NZQA Expiring unit standard
Title Demonstrate knowledge of Earth science
18982 version 6
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Level 1
Purpose
Credits 2
People credited with this unit standard are able to: describe the structure of the Earth; describe the formation of rocks; describe the breakdown of rocks; and identify rocks in a local area.
Classification Science > Earth Science
Available grade Achieved
Explanatory notes
Legislation applicable to this unit standard includes:
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992
Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996.
Outcome 1
Describe the structure of the Earth.
Evidence requirements
1.1 The description outlines features of the Earth’s structure.
Range features include – mantle, core, crust, plates; evidence of three features is required.
Outcome 2
Describe the formation of rocks.
Evidence requirements
2.1 The description outlines the process of rock formation.
Range processes include – sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic; evidence of two processes is required.
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Outcome 3
Describe the breakdown of rocks.
18982 version 6
Evidence requirements
3.1 The description outlines natural processes that break down rocks.
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Range natural processes include – rain, wind, ice, temperature changes, mechanical weathering, chemical weathering, biological weathering; evidence of three natural processes is required.
Outcome 4
Identify rocks in a local area.
Evidence requirements
4.1 Rocks in a local area are identified by name and type.
Range types of rock include – sedimentary, igneous, metamorphic; evidence of two named rocks, of any type is required.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process Version Date Last Date for Assessment
Registration 1 26 February 2002 31 December 2012
Review
Review
2
3
23 August 2005
30 November 2010
31 December 2012
31 December 2012
Rollover
Rollover and
Revision
4
5
20 October 2011
20 September 2012
31 December 2012
31 December 2016
Rollover 6 22 May 2014 31 December 2016
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference 0226
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do
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Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA, before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
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Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors and assessors, and special resource requirements.
NZQA National Qualifications Services
SSB Code 130301
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New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2014