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INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
SECTION 3
YEAR 11–13 NCEA ASSESSMENT RESOURCES
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2 INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
ASS
ESSM
ENT
INFO
RMA
TIO
N A
ND
TEA
CH
ER G
UID
ELIN
ES
Thes
e in
tern
al a
sses
smen
ts c
an b
e do
ne a
s pa
rt o
f a sc
hool
fiel
d tr
ip to
Ton
garir
o N
atio
nal P
ark.
Som
e of
thes
e as
sess
men
ts c
ould
als
o be
don
e as
par
ts
of s
choo
l trip
s to
oth
er a
lpin
e en
viro
nmen
ts, s
uch
as A
orak
i/M
ount
Coo
k (w
ww
.doc
.gov
t.nz/
educ
atio
n-le
otc-
seco
ndar
y). I
t is
likel
y th
at s
choo
l fie
ld tr
ips
to
alpi
ne e
nviro
nmen
ts c
ould
als
o co
ntrib
ute
to e
xter
nal a
sses
smen
ts.
Each
unp
acke
d st
anda
rd b
elow
incl
udes
info
rmat
ion
from
the
NZQ
A e
-not
es a
nd C
larif
icat
ion
Doc
umen
ts, a
s w
ell a
s su
gges
tions
for r
esou
rces
and
lear
ning
ac
tiviti
es.
Leve
l 1
Sci
ence
(in
clud
es B
iolo
gy a
nd E
arth
an
d S
pac
e S
cien
ce (E
SS
))
AS
909
51 v
3 (1
.12)
: Inv
estig
ate
the
bio
logi
cal i
mp
act
of a
n ev
ent
on a
New
Zea
land
eco
syst
em
AS
909
52 (1
.13)
: D
emon
stra
te u
nder
stan
din
g of
the
form
atio
n of
sur
face
feat
ures
in N
ew Z
eala
nd
AS
909
55 (1
.16)
: Inv
estig
ate
an a
stro
nom
ical
or
Ear
th s
cien
ce e
vent
.
Geo
gra
phy
A
S 9
1009
v3
(1.3
): D
emon
stra
te g
eogr
aphi
c un
der
stan
din
g of
the
sus
tain
able
use
of a
n en
viro
nmen
t
AS
910
12 (1
.6):
Des
crib
e as
pec
ts o
f a c
onte
mp
orar
y N
ew Z
eala
nd g
eogr
aphi
c is
sue
Leve
l 2
Bio
log
y
AS
911
53 (2
.1):
Car
ry o
ut a
pra
ctic
al in
vest
igat
ion
in a
bio
logy
con
text
, with
sup
ervi
sion
.
AS
911
55 (2
.3):
Dem
onst
rate
und
erst
andi
ng o
f ad
apta
tion
of p
lant
s or
ani
mal
s to
the
ir w
ay o
f life
.
AS
911
58 v
2 (2
.6):
Inve
stig
ate
a p
atte
rn in
an
ecol
ogic
al c
omm
unity
, with
sup
ervi
sion
.
Ed
ucat
ion
for
Sus
tain
abili
ty (E
fS)
AS
908
11 v
2 (2
.2):
Exp
lain
how
hum
an a
ctiv
ity in
a b
iop
hysi
cal e
nviro
nmen
t ha
s co
nseq
uenc
es fo
r a
sust
aina
ble
futu
re
AS
908
13 v
2 (2
.3):
Dem
onst
rate
und
erst
and
ing
of h
ow d
iffer
ent
per
sona
l val
ues
have
imp
licat
ions
for
a su
stai
nab
le fu
ture
Ear
th a
nd S
pac
e S
cien
ce
(ES
S)
AS
911
89 v
2 (2
.3):
Inve
stig
ate
geol
ogic
al p
roce
sses
in a
New
Zea
land
loca
lity
AS
911
90 v
2 (2
.4):
Inve
stig
ate
how
org
anis
ms
surv
ive
in a
n ex
trem
e en
viro
nmen
t
Geo
gra
phy
A
S 9
1240
(2.1
): D
emon
stra
te g
eogr
aphi
c un
der
stan
din
g of
a la
rge
natu
ral e
nviro
nmen
t
AS
912
44 (2
.5):
Con
duc
t ge
ogra
phi
c re
sear
ch w
ith g
uid
ance
AS
912
45 (2
.6):
Exp
lain
asp
ects
of a
con
tem
por
ary
New
Zea
land
geo
grap
hic
issu
e
2
INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
Leve
l 3
Ed
ucat
ion
for
Sus
tain
abili
ty (E
fS)
AS
917
35 (3
.2):
Eva
luat
e m
easu
res
that
may
be
take
n to
sus
tain
and
/or
imp
rove
a b
iop
hysi
cal e
nviro
nmen
t
Māo
ri E
nvir
onm
enta
l P
ract
ices
U
S 6
142:
Exp
lain
kai
tiaki
tang
a in
rel
atio
n to
the
way
Māo
ri in
tera
ct w
ith t
he n
atur
al e
nviro
nmen
t
Māo
ri E
nvir
onm
enta
l P
ract
ices
U
S 6
143:
Car
ry o
ut a
loca
l kai
tiaki
tang
a ac
tivity
with
dire
ctio
n
*EfS
sta
ndar
ds a
re in
tegr
ated
acr
oss
all l
earn
ing
area
s. T
hey
are
on th
e N
ZQA
fram
ewor
k an
d ar
e pa
rt o
f the
app
rove
d su
bjec
t lis
t.
The
stan
dard
s ca
n be
incl
uded
in a
rang
e of
diff
eren
t cou
rses
or c
an b
e ad
ded
to s
tude
nts’
lear
ning
pro
gram
mes
whe
re a
ppro
pria
te a
sses
smen
t can
be
part
of i
n-de
pth
stud
y or
ext
ra c
urric
ula
actio
n. F
or m
ore
info
rmat
ion,
see
- ht
tp:/
/sen
iors
econ
dary
.tki.o
rg.n
z/So
cial
-sci
ence
s/Ed
ucat
ion-
for-s
usta
inab
ility
Pl
ease
not
e th
at th
ese
wer
e th
e la
test
ver
sion
s at
the
time
of p
rintin
g (S
epte
mbe
r 201
7) a
nd e
ffort
s w
ill b
e m
ade
to k
eep
them
up
to d
ate.
It i
s al
way
s w
ise
to
chec
k w
ith N
ZQA
that
you
are
usi
ng th
e la
test
ver
sion
.
3
4 INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
Co
ndit
ions
of
asse
ssm
ent
Sci
ence
1.1
2 A
S 9
0951
V
ersi
on:
3
4 cr
edit
s
Inve
stig
ate
the
bio
log
ical
imp
act
of
an e
vent
on
a N
ew Z
eala
nd e
cosy
stem
Cla
rific
atio
n D
ocu
men
t M
ay 2
015
This
inve
stig
atio
n in
volv
es c
olle
ctin
g in
form
atio
n ab
out
the
bio
logi
cal i
mp
act
of a
n ev
ent
on a
New
Zea
land
ec
osys
tem
. Th
e in
form
atio
n co
uld
com
e fr
om a
var
iety
of s
ourc
es
such
as
dire
ct o
bse
rvat
ions
, a fi
eld
trip
, col
lect
ion
of
exp
erim
enta
l dat
a, r
esou
rce
shee
ts, p
hoto
s, v
ideo
s,
web
site
s, a
nd r
efer
ence
tex
ts.
An
even
t m
ay in
clud
e na
tura
l eve
nts
such
as
flood
s,
dro
ught
, sea
sona
l cha
nges
, lan
dsl
ides
and
fire
; or
hum
an a
ctio
ns s
uch
as p
est
cont
rol,
app
licat
ion
of
fert
ilise
rs, t
ram
plin
g, u
rban
isat
ion,
or
pol
lutio
n.
Env
ironm
enta
l fac
tors
ab
out
whi
ch in
form
atio
n is
co
llect
ed m
ay in
clud
e: m
oist
ure
leve
ls, l
ight
inte
nsity
, te
mp
erat
ure,
str
eam
cla
rity,
food
ava
ilab
ility
, co
mp
etiti
on, p
red
atio
n, w
ave
and
win
d a
ctio
n, s
helte
r,
and
oxy
gen
leve
ls.
Eco
logi
cal c
hara
cter
istic
s an
d p
roce
sses
may
incl
ude:
fo
od c
hain
s/w
ebs,
var
iety
of o
rgan
ism
s (d
iver
sity
), nu
trie
nt c
ycle
s, w
ater
cyc
le, e
nerg
y flo
w,
inte
rrel
atio
nshi
ps
(pre
dat
ion,
par
asiti
sm, m
utua
lism
), d
ensi
ty, d
istr
ibut
ion
pat
tern
, and
key
sp
ecie
s.
Ass
essm
ent
evid
ence
cou
ld b
e co
llect
ed b
y, b
ut is
not
lim
ited
to,
the
follo
win
g m
etho
ds:
•
writ
ten
rep
ort
• or
al p
rese
ntat
ion
• m
ultim
edia
pre
sent
atio
n •
pos
ter
One
rea
sses
smen
t op
por
tuni
ty w
ould
be
app
rop
riate
. S
choo
l-b
ased
aut
hent
icity
pol
icie
s an
d p
roce
dur
es w
ill
app
ly.
The
asse
ssor
can
det
erm
ine
the
time
allo
wan
ce fo
r th
e as
sess
men
t, a
s th
is is
dep
end
ent
on t
he s
ituat
ion.
This
ach
ieve
men
t st
and
ard
invo
lves
inve
stig
atin
g th
e b
iolo
gica
l im
pac
t of
an
even
t on
a N
ew Z
eala
nd e
cosy
stem
. A
chie
vem
ent
Cri
teri
a A
chie
vem
ent
Ach
ieve
men
t w
ith
Mer
it
Ach
ieve
men
t w
ith
Exc
elle
nce
Inve
stig
ate
the
bio
logi
cal
imp
act
of a
n ev
ent
on a
N
ew Z
eala
nd
ecos
yste
m.
Inve
stig
ate,
in d
epth
, the
b
iolo
gica
l im
pac
t of
an
even
t on
a N
ew Z
eala
nd
ecos
yste
m.
Inve
stig
ate,
co
mp
rehe
nsiv
ely,
the
b
iolo
gica
l im
pac
t of
an
even
t on
a N
ew Z
eala
nd
ecos
yste
m.
This
ach
ieve
men
t st
and
ard
is d
eriv
ed fr
om T
he N
ew Z
eala
nd C
urric
ulum
, Lea
rnin
g M
edia
, Min
istr
y of
Ed
ucat
ion,
200
7, L
evel
6.
It is
alig
ned
with
the
Eco
logy
ac
hiev
emen
t ob
ject
ive
in t
he L
ivin
g W
orld
str
and
, and
is r
elat
ed t
o th
e m
ater
ial i
n th
e Te
achi
ng a
nd L
earn
ing
Gui
de
for
Sci
ence
, Min
istr
y of
Edu
catio
n, 2
010
at
http
://s
enio
rsec
ond
ary.
tki.o
rg.n
z.
This
sta
ndar
d is
als
o d
eriv
ed fr
om T
e M
arau
tang
a o
Aot
earo
a. F
or d
etai
ls o
f Te
Mar
auta
nga
o A
otea
roa
achi
evem
ent
obje
ctiv
es t
o w
hich
thi
s st
and
ard
rel
ates
, see
th
e P
apa
Wha
kaak
o.
At
ach
ieve
d le
vel:
Inve
stig
ate
invo
lves
des
crib
ing
obse
rvat
ions
or
find
ings
, usi
ng
thos
e fin
din
gs t
o id
entif
y ch
ange
d e
nviro
nmen
tal f
acto
rs, a
nd d
escr
ibin
g ho
w t
he
chan
ged
env
ironm
enta
l fac
tors
mig
ht a
ffec
t or
gani
sms
with
in t
he e
cosy
stem
. A
t m
erit
leve
l: In
vest
igat
e in
dep
th in
volv
es u
sing
find
ings
and
bio
logi
cal i
dea
s to
m
ake
caus
al li
nks
bet
wee
n ch
ange
d e
nviro
nmen
tal f
acto
rs a
nd t
he e
colo
gica
l ch
arac
teris
tic o
r p
roce
ss t
o ex
pla
in t
he im
pac
t on
org
anis
ms
or im
plic
atio
ns fo
r th
e ec
osys
tem
as
a w
hole
. A
t ex
celle
nce
leve
l: In
vest
igat
e co
mp
rehe
nsiv
ely
invo
lves
usi
ng fi
ndin
gs a
nd
bio
logi
cal i
dea
s to
mak
e si
gnifi
cant
cau
sal l
inks
bet
wee
n ch
ange
d e
nviro
nmen
tal
fact
ors
and
the
eco
logi
cal c
hara
cter
istic
or
pro
cess
to
dis
cuss
: •
the
imp
act
on t
he o
rgan
ism
s, a
nd
• th
e im
plic
atio
ns fo
r th
e ec
osys
tem
as
a w
hole
. It
may
invo
lve
exp
lain
ing,
ela
bora
ting,
ap
ply
ing,
just
ifyin
g, r
elat
ing,
eva
luat
ing,
co
mp
arin
g an
d c
ontr
astin
g, a
nd a
naly
sing
.
The
outc
ome
of t
his
stan
dar
d h
as t
wo
par
ts:
Inve
stig
ate
info
rmat
ion.
The
aim
her
e is
to
loca
te a
nd s
elec
t p
rimar
y an
d/o
r se
cond
ary
info
rmat
ion
on t
he b
iolo
gica
l im
pac
t of
an
even
t on
a n
amed
New
Zea
land
eco
syst
em.
Rep
ort
on
the
bio
logi
cal i
mp
act
of a
n ev
ent
on a
nam
ed N
ew Z
eala
nd e
cosy
stem
. Th
e as
sess
men
t ac
tivity
and
the
jud
gem
ent
of t
he a
ssoc
iate
d e
vid
ence
nee
d t
o co
ver
bot
h as
pec
ts o
f thi
s st
and
ard
. S
tud
ents
nee
d t
o d
escr
ibe
the
ecos
yste
m
bef
ore
and
aft
er a
n ev
ent
that
has
mad
e an
im
pac
t an
d t
o d
evel
op id
eas
abou
t ho
w t
he
even
t ha
s ch
ange
d t
he e
cosy
stem
. Th
is in
form
atio
n ca
n b
e co
llect
ed in
div
idua
lly
or a
s p
art
of a
gro
up.
Stu
den
ts m
ust
pro
vid
e ev
iden
ce t
hat
is a
t th
e na
tiona
l sta
ndar
d fo
r b
oth
crite
ria b
ulle
t-p
oint
ed a
bov
e.
The
criti
cal e
vid
ence
req
uire
d t
o re
ach
the
stan
dar
d is
the
des
crip
tion
of t
he b
iolo
gica
l im
pac
t of
one
eve
nt o
n a
nam
ed N
ew
Zea
land
eco
syst
em.
AS
9095
1 v3
(Sci
ence
1.12
)
4
INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
Inve
stig
ate
the
biol
ogic
al im
pact
of a
n ev
ent o
n a
New
Zea
land
eco
syst
em, a
s ap
plie
d to
the
Tong
arir
o N
atio
nal P
ark
A
chie
vem
ent
Ach
ieve
men
t wit
h M
erit
A
chie
vem
ent w
ith
Exce
llenc
e
• In
vest
igat
e th
e bi
olog
ical
impa
ct o
f an
even
t on
the
Tong
ariro
eco
syst
em.
• In
vest
igat
e, in
dep
th, t
he b
iolo
gica
l im
pact
of
an
even
t on
the
Tong
ariro
eco
syst
em.
• In
vest
igat
e, c
ompr
ehen
sive
ly, t
he b
iolo
gica
l im
pact
of a
n ev
ent o
n th
e To
ngar
iro e
cosy
stem
.
The
emph
asis
in th
is A
S is
on
two
com
pone
nts:
1. C
arry
ing
out a
n in
vest
igat
ion
into
the
biol
ogic
al im
pact
of a
n ev
ent o
n th
e na
tive
ecos
yste
m o
f the
Nat
iona
l Par
k.
2.
Repo
rtin
g on
the
impa
ct o
f the
eve
nt o
n th
e na
tive
ecos
yste
m w
ithin
the
Nat
iona
l Par
k.
The
even
t cou
ld b
e ta
ken
from
a ra
nge
that
may
incl
ude:
Hum
an:
Impa
ct o
f inc
reas
ing
num
bers
of w
alke
rs o
n th
e tr
acks
and
the
effe
ct o
n pl
ant l
ife.
Impa
ct o
f the
intr
oduc
tion
of n
ight
ligh
ts fo
r ski
ing
on m
oths
and
the
plan
ts th
ey p
ollin
ate
Ecol
ogic
al:
Effe
ct o
f the
wee
ds/p
lant
pes
ts (e
.g. w
ildin
g pi
nes)
on
nativ
e pl
ants
Effe
ct o
f int
rodu
ced
anim
al p
ests
(e.g
. cat
s, po
ssum
s, ra
ts, w
ease
ls, h
edge
hogs
) on
nativ
e an
imal
pop
ulat
ions
.
Effe
ct o
f pes
t con
trol
on
the
nativ
e an
imal
and
pla
nt p
opul
atio
ns.
Phys
ical
: Ef
fect
of v
olca
nic
ash
from
eru
ptio
ns o
r lah
ars
on fr
eshw
ater
or v
alle
y ec
osys
tem
s.
The
teac
her’s
role
is to
:
Ensu
re th
at fo
r the
sel
ecte
d ev
ent t
he s
tude
nt h
as o
ppor
tuni
ty th
roug
h ei
ther
a fi
eld
trip
, the
use
of p
hoto
grap
hic
evid
ence
, rel
evan
t dat
a, v
ideo
clip
s and
ac
cess
ible
writ
ten
mat
eria
ls to
dev
elop
an
unde
rsta
ndin
g of
the
effe
ct o
f the
eve
nt o
n th
e ec
osys
tem
in q
uest
ion.
Som
e of
the
evid
ence
col
lect
ed w
ill b
e hi
stor
ical
so
that
com
paris
on c
an b
e m
ade
with
wha
t is
curr
ent.
Stud
ents
can
wor
k in
the
field
coo
pera
tivel
y to
col
lect
cu
rren
t inf
orm
atio
n or
dat
a, a
nd s
ubse
quen
tly in
divi
dual
ly u
sing
his
toric
al e
vide
nce
from
sec
onda
ry s
ourc
es, t
o pr
ovid
e th
e ne
cess
ary
com
paris
ons
for t
heir
repo
rt.
Stud
ents
can
use
inte
rnet
link
s an
d m
ater
ials
pro
vide
d by
the
teac
her,
or fi
eld
trip
wor
kshe
ets
prov
ided
as
thei
r sou
rce
mat
eria
l. St
uden
ts s
houl
d al
so b
e ab
le
to a
dd to
this
. A s
ampl
e lis
t of w
ebsi
tes
is g
iven
bel
ow. S
ome
of th
is m
ater
ial i
s ac
adem
ic a
nd w
ill re
quire
som
e in
terp
reta
tion
on th
e pa
rt o
f the
teac
her t
o en
able
the
stud
ent t
o ac
cess
this
.
5
6 INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
Giv
e on
e re
asse
ssm
ent o
ppor
tuni
ty a
s ap
prop
riate
. A
pply
sch
ool-b
ased
aut
hent
icity
pol
icie
s an
d pr
oced
ures
. D
eter
min
e th
e tim
e al
low
ance
for t
he a
sses
smen
t, as
this
is d
epen
dent
on
the
situ
atio
n.
Prio
r stu
dent
kno
wle
dge
St
uden
ts w
ill n
eed
an u
nder
stan
ding
of t
he s
peci
al n
atur
e of
the
ecos
yste
ms
that
exi
st w
ithin
the
park
. Eco
syst
ems
can
rang
e fr
om fr
eshw
ater
, rai
nfor
est,
beec
h fo
rest
, tus
sock
land
s or
the
dese
rt.
The
stu
dent
is e
xpec
ted
to:
Prov
ide
clea
r evi
denc
e th
at th
is in
form
atio
n be
en ta
ken
from
ano
ther
sou
rce
has
been
pro
cess
ed a
nd u
nder
stoo
d. S
impl
y co
pyin
g or
clo
sely
par
aphr
asin
g m
ater
ial f
rom
oth
er s
ourc
es d
oes
not c
ontr
ibut
e ev
iden
ce o
f und
erst
andi
ng.
G
athe
r prim
ary
and/
or s
econ
dary
dat
a co
oper
ativ
ely
but r
ecor
d in
form
atio
n in
depe
nden
tly.
St
uden
ts m
ay p
rese
nt th
eir f
indi
ngs/
evid
ence
as
a w
ritte
n re
port
, ora
l pre
sent
atio
n, m
ultim
edia
pre
sent
atio
n, p
oste
r or o
ther
form
. A
sses
smen
t tem
plat
es:
http
://n
cea.
tki.o
rg.n
z/Re
sour
ces-
for-I
nter
nally
-Ass
esse
d-A
chie
vem
ent-S
tand
ards
/Sci
ence
/Sci
ence
/Lev
el-1
-Sci
ence
In
form
atio
n W
ebsi
tes:
Im
pact
of a
Vol
cani
c Er
uptio
n on
Agr
icul
ture
and
For
estr
y in
New
Ze
alan
d
Min
istr
y of
Agr
icul
ture
and
For
estr
y (J
uly
1998
) Th
is re
port
brin
gs to
geth
er th
e ex
pert
ise
of a
gric
ultu
ralis
ts,
hort
icul
tura
lists
, vol
cano
logi
sts a
nd fo
rest
ers t
o ex
amin
e th
e im
pact
a
rang
e of
eru
ptio
n sc
enar
ios m
ay h
ave
on th
e ag
ricul
ture
and
fore
stry
se
ctor
s.
http
s://w
ww
.mpi
.gov
t.nz/
docu
men
t-vau
lt/13
8
Biop
hysi
cal i
mpa
cts
of to
uris
m
Linc
oln
Envi
ronm
enta
l/C
entr
e fo
r Res
ourc
e M
anag
emen
t Li
ncol
n U
nive
rsity
(199
6)
This
info
rmat
ion
pape
r rev
iews
twel
ve st
udie
s of b
ioph
ysic
al im
pact
s of
tour
ism
in N
ew Z
eala
nd. M
ost s
tudi
es fo
cus o
n th
e im
pact
s on
vege
tatio
n,
som
e lo
ok a
t soi
ls a
nd a
few
focu
s on
wild
life.
Onl
y on
e st
udy
look
s at
dam
age
to n
atur
al fe
atur
es.
http
s://r
esea
rcha
rchi
ve.li
ncol
n.ac
.nz/
bits
trea
m/h
andl
e/10
182/
1197
/crm
_ip_
56.
pdf?
sequ
ence
=1
6
INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
How
Mou
nt R
uape
hu’s
erup
tions
affe
ct L
ake
Taup
ō W
aika
to R
egio
nal C
ounc
il
http
s://w
ww
.wai
kato
regi
on.g
ovt.n
z/En
viro
nmen
t/N
atur
al-
reso
urce
s/W
ater
/Lak
es/L
ake-
Taup
o/H
ow-M
ount
-Rua
pehu
s-er
uptio
ns-
affe
ct-L
ake-
Taup
o
Stor
y: A
lpin
e Pl
ants
Te
Ara
- th
e En
cycl
oped
ia o
f New
Zea
land
ht
tp:/
/ww
w.te
ara.
govt
.nz/
en/a
lpin
e-pl
ants
Hab
itat i
nfor
mat
ion
D
epar
tmen
t of C
onse
rvat
ion
ht
tp:/
/ww
w.d
oc.g
ovt.n
z/na
ture
/hab
itats
/
Tong
ariro
Nat
iona
l Par
k – p
lace
ove
rvie
w
Dep
artm
ent o
f Con
serv
atio
n ht
tp:/
/ww
w.d
oc.g
ovt.n
z/pa
rks-
and-
recr
eatio
n/pl
aces
-to-g
o/ce
ntra
l-nor
th-
isla
nd/p
lace
s/to
ngar
iro-n
atio
nal-p
ark/
Pe
st p
lant
s an
d an
imal
s in
Ton
garir
o N
atio
nal P
ark
Dep
artm
ent o
f Con
serv
atio
n
http
://w
ww
.doc
.gov
t.nz/
park
s-an
d-re
crea
tion/
plac
es-to
-go/
cent
ral-n
orth
-is
land
/pla
ces/
tong
ariro
-nat
iona
l-par
k/ab
out-t
onga
riro-
natio
nal-p
ark/
pest
s-an
d-w
eeds
/ Fi
re a
nd Ic
e N
atio
nal G
eogr
aphi
c ar
ticle
abo
ut T
onga
riro
Nat
iona
l Par
k (J
uly
2009
) ht
tp:/
/ngm
.nat
iona
lgeo
grap
hic.c
om/2
009/
07/t
onga
riro/
whi
te-te
xt/3
Als
o se
e Se
ctio
n 5
– Ec
olog
y an
d G
eolo
gy, p
ages
2–1
4, fo
r sup
port
ing
info
rmat
ion.
Le
arni
ng in
Ton
gari
ro a
ctiv
itie
s (f
rom
Sec
tion
4, p
ages
6–1
3):
In
vest
igat
ions
on
the
mou
ntai
n –
chec
k ou
t the
tran
sect
site
s su
ch a
s Sc
oria
Fla
ts fo
r evi
denc
e of
the
effe
ct o
f eve
nts.
7
8 INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
Co
ndit
ions
of
asse
ssm
ent
Sci
ence
1.1
3 A
S 9
0952
V
ersi
on:
3
4 cr
edit
s
Dem
ons
trat
e un
der
stan
din
g o
f th
e fo
rmat
ion
of
surf
ace
feat
ures
in
New
Zea
land
Cla
rific
atio
n D
ocu
men
t M
ay 2
015
Sur
face
feat
ures
may
invo
lve:
vol
cano
es a
nd/o
r vo
lcan
ic fe
atur
es
• lim
esto
ne fo
rmat
ions
suc
h as
cav
es, s
ink
hole
s •
sand
dun
es a
nd d
une
lake
s •
land
slid
es
• gl
acia
l fea
ture
s an
d v
alle
ys
• riv
er fe
atur
es a
nd v
alle
ys
• fio
rds,
dro
wne
d r
iver
val
leys
•
mou
ntai
n ra
nges
suc
h as
the
Sou
ther
n A
lps,
K
aiko
ura
Mou
ntai
ns, T
arar
ua R
ange
s •
the
Alp
ine
Faul
t an
d o
ther
maj
or fa
ult
lines
. E
xter
nal p
roce
sses
are
: •
eros
ion
and
wea
ther
ing
as c
ause
d b
y w
ind
, ice
, w
ater
, ani
mal
and
pla
nt a
ctio
n, h
uman
act
ion,
se
a le
vel c
hang
es.
Inte
rnal
pro
cess
es a
re:
• fo
rmat
ion
of v
olca
noes
or
mou
ntai
ns d
ue t
o co
llisi
ons
bet
wee
n th
e P
acifi
c p
late
and
A
ustr
alia
n p
late
s •
late
ral m
ovem
ent
alon
g te
cton
ic p
late
b
ound
arie
s •
form
atio
n of
vol
cano
es b
y ho
t sp
ots
• m
ovem
ent
alon
g fa
ult
lines
, fol
din
g, fa
ultin
g, a
nd
uplif
t •
land
mov
emen
t d
ue t
o ea
rthq
uake
s.
Stu
den
ts c
ould
gat
her
prim
ary
dat
a th
roug
h a
field
tr
ip o
r se
cond
ary
dat
a vi
a p
hoto
grap
hs s
ourc
ed o
n th
e in
tern
et o
r p
rovi
ded
by
anot
her
sour
ce..
Evi
den
ce c
ould
be
colle
cted
by,
but
is n
ot li
mite
d
to, t
he fo
llow
ing
met
hod
s:
• w
ritte
n re
por
t •
oral
pre
sent
atio
n •
mul
timed
ia p
rese
ntat
ion
• p
oste
r
This
ach
ieve
men
t st
and
ard
invo
lves
dem
onst
ratin
g un
der
stan
din
g of
the
fo
rmat
ion
of s
urfa
ce fe
atur
es in
New
Zea
land
. A
chie
vem
ent
Cri
teri
a A
chie
vem
ent
Ach
ieve
men
t w
ith
Mer
it
Ach
ieve
men
t w
ith
Exc
elle
nce
Dem
onst
rate
un
der
stan
din
g of
the
fo
rmat
ion
of s
urfa
ce
feat
ures
in N
ew
Zea
land
.
Dem
onst
rate
in-d
epth
un
der
stan
din
g of
the
fo
rmat
ion
of s
urfa
ce
feat
ures
in N
ew
Zea
land
.
Dem
onst
rate
co
mp
rehe
nsiv
e un
der
stan
din
g of
the
fo
rmat
ion
of s
urfa
ce
feat
ures
in N
ew
Zea
land
.
This
ach
ieve
men
t st
and
ard
is d
eriv
ed fr
om T
he N
ew Z
eala
nd C
urric
ulum
, Le
arni
ng M
edia
, Min
istr
y of
Edu
catio
n, 2
007,
Lev
el 6
. It
is a
ligne
d w
ith t
he
Ear
th S
yste
ms
achi
evem
ent
obje
ctiv
e of
the
Pla
net
Ear
th a
nd B
eyon
d
stra
nd a
nd t
he N
atur
e of
Sci
ence
str
and
, and
is r
elat
ed t
o th
e m
ater
ial i
n th
e Te
achi
ng a
nd L
earn
ing
Gui
de
for
Sci
ence
, Min
istr
y of
Edu
catio
n, 2
010
at h
ttp
://s
enio
rsec
ond
ary.
tki.o
rg.n
z .
At
ach
ieve
d le
vel:
Dem
onst
rate
und
erst
and
ing
invo
lves
des
crib
ing
sele
cted
ext
erna
l and
/or
inte
rnal
pro
cess
es a
nd t
he fo
rmat
ion
of s
urfa
ce
feat
ures
in N
ew Z
eala
nd u
sing
info
rmat
ion,
vis
ual r
epre
sent
atio
ns a
nd
dat
a.
At
mer
it le
vel:
Dem
onst
rate
in-d
epth
und
erst
and
ing
invo
lves
exp
lain
ing
sele
cted
ext
erna
l and
/or
inte
rnal
pro
cess
es a
nd t
he fo
rmat
ion
of s
urfa
ce
feat
ures
in N
ew Z
eala
nd u
sing
info
rmat
ion,
vis
ual r
epre
sent
atio
ns a
nd
dat
a.
At
exce
llen
ce le
vel:
Dem
onst
rate
com
pre
hens
ive
und
erst
and
ing
invo
lves
ex
pla
inin
g th
orou
ghly
link
s b
etw
een
sele
cted
ext
erna
l and
/or
inte
rnal
p
roce
sses
and
the
form
atio
n of
sur
face
feat
ures
in N
ew Z
eala
nd u
sing
in
form
atio
n, v
isua
l rep
rese
ntat
ions
and
dat
a. I
t m
ay in
volv
e el
abor
atin
g,
app
lyin
g, ju
stify
ing,
rel
atin
g, e
valu
atin
g, c
omp
arin
g an
d c
ontr
astin
g, a
nd
anal
ysin
g.
The
outc
ome
of t
his
stan
dar
d h
as t
wo
key
req
uire
men
ts:
Dem
ons
trat
e un
der
stan
din
g o
f a k
ey s
cien
ce
conc
ept.
R
epo
rt o
n th
e fo
rmat
ion
of s
urfa
ce fe
atur
es in
N
ew Z
eala
nd.
The
asse
ssm
ent
activ
ity a
nd t
he ju
dge
men
t of
th
e as
soci
ated
evi
den
ce n
eed
to
cove
r b
oth
asp
ects
of t
his
stan
dar
d.
To r
each
the
sta
ndar
d s
tud
ents
are
req
uire
d t
o us
e in
form
atio
n th
ey h
ave
obta
ined
from
any
sc
ient
ific
sour
ce t
o d
escr
ibe
the
form
atio
n of
su
rfac
e fe
atur
es in
New
Zea
land
. Thi
s m
ay
incl
ude
a fie
ld t
rip.
The
criti
cal e
vid
ence
req
uire
d t
o re
ach
the
stan
dar
d is
the
rep
ort
on t
he fo
rmat
ion
of
surf
ace
feat
ures
in N
ew Z
eala
nd, a
nd t
he
dem
onst
ratio
n of
und
erst
and
ing
of h
ow
inte
rnal
and
/or
exte
rnal
pro
cess
es a
ffec
t th
e fo
rmat
ion
of s
urfa
ce fe
atur
es in
New
Zea
land
. E
vid
ence
of u
nder
stan
din
g of
at
leas
t tw
o su
rfac
e fe
atur
es is
nee
ded
to
reac
h th
e st
and
ard
. For
eac
h su
rfac
e fe
atur
e, e
vid
ence
of
und
erst
and
ing
of o
ne in
tern
al a
nd/o
r ex
tern
al p
roce
ss a
ffec
ting
that
sur
face
feat
ure
need
s to
be
dem
onst
rate
d.
A r
ange
of r
esea
rch
evid
ence
, exp
erim
ents
, vi
deo
s, e
tc, m
ay b
e su
pp
lied
by
the
stud
ent.
8
INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
One
rea
sses
smen
t op
por
tuni
ty w
ould
be
app
rop
riate
. S
choo
l-b
ased
aut
hent
icity
pol
icie
s an
d p
roce
dur
es
will
ap
ply
. Th
e as
sess
or c
an d
eter
min
e th
e tim
e al
low
ance
for
the
asse
ssm
ent,
as
this
is d
epen
den
t on
the
si
tuat
ion.
9
10 INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
AS
9095
2 v
3 (S
cien
ce 1.
13)
Dem
onst
rate
und
erst
andi
ng o
f the
form
atio
n of
sur
face
feat
ures
in N
ew Z
eala
nd a
s ap
plie
d to
Ton
gari
ro N
atio
nal P
ark
Ach
ieve
men
t A
chie
vem
ent w
ith
Mer
it
Ach
ieve
men
t wit
h Ex
celle
nce
• D
emon
stra
te u
nder
stan
ding
of t
he fo
rmat
ion
of s
urfa
ce fe
atur
es in
New
Zea
land
. •
Dem
onst
rate
in-d
epth
und
erst
andi
ng o
f the
fo
rmat
ion
of s
urfa
ce fe
atur
es in
New
Ze
alan
d.
• D
emon
stra
te c
ompr
ehen
sive
und
erst
andi
ng o
f th
e fo
rmat
ion
of s
urfa
ce fe
atur
es in
New
Zea
land
.
The
emph
asis
in th
is A
S is
on:
•
Dem
onst
ratin
g un
ders
tand
ing
of h
ow th
e su
rfac
e fe
atur
es s
een
on th
e su
rfac
e e.
g. th
e vo
lcan
oes,
land
slid
es, s
trea
m a
nd ri
ver v
alle
ys h
ave
been
form
ed
thro
ugh
the
actio
ns o
f sur
face
forc
es s
uch
as w
ind,
rain
, sno
w a
nd e
rupt
ions
and
the
link
with
the
actio
ns b
enea
th th
e su
rfac
e ca
used
by
the
tect
onic
pla
te
mov
emen
t. T
he te
ache
r’s ro
le is
to:
Ensu
re th
at fo
r the
sel
ecte
d la
ndfo
rm o
r mou
ntai
n th
e st
uden
t has
opp
ortu
nity
thro
ugh
eith
er a
fiel
d tr
ip o
r the
use
of p
hoto
grap
hic
evid
ence
, vid
eo c
lips
and
acce
ssib
le w
ritte
n m
ater
ials
to d
evel
op a
n un
ders
tand
ing
of th
e fo
rmat
ion
of tw
o su
rfac
e fe
atur
es a
nd c
an li
nk th
is w
ith th
e ph
ysic
al p
roce
sses
occ
urrin
g bo
th b
elow
and
abo
ve th
e N
atio
nal P
ark
area
. Su
rfac
e fe
atur
es c
an b
e th
e re
sult
of th
e ph
ysic
al fo
rces
of n
atur
e (i.
e. w
eath
erin
g an
d er
osio
n). T
he a
ctio
n of
rain
, win
d, s
un (h
eat)
and
ice
thro
ugh
the
seas
ons
shou
ld b
e co
nsid
ered
. Add
ition
ally
, the
re is
the
mat
eria
l tha
t exi
sts
on th
e m
ount
ains
’ sur
face
as
the
resu
lt of
eru
ptio
ns (i
.e. p
umic
e, la
va b
ombs
, ash
, la
va fl
ows,
and
laha
rs).
The
shap
e of
the
volc
ano
is w
orth
con
side
ring.
The
ste
ep s
lope
s of
Nga
uruh
oe, c
ompa
red
to T
onga
riro
and
Ruap
ehu
resu
lt fr
om th
e di
fferin
g ty
pes
of e
rupt
ion
and
form
atio
n. A
noth
er fe
atur
e is
Rua
pehu
’s cr
ater
lake
. How
did
it c
ome
to b
e fo
rmed
? It
is im
port
ant t
hat a
t lea
st tw
o of
thes
e fe
atur
es a
re e
xpla
ined
. Th
e in
tern
al p
roce
sses
with
in th
e Ea
rth
that
resu
lt in
the
Taup
o V
olca
nic
plat
eau
are
the
resu
lt of
the
Indi
an-A
ustr
alia
n an
d Pa
cific
pla
te b
ound
ary
colli
sion
. Th
e vo
lcan
ic p
late
au li
es a
bove
the
Paci
fic p
late
sub
duct
ing
belo
w th
e co
ntin
enta
l cru
st o
f the
Aus
tral
ian
plat
e. T
his
is th
e lin
k th
at e
xpla
ins
the
exis
tenc
e of
th
ese
volc
anoe
s. St
uden
ts c
an u
se in
tern
et li
nks
and
mat
eria
ls p
rovi
ded
by th
e te
ache
r, or
fiel
d tr
ip w
orks
heet
s pr
ovid
ed a
s th
eir s
ourc
e m
ater
ial.
Stud
ents
sho
uld
also
be
able
to
add
to th
is. A
sam
ple
list o
f web
site
s is
giv
en b
elow
.
10
INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
Giv
e on
e re
asse
ssm
ent o
ppor
tuni
ty a
s ap
prop
riate
. A
pply
sch
ool-b
ased
aut
hent
icity
pol
icie
s an
d pr
oced
ures
. D
eter
min
e th
e tim
e al
low
ance
for t
he a
sses
smen
t, as
this
is d
epen
dent
on
the
situ
atio
n.
The
stu
dent
is e
xpec
ted
to:
Prov
ide
clea
r evi
denc
e th
at th
is in
form
atio
n be
en ta
ken
from
ano
ther
sou
rce
has
been
pro
cess
ed a
nd u
nder
stoo
d. S
impl
y co
pyin
g or
clo
sely
par
aphr
asin
g m
ater
ial f
rom
oth
er s
ourc
es d
oes
not c
ontr
ibut
e ev
iden
ce o
f und
erst
andi
ng.
Gat
her p
rimar
y an
d/or
sec
onda
ry d
ata
coop
erat
ivel
y bu
t rec
ord
info
rmat
ion
inde
pend
ently
.
Stud
ents
may
pre
sent
thei
r fin
ding
s/ev
iden
ce a
s a
writ
ten
repo
rt, o
ral p
rese
ntat
ion,
mul
timed
ia p
rese
ntat
ion,
pos
ter o
r oth
er fo
rm.
Ass
essm
ent t
empl
ates
: ht
tp:/
/nce
a.tk
i.org
.nz/
Reso
urce
s-fo
r-Int
erna
lly-A
sses
sed-
Ach
ieve
men
t-Sta
ndar
ds/S
cien
ce/S
cien
ce/L
evel
-1-S
cien
ce
Info
rmat
ion
Web
site
s:
Geo
logy
Te
Ara
- th
e En
cycl
oped
ia o
f New
Zea
land
ht
tp:/
/ww
w.te
ara.
govt
.nz/
en/g
eolo
gy
New
Zea
land
Lan
dfor
ms
GN
S Sc
ienc
e ht
tps:/
/ww
w.g
ns.cr
i.nz/
Hom
e/Le
arni
ng/S
cien
ce-T
opic
s/La
ndfo
rms
Vol
cano
es
GN
S Sc
ienc
e ht
tps:/
/ww
w.g
ns.cr
i.nz/
Hom
e/Le
arni
ng/S
cien
ce-T
opic
s/V
olca
noes
Vol
cano
es a
t a P
late
Bou
ndar
y G
NS
Scie
nce
http
s://w
ww
.gns
.cri.n
z/H
ome/
Lear
ning
/Sci
ence
-Top
ics/
Vol
cano
es/V
olca
noes
-at-a
-Pla
te-
Boun
dary
Te
cton
ic s
ettin
g of
New
Zea
land
: ast
ride
a pl
ate
boun
dary
w
hich
incl
udes
the
Alp
ine
Faul
t U
nive
rsity
of O
tago
http
://w
ww
.ota
go.a
c.nz/
geol
ogy/
rese
arch
/str
uctu
ral-g
eolo
gy/a
lpin
e-fa
ult/
nz-te
cton
ics.h
tml
Tong
ariro
Nat
iona
l Par
k – p
lace
ove
rvie
w
Dep
artm
ent o
f Con
serv
atio
n ht
tp:/
/ww
w.d
oc.g
ovt.n
z/pa
rks-
and-
recr
eatio
n/pl
aces
-to-g
o/ce
ntra
l-nor
th-
isla
nd/p
lace
s/to
ngar
iro-n
atio
nal-p
ark/
N
ew Z
eala
nd V
olca
noes
– T
onga
riro
GN
S Sc
ienc
e ht
tps:/
/ww
w.g
ns.cr
i.nz/
Hom
e/Le
arni
ng/S
cien
ce-T
opic
s/V
olca
noes
/New
-Zea
land
-V
olca
noes
/Ton
garir
o N
ew Z
eala
nd V
olca
noes
– R
uape
hu
GN
S Sc
ienc
e ht
tps:/
/ww
w.g
ns.cr
i.nz/
Hom
e/Le
arni
ng/S
cien
ce-T
opic
s/V
olca
noes
/New
-Zea
land
-V
olca
noes
/Rua
pehu
N
ew Z
eala
nd V
olca
noes
– N
gaur
uhoe
G
NS
Scie
nce
http
s://w
ww
.gns
.cri.n
z/H
ome/
Lear
ning
/Sci
ence
-Top
ics/
Vol
cano
es/N
ew-Z
eala
nd-
Vol
cano
es/N
gaur
uhoe
11
12 INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
Vid
eo c
lips
GN
S Sc
ienc
e Yo
uTub
e ch
anne
l ht
tps:/
/ww
w.g
ns.cr
i.nz/
Hom
e/Le
arni
ng/V
ideo
s G
eogr
aphy
Les
son:
Wha
t is
a V
olca
no?
http
s://w
ww
.you
tube
.com
/wat
ch?v
=Wgk
tM2l
uLok
Fi
rst e
rupt
ion
in 10
0 ye
ars N
ew Z
eala
nd’s
Mou
nt T
onga
riro
Vol
cano
aw
aken
s ht
tps:/
/ww
w.y
outu
be.co
m/w
atch
?v=S
lfRBF
vBLW
0
Mt R
uape
hu e
rupt
ions
spe
ctac
ular
raw
foot
age
from
the
1995
and
1996
eru
ptio
ns
http
s://w
ww
.you
tube
.com
/wat
ch?v
=h8W
_sG
YAQ
lc
Ruap
ehu
erup
tion,
Jul
y 19
96
Te A
ra -
the
Ency
clop
edia
of N
ew Z
eala
nd
http
://w
ww
.tear
a.go
vt.n
z/en
/vid
eo/8
729/
ruap
ehu-
erup
tion-
july
-199
6
Als
o se
e Se
ctio
n 5
– G
eolo
gy, p
age
8, fo
r sup
port
ing
info
rmat
ion
Su
gges
ted
pre-
and
pos
t-fie
ld tr
ip le
arni
ng a
ctiv
itie
s (f
rom
Sec
tion
2):
LA
1 U
sing
dig
ital t
ools
(Sec
tion
2 pa
ge 3
) LA
14 S
hake
, Rat
tle a
nd R
oll (
Sect
ion
2 pa
ge 10
) LA
16 W
hat R
ock’
s Wha
t? (
Sect
ion
2 pa
ge 10
) Le
arni
ng in
Ton
gari
ro a
ctiv
itie
s (f
rom
Sec
tion
4, p
ages
6–1
3):
In
vest
igat
ions
on
the
mou
ntai
n- lo
okin
g at
evi
denc
e of
eru
ptio
ns a
nd la
hars
.
12
INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
Co
ndit
ions
of
asse
ssm
ent
Sci
ence
1.1
6 A
S 9
0955
V
ersi
on:
3
4 cr
edit
s
Inve
stig
ate
an a
stro
nom
ical
or
Ear
th s
cien
ce e
ven
t
Cla
rific
atio
n D
ocu
men
t M
ay 2
014
This
inve
stig
atio
n in
volv
es
colle
ctin
g, p
roce
ssin
g an
d
com
mun
icat
ing
info
rmat
ion
abou
t an
as
tron
omic
al o
r E
arth
sc
ienc
e ev
ent.
Th
e in
form
atio
n co
uld
co
me
from
a v
arie
ty o
f so
urce
s su
ch a
s d
irect
ob
serv
atio
ns, c
olle
ctio
n of
ex
per
imen
tal d
ata,
re
sour
ce s
heet
s, p
hoto
s,
vid
eos,
web
site
s, a
nd
refe
renc
e te
xts.
C
omm
unic
atin
g w
ill b
e b
y w
ay o
f a r
epor
t ap
pro
pria
te t
o th
e in
vest
igat
ion.
O
ne r
eass
essm
ent
opp
ortu
nity
wou
ld b
e ap
pro
pria
te.
Sch
ool-
bas
ed a
uthe
ntic
ity
pol
icie
s an
d p
roce
dur
es
will
ap
ply
. Th
e as
sess
or c
an
det
erm
ine
the
time
allo
wan
ce fo
r th
e as
sess
men
t, a
s th
is is
d
epen
den
t on
the
si
tuat
ion.
This
ach
ieve
men
t st
and
ard
invo
lves
inve
stig
atin
g an
ast
rono
mic
al o
r E
arth
sci
ence
eve
nt.
Ach
ieve
men
t C
rite
ria
Ach
ieve
men
t A
chie
vem
ent
wit
h M
erit
A
chie
vem
ent
wit
h E
xcel
lenc
e
Inve
stig
ate
an a
stro
nom
ical
or
Ear
th s
cien
ce e
vent
. In
vest
igat
e, in
-dep
th, a
n as
tron
omic
al o
r E
arth
sci
ence
ev
ent.
Inve
stig
ate,
com
pre
hens
ivel
y, a
n as
tron
omic
al o
r E
arth
sci
ence
ev
ent.
This
ach
ieve
men
t st
and
ard
is d
eriv
ed fr
om T
he N
ew Z
eala
nd C
urric
ulum
, Lea
rnin
g M
edia
, Min
istr
y of
E
duc
atio
n, 2
007,
Lev
el 6
. It
is a
ligne
d w
ith t
he N
atur
e of
Sci
ence
str
and
, and
is r
elat
ed t
o th
e m
ater
ial i
n th
e Te
achi
ng a
nd L
earn
ing
Gui
de
for
Sci
ence
, Min
istr
y of
Edu
catio
n, 2
010
at
http
://s
enio
rsec
ond
ary.
tki.o
rg.n
z .
Th
is s
tand
ard
is a
lso
der
ived
from
Te
Mar
auta
nga
o A
otea
roa.
For
det
ails
of T
e M
arau
tang
a o
Aot
earo
a ac
hiev
emen
t ob
ject
ives
to
whi
ch t
his
stan
dar
d r
elat
es, s
ee t
he P
apa
Wha
kaak
o.
Inve
stig
ate
invo
lves
: •
colle
ctin
g, s
elec
ting,
and
pro
cess
ing
prim
ary
or s
econ
dar
y da
ta a
nd/o
r in
form
atio
n •
com
mun
icat
ing
the
pro
cess
ed d
ata
and
/or
info
rmat
ion
by
des
crib
ing
key
stag
es o
f the
eve
nt
• re
cord
ing
the
sour
ces
used
in a
tra
ceab
le fo
rmat
. In
vest
igat
e in
dep
th in
volv
es:
• co
mm
unic
atin
g th
e p
roce
ssed
dat
a an
d/o
r in
form
atio
n b
y ex
pla
inin
g ke
y st
ages
of t
he e
vent
. In
vest
igat
e co
mp
rehe
nsiv
ely
invo
lves
the
furt
her
dev
elop
men
t of
an
in-d
epth
inve
stig
atio
n b
y:
• co
mm
unic
atin
g th
e p
roce
ssed
dat
a an
d/o
r in
form
atio
n b
y ex
pla
inin
g th
orou
ghly
link
s b
etw
een
key
stag
es o
f the
eve
nt.
This
may
invo
lve
elab
orat
ing,
ap
ply
ing,
just
ifyin
g, r
elat
ing,
eva
luat
ing,
co
mp
arin
g an
d c
ontr
astin
g, a
nd a
naly
sing
. N
OT
E:
An
ast
rono
mic
al e
ven
t m
ay b
e se
lect
ed f
rom
an
his
tori
cal o
r re
cen
t ev
ent,
dis
cove
ry o
r sp
ace
pro
be
exp
lora
tion
. A
n E
arth
sci
ence
eve
nt
may
be
sele
cted
fro
m a
his
tori
cal o
r re
cen
t ev
ent
take
n f
rom
geo
log
ical
sc
ien
ce, m
arin
e sc
ien
ce, a
tmos
ph
eric
sci
ence
, or
a co
mb
inat
ion
of
thes
e sc
ien
ces.
The
outc
ome
of t
his
stan
dar
d h
as t
wo
key
par
ts:
Inve
stig
ate
info
rmat
ion.
The
aim
her
e is
to
loca
te a
nd s
elec
t p
rimar
y an
d/o
r se
cond
ary
info
rmat
ion
for
the
rep
ort
by
usin
g an
in
vest
igat
ion
or r
esea
rch
app
roac
h.
Rep
ort
on a
n as
tron
omic
al o
r E
arth
sci
ence
ev
ent.
Th
e as
sess
men
t ac
tivity
and
the
jud
gem
ent
of t
he a
ssoc
iate
d e
vid
ence
nee
d t
o co
ver
bot
h as
pec
ts o
f thi
s st
and
ard
. Th
is d
ata
can
be
colle
cted
ind
ivid
ually
or
as p
art
of a
gro
up. S
tud
ents
mus
t p
rovi
de
evid
ence
tha
t is
at
the
natio
nal s
tand
ard
for
bot
h of
the
crit
eria
bul
let
poi
nted
ab
ove.
A
ran
ge o
f res
earc
h ev
iden
ce, e
xper
imen
ts,
vid
eos,
etc
, may
be
sup
plie
d b
y th
e te
ache
r. T
his
evid
ence
can
incl
ude
prim
ary
and
/or
seco
ndar
y in
form
atio
n.
For
Exc
elle
nce,
the
stu
den
t ne
eds
to
inve
stig
ate,
com
pre
hens
ivel
y, a
n as
tron
omic
al o
r E
arth
sci
ence
eve
nt. T
his
invo
lves
the
furt
her
dev
elop
men
t of
an
in-
dep
th in
vest
igat
ion,
com
mun
icat
ing
the
pro
cess
ed d
ata
and
/or
info
rmat
ion
by
exp
lain
ing
thor
ough
ly li
nks
bet
wee
n ke
y st
ages
of t
he e
vent
. Fo
r M
erit,
the
stu
den
t ne
eds
to in
vest
igat
e,
in-d
epth
, an
astr
onom
ical
or
Ear
th s
cien
ce
even
t. T
his
invo
lves
com
mun
icat
ing
the
pro
cess
ed d
ata
and
/or
info
rmat
ion
by
exp
lain
ing
key
stag
es o
f the
eve
nt.
13
14 INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
For
Ach
ieve
d, t
he s
tud
ent
need
s to
in
vest
igat
e an
ast
rono
mic
al o
r E
arth
sc
ienc
e ev
ent.
Thi
s in
volv
es:
• co
llect
ing,
sel
ectin
g, a
nd p
roce
ssin
g p
rimar
y or
sec
ond
ary
dat
a an
d/o
r in
form
atio
n •
com
mun
icat
ing
the
pro
cess
ed d
ata
and
/or
info
rmat
ion
by
des
crib
ing
key
stag
es o
f the
eve
nt
• re
cord
ing
the
sour
ces
used
in a
tr
acea
ble
form
at.
14
INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
AS
9095
5 v
3 (S
cien
ce 1.
16)
Inve
stig
ate
an a
stro
nom
ical
or E
arth
sci
ence
eve
nt a
s ap
plie
d to
Ton
gari
ro N
atio
nal P
ark
A
chie
vem
ent
Ach
ieve
men
t wit
h M
erit
A
chie
vem
ent w
ith
Exce
llenc
e
• In
vest
igat
e an
Ear
th s
cien
ce e
vent
with
in th
e To
ngar
iro N
atio
nal P
ark.
•
Inve
stig
ate,
in d
epth
an
Eart
h sc
ienc
e ev
ent
with
in th
e To
ngar
iro N
atio
nal P
ark.
•
Inve
stig
ate,
com
preh
ensi
vely
an
Eart
h sc
ienc
e ev
ent w
ithin
the
Tong
ariro
Nat
iona
l Par
k.
In T
onga
riro
Nat
iona
l Par
k th
e A
S w
ould
refe
r to
even
ts s
uch
as v
olca
nic
erup
tion
s an
d la
har f
low
s.
The
emph
asis
in th
is A
S is
on:
•
Inve
stig
atin
g th
e ca
use
and
effe
cts
of a
larg
e sc
ale
even
t tha
t has
take
n pl
ace
in th
e To
ngar
iro N
atio
nal P
ark.
Thi
s w
ould
mor
e th
an li
kely
be
seen
to
mea
n fo
r stu
dent
s th
e re
cent
vol
cani
c er
uptio
ns th
at h
ave
take
n pl
ace
on b
oth
Tong
ariro
and
Rua
pehu
or l
ahar
eve
nts
that
hav
e oc
curr
ed o
n Ru
apeh
u.
The
inve
stig
atio
n no
t onl
y ne
eds
too
rela
te to
the
unde
rlyin
g ge
olog
ical
cau
se b
ehin
d th
e ev
ent,
but a
lso
the
effe
cts
of th
at e
vent
on
the
surr
ound
ing
envi
ronm
ent a
nd p
eopl
e. T
he te
ache
r’s ro
le is
to:
Ensu
re th
at th
e m
ater
ials
ava
ilabl
e de
velo
p an
und
erst
andi
ng w
hy v
olca
nic
actio
n is
a fe
atur
e of
the
Tong
ariro
Nat
iona
l Par
k, a
nd th
e re
sulti
ng e
ffect
on
the
envi
ronm
ent a
nd p
eopl
e. P
reca
utio
nary
mea
sure
s th
at a
re u
sed
to fo
rew
arn
of e
vent
s m
ay a
lso
feat
ure
in th
e in
vest
igat
ion,
e.g
. ear
thqu
ake
sens
ors,
vide
o m
onito
ring,
sire
n w
arni
ngs.
The
inve
stig
atio
n sh
ould
link
the
volc
anic
act
ion
to th
e pl
ate
boun
darie
s an
d te
cton
ic a
ctio
n th
at a
re th
e un
derly
ing
fact
or b
ehin
d th
ese
even
ts. T
he v
olca
nic
plat
eau
lies
abov
e th
e Pa
cific
pla
te s
ubdu
ctin
g be
low
the
cont
inen
tal c
rust
of t
he A
ustr
alia
n pl
ate.
The
inve
stig
atio
n ca
n le
ad to
the
resu
lting
vol
cani
c ac
tion
as m
agm
a bu
ilds
up in
the
cham
bers
ben
eath
the
volc
ano,
or t
he e
arth
quak
es th
at c
an c
ause
Rua
pehu
’s cr
ater
lake
wal
ls to
col
laps
e w
ith th
e re
sulti
ng la
har.
Stud
ents
can
use
inte
rnet
link
s an
d m
ater
ials
pro
vide
d by
the
teac
her,
as th
eir s
ourc
e m
ater
ial.
Stud
ents
sho
uld
also
be
able
to a
dd to
this
. A s
ampl
e lis
t of
web
site
s is
giv
en b
elow
. G
ive
one
reas
sess
men
t opp
ortu
nity
as
appr
opria
te.
App
ly s
choo
l-bas
ed a
uthe
ntic
ity p
olic
ies
and
proc
edur
es.
Det
erm
ine
the
time
allo
wan
ce fo
r the
ass
essm
ent,
as th
is is
dep
ende
nt o
n th
e si
tuat
ion.
15
16 INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
The
stu
dent
is e
xpec
ted
to:
Prov
ide
clea
r evi
denc
e th
at th
is in
form
atio
n be
en ta
ken
from
ano
ther
sou
rce
has
been
pro
cess
ed a
nd u
nder
stoo
d. S
impl
y co
pyin
g or
clo
sely
par
aphr
asin
g m
ater
ial f
rom
oth
er s
ourc
es d
oes
not c
ontr
ibut
e ev
iden
ce o
f und
erst
andi
ng.
Gat
her p
rimar
y an
d/or
sec
onda
ry d
ata
coop
erat
ivel
y bu
t rec
ord
info
rmat
ion
inde
pend
ently
.
Stud
ents
may
pre
sent
thei
r fin
ding
s/ev
iden
ce a
s a
writ
ten
repo
rt, o
ral p
rese
ntat
ion,
mul
timed
ia p
rese
ntat
ion,
pos
ter o
r oth
er fo
rm.
Ass
essm
ent t
empl
ates
: ht
tp:/
/nce
a.tk
i.org
.nz/
Reso
urce
s-fo
r-Int
erna
lly-A
sses
sed-
Ach
ieve
men
t-Sta
ndar
ds/S
cien
ce
Info
rmat
ion
Web
site
s:
Geo
logy
Te
Ara
- th
e En
cycl
oped
ia o
f New
Zea
land
ht
tp:/
/ww
w.te
ara.
govt
.nz/
en/g
eolo
gy
Vol
cano
es
GN
S Sc
ienc
e ht
tps:/
/ww
w.g
ns.cr
i.nz/
Hom
e/Le
arni
ng/S
cien
ce-T
opic
s/V
olca
noes
Vol
cano
es a
t a P
late
Bou
ndar
y G
NS
Scie
nce
http
s://w
ww
.gns
.cri.n
z/H
ome/
Lear
ning
/Sci
ence
-Top
ics/
Vol
cano
es/V
olca
noes
-at-a
-Pla
te-
Boun
dary
Te
cton
ic s
ettin
g of
New
Zea
land
: ast
ride
a pl
ate
boun
dary
whi
ch in
clud
es th
e A
lpin
e Fa
ult
Uni
vers
ity o
f Ota
go
http
://w
ww
.ota
go.a
c.nz/
geol
ogy/
rese
arch
/str
uctu
ral-g
eolo
gy/a
lpin
e-fa
ult/
nz-te
cton
ics.h
tml
Pani
c on
Mt T
onga
riro
as v
olca
no e
rupt
s N
ov 2
1 201
2, S
tuff
new
s
http
://w
ww
.stuf
f.co.
nz/n
atio
nal/
7979
461/
Pani
c-on
-Mt-T
onga
riro-
as-v
olca
no-e
rupt
s
Rem
embe
ring
the
1995
Mt R
uape
hu e
rupt
ion
25 A
ug 2
015
New
Zea
land
Ear
thqu
ake
Com
mis
sion
http
s://w
ww
.eqc
.gov
t.nz/
new
s/re
mem
berin
g-th
e-19
95-m
t-rua
pehu
-eru
ptio
n
Hei
ghte
ned
risk
of R
uape
hu e
rupt
ion
11 M
ay 2
016,
Rad
io N
ew Z
eala
nd
http
://w
ww
.radi
onz.c
o.nz
/new
s/na
tiona
l/30
3604
/hei
ghte
ned-
risk-
of-ru
apeh
u-er
uptio
n
Mt R
uape
hu a
lert
leve
l lift
ed a
fter c
rate
r lak
e te
mpe
ratu
re ri
ses
20C
N
Z H
eral
d , 1
1 May
201
6
http
://w
ww
.nzh
eral
d.co
.nz/
nz/n
ews/
artic
le.cf
m?c
_id=
1&ob
ject
id=1
1637
377
Ruap
ehu
Vol
cano
- Jo
hn S
each
ht
tp:/
/ww
w.v
olca
noliv
e.co
m/r
uape
hu.h
tml
Laha
rs fr
om M
t Rua
pehu
D
epar
tmen
t of C
onse
rvat
ion,
200
6
http
://w
ww
.doc
.gov
t.nz/
docu
men
ts/a
bout
-doc
/con
cess
ions
-and
-per
mits
/con
serv
atio
n-re
veal
ed/l
ahar
s-fr
om-m
t-rua
pehu
-low
res.p
df
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Vid
eo c
lips
GN
S Sc
ienc
e Yo
uTub
e ch
anne
l ht
tps:/
/ww
w.g
ns.cr
i.nz/
Hom
e/Le
arni
ng/V
ideo
s Ru
apeh
u er
uptio
n, J
uly
1996
Te
Ara
The
Enc
yclo
pedi
a of
New
Zea
land
w
ww
.tear
a.go
vt.n
z/en
/vid
eo/8
729/
ruap
ehu-
erup
tion-
july
-199
6
Mt T
onga
riro
Erup
tion
Nov
embe
r 201
2 G
eoN
et N
Z ht
tps:/
/ww
w.y
outu
be.co
m/w
atch
?v=X
2ASN
u7vV
GA
Incr
edib
le v
ideo
vol
cani
c la
har c
augh
t on
cam
era
at
Mt R
uape
hu
http
s://w
ww
.you
tube
.com
/wat
ch?v
=5x5
tZA
HEo
RU
Mt R
uape
hu e
rupt
ion
on T
V3
New
s N
ew Z
eala
nd
http
s://w
ww
.you
tube
.com
/wat
ch?v
=lEy
2pdb
5_V
A
Mt R
uape
hu e
rupt
ions
spe
ctac
ular
raw
foot
age
http
s://w
ww
.you
tube
.com
/wat
ch?v
=h8W
_sG
YAQ
lc
Als
o se
e Se
ctio
n 5
– G
eolo
gy, p
ages
8–1
4, fo
r sup
port
ing
info
rmat
ion
17
18 INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
Co
ndit
ions
of
asse
ssm
ent
Geo
gra
phy
1.3
A
S 9
1009
Ver
sio
n: 3
3
cred
its
D
emo
nstr
ate
geo
gra
ph
ic u
nd
erst
and
ing
of
the
sust
aina
ble
use
of
an e
nvir
onm
ent.
Cla
rific
atio
n D
ocu
men
t D
ec 2
016
Geo
grap
hic
und
erst
and
ing
refe
rs t
o an
und
erst
and
ing
of t
he s
pat
ial d
imen
sion
of
the
envi
ronm
ent,
and
an
und
erst
and
ing
of h
ow
peo
ple
inte
ract
with
en
viro
nmen
ts a
nd t
he
cons
eque
nces
of t
hat
inte
ract
ion.
Env
ironm
ent
refe
rs t
o a
par
t of
the
ear
th’s
sur
face
ch
arac
teris
ed b
y a
spec
ific
use.
Use
of a
n en
viro
nmen
t re
fers
to
usin
g it
for
a p
urp
ose
such
as
min
ing,
fa
rmin
g, fi
shin
g, t
ouris
m,
ener
gy p
rod
uctio
n,
recr
eatio
n, fo
rest
ry,
tran
spor
tatio
n.
S
usta
inab
le u
se r
efer
s to
th
e ex
tent
to
whi
ch t
his
use
can
be
mai
ntai
ned
in
the
futu
re t
o m
inim
ise
envi
ronm
enta
l im
pac
ts.
Ass
essm
ent
evid
ence
co
uld
be
colle
cted
by,
but
is
not
lim
ited
to,
the
fo
llow
ing
met
hod
s:
• w
ritte
n re
por
t •
oral
pre
sent
atio
n •
mul
timed
ia
pre
sent
atio
n •
pos
ter
This
ach
ieve
men
t st
and
ard
invo
lves
dem
onst
ratin
g ge
ogra
phi
c un
der
stan
din
g of
the
sus
tain
able
us
e of
an
envi
ronm
ent.
A
chie
vem
ent
Cri
teri
a A
chie
vem
ent
Ach
ieve
men
t w
ith
Mer
it
Ach
ieve
men
t w
ith
Exc
elle
nce
Dem
onst
rate
geo
grap
hic
und
erst
and
ing
of t
he
sust
aina
ble
use
of a
n en
viro
nmen
t.
Dem
onst
rate
in-d
epth
ge
ogra
phi
c un
der
stan
din
g of
th
e su
stai
nab
le u
se o
f an
envi
ronm
ent.
Dem
onst
rate
com
pre
hens
ive
geog
rap
hic
und
erst
and
ing
of
the
sust
aina
ble
use
of a
n en
viro
nmen
t.
Exp
lana
tory
No
tes
This
ach
ieve
men
t st
and
ard
is d
eriv
ed fr
om t
he s
econ
d L
evel
6 G
eogr
aphy
ach
ieve
men
t ob
ject
ive
of T
he N
ew Z
eala
nd C
urric
ulum
, Lea
rnin
g M
edia
, Min
istr
y of
Ed
ucat
ion,
200
7, a
nd is
re
late
d t
o m
ater
ial i
n th
e Te
achi
ng a
nd L
earn
ing
Gui
de
for
Geo
grap
hy, M
inis
try
of E
duc
atio
n,
2010
at
http
://s
enio
rsec
ond
ary.
tki.o
rg.n
z.
This
sta
ndar
d is
als
o d
eriv
ed fr
om T
e M
arau
tang
a o
Aot
earo
a. F
or d
etai
ls o
f Te
Mar
auta
nga
o A
otea
roa
achi
evem
ent
obje
ctiv
es t
o w
hich
thi
s st
and
ard
rel
ates
, see
the
Pap
a W
haka
ako.
A
t ac
hie
ved
leve
l: D
emon
stra
te g
eogr
aphi
c un
der
stan
din
g ty
pic
ally
invo
lves
: •
des
crib
ing
how
and
why
peo
ple
use
the
sel
ecte
d e
nviro
nmen
t •
des
crib
ing
the
cons
eque
nces
of t
his
use
on p
eop
le a
nd e
nviro
nmen
t •
des
crib
ing
the
sust
aina
bili
ty, o
r ot
herw
ise,
of t
he s
elec
ted
env
ironm
ent
with
con
tinue
d u
se.
At
mer
it le
vel:
Dem
onst
rate
in-d
epth
geo
grap
hic
und
erst
and
ing
typ
ical
ly in
volv
es:
• ex
pla
inin
g th
e co
nseq
uenc
es o
f the
use
of t
he s
elec
ted
env
ironm
ent
on p
eop
le a
nd
envi
ronm
ent
• ex
pla
inin
g th
e su
stai
nab
ility
, or
othe
rwis
e, o
f the
sel
ecte
d e
nviro
nmen
t w
ith c
ontin
ued
use
. At
exce
llen
ce le
vel:
Dem
onst
rate
in-d
epth
geo
grap
hic
und
erst
and
ing
typ
ical
ly in
volv
es:
• ex
pla
inin
g th
e co
nseq
uenc
es o
f the
use
of t
he s
elec
ted
env
ironm
ent
on p
eop
le a
nd
envi
ronm
ent
• ex
pla
inin
g th
e su
stai
nab
ility
, or
othe
rwis
e, o
f the
sel
ecte
d e
nviro
nmen
t w
ith c
ontin
ued
use
.
This
doc
umen
t ha
s b
een
upd
ated
to
ind
icat
e th
at a
si
ngle
use
of a
n en
viro
nmen
t is
suf
ficie
nt t
o m
eet
the
req
uire
men
ts o
f the
sta
ndar
d.
The
inte
ract
ion
bet
wee
n p
eop
le a
nd t
he
envi
ronm
ent
is t
he
exp
licit
ob
ject
ive
of
this
st
and
ard
. Th
e te
rm ‘e
nvir
onm
ent’
ref
ers
to t
he r
egio
n in
w
hich
the
act
ivity
occ
urs.
The
siz
e of
the
sel
ecte
d
envi
ronm
ent
need
s to
be
care
fully
con
sid
ered
and
co
uld
be
det
erm
ined
by
the
use
that
is t
o b
e st
udie
d, f
or e
xam
ple
: W
aihi
and
min
ing,
Mar
lbor
ough
Sou
nds
and
aq
uacu
lture
or
tour
ism
, Wai
taki
Bas
in a
nd
hyd
roel
ectr
ic p
ower
gen
erat
ion.
H
ow
peo
ple
use
the
sel
ecte
d e
nvir
onm
ent
Evi
den
ce m
ust
rela
te t
o th
e ac
tiviti
es a
nd
pro
cess
es t
hat
dire
ctly
use
the
env
ironm
ent,
suc
h as
sow
ing
gras
s to
imp
rove
pas
ture
qua
lity,
or
clea
ring
over
bur
den
to
pro
vid
e ac
cess
to
the
ore.
S
ome
pro
cess
es in
volv
ed in
the
act
ivity
are
un
suita
ble
, e.g
. milk
ing,
whi
ch d
oes
not
dire
ctly
use
th
e en
viro
nmen
t.
The
co
nseq
uenc
es o
f th
e se
lect
ed u
se o
n p
eop
le a
nd t
he e
nvir
onm
ent
Con
seq
uenc
es m
ust
rela
te t
o p
eop
le w
ithin
the
se
lect
ed e
nviro
nmen
t. T
his
incl
udes
peo
ple
dire
ctly
in
volv
ed in
the
‘use
’ and
tho
se in
dire
ctly
aff
ecte
d.
The
cons
eque
nces
for
the
envi
ronm
ent
can
dis
cuss
th
e im
med
iate
loca
tion
and
the
wid
er a
rea,
but
m
ust
rem
ain
with
in t
he s
elec
ted
env
ironm
ent.
S
usta
inab
ility
A
crit
ical
asp
ect
of t
his
stan
dar
d is
the
un
der
stan
din
g of
the
con
cep
t of
sus
tain
abili
ty w
ith
a fu
ture
focu
s. T
he d
epth
of t
he e
xpla
natio
n of
thi
s as
pec
t st
rong
ly in
fluen
ces
the
qua
lity
of s
tud
ent
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INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
One
rea
sses
smen
t op
por
tuni
ty w
ould
be
app
rop
riate
. S
choo
l-b
ased
aut
hent
icity
p
olic
ies
and
pro
ced
ures
w
ill a
pp
ly.
The
asse
ssor
can
d
eter
min
e th
e tim
e al
low
ance
for
the
asse
ssm
ent,
as
this
is
dep
end
ent
on t
he
situ
atio
n.
wor
k an
d t
heir
opp
ortu
nity
to
reac
h M
erit
and
E
xcel
lenc
e.
19
20 INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
AS
9100
9 v3
(Geo
grap
hy 1.
3)
Dem
onst
rate
geo
grap
hic
unde
rsta
ndin
g of
the
sust
aina
ble
use
of a
n en
viro
nmen
t as
appl
ied
to th
e To
ngar
iro
Nat
iona
l Par
k
Ach
ieve
men
t A
chie
vem
ent w
ith
Mer
it
Ach
ieve
men
t wit
h Ex
celle
nce
• D
emon
stra
te g
eogr
aphi
c un
ders
tand
ing
of
the
sust
aina
ble
use
of th
e To
ngar
iro N
atio
nal
Park
• D
emon
stra
te in
dep
th g
eogr
aphi
c un
ders
tand
ing
of th
e su
stai
nabl
e us
e of
the
Tong
ariro
Nat
iona
l Par
k
• D
emon
stra
te c
ompr
ehen
sive
geo
grap
hic
unde
rsta
ndin
g of
the
sust
aina
ble
use
of th
e To
ngar
iro N
atio
nal P
ark
The
emph
asis
in th
is A
S is
on:
•
Car
ryin
g ou
t res
earc
h in
to th
e ef
fect
of h
uman
act
ivity
on
the
sust
aina
bilit
y of
the
Nat
iona
l Par
k. In
par
ticul
ar th
ere
are
two
optio
ns fo
r stu
dy. T
he
Ruap
ehu’
s re
crea
tiona
l use
for w
inte
r spo
rts,
and
seco
ndly
the
desi
gnat
ed w
alks
that
are
foun
d w
ithin
the
Park
bou
ndar
ies.
•
Stud
ents
nee
d to
be
able
to id
entif
y a
use
and
the
faci
litie
s th
at h
ave
been
put
in p
lace
to s
uppl
y th
e hu
man
nee
d. A
lso
they
will
nee
d to
con
side
r the
en
viro
nmen
tal c
onse
quen
ces
of th
e re
crea
tiona
l use
and
the
thre
ats
this
pos
es to
the
envi
ronm
ent a
nd th
e co
ntro
ls n
eces
sary
. Fin
ally
the
ques
tion
of th
e su
stai
nabi
lity
of th
e re
crea
tiona
l use
has
to b
e co
nsid
ered
. Wha
t man
agem
ent s
trat
egie
s ha
ve b
een
put i
n pl
ace
to e
nsur
e th
e lo
ngev
ity o
f the
Par
k’s
faci
litie
s pr
otec
ting
the
envi
ronm
ent w
hils
t stil
l lea
ving
it a
vaila
ble
for r
ecre
atio
nal u
sers
. T
he te
ache
r’s ro
le is
to:
Ensu
re th
at fo
r the
sel
ecte
d re
crea
tiona
l use
, the
stu
dent
has
opp
ortu
nity
thro
ugh
eith
er a
fiel
d tr
ip, t
he u
se o
f pho
togr
aphi
c ev
iden
ce, r
elev
ant d
ata
and
acce
ssib
le w
ritte
n m
ater
ials
to d
evel
op a
n un
ders
tand
ing
of th
e na
ture
of t
he re
crea
tiona
l use
and
the
pote
ntia
l im
pact
of t
h at u
se.
Stud
ents
sho
uld
be a
ble
to w
ork
colla
bora
tivel
y on
this
stu
dy b
ut w
ill n
eed
to re
cord
thei
r ow
n in
form
atio
n fo
r the
pre
sent
atio
n of
thei
r fin
al a
sses
smen
t tas
k.
Stud
ents
can
use
inte
rnet
link
s, w
ritte
n m
ater
ials
, and
fiel
d tr
ip w
orks
heet
s pr
ovid
ed a
s th
eir s
ourc
e m
ater
ial.
Stud
ents
sho
uld
also
be
able
to a
dd to
this
. A
sam
ple
list o
f web
site
s is
giv
en b
elow
. G
ive
one
reas
sess
men
t opp
ortu
nity
as
appr
opria
te.
App
ly s
choo
l-bas
ed a
uthe
ntic
ity p
olic
ies
and
proc
edur
es.
Det
erm
ine
the
time
allo
wan
ce fo
r the
ass
essm
ent,
as th
is is
dep
ende
nt o
n th
e si
tuat
ion.
T
he s
tude
nt is
exp
ecte
d to
: Pr
ovid
e cl
ear e
vide
nce
that
this
info
rmat
ion
been
take
n fr
om a
noth
er s
ourc
e, ha
s be
en p
roce
ssed
and
und
erst
ood.
Sim
ply
copy
ing
or c
lose
ly p
arap
hras
ing
mat
eria
l fro
m o
ther
sou
rces
doe
s no
t con
trib
ute
evid
ence
of u
nder
stan
ding
.
Gat
her p
rimar
y an
d/or
sec
onda
ry d
ata
coop
erat
ivel
y bu
t rec
ord
info
rmat
ion
inde
pend
ently
.
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Stud
ents
may
pre
sent
thei
r fin
ding
s/ev
iden
ce a
s a
writ
ten
repo
rt, o
ral p
rese
ntat
ion,
mul
timed
ia p
rese
ntat
ion,
pos
ter o
r oth
er fo
rm.
Ass
essm
ent t
empl
ates
: •
http
://n
cea.
tki.o
rg.n
z/Re
sour
ces-
for-I
nter
nally
-Ass
esse
d-A
chie
vem
ent-S
tand
ards
/Soc
ial-s
cien
ces/
Geo
grap
hy/L
evel
-1-G
eogr
aphy
•
Geo
grap
hy 1.
3 (A
S 91
009)
: The
Ton
garir
o C
ross
ing
Wal
k (to
requ
est a
cop
y of
the
edita
ble
stud
ent t
ask
asse
ssm
ent t
empl
ates
, em
ail
cons
erve
d@do
c.gov
t.nz)
In
form
atio
n w
ebsi
tes:
To
ngar
iro N
atio
nal P
ark
– pla
ce o
verv
iew
D
epar
tmen
t of C
onse
rvat
ion
http
://w
ww
.doc
.gov
t.nz/
park
s-an
d-re
crea
tion/
plac
es-to
-go/
cent
ral-n
orth
-is
land
/pla
ces/
tong
ariro
-nat
iona
l-par
k/
Fasc
inat
ing
fact
s ab
out T
onga
riro
Nat
iona
l Par
k D
epar
tmen
t of C
onse
rvat
ion
http
://w
ww
.doc
.gov
t.nz/
park
s-an
d-re
crea
tion/
plac
es-to
-go/
cent
ral-n
orth
-is
land
/pla
ces/
tong
ariro
-nat
iona
l-par
k/ab
out-t
onga
riro-
natio
nal-p
ark/
fasc
inat
ing-
fact
s-ab
out-t
onga
riro/
To
ngar
iro N
atio
nal P
ark
Man
agem
ent P
lan
2006
-201
6 D
epar
tmen
t of C
onse
rvat
ion
http
://w
ww
.doc
.gov
t.nz/
Doc
umen
ts/a
bout
-doc
/rol
e/po
licie
s-an
d-pl
ans/
natio
nal-p
ark-
man
agem
ent-p
lans
/ton
garir
o-na
tiona
l-par
k/to
ngar
iro-n
atio
nal-p
ark-
man
agem
ent-p
lan.
Stor
y: N
atio
nal P
arks
Te
Ara
- th
e En
cycl
oped
ia o
f New
Zea
land
ht
tp:/
/ww
w.te
ara.
govt
.nz/
en/n
atio
nal-p
arks
/pag
e-1
Mt R
uape
hu –
ski
ing
and
othe
r act
ivity
info
rmat
ion
Ru
apeh
u A
lpin
e Li
fts (2
017)
ht
tp:/
/ww
w.m
trua
pehu
.com
/
UN
ESC
O W
orld
Her
itage
Lis
t – T
onga
riro
Nat
iona
l Par
k
UN
ESC
O W
orld
Her
itage
Cen
tre
ht
tp:/
/whc
.une
sco.
org/
en/l
ist/
421
Als
o se
e Se
ctio
n 5,
pag
es 1
6–21
– T
ouri
sm a
nd S
usta
inab
ility
for s
uppo
rtin
g in
form
atio
n
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Co
ndit
ions
of
asse
ssm
ent
Geo
gra
phy
1.6
A
S 9
1012
V
ersi
on:
2
4 cr
edit
s
Des
crib
e as
pec
ts o
f a
cont
emp
ora
ry N
ew Z
eala
nd g
eog
rap
hic
issu
e
Cla
rific
atio
n D
ocu
men
t D
ec 2
016
Ass
essm
ent
evid
ence
co
uld
be
colle
cted
by,
b
ut is
not
lim
ited
to,
th
e fo
llow
ing
met
hod
s:
• w
ritte
n re
por
t •
oral
pre
sent
atio
n •
mul
timed
ia
pre
sent
atio
n •
pos
ter
One
rea
sses
smen
t op
por
tuni
ty w
ould
be
app
rop
riate
. S
choo
l-b
ased
au
then
ticity
pol
icie
s an
d p
roce
dur
es w
ill
app
ly.
The
asse
ssor
can
d
eter
min
e th
e tim
e al
low
ance
for
the
asse
ssm
ent,
as
this
is
dep
end
ent
on t
he
situ
atio
n. (T
wo
wee
ks
wou
ld a
pp
ear
to b
e an
op
timum
.)
This
ach
ieve
men
t st
and
ard
invo
lves
des
crib
ing
asp
ects
of a
con
tem
por
ary
New
Z
eala
nd g
eogr
aphi
c is
sue.
A
chie
vem
ent
Cri
teri
a A
chie
vem
ent
Ach
ieve
men
t w
ith
Mer
it
Ach
ieve
men
t w
ith
Exc
elle
nce
Des
crib
e as
pec
ts o
f a
cont
emp
orar
y N
ew
Zea
land
geo
grap
hic
issu
e.
Des
crib
e, in
dep
th,
asp
ects
of a
co
ntem
por
ary
New
Z
eala
nd g
eogr
aphi
c is
sue.
Com
pre
hens
ivel
y d
escr
ibe
asp
ects
of a
co
ntem
por
ary
New
Z
eala
nd g
eogr
aphi
c is
sue.
Exp
lana
tory
No
tes
This
ach
ieve
men
t st
and
ard
is d
eriv
ed fr
om t
he s
econ
d L
evel
6 G
eogr
aphy
ac
hiev
emen
t ob
ject
ive
of T
he N
ew Z
eala
nd C
urric
ulum
, Lea
rnin
g M
edia
, Min
istr
y of
Ed
ucat
ion,
200
7, a
nd is
rel
ated
to
mat
eria
l in
the
Teac
hing
and
Lea
rnin
g G
uid
e fo
r G
eogr
aphy
, Min
istr
y of
Edu
catio
n, 2
010
at h
ttp
://s
enio
rsec
ond
ary.
tki.o
rg.n
z.
At
Ach
ieve
d le
vel:
Des
crib
e as
pec
ts o
f a c
onte
mp
orar
y N
ew Z
eala
nd
geog
rap
hic
issu
e ty
pic
ally
invo
lves
: a.
d
escr
ibin
g th
e na
ture
of t
he c
onte
mp
orar
y ge
ogra
phi
c is
sue
b.
des
crib
ing
the
diff
eren
t vi
ewpo
ints
and
/or
opin
ions
ind
ivid
uals
(or
grou
ps)
ho
ld in
rel
atio
n to
the
issu
e c.
d
escr
ibin
g th
e st
reng
th(s
) and
wea
knes
s(es
) of p
ossi
ble
cou
rses
of a
ctio
n d
. re
com
men
din
g a
cour
se o
f act
ion
with
a r
easo
n.
A
t M
erit
leve
l: D
escr
ibe,
in d
epth
, asp
ects
of a
con
tem
por
ary
geog
rap
hic
issu
e ty
pic
ally
invo
lves
: e.
d
escr
ibin
g, in
det
ail t
he d
iffer
ent
view
poi
nts
and
/or
opin
ions
ind
ivid
uals
(or
grou
ps)
hol
d in
rel
atio
n to
the
issu
e, u
sing
sp
ecifi
c in
form
atio
n f.
asse
ssin
g th
e st
reng
th(s
) and
wea
knes
s(es
) of e
ach
cour
se o
f act
ion
g.
sup
por
ting
a re
com
men
ded
cou
rse
of a
ctio
n w
ith d
etai
led
rea
sons
. A
t E
xcel
len
ce le
vel:
Com
pre
hens
ivel
y d
escr
ibe
asp
ects
of a
con
tem
por
ary
geog
rap
hic
issu
e ty
pic
ally
invo
lves
: h.
fu
lly d
escr
ibin
g th
e d
iffer
ent
view
poi
nts
and
/or
opin
ion
ind
ivid
uals
(or
grou
ps)
hol
d in
rel
atio
n to
the
issu
e, u
sing
sp
ecifi
c in
form
atio
n an
d
geog
rap
hy t
erm
inol
ogy
and
con
cep
ts, a
nd s
how
ing
insi
ght
and
in
corp
orat
ing
stak
ehol
der
bel
iefs
, val
ues
and
/or
per
spec
tives
This
doc
umen
t ha
s b
een
upd
ated
to
ind
icat
e th
at w
hile
mor
e th
an o
ne
pos
sib
le c
ours
e of
act
ion
is r
equi
red
thi
s is
not
res
tric
ted
to
thre
e.
The
par
amet
ers
of t
he c
onte
mp
orar
y N
ew Z
eala
nd is
sue
are
iden
tifie
d
in E
xpla
nato
ry N
ote
(EN
) 3 o
f the
sta
ndar
d.
The
nat
ure
of
the
issu
e A
des
crip
tion
of t
he n
atur
e of
the
issu
e w
ill id
eally
incl
ude:
•
an o
utlin
e of
the
issu
e •
a d
escr
iptio
n of
the
sig
nific
ance
of t
he lo
catio
n (a
map
cou
ld b
e in
clud
ed)
• a
des
crip
tion
of t
he r
elat
ed n
atur
al a
nd/o
r cu
ltura
l fea
ture
s •
a st
atem
ent
or in
fere
nce
of t
he e
ffec
t of
the
issu
e on
peo
ple
and
th
e en
viro
nmen
t.
V
iew
po
ints
Th
e vi
ewp
oint
s ca
n b
e fr
om a
n in
div
idua
l or
from
a g
roup
. Tw
o or
thr
ee
diff
eren
t vi
ewp
oint
s w
ould
be
suff
icie
nt. T
he d
escr
iptio
n of
the
vi
ewp
oint
s m
ust
rela
te d
irect
ly t
o th
e ge
ogra
phi
c is
sue.
Fo
r th
e re
qui
rem
ents
of ‘
fully
des
crib
ing
the
diff
eren
t vi
ewpo
ints
’, se
e E
N 2
for
the
Exc
elle
nce
crite
ria. A
com
pre
hens
ive
resp
onse
rel
ies
on
the
stud
ent
havi
ng a
sou
nd u
nder
stan
din
g of
bot
h th
e is
sue
and
the
p
oint
s of
vie
w b
eing
con
sid
ered
. A
sses
sing
str
eng
ths
and
wea
knes
ses
Str
engt
hs a
nd w
eakn
esse
s of
cou
rses
of a
ctio
n to
ad
dre
ss o
r re
solv
e th
e is
sue
mus
t b
e d
escr
ibed
and
ass
esse
d. T
here
is n
o lo
nger
a
req
uire
men
t th
at t
wo
stre
ngth
s an
d w
eakn
esse
s ar
e co
nsid
ered
for
each
cou
rse
of a
ctio
n. T
he p
rogr
essi
on is
from
a d
escr
iptio
n (fo
r A
chie
ved
) to
an a
sses
smen
t (fo
r M
erit)
. W
hen
asse
ssin
g st
reng
ths
and
wea
knes
ses,
stu
den
ts n
eed
to
mak
e a
jud
gem
ent
on t
he v
alue
of e
ach
stre
ngth
and
wea
knes
s an
d t
he e
xten
t to
whi
ch t
hey
coul
d in
fluen
ce t
he fi
nal d
ecis
ion.
Ref
er t
o ex
amp
les
give
n in
the
exe
mp
lar
mat
eria
l. ht
tp:/
/ww
w.n
zqa.
govt
.nz/
qua
lific
atio
ns-
stan
dar
ds/
qua
lific
atio
ns/n
cea/
sub
ject
s/ge
ogra
phy
/ann
otat
ed-
exem
pla
rs/
22
INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
i. fu
lly s
upp
ortin
g a
reco
mm
end
ed c
ours
e of
act
ion
with
det
aile
d r
easo
ns,
dem
onst
ratin
g w
hy t
he c
hose
n co
urse
of a
ctio
n is
bet
ter
than
the
oth
er
cour
ses
of a
ctio
n.
A
spec
ts r
efer
to
the
natu
re o
f the
con
tem
por
ary
geog
rap
hic
issu
e, v
iew
poi
nts
that
rel
ate
to t
he is
sue
and
diff
eren
t co
urse
of a
ctio
n th
at c
an b
e ta
ken
to
add
ress
or
reso
lve
the
issu
e.
Con
tem
por
ary
mea
ns n
ow o
r in
the
nea
r fu
ture
. G
eog
rap
hic
issu
e re
fers
to
a co
ntex
t th
at in
volv
es a
con
cern
, pro
ble
m, d
ebat
e or
con
trov
ersy
rel
ated
to
a na
tura
l or
cultu
ral e
nviro
nmen
t, w
hich
als
o in
clud
es a
sp
atia
l dim
ensi
on.
The
issu
e m
ust
be
a lo
cal,
regi
onal
or
natio
nal i
ssue
with
in
New
Zea
land
. Sp
ecif
ic in
form
atio
n r
efer
s to
tha
t fr
om in
div
idua
ls (o
r gr
oup
s) a
nd q
uote
s fr
om
a va
riety
of s
ourc
es.
Sh
owin
g in
sig
ht
refe
rs t
o sh
owin
g p
erce
ptio
n an
d li
nkin
g ca
uses
with
eff
ects
.
23
24 INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
AS
9101
2 v2
(Geo
grap
hy 1.
6)
Des
crib
e as
pect
s of
a c
onte
mpo
rary
New
Zea
land
geo
grap
hic
issu
e in
rela
tion
to th
e To
ngar
iro
Nat
iona
l Par
k.
A
chie
vem
ent
Ach
ieve
men
t wit
h M
erit
A
chie
vem
ent w
ith
Exce
llenc
e
• D
escr
ibe
aspe
cts
of a
con
tem
pora
ry N
ew
Zeal
and
geog
raph
ic is
sue
as a
pplie
d to
the
Tong
ariro
Nat
iona
l Par
k.
• D
escr
ibe,
in d
epth
, asp
ects
of a
co
ntem
pora
ry N
ew Z
eala
nd g
eogr
aphi
c is
sue
as a
pplie
d to
the
Tong
ariro
Nat
iona
l Pa
rk.
• C
ompr
ehen
sive
ly d
escr
ibe
aspe
cts
of a
co
ntem
pora
ry N
ew Z
eala
nd g
eogr
aphi
c is
sue
as
appl
ied
to th
e To
ngar
iro N
atio
nal P
ark.
The
emph
asis
in th
is A
S is
on:
•
Inve
stig
atin
g an
d de
scrib
ing
the
diffe
rent
vie
wpo
ints
on
a co
ntem
pora
ry (r
elev
ant a
nd w
ithin
a re
cent
tim
efra
me)
issu
e th
at c
ould
invo
lve
such
asp
ects
as
the
oper
atio
ns w
ithin
the
Nat
iona
l Par
k or
how
peo
ple
view
the
Nat
iona
l Par
k. It
is im
port
ant t
hat s
tude
nts
iden
tify
diffe
ring
poin
ts o
f vie
w, a
t lea
st
two
or th
ree
is s
uffic
ient
, how
ever
they
nee
d to
sho
w a
n un
ders
tand
ing
of th
e po
ints
of v
iew
offe
red
by a
sses
sing
them
on
thei
r mer
its g
iven
the
issu
e be
ing
stud
ied.
Whe
re a
cou
rse
of a
ctio
n ha
s be
en d
eter
min
ed th
e po
ints
of v
iew
on
offe
r sho
uld
be ta
ken
into
acc
ount
. How
hav
e th
ey in
fluen
ced
the
deci
sion
? Is
it a
favo
ured
dec
isio
n an
d w
hy w
as it
take
n?
Issu
es th
at s
tude
nts
may
like
to in
vest
igat
e:
• Li
miti
ng th
e nu
mbe
r of t
ouris
ts u
sing
the
Tong
ariro
trac
k.
• Ex
pand
ing
the
ski f
acili
ties
to a
llow
for n
ight
-tim
e sk
iing.
•
Expa
ndin
g th
e us
e of
sno
w m
aker
s to
allo
w fo
r ski
ing
late
r int
o th
e se
ason
. •
The
rest
rictio
n on
furt
her d
evel
opm
ent o
f ski
lodg
es o
n th
e m
ount
ain.
•
Ope
ning
up
the
ski r
esor
t fac
ilitie
s to
enc
oura
ge m
ore
tour
ism
in th
e N
atio
nal P
ark.
•
Cha
rgin
g a
levy
for a
ll to
uris
ts v
isin
g th
e N
atio
nal P
ark.
The
teac
her’s
role
is to
: En
sure
that
for t
he s
elec
ted
cont
empo
rary
issu
e, th
e st
uden
t has
opp
ortu
nity
to id
entif
y di
fferin
g vi
ewpo
ints
and
ana
lyse
them
in d
etai
l. T
here
sho
uld
be
acce
ss to
writ
ten
mat
eria
ls th
at p
rovi
de e
vide
nce
for v
iew
poin
ts a
nd d
ecis
ions
that
hav
e be
en w
here
app
ropr
iate
. It c
ould
be
feas
ible
for a
stu
dent
to s
urve
y op
inio
ns b
ut th
ey s
houl
d be
col
labo
rate
d.
Stud
ents
will
nee
d to
reco
rd th
eir o
wn
info
rmat
ion
and
sour
ces
for t
he fi
nal p
rese
ntat
ion
of th
eir a
sses
smen
t tas
k fo
r aut
hent
icity
. St
uden
ts c
an u
se in
tern
et li
nks,
writ
ten
mat
eria
ls, a
nd fi
eld
trip
wor
kshe
ets
prov
ided
as
thei
r sou
rce
mat
eria
l. St
uden
ts s
houl
d al
so b
e ab
le to
add
to th
is. A
sa
mpl
e lis
t of w
ebsi
tes
is g
iven
with
som
e in
form
atio
n.
24
INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
Giv
e on
e re
asse
ssm
ent o
ppor
tuni
ty a
s ap
prop
riate
. A
pply
sch
ool-b
ased
aut
hent
icity
pol
icie
s an
d pr
oced
ures
. D
eter
min
e th
e tim
e al
low
ance
for t
he a
sses
smen
t, as
this
is d
epen
dent
on
the
situ
atio
n.
The
stu
dent
is e
xpec
ted
to:
Prov
ide
clea
r evi
denc
e th
at th
e is
sue
and
the
view
poin
ts a
re c
lear
ly u
nder
stoo
d. S
impl
y co
pyin
g or
clo
sely
par
aphr
asin
g m
ater
ial f
rom
oth
er s
ourc
es d
oes
not c
ontr
ibut
e ev
iden
ce o
f und
erst
andi
ng. T
hey
need
to s
how
crit
ical
thin
king
in th
eir a
naly
sis
of th
e is
sue.
St
uden
ts m
ay p
rese
nt th
eir f
indi
ngs/
evid
ence
as
a w
ritte
n re
port
, ora
l pre
sent
atio
n, m
ultim
edia
pre
sent
atio
n, p
oste
r or o
ther
form
. A
sses
smen
t tem
plat
es:
http
://n
cea.
tki.o
rg.n
z/Re
sour
ces-
for-I
nter
nally
-Ass
esse
d-A
chie
vem
ent-S
tand
ards
/Soc
ial-s
cien
ces/
Geo
grap
hy/L
evel
-1-G
eogr
aphy
In
form
atio
n w
ebsi
tes:
Sh
ould
tour
ists
pay
a le
vy to
use
the
Nat
iona
l Par
k?
Tapp
ing
the
tour
ists
to k
eep
NZ
100%
pur
e 11
Dec
embe
r 201
6, S
tuff
New
s
http
://w
ww
.stuf
f.co.
nz/b
usin
ess/
8722
0617
/tap
ping
-the-
tour
ists
-to-k
eep-
nz-1
00-p
ure
Brig
hter
Fut
ure?
Doe
s to
uris
m tr
ump
taon
ga?
6 Ju
ne 2
017,
Radi
o N
Z ht
tp:/
/ww
w.ra
dion
z.co.
nz/p
rogr
amm
es/b
right
er-fu
ture
/sto
ry/2
0184
5116
/brig
hter
-futu
re-d
oes-
tour
ism
-trum
p-ta
onga
‘T
he e
ntire
ty o
f New
Zea
land
is a
nat
iona
l par
k’:
the
case
for i
mpl
emen
ting
a bo
rder
fee
21 F
eb 2
017,
The
Spin
off
http
s://t
hesp
inof
f.co.
nz/s
ocie
ty/2
1-02
-201
7/th
e-en
tiret
y-of
-new
-zea
land
-is-a
-nat
iona
l-par
k-th
e-ca
se-
for-i
mpl
emen
ting-
a-bo
rder
-fee/
Gre
ens
plan
tour
ist t
ax fo
r con
serv
atio
n 11
Aug
ust 2
016,
New
shub
ht
tp:/
/ww
w.n
ewsh
ub.co
.nz/
hom
e/po
litic
s/20
16/0
8/gr
eens
-pla
n-to
uris
t-tax
-for-c
onse
rvat
ion.
htm
l
New
Zea
land
deb
ates
a h
ikin
g fe
e 5
Jan
2017
, The
Eco
nom
ist
http
s://w
ww
.eco
nom
ist.c
om/n
ews/
asia
/217
1389
5-co
untr
y-to
rn-n
ew-z
eala
nd-d
ebat
es-h
ikin
g-fe
e
Expa
nsio
n of
faci
litie
s on
the
ski s
lope
s M
t Rua
pehu
Alp
ine
Lifts
201
7 ht
tps:/
/ww
w.m
trua
pehu
.com
/ C
hairl
ift o
pene
d on
Mou
nt R
uape
hu
7 M
ay 2
017,
Wan
ganu
i Chr
onic
le
http
://w
ww
.nzh
eral
d.co
.nz/
wan
ganu
i-chr
onic
le/n
ews/
artic
le.cf
m?c
_id=
1503
426&
obje
ctid
=118
5122
7
Big
Read
: Mt R
uape
hu b
usin
ess
fight
s ag
ains
t co
olin
g tim
es
24 D
ec 2
016,
NZ
Her
ald
http
://w
ww
.nzh
eral
d.co
.nz/
busi
ness
/new
s/ar
ticle
.cfm
?c_i
d=3&
obje
ctid
=117
0081
7
Ruap
ehu
skifi
elds
to b
ring
in m
ore
snow
mak
ers
http
://w
ww
.radi
onz.c
o.nz
/new
s/na
tiona
l/32
0643
/rua
pehu
-ski
field
s-to
-brin
g-in
-mor
e-sn
owm
aker
s
25
26 INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
17 D
ec 2
016,
Rad
io N
Z
NZ'
s bi
gges
t ski
are
a re
inve
nts
itsel
f for
201
7 7
Apr
il 20
17, N
Z H
eral
d
http
://w
ww
.nzh
eral
d.co
.nz/
spon
sore
d-st
orie
s/ne
ws/
artic
le.cf
m?c
_id=
1503
708&
obje
ctid
=118
3327
7
New
Zea
land
's sk
i fie
lds
gear
up
for w
inte
r 201
7 2
May
201
7, N
Z To
uris
m
http
://m
edia
.new
zeal
and.
com
/en/
new
s/ne
w-z
eala
nds-
ski-f
ield
s-ge
ar-u
p-fo
r-win
ter-2
017/
Als
o se
e Se
ctio
n 5
– Ec
olog
y, p
ages
2–8
, and
Tou
rism
and
Sus
tain
abili
ty, p
ages
18–
21, f
or s
uppo
rtin
g in
form
atio
n.
26
INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
Co
ndit
ions
of
asse
ssm
ent
Bio
log
y 2.
1 A
S 9
1153
V
ersi
on:
2
4 cr
edit
s C
arry
out
a p
ract
ical
inve
stig
atio
n in
a b
iolo
gy
cont
ext,
wit
h su
per
visi
on
Cla
rific
atio
n D
ocu
men
t Fe
b 2
014
Ass
essm
ent
agai
nst
this
sta
ndar
d m
ay b
e b
ased
on
a st
and
-alo
ne
or a
n in
div
idua
l in
vest
igat
ion
that
can
co
ntrib
ute
find
ings
to
a la
rger
gro
up o
r cl
ass
inve
stig
atio
n. I
n a
grou
p o
r cl
ass
inve
stig
atio
n, in
div
idua
l fin
din
gs m
ay b
e d
iscu
ssed
and
in
div
idua
l stu
den
ts m
ay
inte
rpre
t th
eir
own
find
ings
in t
he li
ght
of
othe
r st
uden
ts’
inve
stig
atio
ns a
nd
find
ings
. Fi
ndin
gs fr
om
outs
ide
the
grou
p o
r cl
ass
such
as
pub
lishe
d in
form
atio
n or
his
toric
al fi
ndin
gs
rele
vant
to
the
inve
stig
atio
n m
ay a
lso
be
used
. Th
e na
ture
of t
he
inve
stig
atio
n co
uld
be
the
man
ipul
atio
n of
va
riab
les
(fair
test
), th
e in
vest
igat
ion
of a
p
atte
rn o
r re
latio
nshi
p
or t
he u
se o
f mod
els.
It
is in
tend
ed t
hat
this
in
vest
igat
ion
be
carr
ied
ou
t w
ith s
uper
visi
on.
This
mea
ns t
hat
the
teac
her
pro
vid
es
guid
elin
es fo
r th
e in
vest
igat
ion
such
as
This
ach
ieve
men
t st
and
ard
invo
lves
dem
onst
ratin
g un
der
stan
din
g of
ad
apta
tion
of p
lant
s or
ani
mal
s to
the
ir w
ay o
f lif
e.
Ach
ieve
men
t C
rite
ria
Ach
ieve
men
t A
chie
vem
ent
wit
h M
erit
A
chie
vem
ent
wit
h E
xcel
lenc
e
• C
arry
out
a p
ract
ical
inve
stig
atio
n in
a b
iolo
gy c
onte
xt, w
ith
sup
ervi
sion
.
• C
arry
out
an
in-d
epth
pra
ctic
al
inve
stig
atio
n in
a b
iolo
gy
cont
ext,
with
sup
ervi
sion
.
• C
arry
out
a c
omp
rehe
nsiv
e p
ract
ical
inve
stig
atio
n in
a
bio
logy
con
text
, with
su
per
visi
on.
This
ach
ieve
men
t st
and
ard
is d
eriv
ed fr
om T
he N
ew Z
eala
nd C
urric
ulum
, Lea
rnin
g M
edia
, Min
istr
y of
Ed
ucat
ion,
20
07, L
evel
7.
It is
alig
ned
with
the
follo
win
g ac
hiev
emen
t ob
ject
ives
in t
he N
atur
e of
Sci
ence
sta
nd:
Inve
stig
atin
g in
Sci
ence
D
evel
op a
nd c
arry
out
inve
stig
atio
ns t
hat
exte
nd t
heir
scie
nce
know
led
ge, i
nclu
din
g d
evel
opin
g th
eir
und
erst
and
ing
of t
he r
elat
ions
hip
bet
wee
n in
vest
igat
ions
and
sci
entif
ic t
heor
ies
and
mod
els
Und
erst
and
ing
ab
out
Sci
ence
U
nder
stan
d t
hat
scie
ntis
ts h
ave
an o
blig
atio
n to
con
nect
the
ir ne
w id
eas
to c
urre
nt a
nd h
isto
rical
sci
entif
ic
know
led
ge a
nd t
o p
rese
nt t
heir
find
ings
for
pee
r re
view
and
deb
ate;
an
d is
rel
ated
to
the
mat
eria
l in
the
Teac
hing
and
Lea
rnin
g G
uid
e fo
r B
iolo
gy, M
inis
try
of E
duc
atio
n, 2
010
at
http
://s
enio
rsec
ond
ary.
tki.o
rg.n
z .
In
vest
igat
ions
mus
t b
e b
ased
on
cont
exts
aris
ing
from
con
tent
at
Leve
l 7 o
f The
New
Zea
land
Cur
ricul
um, L
earn
ing
Med
ia, M
inis
try
of E
duc
atio
n, 2
007,
Liv
ing
Wor
ld s
tran
d.
P
roce
dur
es o
utlin
ed in
Saf
ety
and
Sci
ence
: a G
uid
ance
Man
ual f
or N
ew Z
eala
nd S
choo
ls, L
earn
ing
Med
ia, M
inis
try
of E
duc
atio
n, 2
000,
mus
t b
e fo
llow
ed.
Inve
stig
atio
ns m
ust
com
ply
with
the
Ani
mal
Wel
fare
Act
199
9, a
s ou
tline
d in
C
arin
g fo
r A
nim
als:
a G
uid
e fo
r Te
ache
rs, E
arly
Chi
ldho
od E
duc
ator
s, a
nd S
tud
ents
, Lea
rnin
g M
edia
, Min
istr
y of
E
duc
atio
n, 1
999.
Th
is s
tand
ard
is a
lso
der
ived
from
Te
Mar
auta
nga
o A
otea
roa.
For
det
ails
of T
e M
arau
tang
a o
Aot
earo
a ac
hiev
emen
t ob
ject
ives
to
whi
ch t
his
stan
dar
d r
elat
es, s
ee t
he P
apa
Wha
kaak
o fo
r th
e re
leva
nt le
arni
ng a
rea.
At
ach
ieve
d le
vel:
Car
ry o
ut
a p
ract
ical
inve
stig
atio
n in
volv
es:
• d
evel
opin
g a
stat
emen
t of
the
pur
pos
e w
ritte
n as
a h
ypot
hesi
s lin
ked
to
a sc
ient
ific
conc
ept
or id
ea
• us
ing
a m
etho
d t
hat
des
crib
es:
− fo
r a
fair
test
: a r
ange
for
the
ind
epen
den
t va
riab
le, t
he m
easu
rem
ent
of t
he d
epen
den
t va
riab
le a
nd
the
cont
rol o
f som
e ot
her
key
varia
ble
s
This
has
bee
n up
dat
ed in
its
entir
ety
to a
dd
ress
new
issu
es t
hat
have
ar
isen
as
a re
sult
of t
he e
xter
nal
mod
erat
ion
pro
cess
. ‘S
uper
visi
on’
mea
ns t
hat
the
cont
ext
and
bro
ad e
xper
imen
tal c
ond
ition
s ca
n b
e p
rovi
ded
. It
invo
lves
m
anag
ing
the
shar
ing
of o
ther
s’
find
ings
to
ensu
re t
hat
suff
icie
nt d
ata
is c
olle
cted
by
a ra
nge
of s
tud
ents
, or
is p
rovi
ded
by
the
teac
her.
An
ind
ivid
ual d
iscu
ssio
n w
ith s
tude
nts
in
ord
er t
o cl
arify
the
ir id
eas
in t
he
pla
nnin
g st
age
is p
erm
itted
. T
he in
vest
igat
ion
can
be
a:
fair
test
(e.g
. the
man
ipul
atio
n of
a
varia
ble
suc
h as
tem
per
atur
e in
an
enzy
me
inve
stig
atio
n), o
r p
atte
rn/r
elat
ions
hip
(e.g
. a fi
eld
stu
dy
of a
pop
ulat
ion
or c
omm
unity
), or
m
odel
(e.g
. diff
usio
n us
ing
agar
jelly
co
ntai
ning
an
ind
icat
or).
Stu
den
ts d
evel
op a
nd c
omp
lete
the
ir ow
n, s
ingl
e in
vest
igat
ion
cove
ring
the
com
ple
te p
roce
ss o
f pla
nnin
g,
carr
ying
out
, pro
cess
ing
and
in
terp
retin
g d
ata,
and
rep
ortin
g.
Stu
den
ts c
an a
lso:
p
lan
and
car
ry o
ut t
he in
vest
igat
ion
as a
gro
up fo
r m
anag
eab
ility
. The
te
ache
r m
ust
pro
vid
e w
ritte
n ve
rific
atio
n th
at e
ach
stud
ent
has
activ
ely
par
ticip
ated
and
rec
ord
ed
thei
r ow
n d
ata,
e.g
. by
sub
mitt
ing
a cl
ass
grid
whi
ch in
dic
ates
whe
ther
th
ese
req
uire
men
ts h
ave
bee
n m
et
have
acc
ess
to t
heir
por
tfol
io o
f b
iolo
gica
l id
eas
and
con
cep
ts
lear
ned
dur
ing
the
teac
hing
of t
he
rele
vant
con
text
as
they
writ
e th
eir
rep
ort.
27
28 INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
the
con
text
fo
r th
e in
vest
igat
ion,
in
stru
ctio
ns t
hat
spec
ify t
he
req
uire
men
ts fo
r a
com
pre
hens
ive
inve
stig
atio
n, a
nd
bro
ad e
xper
imen
tal
cond
ition
s su
ch a
s th
e av
aila
bili
ty o
f eq
uip
men
t or
ch
emic
als.
Stu
den
ts
then
dev
elop
and
co
mp
lete
the
in
vest
igat
ion
from
the
in
itial
gui
del
ines
giv
en
by
the
teac
her.
S
uper
visi
on
may
in
volv
e d
iscu
ssio
n b
etw
een
teac
hers
and
in
div
idua
l stu
den
ts in
or
der
to
clar
ify t
he
stud
ents
’ id
eas
and
m
ay a
lso
invo
lve
teac
hers
man
agin
g th
e p
roce
ss o
f sha
ring
find
ings
. C
ond
ition
s of
A
sses
smen
t re
late
d t
o th
is a
chie
vem
ent
stan
dar
d c
an b
e fo
und
at
ht
tp:/
/nce
a.tk
i.org
.nz/
Res
ourc
es-f
or-I
nter
nally
-A
sses
sed
-A
chie
vem
ent-
Sta
ndar
ds.
.
− fo
r a
pat
tern
see
king
or
mod
ellin
g ac
tivity
: the
dat
a th
at w
ill b
e co
llect
ed, r
ange
of
dat
a/sa
mp
les,
an
d c
onsi
der
atio
n of
som
e ot
her
key
fact
ors
• co
llect
ing,
rec
ord
ing,
and
pro
cess
ing
dat
a re
leva
nt t
o th
e p
urp
ose
of t
he in
vest
igat
ion
• in
terp
retin
g an
d r
epor
ting
on t
he fi
ndin
gs
• re
achi
ng a
con
clus
ion
bas
ed o
n th
e st
uden
t’s
pro
cess
ed d
ata
whi
ch is
rel
evan
t to
the
pur
pos
e of
the
in
vest
igat
ion
• id
entif
ying
and
incl
udin
g re
leva
nt fi
ndin
gs fr
om a
noth
er s
ourc
e.
At
mer
it le
vel:
Car
ry o
ut
an in
-dep
th p
ract
ical
inve
stig
atio
n in
volv
es:
• us
ing
a m
etho
d t
hat
des
crib
es:
− fo
r a
fair
test
: a v
alid
ran
ge fo
r th
e in
dep
end
ent
varia
ble
, the
val
id m
easu
rem
ent
of t
he d
epen
den
t va
riab
le a
nd t
he c
ontr
ol o
f oth
er k
ey v
aria
ble
s w
ith c
onsi
der
atio
n of
fact
ors
such
as
sam
plin
g b
ias
and
sou
rces
of e
rror
s −
for
a p
atte
rn s
eeki
ng o
r m
odel
ling
activ
ity: a
val
id c
olle
ctio
n of
dat
a w
ith c
onsi
der
atio
n of
fact
ors
such
as
sam
plin
g b
ias
and
sou
rces
of e
rror
s
• co
llect
ing,
rec
ord
ing,
and
pro
cess
ing
dat
a w
hich
ena
ble
s a
tren
d o
r p
atte
rn (o
r th
e ab
senc
e of
a t
rend
or
pat
tern
) to
be
det
erm
ined
• re
achi
ng a
val
id c
oncl
usio
n b
ased
on
the
stud
ent’
s p
roce
ssed
dat
a w
hich
is r
elev
ant
to t
he p
urp
ose
of
the
inve
stig
atio
n
• a
dis
cuss
ion
of t
he b
iolo
gica
l id
eas
rela
ting
to t
he in
vest
igat
ion
that
is b
ased
on
the
stud
ent’
s fin
din
gs
and
tho
se fr
om o
ther
sou
rce(
s).
•
At
exce
llen
ce le
vel:
Car
ry o
ut
a co
mp
reh
ensi
ve p
ract
ical
inve
stig
atio
n in
volv
es:
• ju
stifi
catio
n of
the
cho
ices
mad
e d
urin
g th
e so
und
inve
stig
atio
n, ie
eva
luat
ing
the
valid
ity o
f the
met
hod
or
relia
bili
ty o
f the
dat
a an
d e
xpla
inin
g th
e co
nclu
sion
in t
erm
s of
the
bio
logy
idea
s re
leva
nt t
o th
e in
vest
igat
ion.
A p
ract
ical
inve
stig
atio
n is
an
activ
ity c
over
ing
the
com
ple
te in
vest
igat
ion
pro
cess
: pla
nnin
g an
d c
arry
ing
out
the
inve
stig
atio
n, c
olle
ctin
g p
rimar
y d
ata,
pro
cess
ing
and
inte
rpre
ting
dat
a, a
nd r
epor
ting
on t
he in
vest
igat
ion.
S
tud
ents
may
mak
e ch
ange
s to
the
ir in
itial
met
hod
as
they
wor
k th
roug
h th
e in
vest
igat
ion.
The
pur
po
se m
ust
be
re-w
ritte
n as
a
hyp
othe
sis
linke
d t
o a
scie
ntifi
c co
ncep
t or
idea
. The
con
clus
ion
is
bas
ed o
n th
e tr
end
(or
abse
nce)
sh
own
in t
he p
roce
ssed
dat
a,
rele
vant
to
the
pur
pos
e (a
nd
hyp
othe
sis)
, rat
her
than
just
a
sum
mar
y of
thi
s d
ata.
Fi
ndin
gs
of
oth
ers
are
pro
vid
ed b
y th
e te
ache
r, u
sual
ly 2
-3 s
ourc
es, a
nd
mus
t no
t in
clud
e in
form
atio
n w
hich
gi
ves
dire
ctio
n on
dev
elop
ing
the
inve
stig
atio
n. T
he s
ourc
es p
rovi
ded
as
find
ings
of o
ther
s m
ay in
clud
e:
qua
litat
ive
info
rmat
ion
like
dia
gram
s/gr
aphi
cs fr
om s
cien
tific
re
por
ts, p
ublis
hed
tex
tboo
ks e
.g. t
he
wilt
ing
of p
lant
s if
exce
ssiv
e fe
rtili
zer
is a
dd
ed
qua
ntita
tive
info
rmat
ion
e.g.
gra
phs
, ta
ble
s, s
tatis
tical
dat
a fr
om s
cien
tific
re
por
ts, p
ublis
hed
tex
tboo
ks,
pre
viou
s st
uden
t gr
oup
ed d
ata
or
shar
ed d
ata.
In
-dep
th a
nd c
om
pre
hens
ive
inve
stig
atio
ns r
equi
re a
dis
cuss
ion
of t
he b
iolo
gica
l id
eas
bas
ed o
n th
e fin
din
gs a
nd t
hose
from
oth
er
sour
ce(s
). Fo
r E
xcel
lenc
e, t
he
evid
ence
exp
lain
ing
a va
lid
conc
lusi
on b
ased
on
rele
vant
bio
logy
id
eas
can
also
be
foun
d in
the
d
iscu
ssio
n b
ased
on
the
stud
ent’
s fin
din
gs a
nd t
hose
from
the
oth
er
sour
ce(s
). D
ual A
sses
smen
t w
ith
9115
8 re
qui
res
a ta
sk a
nd
asse
ssm
ent
sche
dul
e fo
r ea
ch
inve
stig
atio
n.
28
INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
AS
9115
3 v2
(Bio
logy
2.1)
C
arry
out
a p
ract
ical
inve
stig
atio
n in
a b
iolo
gy c
onte
xt, w
ith s
uper
visi
on
A
chie
vem
ent
Ach
ieve
men
t wit
h M
erit
A
chie
vem
ent w
ith
Exce
llenc
e
• C
arry
out
a p
ract
ical
inve
stig
atio
n in
a
biol
ogy
cont
ext,
with
sup
ervi
sion
•
Car
ry o
ut a
n in
-dep
th p
ract
ical
in
vest
igat
ion
in a
bio
logy
con
text
, with
su
perv
isio
n
• C
arry
out
a c
ompr
ehen
sive
pra
ctic
al
inve
stig
atio
n in
a b
iolo
gy c
onte
xt, w
ith
supe
rvis
ion
The
emph
asis
in th
is A
S is
on:
Th
is a
chie
vem
ent s
tand
ard
invo
lves
car
ryin
g ou
t a p
ract
ical
inve
stig
atio
n in
a b
iolo
gy c
onte
xt, w
ith s
uper
visi
on e
g in
the
Ton
garir
o N
atio
nal P
ark.
Th
e em
phas
is is
on
deve
lopi
ng a
nd te
stin
g a
hypo
thes
is, c
olle
ctin
g da
ta to
test
the
hypo
thes
is.
The
mos
t lik
ely
inve
stig
atio
n w
ill in
volv
e a
patte
rn se
ekin
g or
rela
tions
hip
stud
y w
ithin
an
ecol
ogic
al c
onte
xt w
ithin
the
Park
. E.g
. inv
estig
atin
g th
e de
nsity
/num
bers
of p
lant
spe
cies
mov
ing
away
from
a w
alki
ng tr
ack,
inve
stig
atin
g re
lativ
e nu
mbe
rs o
f diff
eren
t dom
inan
t spe
cies
on
nort
h fa
cing
/sou
th
faci
ng s
lope
s, at
diff
eren
t alti
tude
s or
in re
gion
s w
ith n
o, s
ome
or p
lent
y of
hum
an in
terv
entio
n.
Repo
rtin
g on
the
data
and
its
rela
tions
hip
to th
e bi
olog
ical
prin
cipl
es.
It is
ent
irely
feas
ible
for t
he in
vest
igat
ion
to b
e ca
rrie
d ou
t as
a gr
oup
activ
ity, a
nd to
sha
re d
ata
in a
cla
ss in
vest
igat
ion.
Stu
dent
s w
ill n
eed
to re
cord
thei
r ow
n da
ta a
nd w
rite
up th
eir o
wn
repo
rts.
I t is
str
ongl
y ad
vise
d th
at th
e in
vest
igat
ion
is d
iscu
ssed
wit
h th
e lo
cal D
OC
off
icer
s. T
here
are
a n
umbe
r of 2
0m2 q
uadr
ats
avai
labl
e fo
r stu
dent
in
vest
igat
ions
. Cer
tain
are
as o
f the
par
k m
ay b
e m
ore
suit
able
for s
tude
nt in
vest
igat
ions
and
ther
e m
ay b
e ex
isti
ng d
ata
that
cou
ld p
rovi
de
back
grou
nd m
ater
ial f
or c
ompa
riso
n. It
is a
lso
poss
ible
that
som
e ar
eas
of th
e Pa
rk, w
hich
may
hav
e be
en th
ough
t to
be s
uita
ble,
are
too
sens
itiv
e fo
r a c
lass
inve
stig
atio
n.
The
teac
her’s
role
is to
: En
sure
that
for t
he s
elec
ted
inve
stig
atio
n, th
e st
uden
t has
opp
ortu
nity
thro
ugh
eith
er a
fiel
d tr
ip, a
long
with
the
use
of p
hoto
grap
hic
evid
ence
, rel
evan
t dat
a an
d ac
cess
ible
writ
ten
mat
eria
ls to
dev
elop
an
unde
rsta
ndin
g of
the
dist
ribut
ion
patte
rn a
nd th
e un
derly
ing
fact
ors
that
dire
ctly
rela
te to
the
supp
osed
pa
ttern
. V
erify
that
the
stud
ent’s
wor
k is
aut
hent
ic.
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30 INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
Cla
rify
with
the
stud
ent t
hat t
hey
unde
rsta
nd th
e na
ture
of t
he in
vest
igat
ion
and
how
the
evid
ence
will
pro
vide
for u
nder
stan
ding
the
patte
rn b
eing
in
vest
igat
ed.
Stud
ents
will
nee
d an
und
erst
andi
ng o
f the
eco
logy
and
the
biol
ogy
of th
e or
gani
sms
with
in th
e Pa
rk’s
alpi
ne a
nd s
ub a
lpin
e co
mm
uniti
es. T
his
may
invo
lve
a ge
neric
des
crip
tion
of th
e ty
pes
of p
atte
rns
that
cou
ld b
e fo
und
in th
ese
regi
ons.
The
info
rmat
ion
give
n by
the
teac
her s
houl
d in
no
way
be
lead
ing
in te
rms
of th
e st
uden
t’s in
vest
igat
ion
conc
lusi
ons
or d
iscu
ssio
n.
Stud
ents
can
use
inte
rnet
link
s, w
ritte
n m
ater
ials
, and
fiel
d tr
ip w
orks
heet
s pr
ovid
ed a
s th
eir s
ourc
e m
ater
ial.
Stud
ents
sho
uld
also
be
able
to a
dd to
this
. A
sam
ple
list o
f web
site
s is
giv
en w
ith s
ome
info
rmat
ion.
G
ive
one
reas
sess
men
t opp
ortu
nity
as
appr
opria
te.
App
ly s
choo
l-bas
ed a
uthe
ntic
ity p
olic
ies
and
proc
edur
es.
Det
erm
ine
the
time
allo
wan
ce fo
r the
ass
essm
ent,
e.g.
2 –
3 w
eeks
incl
udin
g fie
ld w
ork,
as
this
is d
epen
dent
on
the
situ
atio
n.
The
stu
dent
is e
xpec
ted
to:
Prov
ide
clea
r evi
denc
e th
at th
ey h
ave
been
act
ive
in c
olle
ctin
g th
e re
leva
nt d
ata.
Sim
ply
copy
ing
mat
eria
l fro
m o
ther
stu
dent
s do
es n
ot c
ontr
ibut
e ev
iden
ce.
Stud
ents
may
pre
sent
thei
r hyp
othe
sis,
findi
ngs/
evid
ence
as
a w
ritte
n re
port
, ora
l pre
sent
atio
n, m
ultim
edia
pre
sent
atio
n, p
oste
r or o
ther
form
but
nee
d to
sh
ow th
e re
leva
nce
of th
eir f
indi
ngs
in te
rms
of th
e bi
olog
ical
idea
s. A
sses
smen
t tem
plat
es:
http
://n
cea.
tki.o
rg.n
z/Re
sour
ces-
for-I
nter
nally
-Ass
esse
d-A
chie
vem
ent-S
tand
ards
/Sci
ence
/Bio
logy
I n
form
atio
n W
ebsi
tes:
A
lpin
e H
abita
ts
Dep
artm
ent o
f Con
serv
atio
n
ww
w.d
oc.g
ovt.n
z/na
ture
/hab
itats
/alp
ine/
Dry
land
Hab
itats
D
epar
tmen
t of C
onse
rvat
ion
ht
tp:/
/ww
w.d
oc.g
ovt.n
z/na
ture
/hab
itats
/dry
land
s/
Tong
ariro
Alp
ine
Cro
ssin
g
Dep
artm
ent o
f Con
serv
atio
n ht
tp:/
/ww
w.d
oc.g
ovt.n
z/pa
rks-
and-
recr
eatio
n/pl
aces
-to-g
o/ce
ntra
l-nor
th-
isla
nd/p
lace
s/to
ngar
iro-n
atio
nal-p
ark/
thin
gs-to
-do/
trac
ks/t
onga
riro-
alpi
ne-c
ross
ing/
S
tory
: Alp
ine
Plan
ts
Te A
ra –
the
Ency
clop
aedi
a of
New
Zea
land
ht
tp:/
/ww
w.te
ara.
govt
.nz/
en/a
lpin
e-pl
ants
New
Zea
land
Alp
ine
Plan
ts
Dep
artm
ent o
f Con
serv
atio
n
http
://w
ww
.doc
.gov
t.nz/
Doc
umen
ts/a
bout
-doc
/con
cess
ions
-and
-per
mits
/con
serv
atio
n-re
veal
ed/n
z-al
pine
-pla
nts-
low
res.p
df
Podo
carp
-har
dwoo
d fo
rest
s- b
iodi
vers
ity
Dep
artm
ent o
f Con
serv
atio
n
http
://w
ww
.doc
.gov
t.nz/
docu
men
ts/a
bout
-doc
/con
cess
ions
-and
-per
mits
/con
serv
atio
n-re
veal
ed/p
odoc
arp-
hard
woo
d-fo
rest
s-lo
wre
s.pdf
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INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
Fore
sts
New
Zea
land
Pla
nt C
onse
rvat
ion
Net
wor
k
http
://w
ww
.nzp
cn.o
rg.n
z/pa
ge.a
spx?
ecos
yste
ms_
plan
t_co
mm
uniti
es_f
ores
ts
Als
o se
e Se
ctio
n 5-
Eco
logy
for s
uppo
rtin
g in
form
atio
n
31
32 INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
Cond
ition
s of a
sses
smen
t
Biol
ogy
2.3
AS 9
1155
Ve
rsio
n: 2
3
cred
its
Dem
onst
rate
und
erst
andi
ng o
f ada
ptat
ion
of p
lant
s or a
nim
als t
o th
eir w
ay o
f life
Clar
ifica
tion
Docu
men
t Feb
201
4
Un
der
stan
din
g o
f ad
apta
tion
is d
emon
stra
ted
in
rel
atio
n to
one
life
pro
cess
ov
er t
hree
tax
onom
ic o
r fu
nctio
nal g
roup
s of
mul
ti-ce
llula
r p
lant
s or
ani
mal
s, o
r ac
ross
tw
o re
late
d li
fe
pro
cess
es w
ithin
one
ta
xono
mic
or
func
tiona
l gr
oup
. A
dap
tati
on in
volv
es t
he
rang
e of
way
s in
whi
ch
orga
nism
s ha
ve d
evel
oped
st
rate
gies
to
carr
y ou
t th
e lif
e p
roce
sses
. A
n ad
apta
tion
refe
rs t
o a
feat
ure
and
its
func
tion
as it
ena
ble
s an
or
gani
sm t
o ca
rry
out
a lif
e p
roce
ss a
nd t
hus
occu
py
a sp
ecifi
c ec
olog
ical
nic
he.
It m
ay in
clud
e st
ruct
ural
, b
ehav
iour
al, o
r p
hysi
olog
ical
fe
atur
es o
f an
orga
nism
. A
n ad
apta
tion
pro
vid
es a
n ad
vant
age
for
the
orga
nism
in
its s
pec
ific
hab
itat
and
ec
olog
ical
nic
he.
Way
of
life
enco
mp
asse
s th
e w
ays
in w
hich
an
orga
nism
ca
rrie
s ou
t al
l its
life
p
roce
sses
. It
incl
udes
: •
rela
tions
hip
s w
ith o
ther
or
gani
sms
– co
mp
etiti
on,
pre
dat
ion,
par
asiti
sm,
mut
ualis
m
• re
pro
duc
tive
stra
tegi
es
• ad
apta
tions
to
the
phy
sica
l hab
itat.
This
ach
ieve
men
t st
and
ard
invo
lves
dem
onst
ratin
g un
der
stan
din
g of
ad
apta
tion
of p
lant
s or
ani
mal
s to
the
ir w
ay o
f life
. A
chie
vem
ent
Cri
teri
a A
chie
vem
ent
Ach
ieve
men
t w
ith
Mer
it
Ach
ieve
men
t w
ith
Exc
elle
nce
• D
emon
stra
te u
nder
stan
din
g of
ad
apta
tion
of p
lant
s or
ani
mal
s to
th
eir
way
of l
ife.
• D
emon
stra
te in
-dep
th
und
erst
and
ing
of a
dap
tatio
n of
p
lant
s or
ani
mal
s to
the
ir w
ay o
f life
.
• D
emon
stra
te
com
pre
hens
ive
und
erst
and
ing
of a
dap
tatio
n of
pla
nts
or a
nim
als
to t
heir
way
of l
ife.
This
ach
ieve
men
t st
and
ard
is d
eriv
ed fr
om T
he N
ew Z
eala
nd C
urric
ulum
, Lea
rnin
g M
edia
, Min
istr
y of
E
duc
atio
n, 2
007,
Lev
el 7
. It
is a
ligne
d w
ith t
he fo
llow
ing
achi
evem
ent
obje
ctiv
e in
the
Liv
ing
Wor
ld s
tran
d:
Life
Pro
cess
es
• E
xplo
re t
he d
iver
se w
ays
in w
hich
ani
mal
s an
d p
lant
s ca
rry
out
the
life
pro
cess
es
and
is r
elat
ed t
o th
e m
ater
ial i
n th
e Te
achi
ng a
nd L
earn
ing
Gui
de
for
Bio
logy
, Min
istr
y of
Ed
ucat
ion,
201
0 at
ht
tp:/
/sen
iors
econ
dar
y.tk
i.org
.nz.
Th
is s
tand
ard
is a
lso
der
ived
from
Te
Mar
auta
nga
o A
otea
roa.
For
det
ails
of T
e M
arau
tang
a o
Aot
earo
a ac
hiev
emen
t ob
ject
ives
to
whi
ch t
his
stan
dar
d r
elat
es, s
ee t
he P
apa
Wha
kaak
o fo
r th
e re
leva
nt le
arni
ng a
rea.
A
t ac
hie
ved
leve
l: D
emon
stra
te u
nder
stan
din
g in
volv
es d
escr
ibin
g th
e ad
apta
tions
and
iden
tifyi
ng t
he
asp
ects
of t
he a
dap
tatio
ns t
hat
enab
le e
ach
orga
nism
to
carr
y ou
t its
life
pro
cess
(es)
in o
rder
to
surv
ive
in it
s ha
bita
t.
At
mer
it le
vel:
Dem
onst
rate
in-d
epth
und
erst
and
ing
invo
lves
pro
vid
ing
a b
iolo
gica
l rea
son
that
exp
lain
s ho
w
or w
hy t
he a
dap
tatio
ns e
nab
le e
ach
orga
nism
to
carr
y ou
t its
life
pro
cess
(es)
in o
rder
to
surv
ive
in it
s ha
bita
t.
At
exce
llen
ce le
vel:
Dem
onst
rate
com
pre
hens
ive
und
erst
and
ing
invo
lves
sho
win
g un
der
stan
din
g b
y lin
king
se
vera
l bio
logi
cal i
dea
s. T
he li
nkin
g of
idea
s m
ay in
volv
e ju
stify
ing,
eva
luat
ing,
com
par
ing
and
con
tras
ting,
or
anal
ysin
g, a
nd m
ust
incl
ude
cons
ider
atio
n of
the
tw
o p
oint
s fr
om b
elow
ap
pro
pria
te t
o th
e ch
osen
con
text
. In
the
con
text
of u
nder
stan
din
g of
ad
apta
tion
rela
ted
to
one
life
pro
cess
ove
r th
ree
taxo
nom
ic o
r fu
nctio
nal
grou
ps
of m
ulti-
cellu
lar
pla
nts
or a
nim
als:
•
com
par
ing
div
ersi
ty o
f ad
apta
tion
in r
esp
onse
to
the
sam
e de
man
d a
cros
s d
iffer
ent
taxo
nom
ic o
r fu
nctio
nal g
roup
s. D
eman
d c
ould
be
low
tem
per
atur
e, h
igh
win
d, f
roze
n fo
r p
art
of y
ear
or r
ock
sub
stra
te in
d
iffer
ent
pla
nt g
roup
s su
ch a
s tu
ssoc
ks, R
aoul
ia a
nd s
now
ber
ry
This
has
bee
n up
dat
ed in
its
entir
ety
to a
dd
ress
new
issu
es t
hat
have
ar
isen
as
a re
sult
of t
he e
xter
nal
mod
erat
ion
pro
cess
. T
he in
tent
is fo
r th
e st
uden
t to
d
emon
stra
te u
nder
stan
din
g of
ad
apta
tions
of p
lant
s or
ani
mal
s to
th
eir
way
of l
ife, t
o en
able
eac
h sp
ecie
s to
car
ry o
ut it
s lif
e p
roce
ss(e
s) in
ord
er t
o su
rviv
e in
its
hab
itat.
D
emo
nstr
atin
g u
nder
stan
din
g in
ei
ther
all
pla
nt o
r al
l ani
mal
spe
cies
to
show
und
erst
and
ing
of a
dap
tatio
n to
th
eir
way
of l
ife c
an b
e sh
own
in o
ne
of t
wo
mai
n w
ays
O
pti
on
1 -
rela
ted
to
one
life
pro
cess
ove
r th
ree
taxo
nom
ic o
r fu
nctio
nal g
roup
s of
mul
ti-ce
llula
r p
lant
s or
ani
mal
s, b
y:
sele
ctin
g th
e gr
oup
s of
pla
nts
or
anim
als
to fo
cus
on c
omp
arin
g d
iver
sity
of a
dap
tatio
n, in
res
pons
e to
th
e sa
me
dem
and
, acr
oss
the
thre
e d
iffer
ent
taxo
nom
ic o
r fu
nctio
nal
grou
ps.
For
exa
mp
le, f
or s
upp
ort
and
lo
com
otio
n in
ani
mal
s th
is c
ould
in
clud
e un
gula
tes
(e.g
. hor
ses)
, p
rimat
es (e
.g. c
him
ps
and
ap
es) a
nd
felin
es (e
.g. g
reat
cat
s lik
e lio
ns,
tiger
s an
d le
opar
ds)
se
lect
ing
evid
ence
from
at
leas
t on
e or
gani
sm r
epre
sent
ativ
e of
eac
h gr
oup
and
the
ir w
ay o
f life
, to
enab
le
each
to
surv
ive
in it
s ha
bita
t.
Op
tio
n 2
- ac
ross
tw
o re
late
d li
fe
pro
cess
es w
ithin
one
tax
onom
ic o
r
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INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
Life
pro
cess
es a
re s
elec
ted
fr
om:
• in
tern
al t
rans
por
t •
gas
exch
ange
•
tran
spira
tion
• nu
triti
on
• ex
cret
ion
• su
pp
ort
and
mov
emen
t •
sens
itivi
ty a
nd c
o-or
din
atio
n •
rep
rod
uctio
n.
Con
diti
ons
of A
sses
smen
t re
late
d t
o th
is a
chie
vem
ent
stan
dar
d c
an b
e fo
und
at
http
://n
cea.
tki.o
rg.n
z/R
esou
rces
-for
-Int
erna
lly-A
sses
sed
-A
chie
vem
ent-
Sta
ndar
ds.
• lim
itatio
ns a
nd a
dva
ntag
es in
volv
ed in
eac
h fe
atur
e w
ithin
eac
h or
gani
sm
In t
he c
onte
xt o
f und
erst
and
ing
of a
dap
tatio
n ac
ross
tw
o re
late
d li
fe p
roce
sses
with
in o
ne t
axon
omic
or
func
tiona
l gro
up:
• co
nnec
tions
bet
wee
n tw
o lif
e p
roce
sses
with
in e
ach
orga
nism
whi
ch e
nhan
ce t
he e
ffec
tiven
ess
of b
oth
pro
cess
es
• lim
itatio
ns a
nd a
dva
ntag
es in
volv
ed in
eac
h fe
atur
e w
ithin
eac
h or
gani
sm.
Sui
tab
le li
fe p
roce
sses
to
stud
y ad
apta
tions
in a
n al
pin
e en
viro
nmen
t w
ould
be
tran
spira
tion,
sup
por
t or
re
pro
duc
tion.
func
tiona
l gro
up o
f mul
ti-ce
llula
r p
lant
s or
ani
mal
s, b
y:
sele
ctin
g th
e gr
oup
to
focu
s on
th
e co
nnec
tions
bet
wee
n tw
o lif
e p
roce
sses
with
in e
ach
orga
nism
w
hich
enh
ance
the
eff
ectiv
enes
s of
b
oth
pro
cess
es. F
or e
xam
ple
, with
he
rbiv
ores
as
the
func
tiona
l gro
up -
nu
triti
on a
nd in
tern
al t
rans
por
t in
in
sect
s (e
.g. l
ocus
ts) a
nd r
umin
ants
(e
.g. s
heep
, goa
ts, d
eer
or c
attle
) se
lect
ing
evid
ence
from
at
leas
t tw
o or
gani
sms
rep
rese
ntat
ive
of t
he
grou
p, t
o en
able
eac
h or
gani
sm t
o su
rviv
e in
its
hab
itat
and
the
ir w
ay o
f lif
e (r
equi
red
for
this
op
tion)
. T
axo
nom
ic o
r fu
ncti
ona
l gro
ups
mus
t b
e sp
ecifi
ed in
the
tas
k. C
hoic
e of
org
anis
ms
can
be
guid
ed b
y th
eir
hab
itat
and
eco
logi
cal
nich
e, r
athe
r th
an o
n a
narr
ow
taxo
nom
ic g
roup
ing
alon
e. F
or
exam
ple
, if t
he t
axon
omic
gro
up w
as
bro
aden
ed t
o ve
rteb
rate
s, a
nd t
he
two
rela
ted
life
pro
cess
es w
ere
circ
ulat
ion
and
gas
exc
hang
e (i.
e. t
he
seco
nd o
ptio
n), a
fish
and
a b
ird o
r m
amm
al c
ould
be
chos
en.
Ad
apta
tio
n in
volv
es t
he r
ange
of
way
s in
whi
ch o
rgan
ism
s ha
ve
dev
elop
ed s
trat
egie
s to
car
ry o
ut
thei
r lif
e p
roce
sses
W
ay o
f lif
e en
com
pas
ses
asp
ects
of
the
way
s in
whi
ch a
n or
gani
sm
carr
ies
out
all i
ts in
terr
elat
ed li
fe
pro
cess
es.
33
34 INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
AS
9115
5 v2
(Bio
logy
2.3
) D
emon
stra
te u
nder
stan
ding
of a
dapt
atio
n of
pla
nts
or a
nim
als
to th
eir w
ay o
f life
A
chie
vem
ent
Ach
ieve
men
t wit
h M
erit
A
chie
vem
ent w
ith
Exce
llenc
e
• D
emon
stra
te u
nder
stan
ding
of a
dapt
atio
n of
pl
ants
or a
nim
als
to th
eir w
ay o
f life
•
Dem
onst
rate
in-d
epth
und
erst
andi
ng o
f ad
apta
tion
of p
lant
s or
ani
mal
s to
thei
r way
of
life
• D
emon
stra
te c
ompr
ehen
sive
und
erst
andi
ng o
f ad
apta
tion
of p
lant
s or
ani
mal
s to
thei
r way
of l
ife
The
em
phas
is in
this
AS
is o
n:
This
ach
ieve
men
t sta
ndar
d in
volv
es d
emon
stra
ting
unde
rsta
ndin
g of
ada
ptat
ion
of p
lant
s or
ani
mal
s to
thei
r way
of l
ife e
.g. i
n th
e ex
trem
e en
viro
nmen
tal
cond
ition
s fo
und
with
in T
onga
riro
Nat
iona
l Par
k.
The
emph
asis
is o
n de
mon
stra
ting
how
the
orga
nism
’s lif
e pr
oces
ses
are
adap
ted
to c
ope
with
the
extr
emes
of t
he h
igh
alpi
ne e
nviro
nmen
t, an
d it
is
sugg
este
d th
at p
lant
s w
ill m
ake
a su
itabl
e st
udy
for t
his
A.S
. Stu
dent
s m
ay w
ish
to lo
ok a
t int
erna
l tra
nspo
rt s
yste
ms,
gas
exch
ange
, rep
rodu
ctio
n in
rela
tion
to th
e cl
imat
ic e
nviro
nmen
t.
The
clar
ifica
tions
abo
ve m
ake
the
poin
t tha
t stu
dent
s ha
ve tw
o op
tions
whe
n ca
rryi
ng o
ut th
is s
tudy
. Opt
ion
1 pro
vide
s th
e op
port
unity
for s
tude
nts
to
com
pare
a li
fe p
roce
ss a
cros
s th
ree
taxo
nom
ic p
lant
gro
ups.
An
exam
ple
of e
ach
part
icul
ar g
roup
can
be
foun
d w
ithin
clo
se lo
calit
y of
eac
h ot
her,
henc
e pr
ovid
ing
a re
al c
onte
xt fo
r the
stu
dent
stu
dy.
It is
str
ongl
y ad
vise
d th
at th
e in
vest
igat
ion
is d
iscu
ssed
wit
h th
e lo
cal D
OC
off
icer
s. T
here
are
a n
umbe
r of 2
0m2 q
uadr
ats
avai
labl
e fo
r stu
dent
in
vest
igat
ions
. It i
s al
so p
ossi
ble
that
som
e ar
eas
of th
e Pa
rk, w
hich
may
hav
e be
en th
ough
t to
be s
uita
ble,
are
too
sens
itiv
e fo
r a c
lass
in
vest
igat
ion.
The
teac
her’s
role
is to
:
Ensu
re th
at fo
r the
sel
ecte
d st
udy,
the
stud
ent h
as o
ppor
tuni
ty th
roug
h ei
ther
a fi
eld
trip
, alo
ng w
ith th
e us
e of
pho
togr
aphi
c ev
iden
ce, r
elev
ant i
nfor
mat
ion
and
acce
ssib
le w
ritte
n m
ater
ials
to d
evel
op a
n un
ders
tand
ing
of th
e lif
e sy
stem
s of
pla
nts,
in p
artic
ular
alp
ine
plan
ts.
Ver
ify th
at th
e st
uden
t’s w
ork
is a
uthe
ntic
.
Cla
rify
with
the
stud
ent t
hat t
hey
unde
rsta
nd th
e lif
e pr
oces
s an
d th
e ad
apta
tions
that
pla
nts
have
evo
lved
.
Stud
ents
will
nee
d an
und
erst
andi
ng o
f the
eco
logy
and
the
biol
ogy
of th
e or
gani
sms
with
in th
e Pa
rk’s
alpi
ne a
nd s
ub a
lpin
e co
mm
uniti
es. T
his
may
invo
lve
a ge
neric
des
crip
tion
of p
lant
life
pro
cess
es a
nd a
n un
ders
tand
ing
of th
e cl
imat
ic c
ondi
tions
foun
d in
the
Nat
iona
l Par
k th
roug
hout
the
year
. The
info
rmat
ion
give
n by
the
teac
her s
houl
d in
no
way
be
lead
ing
in te
rms
of th
e st
uden
t’s fi
ndin
gs w
ith re
gard
to th
e pl
ant a
dapt
atio
ns.
Stud
ents
can
use
inte
rnet
link
s, w
ritte
n m
ater
ials
, and
fiel
d tr
ip w
orks
heet
s pr
ovid
ed a
s th
eir s
ourc
e m
ater
ial.
Stud
ents
sho
uld
also
be
able
to a
dd to
this
. A
sam
ple
list o
f web
site
s is
giv
en w
ith s
ome
info
rmat
ion.
34
INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
Giv
e on
e re
asse
ssm
ent o
ppor
tuni
ty a
s ap
prop
riate
. A
pply
sch
ool-b
ased
aut
hent
icity
pol
icie
s an
d pr
oced
ures
. D
eter
min
e th
e tim
e al
low
ance
for t
he a
sses
smen
t, e.
g. 2
– 3
wee
ks in
clud
ing
field
wor
k, a
s th
is is
dep
ende
nt o
n th
e si
tuat
ion.
T
he s
tude
nt is
exp
ecte
d to
: Pr
ovid
e cl
ear e
vide
nce
that
they
hav
e be
en a
ctiv
e in
col
lect
ing
the
rele
vant
dat
a. S
impl
y co
pyin
g m
ater
ial f
rom
oth
er s
tude
nts
does
not
con
trib
ute
evid
ence
. St
uden
ts m
ay p
rese
nt th
eir h
ypot
hesi
s, fin
ding
s/ev
iden
ce a
s a
writ
ten
repo
rt, o
ral p
rese
ntat
ion,
mul
timed
ia p
rese
ntat
ion,
pos
ter o
r oth
er fo
rm b
ut n
eed
to
show
the
rele
vanc
e of
thei
r fin
ding
s in
term
s of
the
biol
ogic
al id
eas.
Ass
essm
ent t
empl
ates
: ht
tp:/
/nce
a.tk
i.org
.nz/
Reso
urce
s-fo
r-Int
erna
lly-A
sses
sed-
Ach
ieve
men
t-Sta
ndar
ds/S
cien
ce/B
iolo
gy
Info
rmat
ion
Web
site
s:
Alp
ine
Hab
itats
D
epar
tmen
t of C
onse
rvat
ion
w
ww
.doc
.gov
t.nz/
natu
re/h
abita
ts/a
lpin
e/
Flor
a an
d Fa
una
of T
onga
riro
Nat
iona
l Par
k D
epar
tmen
t of C
onse
rvat
ion
ht
tp:/
/ww
w.d
oc.g
ovt.n
z/pa
rks-
and-
recr
eatio
n/pl
aces
-to-g
o/ce
ntra
l-nor
th-
isla
nd/p
lace
s/to
ngar
iro-n
atio
nal-p
ark/
abou
t-ton
garir
o-na
tiona
l-par
k/flo
ra-a
nd-
faun
a/
Dry
land
Hab
itats
D
epar
tmen
t of C
onse
rvat
ion
http
://w
ww
.doc
.gov
t.nz/
natu
re/h
abita
ts/d
ryla
nds/
Che
ck-li
st o
f Ind
igen
ous
Vas
cula
r Pla
nts
reco
rded
from
To
ngar
iro N
atio
nal P
ark
New
Zea
land
Pla
nt C
onse
rvat
ion
Net
wor
k
http
://w
ww
.nzp
cn.o
rg.n
z/pu
blic
atio
ns/T
onga
riro%
20N
atio
nal%
20Pa
rk.p
df
Hea
ds in
the
Clo
uds
New
Zea
land
Geo
grap
hic
http
s://w
ww
.nzg
eo.co
m/s
torie
s/he
ads-
in-th
e-cl
ouds
/
Stor
y: A
lpin
e Pl
ants
Te
Ara
– th
e En
cycl
opae
dia
of N
ew Z
eala
nd
http
://w
ww
.tear
a.go
vt.n
z/en
/alp
ine-
plan
ts
New
Zea
land
alp
ine
plan
ts
Dep
artm
ent o
f Con
serv
atio
n
http
://w
ww
.doc
.gov
t.nz/
Doc
umen
ts/a
bout
-doc
/con
cess
ions
-and
-pe
rmits
/con
serv
atio
n-re
veal
ed/n
z-al
pine
-pla
nts-
low
res.p
df
Also
see
Sect
ion
5 –
Ecol
ogy,
pag
es 2
–8, f
or su
ppor
ting
info
rmat
ion.
35
36 INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
Co
ndit
ions
of
asse
ssm
ent
Bio
log
y 2.
6 A
S 9
1158
V
ersi
on:
2
4 cr
edit
s
Inve
stig
ate
a p
atte
rn in
an
eco
log
ical
co
mm
unit
y, w
ith
sup
ervi
sio
n.
Cla
rific
atio
n D
ocu
men
t Fe
b 2
014
Ass
essm
ent
agai
nst
this
st
and
ard
may
be
bas
ed
on a
sta
nd-a
lone
or
an
ind
ivid
ual i
nves
tigat
ion
that
can
con
trib
ute
find
ings
to
a la
rger
gro
up
or c
lass
inve
stig
atio
n. I
n a
grou
p o
r cl
ass
inve
stig
atio
n, in
div
idua
l fin
din
gs m
ay b
e d
iscu
ssed
and
ind
ivid
ual
stud
ents
may
inte
rpre
t th
eir
own
find
ings
in t
he
light
of o
ther
stu
den
ts’
inve
stig
atio
ns a
nd
find
ings
. Fi
ndin
gs fr
om
outs
ide
the
grou
p o
r cl
ass
such
as
pub
lishe
d
info
rmat
ion
or h
isto
rical
fin
din
gs r
elev
ant
to t
he
inve
stig
atio
n m
ay a
lso
be
used
. It
is in
tend
ed t
hat
this
in
vest
igat
ion
be
carr
ied
o
ut w
ith
sup
ervi
sio
n.
This
mea
ns t
hat
the
teac
her
pro
vid
es
guid
elin
es fo
r th
e in
vest
igat
ion
such
as
the
cont
ext
for
the
inve
stig
atio
n,
inst
ruct
ions
tha
t sp
ecify
th
e re
qui
rem
ents
for
a co
mp
rehe
nsiv
e in
vest
igat
ion,
and
bro
ad
cond
ition
s su
ch a
s th
e av
aila
bili
ty o
f eq
uip
men
t an
d/o
r re
sour
ce m
ater
ial.
S
tud
ents
the
n d
evel
op
and
com
ple
te t
he
This
ach
ieve
men
t st
and
ard
invo
lves
inve
stig
atin
g a
pat
tern
in a
n ec
olog
ical
com
mun
ity, w
ith s
uper
visi
on.
Ach
ieve
men
t C
rite
ria
Ach
ieve
men
t A
chie
vem
ent
wit
h M
erit
A
chie
vem
ent
wit
h E
xcel
lenc
e
Inve
stig
ate
a p
atte
rn in
an
ecol
ogic
al c
omm
unity
, with
su
per
visi
on.
Inve
stig
ate
in-d
epth
a p
atte
rn
in a
n ec
olog
ical
com
mun
ity,
with
sup
ervi
sion
Com
pre
hens
ivel
y in
vest
igat
e a
pat
tern
in a
n ec
olog
ical
co
mm
unity
, with
sup
ervi
sion
.
This
ach
ieve
men
t st
and
ard
is d
eriv
ed fr
om T
he N
ew Z
eala
nd C
urric
ulum
, Lea
rnin
g M
edia
, Min
istr
y of
E
duc
atio
n, 2
007,
Lev
el 7
Liv
ing
Wor
ld a
chie
vem
ent
obje
ctiv
e: E
colo
gy
Exp
lore
eco
logi
cal d
istr
ibut
ion
pat
tern
s an
d e
xpla
in p
ossi
ble
cau
ses
for
thes
e p
atte
rns
and
is r
elat
ed t
o th
e m
ater
ial i
n th
e Te
achi
ng a
nd L
earn
ing
Gui
de
for
Bio
logy
, Min
istr
y of
Ed
ucat
ion,
201
0 at
ht
tp:/
/sen
iors
econ
dar
y.tk
i.org
.nz .
This
sta
ndar
d is
als
o d
eriv
ed fr
om T
e M
arau
tang
a o
Aot
earo
a. F
or d
etai
ls o
f Te
Mar
auta
nga
o A
otea
roa
achi
evem
ent
obje
ctiv
es t
o w
hich
thi
s st
and
ard
rel
ates
, see
the
Pap
a W
haka
ako
for
the
rele
vant
lear
ning
ar
ea.
At
ach
ieve
d le
vel:
Inve
stig
ate
invo
lves
: D
escr
ibin
g ob
serv
atio
ns o
r fin
din
gs, a
nd u
sing
tho
se fi
ndin
gs t
o id
entif
y th
e p
atte
rn (o
r ab
senc
e of
a p
atte
rn)
in a
n ec
olog
ical
com
mun
ity, r
elat
ing
this
pat
tern
to
an e
nviro
nmen
tal f
acto
r, a
nd d
escr
ibin
g ho
w t
he
envi
ronm
enta
l fac
tor
mig
ht a
ffec
t ch
osen
sp
ecie
s w
ithin
the
com
mun
ity.
At
mer
it le
vel:
Inve
stig
ate
in d
epth
: P
rovi
din
g a
reas
on fo
r ho
w o
r w
hy t
he b
iolo
gy o
f one
of t
he c
hose
n sp
ecie
s re
late
s to
the
pat
tern
(or
abse
nce
of a
pat
tern
). T
he b
iolo
gy in
volv
es s
truc
tura
l, b
ehav
iour
al o
r p
hysi
olog
ical
ad
apta
tions
of t
he
orga
nism
whi
ch a
re r
elat
ed t
o th
e en
viro
nmen
tal f
acto
r an
d t
o an
inte
rrel
atio
nshi
p w
ith a
n or
gani
sm o
f an
othe
r sp
ecie
s (e
g co
mp
etiti
on, p
red
atio
n, o
r m
utua
lism
). A
t ex
celle
nce
leve
l: In
vest
igat
e co
mp
rehe
nsiv
ely:
U
sing
an
envi
ronm
enta
l fac
tor
and
the
bio
logy
of i
nter
rela
ted
org
anis
ms
of d
iffer
ent
spec
ies
to e
xpla
in t
he
pat
tern
(or
abse
nce
of a
pat
tern
). T
he e
xpla
natio
n m
ay in
volv
e el
abor
atin
g, a
pp
lyin
g, ju
stify
ing,
rel
atin
g,
eval
uatin
g, c
omp
arin
g an
d c
ontr
astin
g, a
nd a
naly
sing
. N
ote
s A
com
mun
ity p
atte
rn m
ay in
clud
e: s
ucce
ssio
n, z
onat
ion,
str
atifi
catio
n, o
r an
othe
r d
istr
ibut
ion
pat
tern
in
resp
onse
to
an e
nviro
nmen
tal f
acto
r.
The
inte
nt is
for
stud
ents
to
inve
stig
ate
an
iden
tifie
d p
atte
rn (o
r ab
senc
e) in
a N
Z
ecol
ogic
al c
omm
unity
by
an ‘a
naly
sis
and
in
terp
reta
tion’
of d
ata
and
/or
info
rmat
ion
from
prim
ary
or s
econ
dar
y so
urce
s.
Whi
le p
rimar
y d
ata
and
/or
info
rmat
ion
can
still
be
colle
cted
and
pro
cess
ed b
y th
e st
uden
t, t
his
asp
ect
is n
ot a
sses
sed
. The
st
and
ard
can
be
asse
ssed
as
a w
ritte
n re
sear
ch a
ssig
nmen
t us
ing
seco
ndar
y d
ata
and
/or
info
rmat
ion.
T
he d
ata
and
/or
info
rmat
ion
can
be:
from
d
irect
ob
serv
atio
ns, t
he s
hare
d c
olle
ctio
n of
gro
up fi
eld
dat
a, p
rovi
ded
in t
able
s,
grap
hs, h
isto
rical
dat
a, r
esou
rce
shee
ts,
pho
togr
aphs
, vid
eos,
web
site
s, a
nd/o
r re
fere
nce
text
s.
Stu
den
ts m
ust
rela
te d
ata
and
/or
info
rmat
ion
on a
t le
ast
two
spec
ies
chos
en
from
the
com
mun
ity in
a q
uant
itativ
e d
escr
iptio
n, e
xpla
natio
n, o
r d
iscu
ssio
n of
th
e p
atte
rn (o
r ab
senc
e).
A c
om
mun
ity
pat
tern
may
incl
ude
succ
essi
on, z
onat
ion,
str
atifi
catio
n, o
r an
othe
r d
istr
ibut
ion
pat
tern
in r
esp
onse
to
a si
gnifi
cant
env
ironm
enta
l fac
tor.
W
hile
tea
cher
s ca
n su
gges
t a
rang
e of
ap
pro
pria
te o
rgan
ism
s fr
om w
ithin
the
co
mm
unity
tha
t ha
ve in
terr
elat
ions
hip
s,
stud
ents
mus
t ch
oose
sp
ecifi
c p
airs
of
orga
nism
s th
emse
lves
. The
stu
den
t’s
sele
ctio
n of
dat
a an
d/o
r in
form
atio
n re
leva
nt t
o na
med
org
anis
ms
cont
ribut
es
to t
he e
vid
ence
jud
ged
at
each
leve
l. A
naly
sis
and
inte
rpre
tati
on
shou
ld b
e at
th
e ‘s
pec
ies’
leve
l (e.
g. a
corn
bar
nacl
es)
rath
er t
han
at t
he ‘g
roup
’ lev
el (e
.g.
mus
sels
, bar
nacl
es o
r gr
een
alga
e). U
sing
gr
oup
leve
l inf
orm
atio
n m
akes
it d
iffic
ult
to
des
crib
e th
e p
atte
rn w
ith r
efer
ence
to
36
INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
inve
stig
atio
n fr
om t
he
initi
al g
uid
elin
es g
iven
by
the
teac
her.
Sup
ervi
sion
m
ay in
volv
e d
iscu
ssio
n b
etw
een
teac
hers
and
in
div
idua
l stu
den
ts in
or
der
to
clar
ify t
he
stud
ents
’ id
eas
and
may
al
so in
volv
e te
ache
rs
man
agin
g th
e p
roce
ss o
f sh
arin
g fin
din
gs.
Inve
stig
atio
n in
volv
es
anal
ysin
g, a
nd
inte
rpre
ting
info
rmat
ion
abou
t th
e ec
osys
tem
. Th
e in
form
atio
n m
ay
com
e fr
om d
irect
ob
serv
atio
ns, c
olle
ctio
n of
fiel
d d
ata,
tab
les,
gr
aphs
, res
ourc
e sh
eets
, p
hoto
grap
hs, v
ideo
s,
web
site
s, a
nd/o
r re
fere
nce
text
s.
Org
anis
ms
can
be
the
sam
e or
diff
eren
t sp
ecie
s in
clud
ing
hum
ans.
Env
ironm
enta
l fac
tors
like
ly t
o af
fect
pat
tern
s in
a c
omm
unity
incl
ude
abio
tic a
nd/o
r b
iotic
fact
ors.
B
iolo
gy o
f the
org
anis
ms
refe
rs t
o an
y ad
apta
tions
of o
rgan
ism
s th
at r
elat
e to
the
pat
tern
bei
ng in
vest
igat
ed
and
may
incl
ude
inte
rrel
atio
nshi
ps
such
as
com
pet
ition
, pre
dat
ion,
or
mut
ualis
m.
spec
ies
spec
ific
adap
tatio
ns a
nd
envi
ronm
enta
l fac
tors
. D
ual A
sses
smen
t w
ith
9115
3 re
qui
res
a ta
sk a
nd a
sses
smen
t sc
hed
ule
for
each
in
vest
igat
ion.
Stu
den
ts n
eed
to
know
how
th
e re
qui
rem
ents
of e
ach
stan
dar
d a
re m
et
at e
ach
leve
l. R
efer
ence
to
dua
l as
sess
men
t m
ust
be
clea
rly s
pec
ified
in
the
cond
ition
s of
eac
h as
sess
men
t ta
sk.
For
furt
her
info
rmat
ion
on
this
see
NZ
QA
web
site
: Bio
log
y C
lari
ficat
ion
s
Leve
l 2.
37
38 INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
AS
9115
8 v2
(Bio
logy
2.6
) In
vest
igat
e a
patt
ern
in a
n ec
olog
ical
com
mun
ity a
s ap
plie
d to
the
Tong
arir
o N
atio
nal P
ark
Ach
ieve
men
t A
chie
vem
ent w
ith
Mer
it
Ach
ieve
men
t wit
h Ex
celle
nce
• In
vest
igat
e a
patte
rn in
an
ecol
ogic
al
com
mun
ity (w
ith s
uper
visi
on) w
ithin
the
Tong
ariro
Nat
iona
l Par
k.
• In
vest
igat
e in
dep
th, a
pat
tern
in a
n ec
olog
ical
co
mm
unity
(with
sup
ervi
sion
) with
in th
e To
ngar
iro N
atio
nal P
ark
• In
vest
igat
e co
mpr
ehen
sive
ly, a
pat
tern
in a
n ec
olog
ical
com
mun
ity (w
ith s
uper
visi
on)
with
in th
e To
ngar
iro N
atio
nal P
ark
The
emph
asis
in th
is A
S is
on:
•
Car
ryin
g ou
t an
inve
stig
atio
n lo
okin
g at
a p
atte
rn, o
r lac
k of
, in
an e
colo
gica
l com
mun
ity in
the
Tong
ariro
Nat
iona
l Par
k.
This
cou
ld in
volv
e in
vest
igat
ing
fact
ors
such
as:
- Th
e di
strib
utio
n of
pla
nts u
nder
the
fore
st c
anop
y an
d sp
ecie
s ad
apta
tion.
-
Com
parin
g pl
ant s
peci
es a
dapt
atio
n w
ith a
ltitu
de w
ithin
the
Park
. -
Look
ing
at a
com
paris
on o
f the
dis
trib
utio
n of
pla
nts
(or i
nsec
ts) i
n be
twee
n ar
eas
of th
e Pa
rk th
at h
ave
rem
aine
d un
alte
red
by h
uman
inte
rven
tion
with
are
as th
at h
ave
been
alte
red.
(DO
C tr
anse
cts
at Iw
akau
will
allo
w s
tude
nts
to g
o of
f the
pat
hs to
do
thei
r ow
n qu
adra
ts)
•
Iden
tifyi
ng th
e en
viro
nmen
tal f
acto
r, w
hich
may
be
biot
ic o
r abi
otic
. •
Iden
tifyi
ng th
e ev
iden
ce fo
r the
pat
tern
or l
ack
of p
atte
rn a
nd it
s ef
fect
on
two
spec
ies.
• Re
port
ing
on th
e ev
iden
ce a
nd it
s re
latio
nshi
p to
the
biol
ogy
of th
e sp
ecie
s. T
he te
ache
r’s ro
le is
to:
Ensu
re th
at fo
r the
sel
ecte
d in
vest
igat
ion,
the
stud
ent h
as o
ppor
tuni
ty th
roug
h ei
ther
a fi
eld
trip
, alo
ng w
ith th
e us
e of
pho
togr
aphi
c ev
iden
ce, r
elev
ant d
ata
and
acce
ssib
le w
ritte
n m
ater
ials
to d
evel
op a
n un
ders
tand
ing
of th
e di
strib
utio
n pa
ttern
and
the
unde
rlyin
g fa
ctor
s th
at d
irect
ly re
late
to th
e su
ppos
ed
patte
rn.
Cla
rify
with
the
stud
ent t
hat t
hey
unde
rsta
nd th
e na
ture
of t
he in
vest
igat
ion
and
how
the
evid
ence
will
pro
vide
for u
nder
stan
ding
the
patte
rn b
eing
in
vest
igat
ed.
Stud
ents
will
nee
d an
und
erst
andi
ng o
f the
eco
logy
and
the
biol
ogy
of th
e or
gani
sms
with
in th
e Pa
rk’s
alpi
ne a
nd s
ub a
lpin
e co
mm
uniti
es. T
his
may
invo
lve
a ge
neric
des
crip
tion
of th
e ty
pes
of p
atte
rns
that
cou
ld b
e fo
und
in th
ese
regi
ons.
Stud
ents
will
nee
d an
und
erst
andi
ng o
f abi
otic
fact
ors
and
how
mea
sure
men
ts c
an b
e co
llect
ed.
Stud
ents
may
nee
d an
und
erst
andi
ng o
f the
clim
atic
con
ditio
ns a
t the
var
ious
alti
tude
s in
ord
er to
app
reci
ate
dist
ribu
tion
patte
rns
in s
ome
case
s.
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INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
Stud
ents
can
use
inte
rnet
link
s, w
ritte
n m
ater
ials
, and
fiel
d tr
ip w
orks
heet
s pr
ovid
ed a
s th
eir s
ourc
e m
ater
ial.
Stud
ents
sho
uld
also
be
able
to a
dd to
this
. A
sam
ple
list o
f web
site
s is
giv
en w
ith s
ome
info
rmat
ion.
G
ive
one
reas
sess
men
t opp
ortu
nity
as
appr
opria
te.
App
ly s
choo
l-bas
ed a
uthe
ntic
ity p
olic
ies
and
proc
edur
es.
Det
erm
ine
the
time
allo
wan
ce fo
r the
ass
essm
ent,
e.g.
2 –
3 w
eeks
incl
udin
g fie
ld w
ork,
as
this
is d
epen
dent
on
the
situ
atio
n.
The
stu
dent
is e
xpec
ted
to:
Prov
ide
clea
r evi
denc
e th
at th
is in
form
atio
n be
en ta
ken
from
ano
ther
sou
rce,
has
been
pro
cess
ed a
nd u
nder
stoo
d. S
impl
y co
pyin
g or
clo
sely
par
aphr
asin
g m
ater
ial f
rom
oth
er s
ourc
es d
oes
not c
ontr
ibut
e ev
iden
ce o
f und
erst
andi
ng.
Gat
her p
rimar
y an
d/or
sec
onda
ry d
ata
coop
erat
ivel
y bu
t rec
ord
info
rmat
ion
inde
pend
ently
.
Stud
ents
may
pre
sent
thei
r fin
ding
s/ev
iden
ce a
s a
writ
ten
repo
rt, o
ral p
rese
ntat
ion,
mul
timed
ia p
rese
ntat
ion,
pos
ter o
r oth
er fo
rm.
Ass
essm
ent t
empl
ates
: ht
tp:/
/nce
a.tk
i.org
.nz/
Reso
urce
s-fo
r-Int
erna
lly-A
sses
sed-
Ach
ieve
men
t-Sta
ndar
ds/S
cien
ce/B
iolo
gy/L
evel
-2-B
iolo
gy
Info
rmat
ion
web
site
s:
Hab
itat i
nfor
mat
ion
D
epar
tmen
t of C
onse
rvat
ion
ww
w.d
oc.g
ovt.n
z/na
ture
/hab
itats
/alp
ine/
ht
tp:/
/ww
w.d
oc.g
ovt.n
z/na
ture
/hab
itats
/dry
land
s/
Tong
ariro
Alp
ine
Cro
ssin
g D
epar
tmen
t of C
onse
rvat
ion
http
://w
ww
.doc
.gov
t.nz/
park
s-an
d-re
crea
tion/
plac
es-to
-go/
cent
ral-n
orth
-is
land
/pla
ces/
tong
ariro
-nat
iona
l-par
k/th
ings
-to-d
o/tr
acks
/ton
garir
o-al
pine
-cro
ssin
g/
Stor
y: A
lpin
e pl
ants
Te
Ara
– th
e En
cycl
oped
ia o
f New
Zea
land
ht
tp:/
/ww
w.te
ara.
govt
.nz/
en/a
lpin
e-pl
ants
New
Zea
land
alp
ine
plan
ts
Dep
artm
ent o
f Con
serv
atio
n ht
tp:/
/ww
w.d
oc.g
ovt.n
z/D
ocum
ents
/abo
ut-d
oc/c
once
ssio
ns-a
nd-p
erm
its/c
onse
rvat
ion-
reve
aled
/nz-
alpi
ne-p
lant
s-lo
wre
s.pdf
Po
doca
rp-h
ardw
ood
fore
sts
Dep
artm
ent o
f Con
serv
atio
n
http
://w
ww
.doc
.gov
t.nz/
docu
men
ts/a
bout
-doc
/con
cess
ions
-and
-per
mits
/con
serv
atio
n-re
veal
ed/p
odoc
arp-
hard
woo
d-fo
rest
s-lo
wre
s.pdf
Fo
rest
s N
ew Z
eala
nd P
lant
Con
serv
atio
n N
etw
ork
http
://w
ww
.nzp
cn.o
rg.n
z/pa
ge.a
spx?
ecos
yste
ms_
plan
t_co
mm
uniti
es_f
ores
ts
Als
o se
e Se
ctio
n 5
– Ec
olog
y, p
ages
2–8
, for
sup
port
ing
info
rmat
ion.
39
40 INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
Co
ndit
ions
of
asse
ssm
ent
Ed
ucat
ion
for
Sus
tain
abili
ty 2
.2
AS
908
11
V
ersi
on:
2
4 cr
edit
s
Exp
lain
ho
w h
uman
act
ivit
y in
a b
iop
hysi
cal e
nvir
onm
ent
has
cons
eque
nces
fo
r a
sust
aina
ble
fut
ure.
Cla
rific
atio
n D
ocu
men
t M
ay 2
015
Col
lect
ing
info
rmat
ion
will
req
uire
ca
talo
guin
g in
th
e fo
rm o
f a
logb
ook.
Th
e in
form
atio
n m
ay c
ome
from
dire
ct
obse
rvat
ions
, co
llect
ion
of
field
dat
a,
tab
les,
gra
phs
, re
sour
ce
shee
ts,
pho
togr
aphs
, vi
deo
s,
web
site
s,
and
/or
refe
renc
e te
xts.
M
ater
ial e
.g.
inte
rvie
ws,
vi
deo
s, a
nd
pho
tos
gath
ered
for
this
sta
ndar
d
may
wel
l be
also
use
d in
p
rep
arat
ion
for
AS
908
13
This
ach
ieve
men
t st
and
ard
invo
lves
exp
lain
ing
how
hum
an a
ctiv
ity in
a b
iop
hysi
cal e
nviro
nmen
t ha
s co
nseq
uenc
es fo
r a
sust
aina
ble
futu
re.
Ach
ieve
men
t C
rite
ria
Ach
ieve
men
t A
chie
vem
ent
wit
h M
erit
A
chie
vem
ent
wit
h E
xcel
lenc
e
• E
xpla
in h
ow h
uman
act
ivity
in a
b
iop
hysi
cal e
nviro
nmen
t ha
s co
nseq
uenc
es fo
r a
sust
aina
ble
fu
ture
.
• E
xpla
in in
dep
th h
ow h
uman
act
ivity
in
a b
iop
hysi
cal e
nviro
nmen
t ha
s co
nseq
uenc
es fo
r a
sust
aina
ble
fu
ture
.
• C
omp
rehe
nsiv
ely
exp
lain
how
hu
man
act
ivity
in a
bio
phy
sica
l en
viro
nmen
t ha
s co
nseq
uenc
es fo
r a
sust
aina
ble
futu
re.
This
ach
ieve
men
t st
and
ard
is d
eriv
ed fr
om T
he N
ew Z
eala
nd C
urric
ulum
, Lea
rnin
g M
edia
, Min
istr
y of
Ed
ucat
ion,
200
7, a
nd is
al
igne
d w
ith T
he N
ew Z
eala
nd C
urric
ulum
, Lea
rnin
g M
edia
, Min
istr
y of
Ed
ucat
ion,
200
7, a
nd is
rel
ated
to
lear
ning
ob
ject
ive
7.1
in
the
Teac
hing
and
Lea
rnin
g G
uid
e fo
r E
duc
atio
n fo
r S
usta
inab
ility
, Min
istr
y of
Ed
ucat
ion,
at
http
://s
enio
rsec
ond
ary.
tki.o
rg.n
z .
Th
is s
tand
ard
is a
lso
der
ived
from
Te
Mar
auta
nga
o A
otea
roa.
For
det
ails
of T
e M
arau
tang
a o
Aot
earo
a ac
hiev
emen
t ob
ject
ives
to
whi
ch t
his
stan
dar
d r
elat
es, s
ee t
he P
apa
Wha
kaak
o fo
r th
e re
leva
nt le
arni
ng a
rea.
A
t ac
hie
ved
leve
l: E
xpla
inin
g in
volv
es:
• Th
e ch
arac
teris
tics
of a
bio
phy
sica
l env
ironm
ent,
incl
udin
g th
e ec
olog
ical
sys
tem
and
a p
hysi
cal s
yste
m it
inte
ract
s w
ith.
This
w
ill in
volv
e d
ata
colle
ctio
n an
d t
he u
se o
f mea
sure
men
t m
etho
ds
• O
utlin
ing
the
hum
an a
ctiv
ity b
eing
und
erta
ken
in t
he b
iop
hysi
cal e
nviro
nmen
t an
d in
vest
igat
ing
the
cons
eque
nces
of t
he
activ
ity fo
r th
e su
stai
nab
ility
of t
he e
nviro
nmen
t •
Dra
win
g co
nclu
sion
s ab
out
the
cons
eque
nces
of t
he h
uman
act
ivity
A
t m
erit
leve
l: E
xpla
inin
g in
dep
th:
• D
raw
ing
info
rmed
con
clus
ions
ab
out
why
hum
an a
ctiv
ity in
a b
iop
hysi
cal e
nviro
nmen
t ha
s co
nseq
uenc
es fo
r a
sust
aina
ble
fu
ture
.
• C
oncl
usio
ns a
re b
ased
on
a cl
ear,
logi
cal a
rgum
ent
and
sup
por
ted
by
evid
ence
.
At
exce
llen
ce le
vel:
Exp
lain
ing
com
pre
hens
ivel
y:
• D
raw
ing
info
rmed
con
clus
ions
ab
out
why
hum
an a
ctiv
ity in
a b
iop
hysi
cal e
nviro
nmen
t ha
s co
nseq
uenc
es fo
r a
sust
aina
ble
fu
ture
.
• C
oncl
usio
ns a
re b
ased
on
a cl
ear,
logi
cal a
rgum
ent
and
sup
por
ted
by
evid
ence
.
Bio
phy
sica
l env
iro
nmen
t S
tud
ents
are
req
uire
d t
o ex
pla
in t
he b
iop
hysi
cal
syst
ems
that
aff
ect
or a
re
affe
cted
by
the
hum
an
activ
ity. T
his
mea
ns t
hat
the
ecos
yste
ms
of t
he a
rea
mus
t b
e d
escr
ibed
to
cove
r th
e "b
io"
par
t.
For
exam
ple
: fis
h fa
rmin
g -
des
crib
e th
e fo
od w
eb t
hat
wou
ld
norm
ally
occ
upy
that
par
t of
the
har
bou
r, h
ydro
logi
cal
syst
ems
(wat
er fl
ow, c
larit
y et
c.) a
nd/o
r p
rob
able
ge
olog
y an
d/o
r la
nd u
se
farm
ing
- d
escr
ibe
ecos
yste
ms
affe
cted
by
the
farm
and
wha
teve
r sy
stem
s im
pac
ted
mos
t on
the
fa
rm. T
his
wou
ld b
e d
iffer
ent
for
a C
ante
rbur
y d
airy
farm
com
par
ed t
o an
E
ast
Coa
st N
orth
Isla
nd
shee
p s
tatio
n.
Act
ive
and
on-
goin
g m
onito
ring
of s
ites
help
s to
in
form
goo
d e
xpla
natio
ns
of t
he b
iop
hysi
cal
envi
ronm
ent.
Rep
ortin
g of
th
e b
iod
iver
sity
of t
he
syst
em, e
.g. s
trea
ms
and
/or
the
ripar
ian
mar
gins
, inc
lud
ing
the
anim
al s
pec
ies
pre
sent
, m
ay b
e fo
und
from
40
INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
Def
init
ions
1
A s
usta
inab
le fu
ture
req
uire
s th
e d
evel
opm
ent
of w
ays
of t
hink
ing
and
act
ing
to m
eet
the
need
s of
the
pre
sent
gen
erat
ion
with
out
com
pro
mis
ing
the
abili
ty o
f fut
ure
gene
ratio
ns (o
f all
livin
g th
ings
) to
mee
t th
eir
own
need
s. I
n A
otea
roa
New
Z
eala
nd, a
sus
tain
able
futu
re r
efle
cts,
whe
reve
r p
ossi
ble
, con
sid
erat
ion
of M
āori
conc
epts
and
val
ues
rela
ting
to t
he
envi
ronm
ent,
whi
ch m
ay v
ary
bet
wee
n ha
pū
and
bet
wee
n iw
i. 2
Con
seq
uenc
es fo
r a
sust
aina
ble
futu
re a
re t
he r
esul
t of
hum
an a
ctiv
ity t
hat
pro
mot
es o
r d
isru
pts
the
sus
tain
abili
ty o
f an
envi
ronm
ent.
3
A b
iop
hysi
cal e
nviro
nmen
t re
late
s to
the
inte
ract
ions
bet
wee
n a
phy
sica
l env
ironm
ent
and
the
bio
logi
cal l
ife fo
rms
with
in t
he
envi
ronm
ent.
The
bio
phy
sica
l env
ironm
ent
coul
d b
e a
natu
ral e
nviro
nmen
t or
a b
uilt
envi
ronm
ent,
or
som
e co
mb
inat
ion
of
the
two.
The
phy
sica
l env
ironm
ent
may
be
a ge
olog
ical
, atm
osp
heric
, hyd
rolo
gica
l or
clim
atic
sys
tem
. 4
An
envi
ronm
ent
refe
rs t
o a
def
inab
le a
rea
such
as
a st
ream
, est
uary
, bus
h, u
rban
com
mun
ity, n
atio
nal p
ark,
bus
ines
s, h
ome
or fa
rm.
5 H
uman
act
ivity
ref
ers
to a
ctiv
ities
tha
t ch
ange
the
bio
phy
sica
l env
ironm
ent,
for
exam
ple
: lan
d u
se; i
ndus
tria
l dev
elop
men
t;
tran
spor
t; h
ousi
ng; w
aste
man
agem
ent;
rec
reat
ion;
tou
rism
; est
ablis
hmen
t of
mar
ine
rese
rves
; ene
rgy
pro
duc
tion
and
co
nsum
ptio
n; e
xtra
ctiv
e in
dus
trie
s su
ch a
s fis
hing
, min
ing
or fo
rest
ry; w
ater
use
or
intr
oduc
tion
of e
xotic
sp
ecie
s.
reso
urce
s av
aila
ble
from
th
e D
epar
tmen
t of
C
onse
rvat
ion
and
the
R
egio
nal C
ounc
il.
Co
nseq
uenc
es f
or
a su
stai
nab
le f
utur
e Th
e ab
ility
to
mov
e b
eyon
d
exp
lain
ing,
to
dis
cuss
ing
cons
eque
nces
, wou
ld b
e fa
cilit
ated
by
usin
g re
sour
ces
from
diff
eren
t in
tere
sted
par
ties,
e.g
. fro
m
iwi a
nd c
onse
rvat
ion
grou
ps
such
as
Fore
st a
nd
Bird
, as
wel
l as
from
go
vern
men
t an
d in
dus
try
orga
nisa
tions
. Suc
h so
urce
s ar
e no
t re
qui
red
, b
ut m
ay g
ive
mor
e d
iver
sity
of
res
ourc
e m
ater
ial t
o in
crea
se s
tud
ent
abili
ty t
o d
iscu
ss c
onse
que
nces
to
Exc
elle
nce
leve
l.
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42 INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
AS
9081
1 v2
(EfS
2.2
) Ex
plai
n ho
w h
uman
act
ivity
in a
bio
phys
ical
env
iron
men
t has
con
sequ
ence
s fo
r a s
usta
inab
le fu
ture
as
appl
ied
to th
e To
ngar
iro
Nat
iona
l Par
k
Ach
ieve
men
t A
chie
vem
ent w
ith
Mer
it
Ach
ieve
men
t wit
h Ex
celle
nce
• Ex
plai
n ho
w h
uman
act
ivity
in a
bi
ophy
sica
l env
ironm
ent h
as c
onse
quen
ces
for a
sus
tain
able
futu
re, w
ithin
the
Tong
ariro
Nat
iona
l Par
k.
• Ex
plai
n in
dep
th h
ow h
uman
act
ivity
in a
bi
ophy
sica
l env
ironm
ent h
as
cons
eque
nces
for a
sus
tain
able
futu
re,
with
in th
e To
ngar
iro N
atio
nal P
ark
• C
ompr
ehen
sive
ly e
xpla
in h
ow h
uman
act
ivity
in
a b
ioph
ysic
al e
nviro
nmen
t has
co
nseq
uenc
es fo
r a s
usta
inab
le fu
ture
, with
in
the
Tong
ariro
Nat
iona
l Par
k
The
emph
asis
in th
is A
S is
on:
•
E xpl
aini
ng th
e ef
fect
s hu
man
act
iviti
es (e
.g. s
kiin
g, tr
ampi
ng, t
ouris
m) h
ave
on th
e To
ngar
iro N
atio
nal P
ark’
s bi
ophy
sica
l env
ironm
ent,
and
the
cons
eque
nces
thes
e ha
ve fo
r the
Par
k’s
sust
aina
ble
futu
re.
This
cou
ld in
volv
e in
vest
igat
ing
fact
ors
such
as:
- Th
e ef
fect
of w
alkw
ays
on th
e im
med
iate
eco
logi
cal c
omm
uniti
es, c
ompa
red
with
off
trac
k.
- Lo
okin
g at
the
effe
ct o
f tou
rist f
acili
ties
on th
e m
ount
ain
in te
rms
of la
ndsc
ape,
eco
logy
and
geo
logy
etc
. -
Look
ing
at th
e im
pact
of t
he s
ki fi
elds
and
faci
litie
s on
thei
r im
med
iate
phy
sica
l and
bio
logi
cal e
nviro
nmen
t. -
Inve
stig
atin
g th
e im
pact
of t
he s
ki v
illag
e on
the
imm
edia
te p
hysi
cal a
nd b
iolo
gica
l env
ironm
ent.
- Re
sear
chin
g th
e im
pact
of n
ight
ski
ing
on th
e lo
cal a
nim
als.
• In
all
case
s it
is im
port
ant t
hat t
he fo
cus
is o
n th
e im
pact
of t
hese
hum
an in
fluen
ced
fact
ors
on th
e su
stai
nabl
e fu
ture
of t
he N
atio
nal P
ark
and
its
plan
ts, a
nim
als
and
land
scap
e.
The
teac
her’s
role
is to
: En
sure
that
for t
he s
elec
ted
disc
ussi
on, t
he s
tude
nt h
as o
ppor
tuni
ty th
roug
h fie
ld w
ork,
alo
ng w
ith th
e us
e of
pho
togr
aphi
c ev
iden
ce, r
elev
ant d
ata
and
acce
ssib
le w
ritte
n m
ater
ials
, to
deve
lop
an u
nder
stan
ding
of t
he P
ark’
s cu
ltura
l her
itage
and
val
ue, a
s w
ell a
s th
e ex
pect
atio
ns o
f tod
ay’s
soci
ety.
Thi
s w
ill a
ssis
t in
stud
ents
gai
ning
an
unde
rsta
ndin
g of
the
conf
lictin
g re
quire
men
ts fo
r man
agin
g th
e Pa
rk.
Prov
ide
stud
ents
with
acc
ess
to th
e fo
llow
ing
docu
men
ts:
- To
ngar
iro N
atio
nal P
ark
Man
agem
ent P
lan
(200
6-20
16)
-
Tong
ariro
Nat
iona
l Par
k M
anag
emen
t Pla
n (P
artia
l rev
iew
201
7)
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INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
Cla
rify
with
the
stud
ents
that
they
und
erst
and
the
natu
re o
f the
issu
es a
nd th
e co
nflic
ting
need
s ca
used
by
hum
an a
ctiv
ities
, and
thei
r pot
entia
l im
pact
on
the
envi
ronm
ent b
oth
imm
edia
te a
nd w
ider
.
App
ly s
choo
l-bas
ed a
uthe
ntic
ity p
olic
ies
and
proc
edur
es.
Giv
e on
e re
asse
ssm
ent o
ppor
tuni
ty a
s ap
prop
riate
.
Stud
ents
can
use
inte
rnet
link
s, w
ritte
n m
ater
ials
, and
fiel
d tr
ip w
orks
heet
s pr
ovid
ed a
s th
eir s
ourc
e m
ater
ial.
Stud
ents
sho
uld
also
be
able
to a
dd to
th
is.
A
log
book
is e
ssen
tial f
or re
cord
ing
rese
arch
and
obs
erva
tions
. Pr
ior s
tude
nt k
now
ledg
e
Stud
ents
will
nee
d an
und
erst
andi
ng o
f the
eco
logi
cal c
omm
uniti
es th
at e
xist
with
in th
e Pa
rk. T
his
incl
udes
the
role
man
y an
imal
s pla
y in
m
aint
aini
ng a
n ec
olog
ical
bal
ance
and
pro
paga
tion
of p
lant
spe
cies
. St
uden
ts m
ay n
eed
an u
nder
stan
ding
of t
he g
eolo
gica
l ter
rain
of t
he P
ark
Stud
ents
may
nee
d an
und
erst
andi
ng o
f the
clim
atic
con
ditio
ns th
roug
hout
the
year
. T
he s
tude
nt is
exp
ecte
d to
: Pr
ovid
e cl
ear e
vide
nce
that
this
info
rmat
ion
been
take
n fr
om a
noth
er s
ourc
e ha
s be
en p
roce
ssed
and
und
erst
ood.
Sim
ply
copy
ing
or c
lose
ly
para
phra
sing
mat
eria
l fro
m o
ther
sou
rces
doe
s no
t con
trib
ute
evid
ence
of u
nder
stan
ding
.
Gat
her p
rimar
y an
d/or
sec
onda
ry d
ata
coop
erat
ivel
y bu
t rec
ord
info
rmat
ion
inde
pend
ently
.
Stud
ents
may
pre
sent
thei
r fin
ding
s/ev
iden
ce a
s a
writ
ten
repo
rt, o
ral p
rese
ntat
ion,
mul
timed
ia p
rese
ntat
ion,
pos
ter o
r oth
er fo
rm.
Ass
essm
ent t
empl
ates
: •
http
://n
cea.
tki.o
rg.n
z/Re
sour
ces-
for-I
nter
nally
-Ass
esse
d-A
chie
vem
ent-S
tand
ards
/Soc
ial-s
cien
ces/
Educ
atio
n-fo
r-sus
tain
abili
ty/L
evel
-2-E
duca
tion-
for-s
usta
inab
ility
•
Educ
atio
n fo
r Sus
tain
abili
ty 2
.2 (A
S 90
811)
: Wal
king
Tra
cks
on T
onga
riro
(to re
ques
t a c
opy
of th
e ed
itabl
e st
uden
t tas
k as
sess
men
t tem
plat
es,
emai
l con
serv
ed@
doc.g
ovt.n
z)
Als
o se
e Se
ctio
n 5
– Ec
olog
y, p
ages
2–8
, and
Tou
rism
and
Sus
tain
abili
ty, p
ages
16–
21 fo
r sup
port
ing
info
rmat
ion
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Co
ndit
ions
of
asse
ssm
ent
Ed
ucat
ion
for
Sus
tain
abili
ty 2
.3
AS
908
13
V
ersi
on:
2
3 cr
edit
s
Dem
ons
trat
e un
der
stan
din
g o
f ho
w d
iffer
ent
per
son
al v
alue
s h
ave
imp
licat
ion
s fo
r a
sust
aina
ble
fut
ure.
Cla
rific
atio
n D
ocu
men
t M
ay 2
015
Col
lect
ing
info
rmat
ion
will
re
qui
re c
atal
ogin
g in
the
form
of a
lo
gboo
k.
The
info
rmat
ion
may
com
e fr
om
dire
ct o
bse
rvat
ions
, in
terv
iew
s,
colle
ctio
n of
fiel
d
dat
a, t
able
s,
grap
hs, r
esou
rce
shee
ts,
pho
togr
aphs
, vi
deo
s, w
ebsi
tes,
an
d/o
r re
fere
nce
text
s.
Mat
eria
l e.g
. in
terv
iew
s, v
ideo
s,
and
pho
tos
gath
ered
for
this
st
and
ard
may
wel
l b
e al
so u
sed
in
pre
par
atio
n fo
r A
S
9081
1
This
ach
ieve
men
t st
and
ard
invo
lves
dem
onst
ratin
g un
der
stan
din
g of
how
diff
eren
t p
erso
nal v
alue
s ha
ve im
plic
atio
ns fo
r a
sust
aina
ble
futu
re.
Ach
ieve
men
t C
rite
ria
Ach
ieve
men
t A
chie
vem
ent
wit
h M
erit
A
chie
vem
ent
wit
h E
xcel
lenc
e
Dem
onst
rate
und
erst
and
ing
of h
ow
diff
eren
t p
erso
nal v
alue
s ha
ve
imp
licat
ions
for
a su
stai
nab
le fu
ture
.
Dem
onst
rate
in-d
epth
und
erst
and
ing
of h
ow p
erso
nal v
alue
s ha
ve
imp
licat
ions
for
a su
stai
nab
le fu
ture
.
Dem
onst
rate
com
pre
hens
ive
und
erst
and
ing
of h
ow p
erso
nal v
alue
s ha
ve im
plic
atio
ns fo
r a
sust
aina
ble
fu
ture
.
This
ach
ieve
men
t st
and
ard
is a
ligne
d w
ith T
he N
ew Z
eala
nd C
urric
ulum
, Lea
rnin
g M
edia
, Min
istr
y of
Ed
ucat
ion,
200
7,
and
is r
elat
ed t
o le
arni
ng o
bje
ctiv
e 7.
3 in
the
Tea
chin
g an
d L
earn
ing
Gui
de
for
Ed
ucat
ion
for
Sus
tain
abili
ty, M
inis
try
of
Ed
ucat
ion,
at
http
://s
enio
rsec
ond
ary.
tki.o
rg.n
z.
This
sta
ndar
d is
als
o d
eriv
ed fr
om T
e M
arau
tang
a o
Aot
earo
a. F
or d
etai
ls o
f Te
Mar
auta
nga
o A
otea
roa
achi
evem
ent
obje
ctiv
es t
o w
hich
thi
s st
and
ard
rel
ates
, see
the
Pap
a W
haka
ako
for
the
rele
vant
lear
ning
are
a.
At
ach
ieve
d le
vel:
Dem
onst
ratin
g un
der
stan
din
g in
volv
es:
• us
ing
exam
ple
s to
exa
min
e th
e ch
arac
teris
tics
of d
iffer
ent
per
sona
l val
ues
(ow
n an
d o
ther
s’) a
nd t
he b
ehav
iour
s as
soci
ated
with
the
m
• d
raw
ing
conc
lusi
ons
abou
t th
e im
plic
atio
ns o
f cer
tain
per
sona
l val
ues
(ow
n an
d o
ther
s’) a
nd b
ehav
iour
s fo
r a
sust
aina
ble
futu
re.
At
mer
it le
vel:
Dem
onst
ratin
g in
dep
th u
nder
stan
din
g in
volv
es:
• d
raw
ing
info
rmed
con
clus
ions
bas
ed o
n ex
amp
les
and
evi
den
ce a
bou
t w
hy c
erta
in p
erso
nal v
alue
s (o
wn
and
ot
hers
’) an
d b
ehav
iour
s ha
ve im
plic
atio
ns fo
r a
sust
aina
ble
futu
re.
At
exce
llen
ce le
vel:
Dem
onst
ratin
g co
mp
rehe
nsiv
ely
und
erst
and
ing
invo
lves
: •
dra
win
g ju
stifi
ed c
oncl
usio
ns b
ased
on
exam
ple
s an
d e
vid
ence
ab
out
how
or
why
som
e di
ffer
ent
per
sona
l va
lues
(ow
n an
d o
ther
s’) a
nd b
ehav
iour
s ar
e m
ore
likel
y to
lead
to
a su
stai
nab
le fu
ture
tha
n ot
hers
. The
co
nclu
sio
ns
may
incl
ude
pro
ject
ions
of
futu
re im
pac
ts a
nd d
iscu
ssio
n o
f ho
w a
nd w
hy v
alue
s co
uld
be
adap
ted
to
sup
po
rt a
mo
re s
usta
inab
le f
utu
re.
Per
sona
l val
ues
The
alig
ned
ver
sion
2 o
f th
is s
tand
ard
req
uire
s st
uden
ts t
o d
emon
stra
te
und
erst
and
ing
of h
ow
diff
eren
t p
eop
le's
val
ues,
an
d t
he b
ehav
iour
s as
soci
ated
with
the
m,
have
imp
licat
ions
for
a su
stai
nab
le fu
ture
. S
tud
ents
gen
eral
ly n
eed
to
be
pro
mp
ted
to
dis
cuss
th
ese
links
. Le
arne
rs n
eed
to
exam
ine
thei
r ow
n an
d o
ther
s’
char
acte
ristic
s of
diff
eren
t p
erso
nal v
alue
s in
re
spon
se t
o in
form
atio
n on
su
stai
nab
ility
dur
ing
the
asse
ssm
ent
pro
cess
. Th
ey n
eed
to
cons
ider
th
eir
own
valu
es in
ter
ms
of t
he p
artic
ular
con
text
at
the
beg
inni
ng o
f the
as
sess
men
t, a
s th
ese
may
ch
ange
, and
thi
s ch
ange
m
ay d
irect
ly in
form
the
an
alys
is. I
t w
ould
the
refo
re
be
advi
sab
le t
o re
cord
the
or
igin
al v
alue
pos
ition
. V
alue
s ve
rsu
s b
ehav
iou
rs
and
link
ing
to
the
su
stai
nab
le f
utur
e co
ncep
t Le
arne
rs n
eed
gui
dan
ce t
o d
iffer
entia
te b
etw
een
44
INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
Def
init
ions
1
A s
usta
inab
le fu
ture
req
uire
s th
e d
evel
opm
ent
of w
ays
of t
hink
ing
and
act
ing
to m
eet
the
need
s of
the
pre
sent
ge
nera
tion
with
out
com
pro
mis
ing
the
abili
ty o
f fut
ure
gene
ratio
ns (o
f all
livin
g th
ings
) to
mee
t th
eir
own
need
s. I
n A
otea
roa
New
Zea
land
, a s
usta
inab
le fu
ture
ref
lect
s, w
here
ver
pos
sib
le, c
onsi
der
atio
n of
Māo
ri co
ncep
ts a
nd v
alue
s re
latin
g to
the
env
ironm
ent,
whi
ch m
ay v
ary
bet
wee
n ha
pū
and
bet
wee
n iw
i.
2 V
alue
s ar
e d
eep
ly- h
eld
bel
iefs
tha
t in
fluen
ce t
he w
ay p
eop
le t
hink
, fee
l and
act
. 3
Beh
avio
rs in
thi
s co
ntex
t ar
e ac
tions
in a
giv
en s
ituat
ion
that
aris
e fr
om p
eop
le’s
val
ues.
4
Imp
licat
ions
for
a su
stai
nab
le fu
ture
are
the
pot
entia
l res
ult
of b
ehav
iour
s th
at p
rom
ote
or d
isru
pt
the
sust
aina
bili
ty o
f an
env
ironm
ent.
valu
es a
nd b
ehav
iour
s.
They
hav
e to
firs
tly
exam
ine
the
valu
es a
nd
then
con
sid
er h
ow t
he
asso
ciat
ed
beh
avio
urs/
actio
ns h
ave
imp
licat
ions
for
the
sust
aina
ble
futu
re c
once
pt.
Th
ey m
ay s
tate
wha
t th
ey
curr
ently
do
and
wha
t b
ehav
iour
s th
ey w
ould
no
w m
odify
, giv
ing
reas
ons
for
the
chan
ge.
The
imp
licat
ions
for
a su
stai
nab
le fu
ture
nee
d t
o b
e m
ore
spec
ific
than
: “If
I d
id t
his…
then
it w
ould
m
eet
the
need
s of
the
fu
ture
gen
erat
ions
”. T
hey
need
to
clea
rly s
ay h
ow
thei
r b
ehav
iour
s w
ould
or
wou
ld n
ot s
upp
ort
a su
stai
nab
le fu
ture
.
45
46 INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
AS
9081
3 v2
(EfS
2.3
) D
emon
stra
te u
nder
stan
ding
of h
ow d
iffer
ent p
erso
nal v
alue
s ha
ve im
plic
atio
ns fo
r a s
usta
inab
le fu
ture
, as
appl
ied
to th
e To
ngar
iro
Nat
iona
l Par
k
Ach
ieve
men
t A
chie
vem
ent w
ith
Mer
it
Ach
ieve
men
t wit
h Ex
celle
nce
• D
emon
stra
te u
nder
stan
ding
of h
ow
diffe
rent
per
sona
l val
ues h
ave
impl
icat
ions
fo
r a s
usta
inab
le fu
ture
.
• D
emon
stra
te in
-dep
th u
nder
stan
ding
of
how
per
sona
l val
ues
have
impl
icat
ions
for
a su
stai
nabl
e fu
ture
.
• D
emon
stra
te c
ompr
ehen
sive
und
erst
andi
ng o
f ho
w p
erso
nal v
alue
s ha
ve im
plic
atio
ns fo
r a
sust
aina
ble
futu
re.
The
emph
asis
in th
is A
S is
on:
•
S how
ing
an u
nder
stan
ding
of t
he v
alue
s w
e th
at w
e pe
rson
ally
hol
d, a
nd h
ow o
ur a
ssoc
iate
d ac
tiviti
es c
an im
pact
on
the
sust
aina
bilit
y of
the
Tong
ariro
Nat
iona
l Par
k. A
ctiv
ities
cou
ld in
volv
e tr
ampi
ng, s
kiin
g, c
ampi
ng, e
tc.
The
teac
her’s
role
is to
: En
sure
that
for t
he s
elec
ted
disc
ussi
on, t
he s
tude
nt h
as o
ppor
tuni
ty th
roug
h fie
ld w
ork,
alo
ng w
ith th
e us
e of
pho
togr
aphi
c ev
iden
ce, r
elev
ant d
ata
and
acce
ssib
le w
ritte
n m
ater
ials
to d
evel
op a
n un
ders
tand
ing
of th
e Pa
rk’s
cultu
ral h
erita
ge a
nd v
alue
as
wel
l as
the
expe
ctat
ions
of t
oday
’s so
ciet
y. T
his
will
ass
ist i
n st
uden
ts g
aini
ng a
n un
ders
tand
ing
of th
e co
nflic
ting
requ
irem
ents
for m
anag
ing
the
Park
. Pr
ovid
e st
uden
ts w
ith a
cces
s to
the
follo
win
g do
cum
ents
: To
ngar
iro N
atio
nal P
ark
Man
agem
ent P
lan
(200
6-20
16)
To
ngar
iro N
atio
nal P
ark
Man
agem
ent P
lan
(Par
tial r
evie
w 2
017)
C
larif
y w
ith th
e st
uden
t tha
t the
y un
ders
tand
the
natu
re o
f the
issu
es a
nd th
e co
nflic
ting
need
s ca
used
by
hum
an a
ctiv
ities
and
its
pote
ntia
l im
pact
on
the
envi
ronm
ent b
oth
imm
edia
te a
nd w
ider
.
Teac
hers
will
nee
d to
ass
ist s
tude
nts
to u
nder
stan
d th
e di
ffere
nce
betw
een
valu
es a
nd b
ehav
iour
s.
App
ly s
choo
l-bas
ed a
uthe
ntic
ity p
olic
ies
and
proc
edur
es.
G
ive
one
reas
sess
men
t opp
ortu
nity
as
appr
opria
te.
46
INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
Stud
ents
can
use
inte
rnet
link
s, w
ritte
n m
ater
ials
, and
fiel
d tr
ip w
orks
heet
s/qu
estio
nnai
re a
s th
eir s
ourc
e m
ater
ial.
Stud
ents
may
see
k ad
vice
on
deve
lopi
ng a
sui
tabl
e qu
estio
nnai
re.
A lo
g bo
ok is
ess
entia
l for
reco
rdin
g re
sear
ch, d
ata
and
obse
rvat
ions
P r
ior s
tude
nt k
now
ledg
e
Stud
ents
will
nee
d to
est
ablis
h th
eir o
wn
pers
onal
val
ues
asso
ciat
ed w
ith th
e to
pic
as w
ell a
s es
tabl
ishi
ng a
n aw
aren
ess
of o
ther
peo
ple’
s pa
rtic
ular
va
lue
posi
tions
.
It is
impo
rtan
t tha
t stu
dent
s ar
e ab
le to
diff
eren
tiate
bet
wee
n th
ose
beha
viou
rs th
at w
ill e
nabl
e a
sust
aina
ble
futu
re fo
r the
Par
k, a
nd th
ose
whi
ch w
ill
not.
They
sho
uld
be a
ble
to q
ualif
y th
ese
with
exa
mpl
es.
T
he s
tude
nt is
exp
ecte
d to
: Pr
ovid
e cl
ear e
vide
nce
that
this
info
rmat
ion
been
take
n fr
om a
noth
er s
ourc
e ha
s be
en p
roce
ssed
and
und
erst
ood.
Sim
ply
copy
ing
or c
lose
ly
para
phra
sing
mat
eria
l fro
m o
ther
sou
rces
doe
s no
t con
trib
ute
evid
ence
of u
nder
stan
ding
.
Gat
her p
rimar
y an
d/or
sec
onda
ry d
ata
coop
erat
ivel
y, b
ut re
cord
info
rmat
ion
inde
pend
ently
. St
uden
ts m
ay p
rese
nt th
eir f
indi
ngs/
evid
ence
as
a w
ritte
n re
port
, ora
l pre
sent
atio
n, m
ultim
edia
pre
sent
atio
n, p
oste
r or o
ther
form
. A
sses
smen
t tem
plat
es:
http
://n
cea.
tki.o
rg.n
z/Re
sour
ces-
for-I
nter
nally
-Ass
esse
d-A
chie
vem
ent-S
tand
ards
/Soc
ial-s
cien
ces/
Educ
atio
n-fo
r-sus
tain
abili
ty/L
evel
-2-E
duca
tion-
for-
sust
aina
bilit
y A
lso
see
Sect
ion
5 –
Sust
aina
bilit
y, p
ages
18–
21, f
or s
uppo
rtin
g in
form
atio
n.
47
48 INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
Co
ndit
ions
of
asse
ssm
ent
Ear
th a
nd S
pac
e S
cien
ce (E
SS
) 2.3
A
S 9
1189
V
ersi
on:
2
4 cr
edit
s
Inve
stig
ate
geo
log
ical
pro
cess
es in
a N
ew Z
eala
nd lo
calit
y.
Cla
rific
atio
n D
ocum
ent
May
201
5
A N
ew Z
eala
nd lo
calit
y is
con
sid
ered
to
be
anyw
here
with
in t
he Z
eala
ndia
co
ntin
ent.
Geo
logi
cal p
roce
sses
will
incl
ude:
•
pla
te t
ecto
nics
and
the
roc
k cy
cle
• er
osio
n.
This
inve
stig
atio
n in
volv
es c
olle
ctin
g in
form
atio
n ab
out
a m
inim
um o
f tw
o ro
cks
in a
par
ticul
ar lo
calit
y. T
he r
ocks
ne
ed n
ot b
e na
med
but
the
typ
e ha
s to
b
e cl
early
iden
tifie
d.
The
des
crip
tion
not
only
rel
ates
to
the
phy
sica
l pro
cess
es t
hat
have
sha
ped
th
eir
app
eara
nce
on t
he s
urfa
ce in
the
ar
ea fo
und
but
als
o th
e in
tern
al
pro
cess
es t
hat
have
bro
ught
ab
out
its
form
atio
n. T
his
req
uire
s lin
king
the
id
entif
ied
roc
k to
the
roc
k cy
cle
and
p
late
tec
toni
cs fo
r th
at p
artic
ular
reg
ion.
Th
e in
form
atio
n co
uld
com
e fr
om a
va
riety
of s
ourc
es s
uch
as d
irect
ob
serv
atio
ns, a
fiel
d t
rip, r
esou
rce
shee
ts, p
hoto
s, v
ideo
s, w
ebsi
tes,
and
re
fere
nce
text
s.
Stu
den
ts c
an w
ork
on in
form
atio
n ga
ther
ing
colla
bor
ativ
ely
but
the
teac
her
has
to b
e su
re o
f the
aut
hent
icity
. A
sses
smen
t ev
iden
ce c
ould
be
colle
cted
by,
but
is n
ot li
mite
d to
, the
fo
llow
ing
met
hod
s:
• w
ritte
n re
por
t •
oral
pre
sent
atio
n
This
ach
ieve
men
t st
and
ard
invo
lves
inve
stig
atin
g ge
olog
ical
pro
cess
es in
a N
ew Z
eala
nd
loca
lity.
A
chie
vem
ent
Cri
teri
a A
chie
vem
ent
Ach
ieve
men
t w
ith
Mer
it
Ach
ieve
men
t w
ith
Exc
elle
nce
Inve
stig
ate
geol
ogic
al
pro
cess
es in
a N
ew
Zea
land
loca
lity.
Inve
stig
ate
in d
epth
ge
olog
ical
pro
cess
es in
a
New
Zea
land
loca
lity.
Inve
stig
ate
com
pre
hens
ivel
y ge
olog
ical
pro
cess
es in
a N
ew
Zea
land
loca
lity.
Exp
lana
tory
No
tes
This
ach
ieve
men
t st
and
ard
is d
eriv
ed fr
om T
he N
ew Z
eala
nd C
urric
ulum
, Lea
rnin
g M
edia
, M
inis
try
of E
duc
atio
n, 2
007,
Lev
el 7
Pla
net
Ear
th a
nd B
eyon
d a
chie
vem
ent
obje
ctiv
e: E
arth
S
yste
ms
and
Inte
ract
ing
Sys
tem
s; a
nd is
rel
ated
to
the
mat
eria
l in
the
Teac
hing
and
Lea
rnin
g G
uid
e fo
r S
cien
ce, M
inis
try
of E
duc
atio
n, 2
010
at h
ttp
://s
enio
rsec
ond
ary.
tki.o
rg.n
z
This
sta
ndar
d is
als
o d
eriv
ed fr
om T
e M
arau
tang
a o
Aot
earo
a. F
or d
etai
ls o
f Te
Mar
auta
nga
o A
otea
roa
achi
evem
ent
obje
ctiv
es t
o w
hich
thi
s st
and
ard
rel
ates
, see
the
Pap
a W
haka
ako
for
the
rele
vant
lear
ning
are
a.
At
ach
ieve
d le
vel:
Inve
stig
ate
invo
lves
: •
sele
ctin
g an
d p
roce
ssin
g in
form
atio
n •
iden
tifyi
ng t
he t
ypes
of r
ock(
s) fo
und
in t
he lo
calit
y •
des
crib
ing
the
pla
te t
ecto
nic
and
roc
k cy
cle
pro
cess
es t
hat
have
form
ed t
he t
ypes
of r
ocks
in
the
loca
lity
• d
escr
ibin
g th
e er
osio
nal p
roce
sses
tha
t ha
ve s
hap
ed t
he c
urre
nt la
ndfo
rms
in t
he lo
calit
y.
At
mer
it le
vel:
Inve
stig
ate
in d
epth
is fu
rthe
r d
evel
oped
by:
•
exp
lain
ing
the
pla
te t
ecto
nic
and
roc
k cy
cle
pro
cess
es t
hat
have
form
ed t
he t
ypes
of r
ocks
in
the
loca
lity
• ex
pla
inin
g th
e er
osio
nal p
roce
sses
tha
t ha
ve s
hap
ed t
he c
urre
nt la
ndfo
rms
in t
he lo
calit
y.
A
t ex
celle
nce
leve
l: In
vest
igat
e co
mp
rehe
nsiv
ely
is fu
rthe
r d
evel
oped
by:
•
dis
cuss
ing
the
link
bet
wee
n th
e p
late
tec
toni
c p
roce
sses
and
the
roc
k cy
cle
pro
cess
es t
hat
have
form
ed t
he t
ypes
of r
ocks
in t
he lo
calit
y •
dis
cuss
ing
the
link
bet
wee
n th
e er
osio
nal p
roce
sses
with
the
sha
pe
of t
he c
urre
nt
land
form
s in
the
loca
lity.
To r
each
Ach
ieve
d, s
tud
ents
mus
t:
iden
tify
the
typ
es o
f roc
k(s)
foun
d in
th
e lo
calit
y d
escr
ibe
the
pla
te t
ecto
nic
and
roc
k cy
cle
pro
cess
es t
hat
have
form
ed t
he
typ
es o
f roc
ks in
the
loca
lity
des
crib
e th
e er
osio
nal p
roce
sses
tha
t ha
ve s
hap
ed t
he c
urre
nt la
ndfo
rms
in
the
loca
lity.
Th
e lo
calit
y ca
n b
e an
ywhe
re w
ithin
N
ew Z
eala
nd, t
he C
ook
Isla
nds
or
Niu
e.
The
geol
ogic
al p
roce
sses
des
crib
ed
mus
t re
flect
the
cur
rent
geo
logi
cal
know
led
ge o
f the
cho
sen
loca
lity.
For
ex
amp
le, a
gen
eral
des
crip
tion
of h
ow
mar
ble
is fo
rmed
as
par
t of
the
roc
k cy
cle
wou
ld n
ot b
e su
ffic
ient
for
exp
lain
ing
the
Taka
ka m
arb
le in
N
elso
n.
Act
ual r
ock
nam
es (e
.g. r
hyol
ite) a
re
not
req
uire
d, a
lthou
gh t
his
may
be
usef
ul fo
r d
escr
ibin
g th
e re
latio
nshi
ps
bet
wee
n p
late
tec
toni
cs a
nd t
he r
ock
cycl
e.
Wha
t is
req
uire
d is
an
iden
tific
atio
n of
th
e co
rrec
t ro
ck t
ype(
s) (e
.g. i
gneo
us
rock
s).
Stu
den
ts a
re r
equi
red
to
carr
y ou
t an
in
vest
igat
ion
to c
olle
ct p
rimar
y an
d/o
r se
cond
ary
evid
ence
. The
y w
ill t
hen
use
thei
r fin
din
gs t
o d
escr
ibe
the
48
INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
• m
ultim
edia
pre
sent
atio
n •
pos
ter
One
rea
sses
smen
t op
por
tuni
ty w
ould
be
app
rop
riate
. S
choo
l-b
ased
aut
hent
icity
pol
icie
s an
d
pro
ced
ures
will
ap
ply
. Th
e as
sess
or c
an d
eter
min
e th
e tim
e al
low
ance
for
the
asse
ssm
ent,
as t
his
is
dep
end
ent
on t
he s
ituat
ion.
ge
olog
ical
pro
cess
es in
a N
ew
Zea
land
loca
lity.
Th
e in
vest
igat
ion
may
incl
ude
a fie
ld
trip
. Th
e cr
itica
l com
pon
ent
of t
his
stan
dar
d is
the
req
uire
men
t of
the
st
uden
t to
rep
ort
on g
eolo
gica
l p
roce
sses
in a
New
Zea
land
loca
lity
and
dem
onst
rate
und
erst
and
ing
of
how
the
se p
roce
sses
con
trib
ute
to
the
geol
ogy
of t
he c
hose
n lo
calit
y.
Info
rmat
ion,
res
earc
h, e
xper
imen
ts,
vid
eos,
etc
., m
ay b
e su
pp
lied
by
the
teac
her,
and
can
incl
ude
prim
ary
and
/or
seco
ndar
y in
form
atio
n.
49
50 INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
AS
9118
9 v2
(ESS
2.3
) In
vest
igat
e ge
olog
ical
pro
cess
es a
s ap
plie
d to
the
Tong
arir
o N
atio
nal P
ark
A
chie
vem
ent
Ach
ieve
men
t wit
h M
erit
A
chie
vem
ent w
ith
Exce
llenc
e
• In
vest
igat
e ge
olog
ical
pro
cess
es w
ithin
the
Tong
ariro
Nat
iona
l Par
k.
• In
vest
igat
e in
dep
th, g
eolo
gica
l pro
cess
es
with
in th
e To
ngar
iro N
atio
nal P
ark
• In
vest
igat
e co
mpr
ehen
sive
ly, g
eolo
gica
l pr
oces
ses
with
in th
e To
ngar
iro N
atio
nal
Park
The
emph
asis
in th
is A
S is
on:
• C
arry
ing
out a
n in
vest
igat
ion
into
the
natu
re o
f roc
ks fo
und
with
in th
e co
nfin
es o
f Ton
garir
o N
atio
nal P
ark.
• R e
port
ing
on th
e pr
oces
ses
that
gav
e ris
e to
its
phys
ical
app
eara
nce
on th
e su
rfac
e an
d th
e in
tern
al fo
rces
with
in th
e Ea
rth
that
wer
e in
volv
ed in
th
is fo
rmat
ion.
• Th
e ro
ck m
ater
ial s
houl
d be
iden
tifie
d an
d re
late
d to
its
sour
ce, e
.g. p
umic
e fr
om v
olca
nic
erup
tion.
The
phy
sica
l nat
ure
of th
e ro
ck in
term
s of
ap
pear
ance
nee
ds to
link
the
eros
ion
and
wea
ther
ing
proc
esse
s as
wel
l as
thos
e in
volv
ed in
its
form
atio
n. T
his
is th
en li
nked
to th
e ro
ck c
ycle
and
its
iden
tific
atio
n, w
hich
will
be
igne
ous.
• Th
e ro
ck m
ater
ial m
ay b
e th
e re
sult
of e
xplo
sive
forc
es o
r lav
a flo
w, a
nd th
is s
houl
d be
iden
tifie
d. T
he m
iner
al b
alan
ce o
f the
rock
is a
noth
er
impo
rtan
t con
side
ratio
n as
this
influ
ence
s m
any
of it
s pr
oper
ties
and
iden
tifie
s th
e lik
ely
sour
ce fr
om w
ithin
the
Eart
h’s
crus
t. •
The
sele
cted
rock
mat
eria
l has
to li
nk to
the
proc
esse
s th
at o
ccur
with
in th
e Ea
rth’
s cr
ust.
In th
is s
cena
rio th
e m
ater
ials
sho
uld
rela
te to
the
volc
anic
beh
avio
ur th
at is
attr
ibut
ed to
the
park
lyin
g ab
ove
the
subd
uctin
g pl
ate
boun
darie
s of
the
Paci
fic a
nd A
ustr
alia
n pl
ates
. T
he te
ache
r’s ro
le is
to:
Ensu
re th
e st
uden
t has
opp
ortu
nity
thro
ugh
eith
er a
fiel
d tr
ip, t
he u
se o
f pho
togr
aphi
c ev
iden
ce, r
elev
ant d
ata
and
acce
ssib
le w
ritte
n m
ater
ials
to
deve
lop
an u
nder
stan
ding
of t
he ro
ck m
ater
ials
sel
ecte
d. U
nder
stan
ding
of t
he w
eath
erin
g an
d er
osio
n pr
oces
ses
on th
e m
ount
ain
will
nee
d to
be
deve
lope
d th
roug
h ob
serv
atio
n an
d in
terp
reta
tion.
The
role
pla
te te
cton
ic p
roce
sses
take
ben
eath
the
volc
anoe
s sh
ould
be
stud
ied
and
linke
d to
the
rock
type
s co
mm
only
foun
d in
the
regi
on.
Wor
k ca
n be
und
erta
ken
colla
bora
tivel
y bu
t the
teac
her h
as to
ens
ure
auth
entic
ity.
Stud
ents
can
use
inte
rnet
link
s, w
ritte
n m
ater
ials
, and
fiel
d tr
ip w
orks
heet
s pr
ovid
ed a
s th
eir s
ourc
e m
ater
ial.
Stud
ents
sho
uld
also
be
able
to a
dd to
th
is. A
sam
ple
list o
f web
site
s is
giv
en w
ith s
ome
info
rmat
ion.
50
INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
Giv
e on
e re
asse
ssm
ent o
ppor
tuni
ty a
s ap
prop
riate
. A
pply
sch
ool-b
ased
aut
hent
icity
pol
icie
s an
d pr
oced
ures
. D
eter
min
e th
e tim
e al
low
ance
for t
he a
sses
smen
t, as
this
is d
epen
dent
on
the
situ
atio
n.
The
stu
dent
is e
xpec
ted
to:
Prov
ide
clea
r evi
denc
e th
at th
is in
form
atio
n be
en ta
ken
from
ano
ther
sou
rce
has
been
pro
cess
ed a
nd u
nder
stoo
d. S
impl
y co
pyin
g or
clo
sely
pa
raph
rasi
ng m
ater
ial f
rom
oth
er s
ourc
es d
oes
not c
ontr
ibut
e ev
iden
ce o
f und
erst
andi
ng.
Gat
her p
rimar
y an
d/or
sec
onda
ry d
ata
coop
erat
ivel
y bu
t rec
ord
info
rmat
ion
inde
pend
ently
. St
uden
ts m
ay p
rese
nt th
eir f
indi
ngs/
evid
ence
as
a w
ritte
n re
port
, ora
l pre
sent
atio
n, m
ultim
edia
pre
sent
atio
n, p
oste
r or o
ther
form
. A
sses
smen
t tem
plat
es
• ht
tp:/
/nce
a.tk
i.org
.nz/
Reso
urce
s-fo
r-Int
erna
lly-A
sses
sed-
Ach
ieve
men
t-Sta
ndar
ds/S
cien
ce/E
arth
-and
-spa
ce-s
cien
ce/L
evel
-2-E
arth
-and
-Spa
ce-
Scie
nce
• Th
e Ta
upo
Vol
cani
c Zo
ne (t
o re
ques
t a c
opy
of th
e ed
itabl
e st
uden
t tas
k as
sess
men
t tem
plat
es, e
mai
l con
serv
ed@
doc.g
ovt.n
z)
I nfo
rmat
ion
web
site
s:
Tong
ariro
Geo
logy
To
ngar
iro C
ross
ing
NZ
ht
tp:/
/ww
w.to
ngar
irocr
ossi
ng.o
rg.n
z/na
tiona
l-par
k/ge
olog
y
Cen
tral
Nor
th Is
land
Vol
cano
es
Dep
artm
ent o
f Con
serv
atio
n
http
://w
ww
.doc
.gov
t.nz/
park
s-an
d-re
crea
tion/
plac
es-to
-go/
cent
ral-n
orth
-is
land
/pla
ces/
tong
ariro
-nat
iona
l-par
k/ab
out-t
onga
riro-
natio
nal-p
ark/
cent
ral-n
orth
-isla
nd-
volc
anoe
s/
His
toric
vol
cani
c ac
tivity
- To
ngar
iro a
nd N
gāur
uhoe
Te
Ara
The
Enc
yclo
paed
ia o
f New
Zea
land
ht
tp:/
/ww
w.te
ara.
govt
.nz/
en/h
isto
ric-v
olca
nic-
activ
ity/p
age-
3
New
Zea
land
Vol
cano
es
GN
S Sc
ienc
e
http
s://w
ww
.gns
.cri.n
z/H
ome/
Lear
ning
/Sci
ence
-Top
ics/
Vol
cano
es/N
ew-Z
eala
nd-V
olca
noes
Tong
ariro
G
eoN
et N
Z ht
tp:/
/inf
o.ge
onet
.org
.nz/
disp
lay/
volc
/Ton
garir
o
Info
rmat
ion
text
: Th
e Re
ed F
ield
Gui
de to
New
Zea
land
Geo
logy
. Joc
elyn
Tho
rnto
n.
Als
o se
e Se
ctio
n 5
– G
eolo
gy, p
ages
8–1
4, fo
r sup
port
ing
info
rmat
ion.
51
52 INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
Co
ndit
ions
of
asse
ssm
ent
Ear
th a
nd S
pac
e S
cien
ce (E
SS
) 2.4
A
S 9
1190
V
ersi
on:
2
4 cr
edit
s
Inve
stig
ate
how
org
anis
ms
surv
ive
in a
n ex
trem
e en
viro
nm
ent
Cla
rific
atio
n D
ocu
men
t M
ay 2
015
This
inve
stig
atio
n in
volv
es
colle
ctin
g in
form
atio
n ab
out
the
par
ticul
ar a
dap
tatio
ns t
hat
are
mad
e fo
r an
org
anis
m t
o su
rviv
e in
ex
trem
e en
viro
nmen
t co
nditi
ons.
Th
e in
form
atio
n co
uld
com
e fr
om a
va
riety
of s
ourc
es s
uch
as d
irect
ob
serv
atio
ns, a
fiel
d t
rip, c
olle
ctio
n of
exp
erim
enta
l dat
a, r
esou
rce
shee
ts, p
hoto
s, v
ideo
s, w
ebsi
tes,
an
d r
efer
ence
tex
ts.
Org
anis
ms
can
be
the
sam
e or
d
iffer
ent
spec
ies
incl
udin
g hu
man
s.
An
extr
eme
envi
ronm
ent
can
be
sele
cted
from
, but
is n
ot r
estr
icte
d
to: o
uter
sp
ace,
dee
p o
cean
s,
dee
p s
ea t
renc
hes,
ext
rem
es o
f te
mp
erat
ure
or s
alin
ity, a
naer
obic
co
nditi
ons,
exc
ess
exp
osur
e to
ra
dia
tion
or t
oxic
che
mic
als,
ge
othe
rmal
ven
ts.
Ass
essm
ent
evid
ence
cou
ld b
e co
llect
ed b
y, b
ut is
not
lim
ited
to,
the
follo
win
g m
etho
ds:
•
writ
ten
rep
ort
• or
al p
rese
ntat
ion
• m
ultim
edia
pre
sent
atio
n •
pos
ter
One
rea
sses
smen
t op
por
tuni
ty
wou
ld b
e ap
pro
pria
te.
This
ach
ieve
men
t st
and
ard
invo
lves
inve
stig
atin
g ho
w o
rgan
ism
s su
rviv
e in
an
extr
eme
envi
ronm
ent.
A
chie
vem
ent
Cri
teri
a A
chie
vem
ent
Ach
ieve
men
t w
ith
Mer
it
Ach
ieve
men
t w
ith
Exc
elle
nce
Inve
stig
ate
how
org
anis
ms
surv
ive
in a
n ex
trem
e en
viro
nmen
t.
Inve
stig
ate
in d
epth
how
or
gani
sms
surv
ive
in a
n ex
trem
e en
viro
nmen
t.
Inve
stig
ate
com
pre
hens
ivel
y ho
w
orga
nism
s su
rviv
e in
an
extr
eme
envi
ronm
ent.
This
ach
ieve
men
t st
and
ard
is d
eriv
ed fr
om T
he N
ew Z
eala
nd C
urric
ulum
, Lea
rnin
g M
edia
, Min
istr
y of
E
duc
atio
n, 2
007,
Lev
el 7
Liv
ing
Wor
ld a
chie
vem
ent
obje
ctiv
e: L
ife P
roce
sses
; and
is r
elat
ed t
o th
e m
ater
ial i
n th
e Te
achi
ng a
nd L
earn
ing
Gui
de
for
Sci
ence
, Min
istr
y of
Ed
ucat
ion,
201
0 at
ht
tp:/
/sen
iors
econ
dar
y.tk
i.org
.nz .
Th
is s
tand
ard
is a
lso
der
ived
from
Te
Mar
auta
nga
o A
otea
roa.
For
det
ails
of T
e M
arau
tang
a o
Aot
earo
a ac
hiev
emen
t ob
ject
ives
to
whi
ch t
his
stan
dar
d r
elat
es, s
ee t
he P
apa
Wha
kaak
o fo
r th
e re
leva
nt le
arni
ng a
rea.
A
t ac
hie
ved
leve
l: In
vest
igat
e in
volv
es:
• se
lect
ing
and
pro
cess
ing
info
rmat
ion
• us
ing
the
pro
cess
ed in
form
atio
n:
- d
escr
ibin
g w
hy t
he c
ond
ition
s of
the
ext
rem
e en
viro
nmen
t re
qui
re s
pec
ial b
iolo
gica
l ad
apta
tions
or
tech
nolo
gica
l mod
ifica
tions
for
surv
ival
-
des
crib
ing
how
the
bio
logi
cal a
dap
tatio
ns o
r te
chno
logi
cal m
odifi
catio
ns a
llow
the
or
gani
sm(s
) to
surv
ive
in t
he e
xtre
me
envi
ronm
ent
• re
cord
ing
sour
ces
of in
form
atio
n us
ed in
a t
race
able
form
at.
At
mer
it le
vel:
Inve
stig
ate
in d
epth
is fu
rthe
r d
evel
oped
by:
•
sele
ctin
g an
d p
roce
ssin
g in
form
atio
n th
at p
rovi
des
link
s b
etw
een
cond
ition
s of
the
ext
rem
e en
viro
nmen
t an
d b
iolo
gica
l ad
apta
tions
or
tech
nolo
gica
l mod
ifica
tions
•
exp
lain
ing,
usi
ng t
he p
roce
ssed
info
rmat
ion,
how
the
bio
logi
cal a
dap
tatio
ns o
r te
chno
logi
cal
mod
ifica
tions
allo
w t
he o
rgan
ism
(s) t
o su
rviv
e th
e co
nditi
ons
of t
he e
xtre
me
envi
ronm
ent.
To r
each
Ach
ieve
d s
tand
ard
stu
den
ts
mus
t:
sele
ct a
nd p
roce
ss in
form
atio
n to
d
escr
ibe
an e
xtre
me
envi
ronm
ent
sele
ct a
nd p
roce
ss in
form
atio
n to
d
escr
ibe
adap
tatio
ns t
hat
allo
w a
n or
gani
sm t
o su
rviv
e in
an
extr
eme
envi
ronm
ent.
Th
e ex
trem
e en
viro
nmen
t ca
n b
e an
y en
viro
nmen
t as
long
as
the
stud
ent
can
des
crib
e w
hy it
is a
n ex
trem
e en
viro
nmen
t. T
his
des
crip
tion
of w
hy
an e
nviro
nmen
t is
ext
rem
e is
ess
entia
l to
ach
ievi
ng t
his
stan
dar
d.
Ad
apta
tions
can
be
bio
logi
cal f
or a
n or
gani
sm, o
r te
chno
logi
cal f
or
hum
ans.
S
tud
ents
mus
t id
entif
y an
d d
escr
ibe
the
criti
cal a
dap
tatio
ns t
hat
allo
w
surv
ival
in a
n ex
trem
e en
viro
nmen
t.
Thi
s d
escr
ipti
on
of
the
key
adap
tati
on
s is
ess
enti
al t
o
achi
evin
g t
his
sta
ndar
d.
Stu
den
ts a
re r
equi
red
to
carr
y ou
t re
sear
ch t
o co
llect
sec
ond
ary
evid
ence
. Thi
s ev
iden
ce w
ill t
hen
form
th
e b
asis
of t
heir
rep
ort.
Stu
den
ts
mus
t en
sure
the
y ha
ve c
over
ed w
hy
an e
nviro
nmen
t is
ext
rem
e an
d h
ow
an o
rgan
ism
ove
rcom
es t
his
extr
eme
envi
ronm
ent.
52
INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
Sch
ool-
bas
ed a
uthe
ntic
ity p
olic
ies
and
pro
ced
ures
will
ap
ply
. Th
e as
sess
or c
an d
eter
min
e th
e tim
e al
low
ance
for
the
asse
ssm
ent,
as
thi
s is
dep
end
ent
on t
he
situ
atio
n.
At
exce
llen
ce le
vel:
Inve
stig
ate
com
pre
hens
ivel
y is
furt
her
dev
elop
ed b
y:
• se
lect
ing
and
pro
cess
ing
info
rmat
ion
that
pro
vid
es in
tegr
ated
link
s b
etw
een
cond
ition
s of
the
ex
trem
e en
viro
nmen
t an
d b
iolo
gica
l ad
apta
tions
or
tech
nolo
gica
l mod
ifica
tions
•
just
ifyin
g, u
sing
the
pro
cess
ed in
form
atio
n, h
ow t
he b
iolo
gica
l ad
apta
tions
or
tech
nolo
gica
l m
odifi
catio
ns a
llow
the
org
anis
m(s
) to
surv
ive
the
cond
ition
s of
the
ext
rem
e en
viro
nmen
t.
Bac
kgro
und
info
rmat
ion
to t
he
rese
arch
may
be
sup
plie
d b
y th
e te
ache
r, a
nd c
an in
clud
e p
rimar
y an
d/o
r se
cond
ary
info
rmat
ion.
The
te
ache
r ca
n se
t th
e b
road
out
line
for
a re
sear
ch t
opic
or
the
stud
ents
may
d
evel
op t
heir
own.
Th
e re
sear
ch m
ay in
clud
e a
field
trip
53
54 INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
AS
9119
0 v2
(ESS
2.4
) In
vest
igat
e ho
w o
rgan
ism
s su
rviv
e in
an
extr
eme
envi
ronm
ent a
s ap
plie
d to
the
Tong
arir
o N
atio
nal P
ark
A
chie
vem
ent
Ach
ieve
men
t wit
h M
erit
A
chie
vem
ent w
ith
Exce
llenc
e
• In
vest
igat
e ho
w o
rgan
ism
s su
rviv
e in
an
extr
eme
envi
ronm
ent.
with
in th
e To
ngar
iro
Nat
iona
l Par
k.
• In
vest
igat
e in
dep
th, h
ow o
rgan
ism
s su
rviv
e in
an
extr
eme
envi
ronm
ent.
with
in th
e To
ngar
iro N
atio
nal P
ark
• In
vest
igat
e co
mpr
ehen
sive
ly, h
ow o
rgan
ism
s su
rviv
e in
an
extr
eme
envi
ronm
ent.
with
in th
e To
ngar
iro N
atio
nal P
ark
The
emph
asis
in th
is A
S is
on:
•
Car
ryin
g ou
t an
inve
stig
atio
n in
to th
e bi
olog
ical
ada
ptat
ion
of a
par
ticul
ar p
lant
that
ena
bles
its
surv
ival
with
in th
e co
nfin
es o
f the
Nat
iona
l Par
k.
• Id
entif
ying
the
natu
re o
f the
ext
rem
e en
viro
nmen
t. •
Repo
rtin
g on
the
orga
nism
’s ad
apta
tions
and
why
they
are
suc
cess
ful.
The
teac
her’s
role
is to
: En
sure
that
for t
he s
elec
ted
plan
t, th
e st
uden
t has
opp
ortu
nity
thro
ugh
eith
er a
fiel
d tr
ip, t
he u
se o
f pho
togr
aphi
c ev
iden
ce, r
elev
ant d
ata
and
acce
ssib
le w
ritte
n m
ater
ials
to d
evel
op a
n un
ders
tand
ing
of h
ow th
e or
gani
sm c
an s
urvi
ve in
the
mou
ntai
n en
viro
nmen
t. Ex
ampl
es o
f pla
nts
note
d fo
r the
ir su
rviv
al a
bilit
ies t
he m
osse
s an
d lic
hens
that
are
foun
d in
the
high
alp
ine
regi
ons,
tuss
ock
gras
ses
in th
e de
sser
t ar
eas
and
plan
ts fo
und
in th
e al
pine
wet
land
s. St
uden
ts w
ill n
eed
an u
nder
stan
ding
of t
he c
limat
ic c
ondi
tions
at t
he v
ario
us a
ltitu
des
in o
rder
to a
ppre
ciat
e th
e ad
apta
tions
that
hav
e en
able
d th
e pl
ant’s
sur
viva
l. St
uden
ts c
an u
se in
tern
et li
nks,
writ
ten
mat
eria
ls, a
nd fi
eld
trip
wor
kshe
ets
prov
ided
as
thei
r sou
rce
mat
eria
l. St
uden
ts s
houl
d al
so b
e ab
le to
add
to
this
. A s
ampl
e lis
t of w
ebsi
tes
is g
iven
with
som
e in
form
atio
n.
Giv
e on
e re
asse
ssm
ent o
ppor
tuni
ty a
s ap
prop
riate
. A
pply
sch
ool-b
ased
aut
hent
icity
pol
icie
s an
d pr
oced
ures
. D
eter
min
e th
e tim
e al
low
ance
for t
he a
sses
smen
t, as
this
is d
epen
dent
on
the
situ
atio
n.
54
INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
The
stu
dent
is e
xpec
ted
to:
Prov
ide
clea
r evi
denc
e th
at th
is in
form
atio
n be
en ta
ken
from
ano
ther
sou
rce
has
been
pro
cess
ed a
nd u
nder
stoo
d. S
impl
y co
pyin
g or
clo
sely
pa
raph
rasi
ng m
ater
ial f
rom
oth
er s
ourc
es d
oes
not c
ontr
ibut
e ev
iden
ce o
f und
erst
andi
ng.
Gat
her p
rimar
y an
d/or
sec
onda
ry d
ata
coop
erat
ivel
y bu
t rec
ord
info
rmat
ion
inde
pend
ently
.
Stud
ents
may
pre
sent
thei
r fin
ding
s/ev
iden
ce a
s a
writ
ten
repo
rt, o
ral p
rese
ntat
ion,
mul
timed
ia p
rese
ntat
ion,
pos
ter o
r oth
er fo
rm.
Ass
essm
ent t
empl
ates
: ht
tp:/
/nce
a.tk
i.org
.nz/
Reso
urce
s-fo
r-Int
erna
lly-A
sses
sed-
Ach
ieve
men
t-Sta
ndar
ds/S
cien
ce/E
arth
-and
-spa
ce-s
cien
ce/L
evel
-2-E
arth
-and
-Spa
ce-S
cien
ce
Info
rmat
ion
web
site
s:
Alp
ine
Hab
itats
D
epar
tmen
t of C
onse
rvat
ion
w
ww
.doc
.gov
t.nz/
natu
re/h
abita
ts/a
lpin
e/
Dry
land
s D
epar
tmen
t of C
onse
rvat
ion
ht
tp:/
/ww
w.d
oc.g
ovt.n
z/na
ture
/hab
itats
/dry
land
s/
Tong
ariro
Alp
ine
Cro
ssin
g D
epar
tmen
t of C
onse
rvat
ion
ht
tp:/
/ww
w.d
oc.g
ovt.n
z/pa
rks-
and-
recr
eatio
n/pl
aces
-to-g
o/ce
ntra
l-nor
th-is
land
/pla
ces/
tong
ariro
-na
tiona
l-par
k/th
ings
-to-d
o/tr
acks
/ton
garir
o-al
pine
-cro
ssin
g/
Alp
ine
plan
ts
Te A
ra T
he E
ncyc
lope
dia
of N
ew Z
eala
nd
http
://w
ww
.tear
a.go
vt.n
z/en
/alp
ine-
plan
ts
New
Zea
land
Alp
ine
plan
ts
Dep
artm
ent o
f Con
serv
atio
n, 2
005
http
://w
ww
.doc
.gov
t.nz/
Doc
umen
ts/a
bout
-doc
/con
cess
ions
-and
-per
mits
/con
serv
atio
n-re
veal
ed/n
z-al
pine
-pla
nts-
low
res.p
df
Alp
ine
Ecos
yste
ms
N
ew Z
eala
nd P
lant
Con
serv
atio
n N
etw
ork
ht
tp:/
/ww
w.n
zpcn
.org
.nz/
page
.asp
x?ec
osys
tem
s_pl
ant_
com
mun
ities
_alp
ine
Hea
ds in
the
Clo
uds
N
Z G
eogr
aphi
c ht
tps:/
/ww
w.n
zgeo
.com
/sto
ries/
head
s-in
-the-
clou
ds/
Ada
ptat
ions
of t
he A
lpin
e Pl
ants
V
icto
ria U
nive
rsity
of W
ellin
gton
, 201
6 ht
tp:/
/nze
tc.v
icto
ria.a
c.nz/
tm/s
chol
arly
/tei
-Coc
New
Z-t1
-bod
y1-d
6-d6
.htm
l
Als
o se
e Se
ctio
n 5
– Ec
olog
y, p
age
2–8,
for s
uppo
rtin
g in
form
atio
n.
55
56 INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
Form
at o
f as
sess
men
t
Geo
gra
phy
2.1
A
S 9
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4 cr
edit
s
Dem
ons
trat
e g
eog
rap
hic
un
der
stan
din
g o
f a
larg
e na
tura
l env
iro
nmen
t
Cla
rific
atio
n D
ocu
men
t
Ther
e w
ill b
e O
NE
que
stio
n w
ith
mul
tiple
par
ts.
Can
did
ates
will
be
req
uire
d t
o co
mp
lete
ful
ly a
nno
tate
d s
ketc
h m
aps
and
/or
dia
gra
ms ,
whi
ch
may
or
may
not
be
acco
mp
anie
d
by
a w
ritt
en e
xpla
nati
on,
OR
co
mp
lete
a lo
nger
writ
ten
resp
onse
, whi
ch m
ay a
lso
be
sup
por
ted
by
sket
ch m
aps
and
/or
dia
gram
s.
This
ach
ieve
men
t st
and
ard
invo
lves
dem
onst
ratin
g ge
ogra
phi
c un
der
stan
din
g of
a la
rge
natu
ral
envi
ronm
ent.
A
chie
vem
ent
Cri
teri
a A
chie
vem
ent
Ach
ieve
men
t w
ith
Mer
it
Ach
ieve
men
t w
ith
Exc
elle
nce
Dem
onst
rate
geo
grap
hic
und
erst
and
ing
of a
larg
e na
tura
l en
viro
nmen
t.
Dem
onst
rate
in-d
epth
ge
ogra
phi
c un
der
stan
din
g of
a
larg
e na
tura
l env
ironm
ent.
Dem
onst
rate
com
pre
hens
ive
geog
rap
hic
und
erst
and
ing
of a
la
rge
natu
ral e
nviro
nmen
t.
This
ach
ieve
men
t st
and
ard
is d
eriv
ed fr
om t
he L
evel
7 G
eogr
aphy
ach
ieve
men
t ob
ject
ives
from
the
S
ocia
l Sci
ence
s le
arni
ng a
rea
of T
he N
ew Z
eala
nd C
urric
ulum
, Lea
rnin
g M
edia
, Min
istr
y of
Ed
ucat
ion,
20
07; a
nd is
rel
ated
to
the
mat
eria
l in
the
Teac
hing
and
Lea
rnin
g G
uid
e fo
r G
eogr
aphy
, Min
istr
y of
Edu
catio
n, 2
010
at
http
://s
enio
rsec
ond
ary.
tki.o
rg.n
z.
This
sta
ndar
d is
als
o d
eriv
ed fr
om T
e M
arau
tang
a o
Aot
earo
a. F
or d
etai
ls o
f Te
Mar
auta
nga
o A
otea
roa
achi
evem
ent
obje
ctiv
es t
o w
hich
thi
s st
and
ard
rel
ates
, see
the
Pap
a W
haka
ako
for
the
rele
vant
lear
ning
ar
ea.
At
Ach
ieve
d L
evel
: Dem
onst
ratin
g ge
ogra
phi
c un
der
stan
din
g of
a la
rge
natu
ral e
nviro
nmen
t in
volv
es:
• E
xpla
inin
g as
pec
ts o
f a la
rge
natu
ral e
nviro
nmen
t. •
Incl
udin
g su
pp
ortin
g ca
se s
tud
y ev
iden
ce.
At
Mer
it L
evel
: D
emon
stra
ting
in-d
epth
geo
grap
hic
und
erst
and
ing
of a
larg
e na
tura
l env
ironm
ent
invo
lves
: •
Exp
lain
ing
in d
etai
l, as
pec
ts o
f a la
rge
natu
ral e
nviro
nmen
t. •
Incl
udin
g su
pp
ortin
g ca
se s
tud
y ev
iden
ce.
At
Exc
elle
nce
Lev
el: D
emon
stra
ting
com
pre
hens
ive
geog
rap
hic
und
erst
and
ing
of a
larg
e na
tura
l en
viro
nmen
t in
volv
es:
• Fu
lly e
xpla
inin
g as
pec
ts o
f a la
rge
natu
ral e
nviro
nmen
t in
clud
ing
the
use
pf g
eogr
aphi
c te
rmin
olog
y an
d c
once
pts
sho
win
g in
sigh
t.
• In
tegr
atin
g co
mp
rehe
nsiv
e su
pp
ortin
g ca
se s
tud
y ev
iden
ce.
Asp
ects
are
sel
ecte
d f
rom
: •
Cha
ract
eris
tics
of a
larg
e na
tura
l en
viro
nmen
t.
• H
ow t
he e
lem
ents
and
p
roce
sses
of t
he la
rge
natu
ral
envi
ronm
ent
inte
ract
. •
How
a la
rge
natu
ral e
nviro
nmen
t is
form
ed a
nd c
hang
es o
ver
time.
•
How
peo
ple
inte
ract
with
a la
rge
natu
ral e
nviro
nmen
t. •
How
peo
ple
's p
erce
ptio
ns o
f a
larg
e na
tura
l env
ironm
ent
chan
ge
over
tim
e.
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Vo
cab
ular
y C
lari
ficat
ions
. K
ey G
eog
rap
hic
Co
ncep
ts /
Vo
cab
ular
y
A la
rge
nat
ura
l en
viro
nm
ent
mea
ns a
dis
tinct
ive
par
t of
the
E
arth
’s s
urfa
ce d
efin
ed b
y its
co
mm
on n
atur
al c
hara
cter
istic
s (e
.g. m
ount
ain,
des
ert,
fore
st, r
iver
va
lley)
tha
t oc
curs
at
a na
ti ona
l, re
gion
al, o
r co
ntin
enta
l sca
le. T
he
envi
ronm
ent
can
be
in N
ew
Zea
land
or
over
seas
. N
atu
ral c
har
acte
rist
ics
(ele
men
ts) o
f an
envi
ronm
ent
incl
ude
land
form
s (r
elie
f), c
limat
e,
soils
, and
veg
etat
ion.
P
roce
sses
incl
ude
clim
atic
p
roce
sses
; tec
toni
c an
d o
ther
in
tern
al p
roce
sses
; ero
sion
, tr
ansp
orta
tion,
dep
ositi
on, a
nd
othe
r su
rfac
e p
roce
sses
. In
tera
ctio
n o
f p
eop
le w
ith t
he
natu
ral e
nviro
nmen
t m
ay in
clud
e cu
ltura
l, ec
onom
ic, o
r p
oliti
cal
inte
ract
ion.
Cha
nge
- In
volv
es a
ny a
ltera
tion
to t
he n
atur
al o
r cu
ltura
l env
ironm
ent.
Cha
nge
can
be
spat
ial a
nd/o
r te
mp
oral
. Cha
nge
is a
nor
mal
pro
cess
in
bot
h na
tura
l and
cul
tura
l env
ironm
ents
. It
occu
rs a
t va
ryin
g ra
tes,
at
diff
eren
t tim
es a
nd in
diff
eren
t p
lace
s. S
ome
chan
ges
are
pre
dic
tab
le,
recu
rren
t or
cyc
lic, w
h ile
oth
ers
are
unp
red
icta
ble
or
erra
tic. C
hang
e ca
n b
ring
abou
t fu
rthe
r ch
ange
. E
nvir
onm
ent
- M
ay b
e na
tura
l and
/or
cultu
ral.
They
hav
e p
artic
ular
cha
ract
eris
tics
and
feat
ures
whi
ch c
an b
e th
e re
sult
of n
atur
al a
nd/o
r cu
ltura
l pro
cess
es. T
he p
artic
ular
cha
ract
eris
tics
of a
n en
viro
nmen
t m
ay b
e si
mila
r to
and
/or
diff
eren
t fr
om a
noth
er.
Inte
ract
ion
- In
volv
es e
lem
ents
of a
n en
viro
nmen
t af
fect
ing
each
oth
er a
nd b
eing
link
ed t
oget
her.
Inte
ract
ion
inco
rpor
ates
mov
emen
t, fl
ows,
co
nnec
tions
, lin
ks a
nd in
terr
elat
ions
hip
s. L
and
scap
es a
re t
he v
isib
le o
utco
me
of in
tera
ctio
ns. I
nter
actio
n ca
n b
ring
abou
t en
viro
nmen
tal
chan
ge.
Iwi -
a t
ribe
that
has
par
ticul
ar g
eogr
aphi
cal b
ound
arie
s ou
tlini
ng t
he r
egio
n in
whi
ch t
hey
have
man
a w
henu
a st
atus
. K
aiti
akit
ang
a -
to
“car
e fo
r ” t
he e
nviro
nmen
t; s
usta
inab
le u
se, m
anag
emen
t an
d c
ontr
ol o
f nat
ural
and
phy
sica
l res
ourc
es t
hat
are
carr
ied
ou
t to
the
mut
ual b
enef
it of
peo
ple
and
res
ourc
es.
Kō
rero
pür
äkau
- a
lege
nd o
r st
ory
that
exp
lain
s an
eve
nt o
r ac
tivity
. P
roce
sses
- A
seq
u enc
e of
act
ions
, nat
ural
and
/or
cultu
ral,
that
sha
pe
and
cha
nge
envi
ronm
ents
, pla
ces
and
soc
ietie
s. S
ome
exam
ple
s of
ge
ogra
phi
c p
roce
sses
incl
ude
eros
ion,
mig
ratio
n, d
eser
tific
atio
n an
d g
lob
alis
atio
n.
Tao
nga
- is
a r
esou
rce
eith
er p
hysi
cal o
r cu
ltura
l tha
t ca
n b
e fo
und
in t
he e
nviro
nmen
t (in
clud
ing
feat
ures
with
in t
he e
nviro
nmen
t e.
g. la
kes,
m
ount
ains
, riv
ers,
als
o in
clud
ing
peo
ple
, te
reo,
wha
kap
apa,
etc
.).
Info
rmat
ion
web
site
s:
Vol
cano
es F
acts
heet
s D
epar
tmen
t of C
onse
rvat
ion
ht
tp:/
/ww
w.d
oc.g
ovt.n
z/D
ocum
ents
/abo
ut-d
oc/c
once
ssio
ns-a
nd-p
erm
its/c
onse
rvat
ion-
reve
aled
/vol
cano
es-lo
wre
s.pdf
Fa
ctsh
eets
on
Nga
uruh
oe , R
uape
hu , T
aupo
and
Ton
garir
o G
NS
ht
tps:/
/ww
w.g
ns.cr
i.nz/
Hom
e/Le
arni
ng/S
cien
ce-T
opic
s/V
olca
noes
/New
-Zea
land
-V
olca
noes
A
lpin
e V
eget
atio
n In
form
atio
n D
epar
tmen
t of C
onse
rvat
ion
ht
tp:/
/ww
w.d
oc.g
ovt.n
z/D
ocum
ents
/abo
ut-d
oc/c
once
ssio
ns-a
nd-p
erm
its/c
onse
rvat
ion-
reve
aled
/nz-
alpi
ne-p
lant
s-lo
wre
s.pdf
Al
so se
e Se
ctio
n 5
– Ec
olog
y, p
ages
2–8
, Geo
logy
, pag
es 8
–14,
and
Sus
tain
abili
ty, p
ages
18–
21, f
or su
ppor
ting
info
rmat
ion.
57
58 INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
Form
at o
f as
sess
men
t
Geo
gra
phy
2.5
A
S 9
1244
5
cred
its
C
ond
uct
geo
gra
phi
c re
sear
ch w
ith
gui
dan
ce.
Cla
rific
atio
n D
ocu
men
t D
ec 2
016
A s
amp
le o
f stu
den
t gu
idel
ines
is li
nked
to
thi
s st
and
ard
.
It fo
llow
s tr
aditi
onal
G
eogr
aphy
co
nven
tions
and
is in
lin
e w
ith T
KI
exp
ecta
tions
.
Ple
ase
note
the
se
guid
elin
es h
ave
not
bee
n N
ZQ
A
mod
erat
ed f
or t
he
pur
pos
e of
thi
s re
sour
ce.
This
ach
ieve
men
t st
and
ard
invo
lves
con
duc
ting
geog
rap
hic
rese
arch
with
gui
dan
ce.
Ach
ieve
men
t C
rite
ria
Ach
ieve
men
t A
chie
vem
ent
wit
h M
erit
A
chie
vem
ent
wit
h E
xcel
lenc
e
Con
duc
t ge
ogra
phi
c re
sear
ch w
ith
guid
ance
. C
ond
uct
in-d
epth
geo
grap
hic
rese
arch
with
gui
dan
ce.
Con
duc
t co
mp
rehe
nsiv
e ge
ogra
phi
c re
sear
ch w
ith g
uida
nce.
This
ach
ieve
men
t st
and
ard
is d
eriv
ed fr
om t
he L
evel
7 G
eogr
aphy
ach
ieve
men
t ob
ject
ives
from
the
Soc
ial S
cien
ces
lear
ning
are
a of
The
New
Zea
land
Cur
ricul
um, L
earn
ing
Med
ia, M
inis
try
of E
duc
atio
n, 2
007;
and
is r
elat
ed t
o th
e m
ater
ial i
n th
e Te
achi
ng a
nd L
earn
ing
Gui
de
for
Geo
grap
hy, M
inis
try
of E
duca
tion,
201
0 at
htt
p:/
/sen
iors
econ
dar
y.tk
i.org
.nz.
Th
is s
tand
ard
is a
lso
der
ived
from
Te
Mar
auta
nga
o A
otea
roa.
For
det
ails
of T
e M
arau
tang
a o
Aot
earo
a ac
hiev
emen
t ob
ject
ives
to
whi
ch t
his
stan
dar
d r
elat
es, s
ee t
he P
apa
Wha
kaak
o fo
r th
e re
leva
nt le
arni
ng a
rea.
A
t A
chie
ved
Lev
el: C
ond
uct
geog
rap
hic
rese
arch
with
gui
danc
e in
volv
es;
• Id
entif
ying
the
aim
of t
he r
esea
rch.
•
Pla
nnin
g th
e re
sear
ch.
• C
olle
ctin
g an
d r
ecor
din
g d
ata
rele
vant
to
the
aim
for
the
rese
arch
. •
Pre
sent
ing,
usi
ng t
he c
orre
ct c
onve
ntio
ns, a
com
bin
atio
n of
sp
atia
l, st
atis
tical
and
vis
ual d
ata.
•
Exp
lain
ing
find
ings
inco
rpor
atin
g th
e re
leva
nce
of g
eogr
aphi
c co
ncep
ts
• P
rovi
din
g a
conc
lusi
on(s
) tha
t rel
ates
to
the
aim
of t
he r
esea
rch
• P
rovi
din
g an
eva
luat
ion
of t
he r
esea
rch
that
des
crib
es t
he s
tren
gth(
s) a
nd/o
r w
eakn
ess(
es) o
f the
re
sear
ch p
roce
ss a
nd h
ow t
his
affe
cts
the
valid
ity o
f the
res
earc
h fin
din
gs.
At
Mer
it L
evel
: C
ond
uct
in-d
epth
geo
grap
hic
rese
arch
with
gui
dan
ce in
volv
es;
• A
ccur
atel
y p
rese
ntin
g a
com
bin
atio
n of
sp
atia
l, st
atis
tical
, and
vis
ual d
ata,
usi
ng t
he c
orre
ct c
onve
ntio
ns.
• E
xpla
inin
g fin
din
gs, i
n d
etai
l, in
corp
orat
ing
the
rele
vanc
e of
geo
grap
hic
conc
epts
. •
Pro
vid
ing
a co
nclu
sion
, in
det
ail,
that
rel
ates
to
the
aim
of t
he r
esea
rch.
•
Exp
lain
ing,
in d
etai
l, th
e st
reng
th(s
) and
wea
knes
s(es
) of t
he r
esea
rch
pro
cess
and
how
thi
s im
pac
ts o
n th
e va
lidity
of t
he r
esea
rch
find
ings
and
/or
conc
lusi
ons.
Pri
mar
y d
ata
MU
ST
be
colle
cted
fr
om t
he fi
eld
. The
col
lect
ion
of d
ata
may
be
don
e in
div
idua
lly o
r in
a
grou
p.
The
colle
ctio
n o
f d
ata
MU
ST
incl
ude
a co
mb
inat
ion
of t
he
follo
win
g m
etho
ds:
ob
serv
ing,
mea
surin
g, p
réci
s sk
etch
ing,
pho
togr
aphi
ng,
surv
eyin
g, u
sing
q
uest
ionn
aire
s, in
terv
iew
ing,
ac
cess
ing
seco
ndar
y so
urce
s.
The
dat
a M
US
T b
e p
rese
nted
usi
ng
a co
mb
inat
ion
of v
isua
ls s
uch
as
grap
hs, m
aps,
tab
les,
pho
togr
aphs
, or
dia
gram
s, fo
llow
ing
app
rop
riate
co
nven
tions
.
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INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
At
Exc
elle
nce
Lev
el: D
emon
stra
ting
com
pre
hens
ive
geog
rap
hic
und
erst
and
ing
of a
larg
e na
tura
l env
ironm
ent
invo
lves
: •
Acc
urat
ely
and
eff
ectiv
ely
pre
sent
ing
a co
mb
inat
ion
of s
pat
ial,
stat
istic
al, a
nd v
isua
l dat
a, u
sing
the
co
rrec
t co
nven
tions
and
geo
grap
hic
term
inol
ogy.
•
Fully
exp
lain
ing
find
ings
, inc
orp
orat
ing
the
rele
vanc
e of
geo
grap
hy c
once
pts
. •
Fully
exp
lain
ing
the
stre
ngth
(s) a
nd w
eakn
ess(
es) o
f the
res
earc
h p
roce
ss, a
nd h
ow t
his
imp
acts
on
the
valid
ity o
f the
res
earc
h fin
din
gs a
nd/o
r co
nclu
sion
s.
• D
iscu
ssin
g w
ays
the
rese
arch
pro
cess
cou
ld b
e im
pro
ved
. V
oca
bul
ary
Cla
rific
atio
ns.
Key
Geo
gra
phi
c C
onc
epts
/ V
oca
bul
ary
Geo
gra
ph
ic
rese
arch
ref
ers
to
any
field
wor
k ac
tivity
th
at h
as a
sp
atia
l co
mp
onen
t,
and
tha
t co
nsid
ers
asp
ects
of a
nat
ural
or
cul
tura
l en
viro
nmen
t, a
nd/o
r th
e in
tera
ctio
n of
p
eop
le w
ith t
hat
envi
ronm
ent.
W
ith g
uid
ance
ref
ers
to c
and
idat
es b
eing
su
pp
orte
d t
o id
entif
y th
e ai
m(s
) and
m
etho
ds
of
colle
ctin
g, r
ecor
din
g,
and
pre
sent
ing
dat
a.
Cha
nge
- In
volv
es a
ny a
ltera
tion
to t
he n
atur
al o
r cu
ltura
l env
ironm
ent.
Cha
nge
can
be
spat
ial a
nd/o
r te
mp
oral
. Cha
nge
is a
nor
mal
pro
cess
in b
oth
natu
ral
and
cul
tura
l env
ironm
ents
. It
occu
rs a
t va
ryin
g ra
tes,
at
diff
eren
t tim
es a
nd in
diff
eren
t p
lace
s. S
ome
chan
ges
are
pre
dic
tab
le, r
ecur
rent
or
cycl
ic, w
hile
ot
hers
are
unp
red
icta
ble
or
erra
tic. C
hang
e ca
n b
ring
abou
t fu
rthe
r ch
ange
. E
nvir
onm
ent
- M
ay b
e na
tura
l and
/or
cultu
ral.
They
hav
e p
artic
ular
cha
ract
eris
tics
and
feat
ures
whi
ch c
an b
e th
e re
sult
of n
atur
al a
nd/o
r cu
ltura
l p
roce
sses
. The
par
ticul
ar c
hara
cter
istic
s of
an
envi
ronm
ent
may
be
sim
ilar
to a
nd/o
r d
iffer
ent
from
ano
ther
. In
tera
ctio
n -
Invo
lves
ele
men
ts o
f an
envi
ronm
ent
affe
ctin
g ea
ch o
ther
and
bei
ng li
nked
tog
ethe
r. In
tera
ctio
n in
corp
orat
es m
ovem
ent,
flow
s, c
onne
ctio
ns,
links
and
inte
rrel
atio
nshi
ps.
Lan
dsc
apes
are
the
vis
ible
out
com
e of
inte
ract
ions
. Int
erac
tion
can
brin
g ab
out
envi
ronm
enta
l cha
nge.
K
aiti
akit
ang
a -
to
“car
e fo
r” t
he e
nviro
nmen
t; s
usta
inab
le u
se, m
anag
emen
t an
d c
ontr
ol o
f nat
ural
and
phy
sica
l res
ourc
es t
hat
are
carr
ied
out
to
the
mut
ual b
enef
it of
peo
ple
and
res
ourc
es.
Pro
cess
es -
A s
eque
nce
of a
ctio
ns, n
atur
al a
nd/o
r cu
ltura
l, th
at s
hap
e an
d c
hang
e en
viro
nmen
ts, p
lace
s an
d s
ocie
ties.
Som
e ex
amp
les
of g
eogr
aphi
c p
roce
sses
incl
ude
eros
ion,
mig
ratio
n, d
eser
tific
atio
n an
d g
lob
alis
atio
n.
Sus
tain
abili
ty -
Invo
lves
ad
optin
g w
ays
of t
hink
ing
and
beh
avin
g th
at a
llow
ind
ivid
uals
, gro
ups,
and
soc
ietie
s to
mee
t th
eir
need
s an
d a
spira
tions
with
out
pre
vent
ing
futu
re g
ener
atio
ns fr
om m
eetin
g th
eirs
. Sus
tain
able
inte
ract
ion
with
the
env
ironm
ent
may
be
achi
eved
by
pre
vent
ing,
lim
iting
, min
imiz
ing
or
corr
ectin
g en
viro
nmen
tal d
amag
e to
wat
er, a
ir an
d s
oil,
as w
ell a
s co
nsid
erin
g ec
osys
tem
s an
d p
rob
lem
s re
late
d t
o w
aste
, noi
se, a
nd v
isua
l pol
lutio
n.
Tao
nga
- is
a r
esou
rce
eith
er p
hysi
cal o
r cu
ltura
l tha
t ca
n b
e fo
und
in t
he e
nviro
nmen
t (in
clud
ing
feat
ures
with
in t
he e
nviro
nmen
t e.
g. la
kes,
mou
ntai
ns,
river
s, a
lso
incl
udin
g p
eop
le, t
e re
o, w
haka
pap
a, e
tc.)
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Form
at o
f as
sess
men
t
Geo
gra
phy
2.6
A
S 9
1245
3
cred
its
E
xpla
in a
spec
ts o
f a
cont
emp
ora
ry N
ew Z
eala
nd g
eog
rap
hic
issu
e.
Cla
rific
atio
n D
ocu
men
t D
ec 2
016.
The
sam
ple
ass
essm
ent
atta
ched
to
this
sta
ndar
d
is a
n in
cla
ss t
est
com
pris
ing
of a
stu
den
t b
ookl
et a
nd r
esou
rce
boo
klet
.
This
ach
ieve
men
t st
and
ard
invo
lves
exp
lain
ing
asp
ects
of a
con
tem
por
ary
geog
rap
hic
issu
e.
Ach
ieve
men
t C
rite
ria
Ach
ieve
men
t A
chie
vem
ent
wit
h M
erit
A
chie
vem
ent
wit
h E
xcel
lenc
e
Exp
lain
asp
ects
of a
co
ntem
por
ary
New
Zea
land
ge
ogra
phi
c is
sue.
Exp
lain
, in-
dep
th, a
spec
ts o
f a
cont
emp
orar
y N
ew Z
eala
nd
geog
rap
hic
issu
e.
Exp
lain
, com
pre
hens
ivel
y,
asp
ects
of a
con
tem
por
ary
New
Z
eala
nd g
eogr
aphi
c is
sue.
Th
is a
chie
vem
ent
stan
dar
d is
der
ived
from
the
Lev
el 7
Geo
grap
hy a
chie
vem
ent
obje
ctiv
es fr
om t
he
Soc
ial S
cien
ces
lear
ning
are
a of
The
New
Zea
land
Cur
ricul
um, L
earn
ing
Med
ia, M
inis
try
of E
duc
atio
n,
2007
; and
is r
elat
ed t
o th
e m
ater
ial i
n th
e Te
achi
ng a
nd L
earn
ing
Gui
de
for
Geo
grap
hy, M
inis
try
of E
duca
tion,
201
0 at
ht
tp:/
/sen
iors
econ
dar
y.tk
i.org
.nz
Th
is s
tand
ard
is a
lso
der
ived
from
Te
Mar
auta
nga
o A
otea
roa.
For
det
ails
of T
e M
arau
tang
a o
Aot
earo
a ac
hiev
emen
t ob
ject
ives
to
whi
ch t
his
stan
dar
d r
elat
es, s
ee t
he P
apa
Wha
kaak
o fo
r th
e re
leva
nt le
arni
ng
area
. A
t A
chie
ved
Lev
el: E
xpla
in a
spec
ts o
f a c
onte
mp
orar
y N
ew Z
eala
nd g
eogr
aphi
c is
sue
invo
lves
; •
Des
crib
ing
the
natu
re o
f the
con
tem
por
ary
geog
rap
hic
issu
e.
• E
xpla
inin
g th
e d
iffer
ent
view
poin
ts in
div
idua
ls (o
r gr
oup
s) h
old
in r
elat
ion
to t
he is
sue.
•
Des
crib
ing
how
tho
se v
iew
poi
nts
chan
ge o
ver
time.
•
Exp
lain
ing
the
stre
ngth
(s) a
nd w
eakn
ess(
es) o
f diff
eren
t co
urse
s of
act
ion
to a
dd
ress
the
issu
e.
• P
rovi
din
g a
reco
mm
end
ed c
our
se o
f act
ion
with
a r
easo
n(s)
. A
t M
erit
Lev
el:
Exp
lain
, in-
dep
th, a
spec
ts o
f a c
onte
mp
orar
y N
ew Z
eala
nd g
eogr
aphi
c is
sue
invo
lves
; •
Exp
lain
ing,
in d
etai
l, th
e d
iffer
ent
view
poi
nts
ind
ivid
uals
(or
grou
ps)
hol
d in
rel
atio
n to
the
issu
e us
ing
spec
ific
info
rmat
ion.
•
Exp
lain
ing
how
tho
se v
iew
poi
nts
chan
ge o
ver
time
• E
xpla
inin
g, in
det
ail,
the
stre
ngth
(s) a
nd w
eakn
ess(
es) o
f diff
eren
t co
urse
s of
act
ion
• Ju
stify
ing
a re
com
men
ded
co
urse
of a
ctio
n w
ith d
etai
led
rea
sons
.
At
Exc
elle
nce
Lev
el: E
xpla
in, c
omp
rehe
nsiv
ely,
asp
ects
of a
con
tem
por
ary
New
Zea
land
geo
grap
hic
issu
e in
volv
es;
• Fu
lly e
xpla
inin
g th
e d
iffer
ent
view
poi
nts
ind
ivid
uals
(or
grou
ps)
hol
d in
rel
atio
n to
the
issu
e us
ing
spec
ific
info
rmat
ion
and
inco
rpor
atin
g b
elie
fs, v
alue
s, a
nd/o
r p
ersp
ectiv
es. T
his
incl
udes
the
us
e of
geo
grap
hic
term
inol
ogy
and
con
cep
ts.
The
cont
emp
orar
y ge
ogra
phi
c is
sue
MU
ST
be
a lo
cal o
r na
tiona
l iss
ue w
ithin
N
ew Z
eala
nd.
The
New
Zea
land
geo
grap
hic
issu
e ne
eds
to b
e co
ntem
po
rary
, unr
eso
lved
an
d s
till
cau
sing
co
ncer
n. T
he is
sue
mus
t al
so b
e cl
early
geo
grap
hic
in n
atur
e an
d h
ave
a sp
atia
l dim
ensi
on
. The
sp
atia
l dim
ensi
on c
an r
ange
from
a
rela
tivel
y sm
all l
ocal
issu
e, e
.g. s
trea
m
pol
lutio
n, t
o la
rger
reg
iona
l or
natio
nal
issu
es. I
t is
imp
orta
nt t
hat
stud
ents
can
co
mp
rehe
nsiv
ely
exp
lain
asp
ects
of t
he
issu
e fr
om a
geo
grap
hic
per
spec
tive.
S
tud
ent’
s d
escr
iptio
ns s
houl
d s
how
how
th
e lo
cati
on
is s
ign
ifica
nt t
o t
he is
sue
and
def
ine
the
spat
ial d
imen
sion
. Nat
ural
an
d/o
r cu
ltur
al f
eatu
res
rele
vant
to
the
issu
e sh
ould
be
iden
tifie
d a
nd t
he e
ffec
ts
of t
he is
sue
on p
eop
le a
nd t
he
envi
ronm
ent
des
crib
ed.
Stu
den
ts n
eed
to
dem
onst
rate
a r
elat
ivel
y co
mp
lex
und
erst
and
ing
of d
iffer
ent
view
poi
nts.
Thi
s w
ill r
equi
re a
cces
s to
a
rang
e o
f d
etai
led
res
our
ces.
Tw
o o
r th
ree
diff
eren
t vi
ewp
oint
s w
ould
be
suff
icie
nt t
o m
eet
the
req
uire
men
ts o
f the
st
and
ard
. Th
e ap
pro
ach
to ‘h
ow v
iew
poi
nts
chan
ge
over
tim
e’ w
ill b
e d
eter
min
ed b
y th
e is
sue
sele
cted
. If t
he is
sue
is in
its
very
ear
ly
stag
es a
nd v
iew
poi
nts
show
no
evid
ence
of
cha
nge,
stu
den
ts c
ould
exp
lain
fact
ors
60
INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
• E
xpla
inin
g, in
det
ail,
how
tho
se v
iew
poi
nts
chan
ge o
ver
time.
•
Fully
exp
lain
ing
the
stre
ngth
(s) a
nd w
eakn
ess(
es) o
f diff
eren
t co
urse
s of
act
ion.
•
Fully
just
ifyin
g a
reco
mm
end
ed c
ours
e of
act
ion
givi
ng d
etai
led
rea
sons
•
Dem
onst
ratin
g w
hy t
he c
hose
n co
urse
of a
ctio
n is
bet
ter
than
any
oth
er c
ours
e of
act
ion.
that
may
res
ult
in c
hang
e. A
ltern
ativ
ely
they
cou
ld fo
cus
on w
hich
gr
oup
s/in
div
idua
ls a
re li
kely
to
chan
ge
thei
r vi
ewp
oint
; in
this
sen
se t
hey
will
be
pro
vid
ing
a hy
pot
hetic
al a
nsw
er.
The
focu
s of
und
erst
and
ing
is t
hat
view
poi
nts
can
and
do
chan
ge o
ver
time
for
a va
riety
of r
easo
ns.
V
oca
bul
ary
Cla
rific
atio
ns
Key
Geo
gra
phi
c C
onc
epts
/ V
oca
bul
ary
Asp
ects
of
a g
eog
rap
hic
issu
e re
fers
to
the
nat
ure
of t
he
cont
emp
orar
y ge
ogra
phi
c is
sue,
vi
ewp
oint
s th
at r
elat
e to
th
e is
sue
(and
how
the
y ch
ange
ove
r tim
e), a
nd
eval
uatio
n of
cou
rses
of
actio
n re
latin
g to
the
is
sue.
C
onte
mp
orar
y is
sue
refe
rs t
o an
issu
e th
at is
af
fect
ing
peo
ple
or
pla
ces
now
or
in t
he
near
futu
re.
Geo
gra
ph
ic is
sue
refe
rs
to a
top
ic, c
once
rn,
pro
ble
m, d
ebat
e, o
r co
ntro
vers
y re
late
d t
o a
natu
ral o
r cu
ltura
l en
viro
nmen
t, w
hich
als
o in
clud
es a
sp
atia
l d
imen
sion
.
Cha
nge
- In
volv
es a
ny a
ltera
tion
to t
he n
atur
al o
r cu
ltura
l env
ironm
ent.
Cha
nge
can
be
spat
ial a
nd/o
r te
mp
oral
. Cha
nge
is a
nor
mal
pro
cess
in b
oth
natu
ral a
nd c
ultu
ral e
nviro
nmen
ts. I
t oc
curs
at
vary
ing
rate
s, a
t d
iffer
ent
times
and
in d
iffer
ent
pla
ces.
Som
e ch
ange
s ar
e p
red
icta
ble
, rec
urre
nt o
r cy
clic
, whi
le o
ther
s ar
e un
pre
dic
tab
le o
r er
ratic
. Cha
nge
can
brin
g ab
out
furt
her
chan
ge.
Env
iro
nmen
t -
May
be
natu
ral a
nd/o
r cu
ltura
l. Th
ey h
ave
par
ticul
ar c
hara
cter
istic
s an
d fe
atur
es w
hich
can
be
the
resu
lt of
nat
ural
and
/or
cultu
ral
pro
cess
es. T
he p
artic
ular
cha
ract
eris
tics
of a
n en
viro
nmen
t m
ay b
e si
mila
r to
and
/or
diff
eren
t fr
om a
noth
er.
Inte
ract
ion
- In
volv
es e
lem
ents
of a
n en
viro
nmen
t af
fect
ing
each
oth
er a
nd b
eing
link
ed t
oget
her.
Inte
ract
ion
inco
rpor
ates
mov
emen
t, fl
ows,
co
nnec
tions
, lin
ks a
nd in
terr
elat
ions
hip
s. L
and
scap
es a
re t
he v
isib
le o
utco
me
of in
tera
ctio
ns. I
nter
actio
n ca
n b
ring
abou
t en
viro
nmen
tal c
hang
e.
Man
a w
henu
a -
the
right
to
use,
man
age
and
con
trol
land
dep
end
s on
the
pro
tect
ion
of m
ana
whe
nua.
Man
a w
henu
a is
bas
ed o
n A
hikä
(Iw
i m
aint
aini
ng r
esid
ence
in a
par
ticul
ar p
lace
) and
is a
n im
por
tant
par
t of
tin
o ra
ngat
irata
nga
(sel
f-d
eter
min
atio
n).
Kai
tiak
itan
ga
- t
o “c
are
for”
the
env
ironm
ent;
sus
tain
able
use
, man
agem
ent
and
con
trol
of n
atur
al a
nd p
hysi
cal r
esou
rces
tha
t ar
e ca
rrie
d o
ut t
o th
e m
utua
l ben
efit
of p
eop
le a
nd r
esou
rces
.
Sus
tain
abili
ty
Invo
lves
ad
optin
g w
ays
of t
hink
ing
and
beh
avin
g th
at a
llow
ind
ivid
uals
, gro
ups,
and
soc
ietie
s to
mee
t th
eir
need
s an
d a
spira
tions
with
out
pre
vent
ing
futu
re g
ener
atio
ns fr
om m
eetin
g th
eirs
. Sus
tain
able
inte
ract
ion
with
the
env
ironm
ent
may
be
achi
eved
by
pre
vent
ing,
lim
iting
, min
imiz
ing
or
corr
ectin
g en
viro
nmen
tal d
amag
e to
wat
er, a
ir an
d s
oil,
as w
ell a
s co
nsid
erin
g ec
osys
tem
s an
d p
rob
lem
s re
late
d t
o w
aste
, noi
se, a
nd v
isua
l pol
lutio
n.
Tao
nga
- is
a r
esou
rce
eith
er p
hysi
cal o
r cu
ltura
l tha
t ca
n b
e fo
und
in t
he e
nviro
nmen
t (in
clud
ing
feat
ures
with
in t
he e
nviro
nmen
t e.
g. la
kes,
m
ount
ains
, riv
ers,
als
o in
clud
ing
peo
ple
, te
reo,
wha
kap
apa,
etc
.).
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Form
at o
f as
sess
men
t
Ed
ucat
ion
for
Sus
tain
abili
ty 3
.2
AS
917
35
V
ersi
on:
1
4 cr
edit
s
Eva
luat
e m
easu
res
that
may
be
take
n to
su
stai
n an
d/o
r im
pro
ve a
bio
phy
sica
l env
iro
nmen
t
Cla
rific
atio
n D
ocu
men
t M
ay 2
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lect
ing
info
rmat
ion
will
re
qui
re
cata
logu
ing
in
the
form
of a
lo
gboo
k.
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info
rmat
ion
may
com
e fr
om
dire
ct
obse
rvat
ions
, co
llect
ion
of
field
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tab
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phs
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sour
ce
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ugge
sted
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at t
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ent
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ake
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ce o
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nded
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iod
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tim
e, fo
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amp
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f in-
an
d o
ut-o
f-cl
ass
time.
M
ater
ial e
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inte
rvie
ws,
vi
deo
s, a
nd
pho
tos
gath
ered
This
ach
ieve
men
t st
and
ard
invo
lves
eva
luat
ing
mea
sure
s th
at m
ay b
e ta
ken
to s
usta
in a
nd/o
r im
pro
ve a
bio
phy
sica
l en
viro
nmen
t.
Ach
ieve
men
t C
rite
ria
Ach
ieve
men
t A
chie
vem
ent
wit
h M
erit
A
chie
vem
ent
wit
h E
xcel
lenc
e E
valu
ate
mea
sure
s th
at m
ay b
e ta
ken
to s
usta
in a
nd/o
r im
pro
ve a
bio
phy
sica
l en
viro
nmen
t
Eva
luat
e, in
dep
th, m
easu
res
that
may
b
e ta
ken
to s
usta
in a
nd/o
r im
pro
ve a
b
iop
hysi
cal e
nviro
nmen
t.
Crit
ical
ly e
valu
ate
mea
sure
s th
at m
ay
be
take
n to
sus
tain
and
/or
imp
rove
a
bio
phy
sica
l env
ironm
ent.
This
ach
ieve
men
t st
and
ard
is d
eriv
ed fr
om T
he N
ew Z
eala
nd C
urric
ulum
, Lea
rnin
g M
edia
, Min
istr
y of
Ed
ucat
ion,
200
7, T
his
achi
evem
ent
stan
dar
d is
alig
ned
with
The
New
Zea
land
Cur
ricul
um, L
earn
ing
Med
ia, M
inis
try
of E
duc
atio
n, 2
007,
and
is r
elat
ed
to le
arni
ng o
bje
ctiv
e 8.
1 in
the
Tea
chin
g an
d L
earn
ing
Gui
de
for
Ed
ucat
ion
for
Sus
tain
abili
ty, M
inis
try
of E
duc
atio
n, a
t ht
tp:/
/sen
iors
econ
dar
y.tk
i.org
.nz.
Th
is s
tand
ard
is a
lso
der
ived
from
Te
Mar
auta
nga
o A
otea
roa.
For
det
ails
of T
e M
arau
tang
a o
Aot
earo
a ac
hiev
emen
t ob
ject
ives
to
whi
ch t
his
stan
dar
d r
elat
es, s
ee t
he P
apa
Wha
kaak
o fo
r th
e re
leva
nt le
arni
ng a
rea.
A
t ac
hie
ved
leve
l: E
valu
ate
mea
sure
s -
ca
rryi
ng o
ut r
esea
rch
and
/or
a p
ract
ical
inq
uiry
to:
an
alys
e th
e ch
arac
teris
tics
of a
bio
phy
sica
l env
ironm
ent
anal
yse
the
natu
re o
f the
rel
atio
nshi
p b
etw
een
hum
ans
and
the
bio
phy
sica
l env
ironm
ent
in r
elat
ion
to a
spec
ts o
f sus
tain
abili
ty.
anal
ysin
g th
e p
oten
tial o
f pos
sib
le m
easu
res
that
sus
tain
and
/or
imp
rove
the
bio
phy
sica
l env
ironm
ent
now
and
for
the
futu
re
dra
win
g co
nclu
sion
s ab
out
whi
ch m
easu
re(s
) may
be
mos
t ef
fect
ive
in t
erm
s of
sus
tain
ing
and
/or
imp
rovi
ng t
he b
iop
hysi
cal
envi
ronm
ent.
A
t m
erit
leve
l: E
valu
ate,
in d
epth
-
dra
win
g in
form
ed c
oncl
usio
ns b
ased
on
exam
ple
s an
d e
vid
ence
ab
out
whi
ch m
easu
re(s
) may
be
mos
t ef
fect
ive
in t
erm
s of
su
stai
ning
and
/or
imp
rovi
ng a
bio
phy
sica
l env
ironm
ent.
At
exce
llen
ce le
vel:
Crit
ical
ly e
valu
ate-
d
raw
ing
insi
ghtf
ul c
oncl
usio
ns a
bou
t th
e ef
fect
iven
ess
of t
he m
easu
res
with
ref
eren
ce t
o as
pec
ts o
f sus
tain
abili
ty.
The
conc
lusi
ons
may
incl
ude
pro
ject
ions
of f
utur
e im
pac
ts a
nd d
iscu
ssio
n of
wid
er im
plic
atio
ns o
f the
mea
sure
s.
Def
init
ions
S
usta
inab
ility
invo
lves
the
dev
elop
men
t of
way
s of
thi
nkin
g an
d a
ctin
g to
mee
t th
e ne
eds
of t
he p
rese
nt g
ener
atio
n w
ithou
t co
mp
rom
isin
g th
e ab
ility
of f
utur
e ge
nera
tions
(of a
ll liv
ing
thin
gs) t
o m
eet
thei
r ow
n ne
eds.
In
Aot
earo
a N
ew Z
eala
nd,
sust
aina
bili
ty r
efle
cts,
whe
reve
r p
ossi
ble
, con
sid
erat
ion
of M
āori
conc
epts
and
val
ues
rela
ting
to t
he e
nviro
nmen
t, w
hich
may
va
ry b
etw
een
hap
ū an
d b
etw
een
iwi.
Bio
phy
sica
l env
ironm
ent
Ana
lyse
: The
des
crip
tion
need
s to
incl
ude
the
natu
ral
pro
cess
es in
the
phy
sica
l en
viro
nmen
t an
d t
he
asso
ciat
ed li
fe fo
rms,
for
exam
ple
exp
lain
ing
that
the
p
rese
nce
or a
bse
nce
of
spec
ies
is li
nked
to
the
phy
sica
l env
ironm
ent,
an
d/o
r ex
pla
inin
g th
at t
he
dis
trib
utio
n of
the
sp
ecie
s is
rel
ated
to
the
phy
sica
l en
viro
nmen
t an
d p
roce
sses
th
at o
per
ate.
A
naly
sing
goe
s b
eyon
d
listin
g an
d d
escr
ibin
g th
e b
iop
hysi
cal c
onte
xt.
Ana
lysi
s in
volv
es g
ivin
g re
ason
s fo
r p
atte
rns
and
in
terr
elat
ions
hip
s b
etw
een
the
hum
ans
and
the
b
iop
hysi
cal e
nviro
nmen
t. I
t m
ay b
e us
eful
to
cons
ider
a
rang
e of
crit
eria
for
the
anal
ysis
of t
he
pot
entia
l/pos
sib
le
mea
sure
s.
For
exam
ple
, ana
lysi
s ca
n in
volv
e:
the
char
acte
ristic
s of
the
p
hysi
cal e
nviro
nmen
t as
th
ey a
re r
elat
ed t
o th
e sp
ecie
s ha
bita
t th
e na
ture
of t
he
rela
tions
hip
bet
wee
n hu
man
s an
d t
he h
abita
t,
and
the
inte
ract
ions
62
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for
this
sta
ndar
d
may
wel
l be
also
use
d in
p
rep
arat
ion
for
AS
908
28 a
nd
9083
2
The
asp
ects
of s
usta
inab
ility
are
: en
viro
nmen
tal
soci
al
cultu
ral
econ
omic
. M
easu
res
may
be
soci
al, c
ultu
ral,
econ
omic
, and
/or
tech
nolo
gica
l. T
hey
are
put
in p
lace
to
reso
lve
a su
stai
nab
ility
issu
e an
d
may
be
eval
uate
d fo
r th
eir
effe
ctiv
enes
s in
ad
dre
ssin
g as
pec
ts o
f sus
tain
abili
ty.
A b
iop
hysi
cal e
nviro
nmen
t re
late
s to
the
inte
ract
ions
bet
wee
n a
phy
sica
l env
ironm
ent
and
the
bio
logi
cal l
ife fo
rms
with
in t
he
envi
ronm
ent.
The
bio
phy
sica
l env
ironm
ent
coul
d b
e a
natu
ral e
nviro
nmen
t or
a b
uilt
envi
ronm
ent,
or
som
e co
mb
inat
ion
of t
he
two.
The
phy
sica
l env
ironm
ent
may
be
a ge
olog
ical
, atm
osph
eric
, hyd
rolo
gica
l or
clim
atic
sys
tem
A
n en
viro
nmen
t re
fers
to
a d
efin
able
are
a su
ch a
s an
urb
an c
omm
unity
, est
uary
, nat
iona
l par
k, o
r fa
rm, o
r a
larg
er a
rea
such
as
an is
land
, cou
ntry
or
pla
net
Ear
th.
Rel
atio
nshi
p b
etw
een
hum
ans
and
the
bio
phy
sica
l env
ironm
ent
refe
rs t
o th
e na
ture
of t
he in
tera
ctio
ns b
etw
een
hum
ans
and
a
bio
phy
sica
l env
ironm
ent
and
the
imp
licat
ions
for
a su
stai
nab
le fu
ture
. In
terr
elat
ions
hip
s m
ay b
e th
ose
that
pro
mot
e or
dis
rup
t th
e su
stai
nab
ility
of a
n en
viro
nmen
t.
bet
wee
n th
em in
rel
atio
n to
as
pec
ts o
f sus
tain
abili
ty.
Inte
rrel
atio
nshi
ps
may
be
thos
e th
at p
rom
ote
or
dis
rup
t th
e su
stai
nab
ility
of
the
envi
ronm
ent
the
pot
entia
l of d
iffer
ent
mea
sure
s to
sus
tain
and
/or
imp
rove
the
hab
itat,
bot
h no
w a
nd in
the
futu
re.
In-d
epth
eva
luat
ion
for
Mer
it S
ever
al r
easo
ns n
eed
to
be
give
n in
ter
ms
of t
he
effe
ctiv
enes
s of
the
m
easu
res
to s
usta
in o
r im
pro
ve t
he b
iop
hysi
cal
envi
ronm
ent
and
exa
mp
les
and
evi
den
ce a
re g
iven
to
sup
por
t th
em.
Crit
ical
eva
luat
ion
for
Exc
elle
nce
Evi
den
ce fo
r in
sigh
tful
co
nclu
sion
s m
ay in
clud
e:
inno
vativ
e id
eas
for
mea
sure
s th
at g
o b
eyon
d
the
imm
edia
te c
onte
xt
crea
tive,
pla
usib
le
pro
ject
ions
a
synt
hesi
sing
of t
he
info
rmat
ion
that
has
re
sulte
d in
new
and
vi
sion
ary
idea
s im
plic
atio
ns fo
r fu
rthe
r m
easu
res
in lo
cal o
r w
ider
co
ntex
ts
conn
ectio
ns m
ade
bet
wee
n th
e b
iop
hysi
cal
envi
ronm
ent,
the
mea
sure
s an
d w
ider
imp
licat
ions
.
63
64 INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
A
S 91
735
v2 (E
fS 3
.2)
Eval
uate
mea
sure
s th
at m
ay b
e ta
ken
to s
usta
in a
nd/o
r im
prov
e a
biop
hysi
cal e
nvir
onm
ent
A
chie
vem
ent
Ach
ieve
men
t wit
h M
erit
A
chie
vem
ent w
ith
Exce
llenc
e
• Ev
alua
te m
easu
res
that
may
be
take
n to
su
stai
n an
d/or
impr
ove
a bi
ophy
sica
l en
viro
nmen
t.
• Ev
alua
te, i
n de
pth,
mea
sure
s th
at m
ay b
e ta
ken
to s
usta
in a
nd/o
r im
prov
e a
biop
hysi
cal e
nviro
nmen
t.
• C
ritic
ally
eva
luat
e m
easu
res
that
may
be
take
n to
sus
tain
and
/or i
mpr
ove
a bi
ophy
sica
l en
viro
nmen
t.
This
ass
essm
ent a
ctiv
ity is
bas
ed o
n th
e as
sum
ptio
n th
at s
tude
nts
have
an
in-d
epth
und
erst
andi
ng o
f: th
e pr
inci
ples
and
asp
ects
of s
usta
inab
ility
; su
stai
nabl
e fu
ture
s; re
sear
ch m
etho
ds a
nd d
ata
anal
ysis
; eva
luat
ion;
and
whe
reve
r pos
sibl
e M
āori
conc
epts
and
val
ues
rela
ting
to th
e en
viro
nmen
t as
wel
l as a
fam
iliar
ity w
ith A
rtic
le 2
of t
he T
reat
y of
Wai
tang
i.
The
em
phas
is in
this
AS
is o
n:
• A
naly
sing
the
natu
ral p
roce
sses
and
link
ing
the
dist
ribut
ion
of s
peci
es to
the
envi
ronm
ent.
•
Giv
ing
reas
ons
for p
atte
rns
and
inte
rrel
atio
nshi
ps b
etw
een
the
hum
ans
and
the
biop
hysi
cal e
nviro
nmen
t •
Expl
aini
ng th
e ef
fect
s hu
man
act
iviti
es (e
.g. s
kiin
g, tr
ampi
ng, t
ouris
m) h
ave
on th
e To
ngar
iro N
atio
nal P
ark’
s bi
ophy
sica
l env
ironm
ent,
rela
ted
to
aspe
cts
of s
usta
inab
ility
Th
is c
ould
invo
lve
inve
stig
atin
g fa
ctor
s su
ch a
s: -
The
effe
ct o
f wal
kway
s on
the
imm
edia
te e
colo
gica
l com
mun
ities
, com
pare
d w
ith o
ff tr
ack.
-
Look
ing
at th
e ef
fect
of t
ouris
t fac
ilitie
s on
the
mou
ntai
n in
term
s of
land
scap
e, e
colo
gy a
nd g
eolo
gy e
tc.
- Lo
okin
g at
the
impa
ct o
f the
ski
fiel
ds a
nd fa
cilit
ies o
n th
eir i
mm
edia
te p
hysi
cal a
nd b
iolo
gica
l env
ironm
ent.
- In
vest
igat
ing
the
impa
ct o
f the
ski
vill
age
on th
e im
med
iate
phy
sica
l and
bio
logi
cal e
nviro
nmen
t. -
Rese
arch
ing
the
impa
ct o
f nig
ht s
kiin
g on
the
loca
l ani
mal
s. •
In a
ll ca
ses
it is
impo
rtan
t tha
t the
focu
s is
on
the
impa
ct o
f the
se h
uman
influ
ence
d fa
ctor
s on
the
sust
aina
ble
futu
re o
f the
Nat
iona
l Par
k an
d its
pl
ants
, ani
mal
s an
d la
ndsc
ape
and
the
pote
ntia
l of d
iffer
ent m
easu
res
to s
usta
in a
nd/o
r im
prov
e th
e ha
bita
t, bo
th n
ow a
nd in
the
futu
re.
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INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
The
teac
her’s
role
is to
: En
sure
that
for t
he s
elec
ted
disc
ussi
on, t
he s
tude
nt h
as o
ppor
tuni
ty th
roug
h fie
ld w
ork,
alo
ng w
ith th
e us
e of
pho
togr
aphi
c ev
iden
ce, r
elev
ant d
ata
and
acce
ssib
le w
ritte
n m
ater
ials
, to
deve
lop
an u
nder
stan
ding
of t
he P
ark’
s cu
ltura
l her
itage
and
val
ue, a
s w
ell a
s th
e ex
pect
atio
ns o
f tod
ay’s
soci
ety.
Thi
s w
ill a
ssis
t in
stud
ents
gai
ning
an
unde
rsta
ndin
g of
the
conf
lictin
g re
quire
men
ts fo
r man
agin
g th
e Pa
rk.
Prov
ide
stud
ents
with
acc
ess
to th
e fo
llow
ing
docu
men
ts:
- To
ngar
iro N
atio
nal P
ark
Man
agem
ent P
lan
(200
6-20
16)
-
Tong
ariro
Nat
iona
l Par
k M
anag
emen
t Pla
n (P
artia
l rev
iew
201
7)
Cla
rify
with
the
stud
ents
that
they
und
erst
and
the
natu
re o
f the
issu
es a
nd th
e co
nflic
ting
need
s ca
used
by
hum
an a
ctiv
ities
, and
thei
r pot
entia
l im
pact
on
the
envi
ronm
ent b
oth
imm
edia
te a
nd w
ider
.
App
ly s
choo
l-bas
ed a
uthe
ntic
ity p
olic
ies
and
proc
edur
es.
Giv
e on
e re
asse
ssm
ent o
ppor
tuni
ty a
s ap
prop
riate
.
Stud
ents
can
use
inte
rnet
link
s, w
ritte
n m
ater
ials
, and
fiel
d tr
ip w
orks
heet
s pr
ovid
ed a
s th
eir s
ourc
e m
ater
ial.
Stud
ents
sho
uld
also
be
able
to a
dd to
th
is.
A
log
book
is e
ssen
tial f
or re
cord
ing
rese
arch
and
obs
erva
tions
. Pr
ior s
tude
nt k
now
ledg
e
Stud
ents
will
nee
d an
und
erst
andi
ng o
f the
eco
logi
cal c
omm
uniti
es th
at e
xist
with
in th
e Pa
rk. T
his
incl
udes
the
role
man
y an
imal
s pla
y in
m
aint
aini
ng a
n ec
olog
ical
bal
ance
and
pro
paga
tion
of p
lant
spe
cies
.
Stud
ents
will
nee
d an
und
erst
andi
ng o
f the
geo
logi
cal t
erra
in o
f the
Par
k
Stud
ents
may
nee
d an
und
erst
andi
ng o
f the
clim
atic
con
ditio
ns th
roug
hout
the
year
.
The
stu
dent
is e
xpec
ted
to:
Prov
ide
clea
r evi
denc
e th
at th
is in
form
atio
n be
en ta
ken
from
ano
ther
sou
rce
has
been
pro
cess
ed a
nd u
nder
stoo
d. S
impl
y co
pyin
g or
clo
sely
pa
raph
rasi
ng m
ater
ial f
rom
oth
er s
ourc
es d
oes
not c
ontr
ibut
e ev
iden
ce o
f und
erst
andi
ng.
G
athe
r prim
ary
and/
or s
econ
dary
dat
a co
oper
ativ
ely
but r
ecor
d in
form
atio
n in
depe
nden
tly.
St
uden
ts m
ay p
rese
nt th
eir f
indi
ngs/
evid
ence
as
a w
ritte
n re
port
, ora
l pre
sent
atio
n, m
ultim
edia
pre
sent
atio
n, p
oste
r or o
ther
form
.
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essm
ent t
empl
ates
: ht
tp:/
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a.tk
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Reso
urce
s-fo
r-Int
erna
lly-A
sses
sed-
Ach
ieve
men
t-Sta
ndar
ds/S
ocia
l-sci
ence
s/Ed
ucat
ion-
for-s
usta
inab
ility
/Lev
el-3
-Edu
catio
n-fo
r-su
stai
nabi
lity
In
form
atio
n w
ebsi
tes
Hab
itat i
nfor
mat
ion
D
epar
tmen
t of C
onse
rvat
ion
ww
w.d
oc.g
ovt.n
z/na
ture
/hab
itats
/alp
ine/
ht
tp:/
/ww
w.d
oc.g
ovt.n
z/na
ture
/hab
itats
/dry
land
s/
Back
grou
nd o
n To
ngar
iro P
ark
with
ass
ocia
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activ
ities
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l-nor
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lace
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ngar
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atio
nal-p
ark/
To
ngar
iro A
lpin
e C
ross
ing
D
epar
tmen
t of C
onse
rvat
ion
http
://w
ww
.doc
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t.nz/
park
s-an
d-re
crea
tion/
plac
es-to
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cent
ral-n
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ariro
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acks
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pine
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ssin
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Ara
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cycl
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ia o
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Zea
land
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ara.
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en/a
lpin
e-pl
ants
New
Zea
land
alp
ine
plan
ts
Dep
artm
ent o
f Con
serv
atio
n ht
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wre
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doca
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sts
Dep
artm
ent o
f Con
serv
atio
n
http
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ww
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t.nz/
docu
men
ts/a
bout
-doc
/con
cess
ions
-and
-per
mits
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serv
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s-lo
wre
s.pdf
Fo
rest
s N
ew Z
eala
nd P
lant
Con
serv
atio
n N
etw
ork
http
://w
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.nzp
cn.o
rg.n
z/pa
ge.a
spx?
ecos
yste
ms_
plan
t_co
mm
uniti
es_f
ores
ts
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cts
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ent/
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lant
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ctio
n 5
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olog
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ages
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logy
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es 8
–14,
and
Sus
tain
abili
ty, p
ages
18–
21, f
or s
uppo
rtin
g in
form
atio
n.
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INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
Form
at o
f as
sess
men
t
Māo
ri E
nvir
onm
enta
l Pra
ctic
es
US
614
2
4 cr
edit
s
Exp
lain
kai
tiak
itan
ga
in r
elat
ion
to t
he
way
Māo
ri in
tera
ct w
ith
the
natu
ral e
nvir
onm
ent
Imp
ort
ant
Māo
ri c
onc
epts
ap
plic
able
to
th
is u
nit
sta
ndar
d in
clud
e:
Des
crip
tions
and
exp
lana
tions
ca
n b
e p
rese
nted
in a
num
ber
of
way
s th
at m
ay in
clud
e or
al
pre
sent
atio
ns, v
isua
l p
rese
ntat
ions
, writ
ten
pre
sent
atio
ns, w
haka
ari,
haka
, w
haik
ōrer
o an
d w
aiat
a.
Kai
tiaki
tang
a ac
tiviti
es m
ay
incl
ude
end
eavo
urs
such
as
acce
ss, h
arve
st a
nd u
se o
f: p
īnga
o (g
old
en s
edge
) and
ha
rake
ke (f
lax)
for
wea
ving
; riv
ers
to c
atch
tun
a (e
els)
; fe
athe
rs fo
r ga
rmen
ts s
uch
as a
ko
row
ai (f
eath
er c
loak
s); a
nd
wha
le b
one
for
carv
ing;
re
ple
nish
men
t an
d r
e-st
ocki
ng
of p
āua
bed
s; o
r su
stai
nab
le
harv
estin
g an
d m
anag
emen
t of
ha
rake
ke.
Kai
tiaki
tang
a m
ay in
clud
e th
e p
rote
ctio
n, c
are,
use
and
m
anag
emen
t of
ani
mat
e or
in
anim
ate
obje
cts.
How
ever
, th
ere
mu
st b
e a
clea
r ev
iden
ce o
f a
per
son
exer
cisi
ng k
aiti
akit
ang
a fo
r a
sele
cted
tao
nga .
Peo
ple
cre
dite
d w
ith t
his
unit
stan
dar
d a
re a
ble
to:
-
exp
lain
kai
tiaki
tang
a in
ter
ms
of h
ow M
āori
rela
te t
o th
e na
tura
l env
ironm
ent;
and
-
exp
lain
the
use
of t
ikan
ga M
āori
as p
art
of e
xerc
isin
g ka
itiak
itang
a.
Ava
ilab
le g
rad
e: A
chie
ved
E
xpla
nato
ry n
ote
s
1 W
here
loca
l roh
e ar
e al
so o
ccup
ied
by
a nu
mb
er o
f oth
er iw
i or
hap
ū, t
he t
anga
ta w
henu
a or
m
ana
whe
nua
view
will
tak
e p
rece
den
ce. O
ther
iwi o
r ha
pū
view
s sh
ould
be
enco
urag
ed in
or
der
to
enric
h an
d e
nhan
ce u
nder
stan
din
g of
key
Māo
ri co
ncep
ts a
nd p
ract
ices
.
Out
com
es a
nd e
vid
ence
req
uire
men
ts
Out
com
e 1
Exp
lain
kai
tiaki
tang
a in
ter
ms
of h
ow M
āori
inte
ract
with
the
nat
ural
env
ironm
ent.
Evi
den
ce r
equi
rem
ents
1.
1 Th
e ex
pla
natio
n d
escr
ibes
kai
tiaki
tang
a in
ter
ms
of t
he r
oles
and
res
pon
sib
ilitie
s ta
ngat
a w
henu
a/m
ana
whe
nua
und
erta
ke in
pro
tect
ing,
car
ing,
usi
ng a
nd m
anag
ing
taon
ga in
the
nat
ural
env
ironm
ent.
1.
2 Th
e ex
pla
natio
n id
entif
ies
othe
r co
ncep
ts r
elev
ant
to k
aitia
kita
nga.
Exa
mp
les
may
incl
ude,
but
are
not
lim
ited
to:
man
a, r
anga
tirat
anga
, wha
kap
apa
and
m
anaa
kita
nga;
ev
iden
ce o
f thr
ee c
once
pts
is r
equi
red
. O
utco
me
2 E
xpla
in t
he u
se o
f tik
anga
Māo
ri as
par
t of
exe
rcis
ing
kaiti
akita
nga.
E
vid
ence
req
uire
men
ts
2.1
The
exp
lana
tion
pro
vid
es e
xam
ple
s of
the
use
of t
ikan
ga M
āori
by
tang
ata
whe
nua/
man
a w
henu
a in
car
ryin
g ou
t ro
les
and
res
pon
sib
ilitie
s un
der
kai
tiaki
tang
a.
Kai
tiaki
tang
a -
is t
he o
blig
atio
n ar
isin
g fr
om
kin
rela
tions
hip
s, t
o ac
t as
kai
tiaki
(a
guar
dia
n, a
per
son
oblig
ed t
o ex
erci
se
kaiti
akita
nga)
of t
aong
a;
Taon
ga -
is a
nyth
ing
that
is t
reas
ured
, in
clud
ing:
tan
gib
le t
hing
s (la
nd, w
ater
s,
pla
nts
and
wild
life)
; and
inta
ngib
le t
hing
s (la
ngua
ge, i
den
tity
and
cul
ture
, and
m
ātau
rang
a M
āori)
.
Mau
ri -
liter
ally
mea
ning
life
forc
e or
life
p
rinci
ple
, ack
now
led
ges
the
need
to
resp
ect
and
car
e fo
r al
l thi
ngs,
bot
h an
imat
e an
d in
anim
ate
obje
cts
(incl
udin
g:
pla
nts,
riv
ers,
mou
ntai
ns a
nd p
eop
le)
bas
ed o
n th
e w
ay in
whi
ch a
ll th
ings
on
eart
h ar
e in
ter-
rela
ted
and
dep
end
ent
on
each
oth
er.
Man
a -
imp
lies
auth
ority
, inf
luen
ce a
nd
pre
stig
e, w
hich
is b
esto
wed
up
on a
n in
div
idua
l or
grou
p b
y ot
hers
. An
ind
ivid
ual,
whā
nau,
hap
ū or
iwi c
an e
xerc
ise
man
a (r
anga
tirat
anga
) in
reco
gniti
on o
f the
ir ac
com
plis
hmen
ts, e
xper
tise,
kno
wle
dge
, ob
ligat
ions
or
asso
ciat
ion
to a
per
son,
p
eop
le, p
lace
or
thin
g.
Tang
ata
whe
nua
- lit
eral
ly p
eop
le o
f the
la
nd, r
efer
s to
a g
roup
of p
eop
le w
ho,
thro
ugh
a lo
ng a
ssoc
iatio
n to
a p
artic
ular
p
lace
, are
rec
ogni
sed
by
othe
rs a
s ha
ving
au
thor
ity o
ver
a sp
ecifi
c ar
ea. T
his
notio
n al
so u
nder
pin
s th
e co
ncep
t of
man
a w
henu
a; i.
e.: r
ecog
nise
d s
piri
tual
aut
horit
y in
a g
iven
are
a.
67
68 INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
E
xam
ple
s m
ay in
clud
e, b
ut is
not
lim
ited
to
conc
epts
and
pra
ctic
es in
clud
ing:
w
haka
pap
a; t
anga
ta w
henu
a; m
ana
whe
nua;
rā
hui;
taun
aha
whe
nua;
kar
akia
; kōh
atu
mau
ri; t
aiāp
ure;
and
māt
aita
i; ev
iden
ce o
f thr
ee lo
cal e
xam
ple
s is
req
uire
d.
2.2
The
exp
lana
tion
des
crib
es t
he e
ffec
ts o
f loc
al k
aitia
kita
nga
prac
tices
on
loca
l tao
nga
of
the
natu
ral e
nviro
nmen
t.
Tap
u an
d n
oa -
as
conc
epts
tha
t co
mp
lem
ent
each
oth
er, t
apu
ofte
n in
form
ed a
cod
e of
soc
ial c
ond
uct
emp
hasi
sing
saf
ety
and
avo
idin
g ris
k. F
or
exam
ple
, thr
ough
tap
u, a
toh
unga
cou
ld
pla
ce a
par
ticul
ar lo
catio
n or
res
ourc
e un
der
a r
āhui
(san
ctio
n) t
o en
sure
its
sust
aina
bili
ty. N
oa o
n th
e ot
her
hand
, d
efin
ed a
s or
din
ary
or fr
ee fr
om
res
tric
tion,
en
able
d a
ret
urn
to e
very
day
, ord
inar
y hu
man
act
ivity
.
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INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
Form
at o
f as
sess
men
t M
āori
Env
iro
nmen
tal P
ract
ices
U
S 6
143
6
cred
its
C
arry
out
a lo
cal k
aiti
akit
ang
a ac
tivi
ty w
ith
dir
ecti
on
Imp
ort
ant
Māo
ri c
onc
epts
ap
plic
able
to
th
is u
nit
sta
ndar
d in
clud
e:
Des
crip
tions
and
exp
lana
tions
ca
n b
e p
rese
nted
in a
num
ber
of
way
s th
at m
ay in
clud
e or
al
pre
sent
atio
ns, v
isua
l p
rese
ntat
ions
, writ
ten
pre
sent
atio
ns, w
haka
ari,
haka
, w
haik
ōrer
o an
d w
aiat
a.
Kai
tiaki
tang
a ac
tiviti
es m
ay
incl
ude
end
eavo
urs
such
as
acce
ss, h
arve
st a
nd u
se o
f: p
īnga
o (g
old
en s
edge
) and
ha
rake
ke (f
lax)
for
wea
ving
; riv
ers
to c
atch
tun
a (e
els)
; fe
athe
rs fo
r ga
rmen
ts s
uch
as a
ko
row
ai (f
eath
er c
loak
s); a
nd
wha
le b
one
for
carv
ing;
re
ple
nish
men
t an
d r
e -st
ocki
ng
of p
āua
bed
s; o
r su
stai
nab
le
harv
estin
g an
d m
anag
emen
t of
ha
rake
ke.
Kai
tiaki
tang
a m
ay in
clud
e th
e p
rote
ctio
n, c
are,
use
and
m
anag
emen
t of
ani
mat
e or
in
anim
ate
obje
cts.
How
ever
, th
ere
mu
st b
e a
clea
r ev
iden
ce o
f a
per
son
exer
cisi
ng k
aiti
akit
ang
a fo
r a
sele
cted
tao
nga.
Peo
ple
cre
dite
d w
ith t
his
unit
stan
dar
d a
re a
ble
to:
-
pla
n a
loca
l kai
tiaki
tang
a ac
tivity
; -
carr
y ou
t a
loca
l kai
tiaki
tang
a ac
tivity
; and
-
eva
luat
e a
loca
l kai
tiaki
tang
a ac
tivity
.
Ava
ilab
le g
rad
e: A
chie
ved
E
xpla
nato
ry n
ote
s
1 W
here
loca
l roh
e ar
e al
so o
ccup
ied
by
a nu
mb
er o
f oth
er iw
i or
hap
ū, t
he t
anga
ta w
henu
a or
m
ana
whe
nua
view
will
tak
e p
rece
den
ce. O
ther
iwi o
r ha
pū
view
s sh
ould
be
enco
urag
ed in
or
der
to
enric
h an
d e
nhan
ce u
nder
stan
din
g of
key
Māo
ri co
ncep
ts a
nd p
ract
ices
.
Out
com
es a
nd e
vid
ence
req
uire
men
ts
Out
com
e 1
Pla
n a
loca
l kai
tiaki
tang
a ac
tivity
. E
vid
ence
req
uire
men
ts
1.1
The
pla
n d
escr
ibes
a k
aitia
kita
nga
activ
ity a
pp
rop
riate
to
the
loca
l nat
ural
wor
ld.
1.
2 Th
e p
lann
ed a
ctio
ns a
re c
onsi
sten
t w
ith lo
cal t
ikan
ga.
1.3
The
pla
nned
act
ions
are
con
sist
ent
with
loca
l mar
amat
aka.
O
utco
me
2 C
arry
out
a lo
cal k
aitia
kita
nga
activ
ity.
Evi
den
ce r
equi
rem
ents
2.
1 Th
e lo
cal k
aitia
kita
nga
activ
ity is
car
ried
out
acc
ord
ing
to t
he p
lan.
2.
2 In
div
idua
l par
ticip
atio
n w
ithin
the
gro
up c
ontr
ibut
es t
o th
e p
urp
ose
of t
he a
ctiv
ity.
2.3
Ind
ivid
ual p
artic
ipat
ion
with
in t
he g
roup
is c
onsi
sten
t w
ith lo
cal t
ikan
ga.
Out
com
e 3
Eva
luat
e a
loca
l kai
tiaki
tang
a ac
tivity
.
Kai
tiaki
tang
a -
is t
he o
blig
atio
n ar
isin
g fr
om
kin
rela
tions
hip
s, t
o ac
t as
kai
tiaki
(a
guar
dia
n, a
per
son
oblig
ed t
o ex
erci
se
kaiti
akita
nga)
of t
aong
a;
Taon
ga -
is a
nyth
ing
that
is t
reas
ured
, in
clud
ing:
tan
gib
le t
hing
s (la
nd, w
ater
s,
pla
nts
and
wild
life)
; and
inta
ngib
le t
hing
s (la
ngua
ge, i
den
tity
and
cul
ture
, and
m
ātau
rang
a M
āori)
.
Mau
ri -
liter
ally
mea
ning
life
forc
e or
life
p
rinci
ple
, ack
now
led
ges
the
need
to
resp
ect
and
car
e fo
r al
l thi
ngs,
bot
h an
imat
e an
d in
anim
ate
obje
cts
(incl
udin
g:
pla
nts,
riv
ers,
mou
ntai
ns a
nd p
eop
le)
bas
ed o
n th
e w
ay in
whi
ch a
ll th
ings
on
eart
h ar
e in
ter-
rela
ted
and
dep
end
ent
on
each
oth
er.
Man
a -
imp
lies
auth
ority
, inf
luen
ce a
nd
pre
stig
e, w
hich
is b
esto
wed
up
on a
n in
div
idua
l or
grou
p b
y ot
hers
. An
ind
ivid
ual,
whā
nau,
hap
ū or
iwi c
an e
xerc
ise
man
a (r
anga
tirat
anga
) in
reco
gniti
on o
f the
ir ac
com
plis
hmen
ts, e
xper
tise,
kno
wle
dge
, ob
ligat
ions
or
asso
ciat
ion
to a
per
son,
p
eop
le, p
lace
or
thin
g.
Tang
ata
whe
nua
- lit
eral
ly p
eop
le o
f the
la
nd, r
efer
s to
a g
roup
of p
eop
le w
ho,
thro
ugh
a lo
ng a
ssoc
iatio
n to
a p
artic
ular
p
lace
, are
rec
ogni
sed
by
othe
rs a
s ha
ving
au
thor
ity o
ver
a sp
ecifi
c ar
ea. T
his
notio
n al
so u
nder
pin
s th
e co
ncep
t of
man
a w
henu
a; i.
e.: r
ecog
nise
d s
piri
tual
aut
horit
y in
a g
iven
are
a.
Tap
u an
d n
oa -
as
conc
epts
tha
t co
mp
lem
ent
each
oth
er, t
apu
ofte
n
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70 INVESTIGATING ALPINE ENVIRONMENTSSection 3: Year 11–13 NCEA assessment resources
Evi
den
ce r
equi
rem
ents
3.
1 Th
e ev
alua
tion
iden
tifie
s an
y va
riatio
ns fr
om t
he p
lan,
and
the
ir ef
fect
. 3.
2 Th
e ev
alua
tion
iden
tifie
s as
pec
ts o
f the
act
ivity
tha
t m
eet
kaiti
akita
nga
pra
ctic
es.
3.3
The
eval
uatio
n id
entif
ies
the
effe
ctiv
enes
s of
gro
up c
o-op
erat
ion
in t
he e
xerc
ise
of
kaiti
akita
nga.
info
rmed
a c
ode
of s
ocia
l con
duc
t em
pha
sisi
ng s
afet
y an
d a
void
ing
risk.
For
ex
amp
le, t
hrou
gh t
apu,
a t
ohun
ga c
ould
p
lace
a p
artic
ular
loca
tion
or r
esou
rce
und
er a
rāh
ui (s
anct
ion)
to
ensu
re it
s su
stai
nab
ility
. Noa
on
the
othe
r ha
nd,
def
ined
as
ord
inar
y or
free
fro
m r
estr
ictio
n,
enab
led
a r
etur
n to
eve
ryd
ay, o
rdin
ary
hum
an a
ctiv
ity.
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