Year 9 Science
9SCIE Course DescriptionTeacher in Charge: Mrs J. Langdon.
Recommended Prior LearningIdeally WGP College Year 8 Science.
This is the second stage of the Junior Science course at Whangaparaoa College. Learners are taught in Science classrooms with access to the laboratory spaces for experimental work.
Much of the focus in this year’s work is from Level 5 of the NZ Science Curriculum. Course work for 2025 will include:
● Matter and Energy transformation
● Adaptations of plants for Photosynthesis
● Wave systems including anatomy of light and sound sensory organs
● Digestion and Circulatory Systems
● Atomic structure and bonding
● Reactions of Metals
● Shaping of the land (Geological and Hydrological systems)
● Micro-organisms in the Taiao (crosses over into Year 10).
Course Overview
Term 1
● Matter and Energy transformation
● Adaptations of plants for Photosynthesis
Term 2
● Wave systems including anatomy of light and sound sensory organs
● Digestion and Circulatory Systems
Term 3
● Digestion and Circulatory Systems
● Atomic structure and bonding
● Reactions of Metals
Term 4
● Shaping of the land (Geological and Hydrological systems)
● Micro-organisms in the Taiao (topic may start in Y9 and is completed as first topic in Y10)
Pathway Career Pathways
Mining Engineer, Acupuncturist, Copywriter, Survey Technician, Personal Trainer/Exercise Professional, Aeronautical Engineer, Aeroplane Pilot, Registered Nurse, Agricultural/Horticultural Scientist, Agricultural Technician, Agricultural/Horticultural Consultant, Air Force Aviator, Air Force Officer, Mechanical Engineering Technician, Aircraft Loader, Aircraft Maintenance Engineer, Aircraft Refueller, Product Assembler, Paramedic, Anaesthetist, Anaesthetic Technician, Business Analyst, Software Developer, Pathologist, Animal Care Attendant, Veterinary Nurse, Zoologist, Beekeeper, Patternmaker, Chemist, Building Surveyor, Aquaculture Farmer, Zookeeper, Marine Biologist, Arborist, Architect, Architectural Technician, Army Officer, Army Soldier, Heavy Truck Driver, Insurance Loss Adjuster, Medical Physicist, Meat/Seafood Process Worker, Sound Technician, Audiologist/Audiometrist, Author, Electronics Engineer, Collision Repair Technician, Automotive Electrician, Glazier, Automotive Technician, Automotive Refinisher, Microbiologist, Baker, Bank Worker, Wall and Floor Tiler, Building Insulator, Farmer/Farm Manager, Chemical Engineer, Biochemist, Biomedical Engineer, Biotechnologist, Metal Worker, Phlebotomist, Property Manager, Fabrication Engineer, Urban/Regional Planner, Interior Designer, Industrial Designer, Storeperson, Geologist, Plastics Worker, Landscape Architect, Fire Engineer
Course Contribution and Equipment (this value is only indicative)$30 for SciPAD Big Ideas book 2. Learners should bring their SciPAD Big Ideas book 1 for the first half of the year’s work until the Digestion and Circulation topic where they will be given the SciPAD Big Ideas Book 2.