Learning Area: Natural Sciences Grade 8

Work Schedule

Content in Assessment Forms, Teaching and TERM LOs and ASs Integration Resources Context Methods and Tools Learning Strategies 1 LO 1: SCIENTIFIC SOCIAL SCIENCES Life and living Charts, pictures, Assessment Task: m r INVESTIGATIONS (GEOGRAPHY) Photosynthesis, models, Assignment Learners will: e

T AS: Plans investigations: Importance of Simulations, Investigate what the LO 1: Identifies and Identifies factors to be considered in photosynthesis, interviews, concept products of selects a variety of investigations and plans ways to Requirements for mapping, role play, photosynthesis are geographical and collect data on them, across a range photosynthesis Leaves, science descriptions, Conduct experiments to environmental of values. Process of kit written test for these products sources relevant to an AS: Conducts investigations and photosynthesis presentation, Complete worksheets enquiry. collects data explanation, Collects and records information LIFE ORIENTATION Matter and materials functional writing, AS: Evaluates data and LO 1: HEALTH The particle model of Pictures, charts, translation communicates findings: Considers PROMOTION matter-neutrons and models Method the extent to which the conclusions Plans an action in electrons Teacher Investigate some factors reached are reasonable answers to which laws and/or atoms and molecules Peer regarding the the focus question of the policies for protecting Tools arrangement of elements investigation. environmental health Introduction to periodic Worksheet in the periodic table are applied to table Observation sheet LO 2 CONSTRUCTING SCIENCE address an Elements and compounds KNOWLEDGE environmental health AS: Recalls meaningful information: issue. At the minimum, recalls procedures, processes and complex facts Content in Assessment Forms, Teaching and TERM LOs and ASs Integration Resources Context Methods and Tools Learning Strategies 1 LO 1: SCIENTIFIC SOCIAL SCIENCES Energy and change Charts, pictures, Learners will: m r INVESTIGATIONS (GEOGRAPHY) Heat transfer investigate transfer of e

T AS: Plans investigations: -source of heat energy, energy LO 1: Identifies and Identifies factors to be considered in light energy transfer of Bi-metallic strips, Give different examples selects a variety of investigations and plans ways to energy through metals, liquids, Discuss the energy geographical and collect data on them, across a range conduction, convection water, Assessment Task: changes environmental of values. and radiation Research project Discuss the use of sources relevant to an AS: Conducts investigations and How to control Form Geyser blankets enquiry. collects data conduction, convection Assignment, Discuss the use of Collects and records information LIFE ORIENTATION and radiation to reduce practical activity, thermos flask in AS: Evaluates data and LO 1: HEALTH wasteful heat transfer translation preserving temperature communicates findings: Considers PROMOTION How to improve activity, and saving energy. the extent to which the conclusions Plans an action in conduction, convection presentation reached are reasonable answers to which laws and/or and radiation to increase Do a research on the use the focus question of the policies for protecting useful heat transfer of energy, conservation investigation. environmental health of energy, energy crisis are applied to around the world in LO 2 CONSTRUCTING SCIENCE address an South Africa and efficient KNOWLEDGE environmental health use of energy. AS: Recalls meaningful information: issue. At the minimum, recalls procedures, processes and complex facts Assessment Content in Teaching and TERM LOs ad ASs Integration Resources Forms, Methods Context Learning Strategies and Tools 1 LANGUAGES Earth and beyond Form m

r LO5: THINKING AND Gravity and the position Project Learners will: e

T LO 2 CONSTRUCTING SCIENCE REASONING of planets in the orbit Models, charts, Tests Explain the position of KNOWLEDGE AS: Collects and pictures investigation planets AS: Categorises information: Applies records information in Sun as a major source of  research on solar classification systems to familiar and different ways energy, how it affect Method energy projects in SA unfamiliar objects, events, plant growth. Teacher  investigate the organisms, and materials. Group effects of sun on Wind AS: Interprets information: plants Oceans Tools Interprets information by translating Water currents Rating scale tabulated data into graphs, by Rubric reading data off graphs, and by Checklist making predictions from patterns. AS: Applies knowledge: Applies conceptual knowledge to somewhat unfamiliar situations by referring to appropriate concepts and processes

LO 3 Science Society and the Environment AS: Understands science as a human endeavour: Identifies ways in which people build confidence in their knowledge systems AS: Understands sustainable use of the earth’s resources: Identifies information required to make a judgment about resource use. Assessment Content in Teaching and TERM LOs and ASs Integration Resources Forms, Methods Context Learning Strategies and Tools 2 Life and living m

r LO 2 CONSTRUCTING SCIENCE Life processes-nutrition, Charts. pictures, Identify the different e

T KNOWLEDGE digestion, respiration, diagrams processes in the living AS: Categorises information: Applies excretion, circulation, body, explain the classification systems to familiar and processes, make unfamiliar objects, events, Healthy living drawings organisms, and materials. Obesity Diseases Discuss healthy living, AS: Interprets information: Assessment Task: balanced diet, nutritious Interprets information by translating Energy flow in an Investigation foods for healthy living, tabulated data into graphs, by ecosystem Form classification of foods, reading data off graphs, and by Food relationships-food Assignment, Problems related to making predictions from patterns. chains and food webs practical activity, unhealthy living AS: Applies knowledge: Applies translation conceptual knowledge to somewhat Matter and materials chemical kit and activity, unfamiliar situations by referring to Chemical reactions- apparatus presentation appropriate concepts and processes metals non-metals Equations LO 3 Science Society and the Elements from Conduct practical Environment compounds- Form activities to observe AS: Understands science as a decomposition of Investigation chemical changes human endeavour: Identifies ways in compounds which people build confidence in their Acidic and alkaline Method Investigate what the knowledge systems solutions Teacher products are for acidic AS: Understands sustainable use of Corrosion of iron and alkaline reactions the earth’s resources: Identifies Reaction of oxygen with Tools Explain corrosion of iron. information required to make a food Observation sheet judgment about resource use.

Assessment Content in Teaching and TERM LOs and ASs Integration Resources Forms, Methods Context Learning Strategies and Tools 2 LO 1: SCIENTIFIC ACROSS Energy and change Electricity kit, Form Investigate methods of m

r INVESTIGATIONS TECHNOLOGY Electricity generating Investigation electricity generation in e

T AS: Plans investigations: systems and connections SA Identifies factors to be considered in LO 2: Generation of electricity Method Discuss efficient and investigations and plans ways to TECHNOLOGICAL Teacher effective use of electricity collect data on them, across a range KNOWLEDGE AND Earth and beyond Investigate how to of values. UNDERSTANDING Tools sustain non renewable AS: Conducts investigations and Atmosphere and weather Questionnaire, resources collects data AS: Demonstrates Human activities altering Observation sheet, Collects and records information knowledge and the composition of Worksheet AS: Evaluates data and understanding of how atmosphere-companies, Discuss weather patterns communicates findings: Considers electrical circuits with technologies, building Assessment Task: Drought, famine the extent to which the conclusions more than one input dams Controlled reached are reasonable answers to or control device will test/Examination the focus question of the work based on Pollution-water, air ,land Form: investigation. different logic short questions, Discuss different types of conditions (‘AND’ and structured pollutions-effects, LO 2 CONSTRUCTING SCIENCE ‘OR’ logic), and Change in weather questions, awareness etc KNOWLEDGE represents them patterns translation, AS: Recalls meaningful information: using circuit Long term changes in concept map, At the minimum, recalls procedures, diagrams, systems rainfall and climate mind map processes and complex facts. diagrams and truth descriptions, tables. explanation Capacity building, jobs). Assessment Content in Teaching and TERM LOs and ASs Integration Resources Forms, Methods Context Learning Strategies and Tools 3 Life and living Pictures, charts, Investigate different m

r LO 1: SCIENTIFIC Competition, predators Specimens, Form ecosystems

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T INVESTIGATIONS Balance of ecosystem plants, soil Investigation Observe animal MANAGEMENT AS: Plans investigations: Decomposition behaviour SCIENCES Identifies factors to be considered in Method Discuss the behaviour of investigations and plans ways to Animal behaviour Teacher different types of animals LO 2: SUSTAINABLE collect data on them, across a range patterns-feeding, in the ecosystems GROWTH AND of values. reproduction Tools Identify predators DEVELOPMENT AS: Conducts investigations and Questionnaire, AS: Investigates how collects data Taking care of the Observation sheet, Identify medicinal plants, the RDP could have Collects and records information environment-plants, Worksheet their uses for different been used to AS: Evaluates data and vegetables, aliments stimulate economic communicates findings: Considers Medicinal plants growth and the extent to which the conclusions restructuring reached are reasonable answers to Matter and materials Do practical activities the focus question of the SOCIAL SCIENCES Gases-oxygen, nitrogen, investigation. hydrogen-reactions with LO 2 CONSTRUCTING SCIENCE LO 3: EXPLORING other elements, chemical Science kit KNOWLEDGE ISSUES equations AS: Categorises information: Applies AS: Identifies Energy and change classification systems to familiar and challenges to unfamiliar objects, events, Impacts of electricity Assessment Task : societies and generation Case study Investigate impacts organisms, and materials. settlements on the environment Forms: Debate on the associated with the Advantages & interviews, advantages & LO 3 Science Society and the use and abuse of disadvantages translation disadvantages Environment people and natural activities, AS: Understands science as a resources [identifies presentation human endeavour: Identifies ways in the issue]. which people build confidence in their knowledge systems AS: Understands sustainable use of the earth’s resources: Identifies information required to make a judgement about resource use. Assessment Content in Teaching and TERM LOs and ASs Integration Resources Forms, Methods Context Learning Strategies and Tools 3 LO 3 Science Society and the ACROSS Earth and beyond Charts, Assessment Task: Do a research on the m r Environment MATHEMATICS Global warming-cause newspapers, Translation effects of Global e

T and effect magazines, Forms: warming, cause and AS: Understands science as a LO 1: NUMBERS, Greenhouse effect pictures graph, tables, effect of human endeavour: Identifies ways in OPERATIONS AND Depletion of Ozone layer sketches, maps, Greenhouse effect which people build confidence in their RELATIONSHIPS knowledge systems Relationship between concept maps, Ozone layer AS: Solves problems climate and atmosphere descriptions, Make presentations AS: Understands sustainable use of in measurements Natural events-Elnino, written the earth’s resources: Identifies LO 2: tsunami , earthquakes etc presentations, information required to make a MEASUREMENT explanation, judgment about resource use. AS: Calculates, by drawings selecting and using appropriate formulae: AS: Estimates, compares, measures Assessment Content in Teaching and TERM LOs and ASs Integration Resources Forms, Methods Context Learning Strategies and Tools 4 LO 1: SCIENTIFIC ACROSS Life and living Charts, pictures, Assessment Task Investigate the m r INVESTIGATIONS SOCIAL SCIENCES Adaptation of organisms specimens Investigation adaptations of various e T AS: Plans investigations: (GEOGRAPHY) in the ecosystems- Forms vertebrates and Identifies factors to be considered in vertebrates, invertebrates Assignment invertebrates in the LO 3: EXPLORING investigations and plans ways to Matter and materials Practical activity natural habitats-fish, ISSUES collect data on them, across a range Magnetism- Magnets, iron- translation activity amphibians, reptiles, of values. AS: Investigates electromagnetism fillings, small Presentation birds and mammals, AS: Conducts investigations and possible ways of magnetic fields, pieces of paper, Method Arthropods and mollusc collects data reducing resource polarity, magnetic plastic rod, Teacher Collects and records information consumption. substances, balloons, soft Self AS: Evaluates data and AS: Makes electrically charged clothes-wool, communicates findings: Considers suggestions to guide materials, cotton Tools the extent to which the conclusions in sustainable living (electrostatics Rubric Do practical activities reached are reasonable answers to practices. Energy and change Observation sheet the focus question of the MATHEMATICS Electrical connections, Electricity kit Assessment Task: investigation. costs, importance Controlled LO 2: Earth and beyond test/Examination MEASUREMENT LO 2 CONSTRUCTING SCIENCE Climatic conditions Pictures of Form: Discuss the adaptations KNOWLEDGE AS: Solves more affecting plants and weather maps, short questions, of different animals and AS: Recalls meaningful information: complex problems animals in different equipment, structured plants according to At the minimum, recalls procedures, involving time, regions maps, globe questions, climatic conditions- processes and complex facts. including relating translation, xerophytes, mesophytes, time, distance. concept map, hydrophytes, desert AS: Estimates, mind map plants compares, measures descriptions, explanation