SUGGESTED PLANNING of TEACHING and ASSESSMENT Grade 6 Natural Sciences and Technology (NS & TECH) 2020
TERM 1 48 days
CAPS Topics
1: 15-17 Jan (3 days)
Science Process Skills
Life and Living
Requisite preknowledge
Gr. 4: Life processes
Informal
assessment;
remediation
4: 03-07 Feb
Plants and Food
Plants and air
5: 10-14 Feb
Nutrients in food
Plants and Air
Food groups
Gr. 4: Energy and Energy transfer;
6: 17-21 Feb
7: 24-28 Feb
Nutrition
Balanced diets
8: 02 -06 Mar
Food processing
Need for processing food
Recommended video clips
Videos
URL
Photosynthesis song new and complete version
https://youtu.be/wj8TGhcCnxs
Photosynthesis
https://youtu.be/mpPwmvtDjWw
Explain and illustrate how plants make food.
Compare glucose sugar (such as glucose sweets) and starch (such as maize flour) according to their taste and colour.
Test various foods for the presence of starch with iodine solution (e.g. cooked rice, flour, potato, bread, oil, boiled egg,
cheese, etc.)
Methods for processing food
Different ecosystems
Living and non-living things in ecosystems
Solids, liquids and gases
2: 06-09 Apr
Mixtures
10: 16-20 Mar
REVISION &
CONSOLIDATION
MARCH
TEST
Food Webs
Food Webs
Materials: Science diary or workbook, pencils, Video clips from the internet,
Perishables: Examples of different foods representing the different food groups and food packaging
Materials: Science diary or workbook, pencils, Video clips from the internet, Laptop / tablets / smart phones, etc., etc., pictures and information about foodrelated illnesses, etc.
Laptop / tablets / smart phones, etc., pictures of various ecosystem such as rivers,
mountains, sea, rocky shore, ponds, wetlands, grasslands, forests and deserts, etc.
Recommended video clips
Videos
URL
What Is Diabetes
https://youtu.be/4EEtubB74lM
Drying Food - The Basics
https://youtu.be/FKSgyjk_e3c
How to Make Cheese at Home
https://youtu.be/AWx8VlnT8ZY
Pickling Vegetables
https://youtu.be/103mpng1Jp8
How to make Plum Jam ~ Easy & Yummy!
https://youtu.be/n82mSCmdKCA
Recommended video clips
Videos
URL
Food Webs: Crash Course Kids #21.2
https://youtu.be/Vtb3I8Vzlfg
Food Webs & Energy Pyramids
https://youtu.be/0oCtfA1f14c
Food Webs and Energy Pyramids: Bedrocks of
https://youtu.be/-oVavgmveyY
Biodiversity
Classifying food into the different food groups, namely; Carbohydrates, Proteins and Fats and oils, vitamins and minerals.
State reasons why each food group is important in our diet.
Read labels on food packaging to look for the nutrients and/or the additives in the food. Explain if each of the additives make these products healthier or less
healthy to eat?
Carefully study various diets to evaluate if they contain all the food groups / balanced diet?
Explain why different portions of the different food groups are necessary for a balanced diet
Discuss various diseases caused by an unhealthy diet such as tooth decay, obesity, diabetes or deficiency diseases.
Explain the benefits of food processing.
Study photographs of various foods and describe why and how each food has or will be processed.
Comparing traditional and commercial food processing methods.
INFORMAL TEST 1
Describe different types of ecosystems on our planet.
Identify an ecosystem, describe and draw the feeding relationships (food webs)
within it.
Investigate an ecosystem in or near the school grounds. Mark out the area with the
sticks and string using the quadrant method, ensuring that you do not damage any
of the plants and animals. Study both the living and non-living thing within the
ecosystem. Identify the possible threats to this ecosystem and possible ways to
overcome them.
TASK 1: PRACTICAL TASK / INVESTIGATION 1
TERM 2 54 days 1: 31 Mar -03 Apr
9: 09-13 Mar
Ecosystems and food webs
Gr.5: Food chains
Materials: Video clips from the internet, blindfold clipboard, plastic droppers, Science diary or workbook, pencils,
Laptop / tablets / smart phones, etc., etc.
Chemicals: Iodine solution
Perishables: mealie flour, flour, cooked rice, potato, bread, glucose sweets, sugar, sugar cane, if possible, fresh fruit,
oil, boiled egg, cheese
SBA (Formal
Assessment)
CAPS Topics
3: 27-31 Jan
Photosynthesis
Science Process Skills
Topic, concepts,
skills and values
Resources (other
than textbook) to
enhance learning
2: 20-24 Jan
TASK 2: MARCH
TEST 1
REVISION
3: 14-17 Apr
4: 20-24 Apr
Solutions as special mixtures
5: 28-30 AprDissolving
6: 04-08 May
Mixtures and water resources
7: 11-15 May
8: 18-19 May
Processes to purify water
Notes on or guidelines for mid-year examinations:
Topic, concepts,
skills and values
Arrangement of particles
Mixtures of materials
Solutions
Soluble substances
Saturated solutions
Insoluble substances
Requisite preknowledge
Recommended video clips
Videos
URL
Introducing solid,liquid and
https://youtu.be/guoU_cuR8EE
gas
States of Matter
https://youtu.be/s-KvoVzukHo
C005 Particles - solid liquid
https://youtu.be/UnBoQe2rsgo
gas
3 States of Matter for Kids
https://youtu.be/wclY8F-UoTE
(Solid, Liquid, Gas):
Science for Children FreeScho
PLASMA - The Boss Of All
https://youtu.be/zqzWfguYj1c
States Of Matter |
MONSTER BOX
What are the 5 States of
https://youtu.be/IX4c8Imh1Ms
Matter?
4th & 5th States of Matter
https://youtu.be/Q7V3zcZiBNI
18 States of Matter
https://youtu.be/5EteI1it2rc
Draw and explain how particles are arranged in a solid, liquid
and gas
Identify the three (3) states of matter in everyday life.
Informal
assessment;
remediation
Water pollution
Importance of wetlands
Clean water
INFORMAL ASSESSMENT: PRACTICAL
TASK / INVESTIGATION
Materials: Science diary or workbook, pencils, Video clips from the
internet, Laptop / tablets / smart phones, etc., examples of materials and
substances such as: sand, coins, plastic spoons for scooping, small glass
or transparent plastic cup for mixing, sieve (the type used for sieving flour),
kitchen towel or paper towel, copper sulfate crystals, matches
Perishables: salt, sugar, tea leaves, peanuts, dried beans sweets, curry
powder, grated cheese, milk, water, cooking oil, food colouring
Laboratory Equipment: beakers, funnels, filter papers, evaporating
dishes, tripod stands, stove or Bunsen burners
Recommended video clips
Videos
URL
Dissociation of salt
https://youtu.be/EBfGcTAJF4o
Growing Sugar Crystals
https://youtu.be/P4n9jJXHCKE
Crystal Time Lapse (Canon 550D)
https://youtu.be/caGX6PoVneU
Explain and demonstrate the different ways in which solids, liquids and
gases can be combined to form mixtures.
Explain and demonstrate the different ways in which mixtures can be
separated such as: sieving and hand sorting.
Investigating different solids to see if they dissolve in water including: salt,
sugar (soluble substances); sand, mealie meal, flour, maize flour, samp,
curry powder, custard powder (insoluble substances)
Investigating solutions to see if we can recover the solute by: filtering,
settling followed by decanting and evaporating the water (crystallisation)
Investigate and make sugar crystals
EXAM PAPER
Marks: 60
Time: 60 minutes (1 hour)
Learners must answer all Questions.
Laboratory Equipment: glass beakers / small yoghurt
tubs / clear containers, stopwatch or clock with second
hand, thermometers, plastic spoons
Materials: Science diary or workbook, pencils, Video
clips from the internet, Laptop / tablets / smart phones,
etc., fine table salt, coarse rock salt, very hot water (not
boiling), tap water (at room temperature), ice water
Recommended video clips
Videos
URL
Science Project: Solid
https://youtu.be/-CwnAxylyFo
Liquid Gas (Pokemon
Style!)
Melting vs Dissolving https://youtu.be/jLGn0ANiIkg
Watt's Up? 5th grade
collaboration Ep. 2
Melting and Dissolving
https://youtu.be/vA_f38UDoR
4
Investigate the difference between melting and
dissolving.
Investigate, measure and draw graphs of the time taken
to dissolve a solute:
in hot or cold water
when stirring/shaking or not stirring/shaking
using coarse or fine salt
Laboratory Equipment: Sieves, filter paper, funnels, beakers
Materials: Science diary or workbook, pencils, Video clips from the internet, Laptop / tablets / smart phones,
etc., etc., containers, kettle, water, purification tablets (if possible), pictures of different polluted water
sources, pictures of different wetlands
Recommended video clips
Videos
URL
What is Water Pollution and types of Water
https://youtu.be/i_zEZDwTMIo
Pollution?
Water Pollution Documentary
https://youtu.be/QqNUTlY5foQ
BP Oil Spill Effect on Wildlife
https://youtu.be/-OVNd6Fa9fg
Wetlands in South Africa
Website:http://wetland.org.za/
Isimangaliso Wetland Park
Website: http://www.isimangaliso.com/
Stop Water Pollution! Save Our Mother Earth!
https://youtu.be/uDSmJSGrC6c
South African Gauteng Residents Face Water
https://youtu.be/z3Xl2VRbbns
Pollution Over Mining
Section A: Life & Living and Processing + Matter & Materials and Processing
Question 1
 Multiple Choice Questions 5 marks
Question 2
 Matching Columns 3 marks
Question 3
 Label a diagram OR One-Word Item 3 marks
Section B: Structured Questions
Question 4 and 5 Life & Living and Processing; 24 marks
Question 6 and 7 Matter & Materials and Processing; 25 marks
Low
50%
± 30 marks
Cognitive levels
Middle
35%
± 21 marks
High
15%
± 9 marks
TERM 1
Topics
Discuss pollution and where it comes from.
Identify three main categories of pollutants found in water and explain how you think they entered / end up in
water.
Investigating how to best purify dirty water in class or/and at home.
Design, make and evaluate a simple system to clean dirty water, (such as a sand filter) according to
specifications and constraints.
Explain why are wetlands so important
Research the different wetlands in South Africa.
INFORMAL TEST 2
SBA (Formal
Assessment)
TASK 4: MID-YEAR EXAMINATION
Terms 1 & 2 Content
Gr. 4: Materials around us
Materials: Science diary or workbook, pencils, Video clips
from the internet, Laptop / tablets / smart phones, etc., etc.
Resources
(other than
textbook) to
enhance
learning
Rates of dissolving
Allocated Time
in CAPS
TERM 2
Suggested
mark
allocation
Topics
Allocated
Time
in CAPS
Photosynthesis
2½ weeks
± 10
Solids, liquids and gases
½ week
±2
Nutrients in food
1½ weeks
±4
Mixtures
1 week
±4
Nutrition
1½ weeks
±4
Solution as special mixtures
2½ weeks
±6
Food processing
2½ weeks
±6
Dissolving
1 week
±4
±8
Mixtures and water
resources
2½ weeks
±6
Processes to purify water
2½ weeks
±6
Ecosystems and Food 2 weeks
webs
TOTAL
TASK 3: PRACTICAL TASK / INVESTIGATION 2
REVISION
Suggested
mark
allocation
20 weeks
60 marks
TERM 3 54 days
1: 07-10 Jul
2: 13-17 Jul
3: 20-24 Jul
Electric Circuits
CAPS Topics
Topic, concepts,
skills and values
A simple circuit
Circuit diagrams
Conductors
Requisite preknowledge
5: 03-07 Aug
6: 11-14 Aug
Materials: Video clips from the internet, Science diary or workbook, pencils, Laptop / tablets /
smart phones, etc., thumbnails (drawing pins), D-size battery (1.5 V), a selection of different
batteries, such as: a torch battery, a watch battery, a cellphone battery, a hearing aid battery, a
car battery (or photo), torch light bulbs, three pieces of electric wire 15-20 cm long with the ends
about 1 cm stripped of the plastic insulating material, adhesive tape or Prestik, piece of
cardboard, two thumbnails with metal (brass) tops (remove plastic if tops are covered), metal
paper clips (remove the plastic if covered), etc.
Videos
Phet simulations to build simple
circuits
Insulators
Using electric circuits
Fossil fuels and electricity
Investigate different ways of making a simple circuit
Investigate how a switch works
Investigate bulbs by comparing torch light bulbs with a light bulb that are used in a light fitting in
a house or in your classroom
Identify the six parts of a light bulb
Explain the energy transfer through the electric wires to the thin wire inside the bulb
Draw and label symbols that are used for the components of an electric circuit
Draw a circuit diagrams using various components (e.g.; 1 cell and 2 bulbs; 2 cells and 2 bulbs;
3 cells and 3 bulbs; 3 cells, a bulb and an open switch; 1 cell, 2 bulbs and a closed switch (the
switch must be in between the bulbs); etc.
1: 29 Sep-02 Oct
The Solar System
Gr. 5: Energy and Electricity ;
Renewable ways to generate
electricity
Gr. 5: Fossil, Planet Earth and Beyond
Explain and illustrate using diagrams to show how fossil fuels such as coal were formed
Explain steps which outline the process to make electricity from coal:
Use diagrams to trace and explain the electrical energy in a sequence from an appliance, such as from your TV set, to the coal-fired power station and back to the original source, the Sun
Examine labels (in adverts, or real electrical appliances) to find out how much power they require in a certain time (e.g.; kettles, a radio, a TV, an iron, a hot plate, charging a cell phone, etc.).
and make comparisons.
Explain different ways to save electricity, from small actions, to larger actions
Describe and illustrate using diagrams safety rules when working with electricity
Researching and writing about renewable ways to generate electricity including in wind power generators, solar panels (photovoltaics), hydro- electric power generators, biomass, and
geothermal
Compare the advantages and disadvantages of renewable and non-renewable sources for energy
INFORMAL TEST 3
Movement of the Earth and
Planets
3: 12-16 Oct
The Movement of the Moon
The Sun, Planets and Asteroids
Rotation (Earth)
Rotation (Moon)
Moons
Revolution (Earth)
Revolution (Moon)
4: 19-22 Oct
Recommended video clips
URL
Videos
Formation of Fossil Fuels
Renewable Energy
Energy from the Wind
How hydroelectricity works
https://youtu.be/_8VqWKZIPrM
https://youtu.be/oTyWeW5MEio
https://youtu.be/F3bZzOyMhKI
https://youtu.be/rnPEtwQtmGQ
Telescopes
Materials: Video clips from the internet, Science diary or workbook, pencils,
Laptop / tablets / smart phones, etc., etc.
Posters or pictures or intern et images showing the model of the Solar System
and the Moon
A model of the Solar System
Recommended video clips
URL
https://youtu.be/W47Wa7onrIQ
https://youtu.be/B1AXbpYndGc
The Solar System - Space
School
The Birth of Planet Earth - New
Documentary
The birth of planets
Why Isn't Pluto a Planet Any
More?
http://science.gsfc.nasa.gov/690/solarsystemtou
r.html
https://youtu.be/z_RAEESmsrs
https://youtu.be/A4r58o4cSh0
https://youtu.be/yTyFgD8PkbA
https://youtu.be/FqX2YdnwtRc
Research information about the planets focusing on size, distance from the
Sun, average temperature, number of moons and any other features
Make models of the Solar System taking into account position in relation to
the Sun, size and features of the planets
Describe and draw the objects in our Solar System
INFORMAL ASSESSMENT: PRACTICAL TASK /
INVESTIGATION
Vehicles used on the Moon
Vehicles used on Mars (Robots
called Rovers)
Gr. 4: Rocket systems
Materials: Video clips from the internet, Science diary or workbook, pencils,
Laptop / tablets / smart phones, etc., a white ball made from polystyrene,
koki pens – different colours, Models and a light source such as torch, lamp
or candle
Recommended video clips
Videos
URL
moon rotation
https://youtu.be/exIpL0Uhr_k
Synchronous Rotation of the Moon
https://youtu.be/OZIB_leg75Q
Space - an intro for kids (2/4) - Sanger
Academy
The Planet Venus
EARTH - One video you NEED to see
MARS VIDEO: Nasa reveals footage
from red planet
Valles Marineris
Jupiter: The Largest Planet
Quick Tour of Planets & Their Moons
Systems to explore the Moon and
Mars
https://youtu.be/N2EU96xqEk4
https://youtu.be/Hg_NzWbsvxE
https://youtu.be/thuViaxRd_w
https://youtu.be/xB2hdU1XNGM
https://youtu.be/crsqzZNUXsY
https://youtu.be/s56pxa9lpvo
https://youtu.be/9ETwG8X54MA
Demonstrate the movements (rotation and revolution) and of the Earth using
models and body movements
Demonstrate how day and night occur using a model of
the Earth and a light source (for the Sun)
Draw and write about the rotation of the Earth in
relation to the Sun - how day and night occur
Demonstrate rotation, and revolution of the Moon around the Earth, using
models and body movements
Draw and write about the movements of the Moon in
relation to the Earth and the solar system.
Draw a table to compare the Sun (a star), the Earth (a planet) and the Moon
including: shape, composition, size, movement in relation to other space
objects and ability to produce light
01 - Nov -02 Dec END-OF-YEAR EXAMINATION
Notes on or guidelines for end-of-year examinations: TASK 7: END-OF-YEAR EXAMINATION
EXAM PAPER Terms 3 & 4 Content
Recommended video clips
Videos
URL
Mars Rover: Opportunity | National
https://youtu.be/_5sChMVz8v4
Geographic
Mars Rover Curiosity Learns How
https://youtu.be/nOO4PLl0Kis
to Use Its Robot Arm | NASA JPL
MSL Mission HD Video
Mars Rover's "Seven Minutes of
https://youtu.be/_qaaj69MKrU
Terror" | National Geographic
SALT, Southern African Large
https://youtu.be/JPGfX3W8hxU
Telescope
First Moon Landing 1969 - The
https://youtu.be/PrSD8tpoSz0
Greatest Day Ever
Apollo 17 Lunar Rover
https://youtu.be/sRSpntQ-VtY
The new Square Kilometre Array
https://youtu.be/TyRqcebnFTo
science animation
Square Kilometre Array
https://youtu.be/cJB5xfPTzsw
Build a Mars Rover!
https://youtu.be/gENiNOEyNwc
Research the key features and purposes of the Mars
or Moon Rovers including wheels and axles, cameras,
mechanical arms, and systems for using solar energy and communications
Design, make and evaluate a model of one of the vehicles which can move
by means of wheels and
Axles.
Measure how far the different vehicles can run down a
ramp and draw bar graphs
INFORMAL TEST 4
REVISION
Section B: Structured Questions
Question 4 and 5: Energy & Change and Systems and Control; 27 marks
Question 6 and 7 Planet Earth & Beyond and Systems and Control; 20 marks
Marks: 60
Time: 60 minutes (1 hour)
Learners must answer all Questions.
Section A Energy & Change and Systems and Control + and
Planet Earth & Beyond and Systems and Control
Question 1
 Multiple Choice Questions 5 marks
Question 2
 Matching Columns 3 marks
Question 3
 Label a diagram OR One-Word Item 5 marks
Materials: Video clips from the internet, Science diary or workbook, pencils,
Laptop / tablets / smart phones, etc.,
Tools and materials: Long-nose pliers, wires, small and big
nails, big scissors, a small hammer, e glue, balloons,
crayons or paint
TASK 6: SEPTEMBER
TEST
TASK 5: PRACTICAL TASK / INVESTIGATION 3
5: 25-29 Oct
Systems for looking into space
Gr. 4 and Gr.5: Planet Earth
Gr. 4: The Sun
Gr. 4: The Moon
Requisite preknowledge
SBA (Formal
Assessment)
Illegal Connections
Investigate what conductors and insulators are?
Test different materials (such as metal paper clips, nails, wire, steel-wool, coins, plastic, glass, ceramic,
cardboard, paper, wood, rubber, chalk) in an electric circuit to see if they are conductors or insulators, and
recording the results in a table.
Identify where electrical insulators are used such as in plastic insulated wires, rubber gloves used by electricians,
glass and ceramic insulators on power lines
Explain the importance of electrical insulators
Design systems that use circuits to solve problems for people, whether it is the wiring in a house, an alarm bell, a
lighthouse on the coast, or constructing toys which use electrical energy to work.
Design and make a system that uses a circuit to produce movement, light, sound or heat.
2: 05-09 Oct
CAPS Topics
Informal
assessment;
remediation
10: 08-18 Sep
Materials: Video clips from the internet, Science diary or workbook, pencils, Laptop / tablets / smart phones, etc.,
REVISION
Videos
Sun, Earth, Moon animation
Birth of the Solar System |
Naked Science: Birth of the
Solar System
The Wanderers (movie)
9: 01-05 Sep
Materials: Video clips from the internet, Science diary or workbook, pencils, Laptop / tablets / smart phones, etc.,
D-size battery (1.5 V), torch light bulbs, three pieces of electric wire 15-20 cm long with the ends about 1 cm
stripped of the plastic insulating material, adhesive tape or Prestik, piece of cardboard, rubber band, nail, glass
object (rod, tube or just a piece of glass), pen, coins (brass and silver), cardboard paper (fold the paper to form at
least 4 layers to make it easier to connect in a circuit), steel wool, piece of wood, pencil (contact points on the
wood), pencil with both sides sharpened to expose the lead, test the lead part of the pencil, rubber, chalk, piece
of ceramic, aluminium foil, metal spoon, plastic spoon, piece of leather, drinking straw, Styrofoam, etc.
Recommended video clips
URL
http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/signal-circuit
INFORMAL ASSESSMENT: PRACTICAL TASK / INVESTIGATION
Resources
(other than
textbook) to
enhance
learning
Cost of electricity
Gr. 5: Stored energy in fuels;
SBA (Formal
Assessment)
Topic,
concepts, skills
and values
8: 24-28 Aug
Mains Electricity
http://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulation/circuit-construction-kit-dc
https://youtu.be/AY9qcDCFeVI
Create a Lemon Battery
TERM 4
47 days
7: 17-21 Aug
Systems to solve problems
Gr. 5: Energy and electricity
Resources (other
than textbook) to
enhance learning
Informal
assessment;
remediation
4: 27-31 Jul
Electric conductors and Insulators
TERM 3
Topics
Electric circuits
Electrical conductors and insulators
Allocated Time
in CAPS
2½ weeks
2 weeks
Cognitive levels
Middle
35%
± 21 marks
Low
50%
± 30 marks
High
15%
± 9 marks
TERM 4
Suggested
mark allocation
Topics
Allocated Time
in CAPS
Suggested mark
allocation
± 10
The Solar System
2½ weeks
±9
±6
Movements of the Earth and
Planets
1 week
±4
Systems to solve problems
2½ weeks
±7
The movement of the Moon
1 week
±4
Mains electricity
3 weeks
± 10
Systems for looking into space
1 week
±3
Systems to explore the Moon and the Stars
2½ weeks
TOTAL
20 weeks
±7
60 marks