--- title: 'Earth and Space Science' url: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-1-2025/earth-and-space-science' markdown: 'https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-1-2025/earth-and-space-science.md' date: '2025-03-06' description: 'Year 13 General Science and Year 13 Earth and Space Science students attended a field trip to Stardome recently. Students are learning about Planet Formation for their internal assessment, which is to be completed in term 1 - worth 4 NCEA Level 3 credits and counts towards Merit/Excellence endorsem…' --- Earth and Space Science Stardome ![03ESS](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/images/9/5/0/3/d/9503d50ef32a31ad02ce4c38702bcb6363caf04e-03ess.jpg "03ESS") # Earth and Space Science Thursday, 6th March 2025 at 12:15pm ##### Year 13 General Science and Year 13 Earth and Space Science students attended a field trip to Stardome recently. Students are learning about Planet Formation for their internal assessment, which is to be completed in term 1 - worth 4 NCEA Level 3 credits and counts towards Merit/Excellence endorsement in Year 13 Science. Students were there to learn about how planets, in particular Earth, were formed, what is visible in the current night sky, the structure of the Milky Way and other galaxies and watched a film about the history and formation of Earth. NCEA Level 3 Earth & Space Science (03ESS) further develops the skills you learnt in Earth and Space Science (NCEA Levels 1 and 2), exploring planet formation, Mars colonisation, and ocean systems - including practical investigation component. This course consists of 3 internal assessments and 2 external assessments for a total of twenty (20) NCEA Level 3 credits. Navigate - [ Home ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/) - [ About Us ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us) - [ Enrolment ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/enrolment) - [ Learning ](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/learning-areas) Contact Contact us: [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us)Green Bay High School 143 - 161 Godley Road, Green Bay Auckland 0643 New Zealand PO BOX 80002 | | | |---|---| | Tel | [+64 9 817 8173](tel:+6498178173) | | Absences | [Ext. 234 or press ‘1’ (one)](tel:+6498178173,234) | | Email | | | CONTACT US | [https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact\_us](https://greenbayhigh.school.kiwi/contact_us) | For contact details of individual staff, including Year level deans, please navigate to our [staff directory](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/about-us/staff) Kōtuitui Community Green Bay High School is proudly part of the Kōtuitui community of learning, a learning network of 12 West Auckland schools. To learn more about the Kōtuitui community please click [HERE](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui). [![Kotuitui Community of Learning](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/user/themes/gbhs/images/kotuitui.svg)](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/community/kotuitui) --- ## Navigation - Parent: [Term 1 2025](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-1-2025.md) - Previous: [E-Waste Collection](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-1-2025/e-waste-collection.md) - Next: [Every Day Matters](https://greenbayhigh.school.nz/news/term-1-2025/every-day-matters.md)