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activities will allow students to:
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Investigate
and describe the structural, physiological and behavioural
adaptations which ensure the survival of animals and flowering
plants in their environment. |
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Investigate
and understand trophic and nutrient relationships between
producers, consumers and decomposers. |
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Investigate
a New Zealand example of how people apply biological principals
to plant and animal management. |
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Describe
and explain the reasons for the special reasons for the
special characteristics of New Zealand's plants and animals. |
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Investigate
factors that affect a living process. |
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Research
and develop a defendable position about a selected issue
affecting the New Zealand environment. |
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Investigate
how knowledge of science and technology is used by society
when making decisions about environmental issues. |
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Write
a historical case study of peoples' developing ideas in
a selected area of scientific knowledge. |
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Explore
in detail the interaction of science and technology. |
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Research
the personal and ethical issues which arise from the impact
of science and technology on people and their environment. |
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Evaluate
the impact of science and technology on people and their
environment. |
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Process
information to enable informed debate on the impact of
human activities within the ecosystems. |
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Describe
the impact of human activites on an ecosystem. |
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Investigate
a New Zealand example of how people apply biological principles
to plant and animal management. |
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Research,
with directions, how science and technology are related. |
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Investigate
examples of processes or techniques used in applied biology
that meet human needs or demands. |
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Research
an applied biology technique |
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