L2 Agricultural & Horticultural Science - Full Year

a practical, production-focused course, involving learner in problem solving in Ag/Hort domain.

Course Overview

L2 Agriculture and Horticulture - improving agriculture improves lives.

This course is based around realistic and practical Agricultural &/or Horticultural contexts. Learners learn to explore agricultural and horticultural issues and to communicate their ideas to others In agricultural and horticultural science, learners will find themselves dealing with contexts, issues, and problem solving drawn from a wide agenda that includes, for example: - products (for example, pork, poultry, avocados, honey, timber, milk, wool, apples, grapes) - environments (for example, waterways, erosion, landscape, soil, shelter, glasshouses, effluent, pollution; environmental modification and sustainable management practices) - solutions for particular management issues (for example, irrigation, cropping, harvesting and milking equipment, data, information and communication digital technologies, shelter and shade construction, and cultivation technologies).


The Teacher

Jen Howden

1Students 19 Courses

I have been teaching Chemistry and junior Science at Waitaki Girls High School for 14 years as well as Ag / Hort and Agribusiness. As these have elements such as healthy food sources, the business of farming, science of genetics and reproduction and environmental concerns included in the criteria they cover many areas that I am passionate about. One of my interests is growing healthier food as we will need to feed more people with less land. Outside of school we have an orchard, mainly heritage variety apples and are involved in sequence dancing (a little different from ballroom).

Course Details

Understand livestock reproductive techniques in commercial production in New Zealand.
Understand the interactions between livestock behaviour and NZ commercial management practices.
Report on the environmental impact of the production of a locally produced primary product.
Understand how NZ commercial management practices influence livestock growth and development

Agriculture/Horticulture
A willingness to connect, share and work with others as well as independently
Google Meet, Google Classroom
School Year
28 Jan 2025
25 Nov 2025
English

Yes
NCEA Level 2
No
Standard No * Standard title credit value Internal/External Completion
91293 Demonstrate understanding of livestock reproductive techniques in commercial production in New Zealand. 4 Internal
91295 Demonstrate understanding of interactions between livestock behaviour and NZ commercial management practices. 4 Internal
91298 Report on the environmental impact of the production of a locally produced primary product. 4 Internal
91294 Demonstrate understanding of how NZ commercial management practices influence livestock growth and development 4 External
91291 Demonstrate understanding of advanced plant propagation techniques used for commercial production in NZ 4 Internal
91290 Demonstrate understanding of techniques used to modify physical factors of the environment for NZ plant production 4 External

As a fully web-based course students need regular access to the internet and a computer Every student needs a Google account so they can access and use Google docs and our google classroom. Students will also need access to Youtube and various other web 2.0 technologies.

Learning Exchange

1.00 placement

OR Cost

$2371.00

1 - 12

Offered by

Waitaki Girls' High School
Waitaki Girls' High School

Level (NCEA)

Yes - L2

Course Dates

28 Jan 2025

till 25 Nov 2025

Duration

School Year

Taught in

English

Overall Rating

Learning Exchange

1.00 placement

OR Cost

$2371.00

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