ALL FRICTION NCEA / 2026

SUBJECT DIRECTORY

Subjects

Start with a subject. Choose a level. Then get into the material that actually matters.

01—02 CURRENTLY BUILDING
01 SCIENCE

Chemistry

The scientific study of the properties of different substances, and how these substances can change.

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Level 2 standards

Level 3 standards

  • Chemistry content coming soon.
  • Scholarship Chemistry coming soon.
02 SCIENCE

Biology

Biological systems, organisms, genetics, evolution, ecology, and the processes that connect them.

NCEA content currently being built.

Level 2 standards

  • 91153 Carry out a practical investigation in a biology context, with supervision
  • 91154 Analyse the biological validity of information presented to the public
  • 91155 Demonstrate understanding of adaptation of plants or animals to their way of life
  • 91156 Demonstrate understanding of life processes at the cellular level
  • 91157 Demonstrate understanding of genetic variation and change
  • 91158 Investigate a pattern in an ecological community, with supervision
  • 91159 Demonstrate understanding of gene expression
  • 91160 Investigate biological material at the microscopic level

Level 3 standards

  • 91601 Carry out a practical investigation in a biological context, with guidance
  • 91602 Integrate biological knowledge to develop an informed response to a socio-scientific issue
  • 91603 Demonstrate understanding of the responses of plants and animals to their external environment
  • 91604 Demonstrate understanding of how an animal maintains a stable internal environment
  • 91605 Demonstrate understanding of evolutionary processes leading to speciation
  • 91606 Demonstrate understanding of trends in human evolution
  • 91607 Demonstrate understanding of human manipulations of genetic transfer and its biological implications
  • Scholarship Biology coming soon.