecological niche of a plant with guidance

Waikato wetlands - Waikato
Gold mines of the Waiorongamai Valley - Bay of Plenty
Lake Rotoiti - Nelson/Marlborough
Wetlands - West Coast

Standard 6315 - Biology: Complete an investigation into the ecological niche of an animal with guidance

Waikato wetlands - Waikato
Lake Okataina Scenic Reserve - Bay of Plenty
Te Tapuwae O Rongokako Marine Reserve - East Coast/Hawke's Bay
Rimutaka Forest Park - Wellington
Lake Rotoiti - Nelson/Marlborough
Wetlands - West Coast

Standard 6318 - Biology: Interpret scientific evidence for human evolution

Rimutaka Forest Park - Wellington

Standard 6319 - Biology: Make an informed judgement on a contemporary biological issue

Boundary Stream Mainland Island - East Coast/Hawke's Bay

Standard 6352 - Science (Core): Report on an issue affecting the environment from a scientific perspective, with supervision

Kapiti Island and Kapiti Marine Reserve - Wellington

Standard 6355 - Science (Core): Research and report on a current environmental issue from a scientific perspective, with guidance

Te Whanganui-A-Hei (Cathedral Cove) Marine Reserve - Waikato
River life: braided rivers in the MacKenzie Basin
Gold mines of the Waiorongamai Valley - Bay of Plenty

Standard 6356 - Earth Science: Report on a geological resource in New Zealand

Whakapapa - Tongariro/Taupo

Standard 6357 - Earth Science: Identify common minerals and rocks

Kauaeranga Valley - Waikato
Lake Waikaremoana - East Coast/Hawke's Bay
Gold mines of the Waiorongamai Valley - Bay of Plenty
Pirongia Forest Park - Waikato

Standard 6358 - Earth Science: Describe the formation of major rock types and describe the rock cycle

Kauaeranga Valley - Waikato
Lake Waikaremoana - East Coast/Hawke's Bay
Whakapapa - Tongariro/Taupo
Croydon Bush & Dolamore Park - Southland
Pirongia Forest Park - Waikato
Gold mines of the Waiorongamai Valley - Bay of Plenty

Standard 6361 - Earth Science: Investigate and report on the geology in an area

Kauaeranga Valley - Waikato
Whakapapa - Tongariro/Taupo

Standard 8099 - Biology: Identify flora and fauna

Ruakuri Caves & Bush Scenic Reserve - Waikato
Waikato wetlands - Waikato
Exploring the forest - Bay of Plenty
Lake Okataina - Bay of Plenty
Gray's Bush Scenic Reserve - East Coast/Hawke's Bay
Hinerau Track - East Coast/Hawke's Bay
Morere Springs - East Coast/Hawke's Bay
Ngutuoha Nature Trail - East Coast/Hawke's Bay
Sunrise & Swamp tracks - East Coast/Hawke's Bay
Te Angiangi Marine Reserve - East Coast/Hawke's Bay
Kapiti Island and Kapiti Marine Reserve - Wellington
Matiu/Somes Island - Wellington
Lake Rotoiti - Nelson/Marlborough
Abel Tasman - Nelson/Marlborough
Six Mile Creek - Nelson/Marlborough
Ship Cove & Motuara Island - Nelson/Marlborough
Wetlands - West Coast
River life: braided rivers in the MacKenzie Basin
Forest Hill Scenic Reserve - Southland

Standard 8926 - Biology: Investigate diversity in plants

Pirongia Forest Park - Waikato
Gold mines of the Waiorongamai Valley - Bay of Plenty

Standard 8929 - Biology: Identify biological population patterns through investigation

Waikato wetlands - Waikato
Egmont National Park - Wanganui
Seabirds

Standard 8930 - Biology: Identify biological community interrelationships and patterns through investigation

Pirongia Forest Park - Waikato

Standard 9225 - Biology: Demonstrate knowledge of ecosystems

Pelorus Bridge - Nelson/Marlborough

Standard 9226 - Biology: Demonstrate knowledge of biological diversity

Sunrise & Swamp tracks - East Coast/Hawke's Bay
Rimutaka Forest Park - Wellington

Standard 11083 - Geography: Report on a work of fiction from a geographic perspective

Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park - Canterbury

Standard 11085 - Geography: Report on a significant event from a geographic perspective

Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park - Canterbury

Standard 11090 - Geography: Profile a resource management issue in New Zealand

Aoraki/Mount Cook National Park - Canterbury

Standard 18970 - Biology: Demonstrate knowledge of adaptations and relationships in a biological community

Exploring the forest - Bay of Plenty
Lake Okataina - Bay of Plenty
Lake Rotoiti - Nelson/Marlborough
Ship Cove & Motuara Island - Nelson/Marlborough

Standard 18972 - Physics: Demonstrate knowledge of sources, transference, and uses of energy

Six Mile Creek - Nelson/Marlborough

Standard 18977 - Physics: Demonstrate knowledge of the generation and use of electricity

Six Mile Creek - Nelson/Marlborough

Standard 18982 - Earth Science: Demonstrate knowledge of Earth science

Whakapapa - Tongariro/Taupo
Croydon Bush & Dolamore Park - Southland

Standard 21611 - Science (Core): Follow instructions to carry out a practical scientific activity, and report on the activity

Lake Waikaremoana - East Coast/Hawke's Bay
Croydon Bush & Dolamore Park - Southland

Standard 21612 - Science (Core): Follow instructions to process and report on supplied scientific information

Egmont National Park - Wanganui

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