Heinemann and Maskew Miller Longman are a part of Pearson, the world’s leading learning company. Platinum Natural Sciences and Technology Grades 4-6 Teaching Plans About the Natural Sciences & Technology Annual teaching plans The following annual teaching plan provides a suggested plan to cover content in this Natural Sciences and Technology course. This can be used as a starting point for your own individual planning. This Natural Sciences and Technology Grade course includes a variety of Skills focus pages. Include these in your planning whenever you need to support your class in the development of a specific skill. How formal assessment fits into the Annual teaching plan In Natural Sciences and Technology, assessment forms part of the teaching and learning process. Informal assessment should be done throughout the term to break the content into manageable chunks that learners can deal with. Feedback on informal assessment will also show learners areas in which they need to have more practice and where they need to consolidate their knowledge. This will help to prepare learners for Formal Assessment Tasks. Learners must also receive feedback on Formal Assessment tasks. Teachers are strongly advised against only performing the minimum number of formal assessments of which the marks must be recorded. This does not give learners the opportunity to learn from their mistakes and improve their performance. We have suggested a number of formal assessment tasks as required by the CAPS document. However, many other activities provided in the Learner’s Book could be used for formal assessment. It is up to each teacher to select a suitable task most appropriate for their class. Grade 4 Teaching Plan Annual teaching plan: Grade 4, Term 1 Week 1 2 3 4 Topics & Units Content, concepts and skills Topic 1: Living and non-living things Unit 1: Living things Unit 2: Non-living things Topic 1 Revision Structures of plants and animals Unit 1: Structure of plants Unit 1: Structure of plants Unit 2: Structure of animals Unit 2: Structure of animals Topic 2 Revision What plants need to grow Unit 1: Conditions for growth Unit 1: Conditions for growth Practical task: Investigate the growth of plants from seeds and cuttings Topic 3 Revision Habitats of animals Unit 1: Different habitats Unit 1: Different habitats Unit 2: Need for a habitat Unit 2: Need for a habitat Topic 4 Revision Structures for animal shelters Unit 1: Animal shelters can be natural or human-made Unit 1: Animal shelters can be natural or human-made Unit 2: Animal shelters are structures Unit 2: Animal shelters are structures Topic 5 Revision Term 1 Test Topic 1: Topic 2 Topic 2 Topic 2 5 Topic 3 Topic 3 6 7 Topic 4 Topic 4 Topic 4 8 9 10 Topic 5 Topic 5 Topic 5 Time allocation (hours) 3.5 3 0.5 3.5 0.5 3 1.25 0.5 1.75 0.25 1 0.5 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.25 0.5 1.75 1.25 2.25 2 0.5 1 Annual teaching plan: Grade 4, Term 2 Week 11 12 13 Topics & Units Content, concepts and skills Topic 6: Materials around us Unit 1: Solids, liquids and gases Unit 1: Solids, liquids and gases Unit 2: Change of state Unit 2: Change of state Investigate melting and solidifying Unit 3: The water cycle Unit 3: The water cycle Topic 6 Revision Solid materials Unit 1: Raw and manufactured materials Unit 1: Raw and manufactured materials Unit 2: Properties of materials Unit 2: Properties of materials Topic 7 Revision Strengthening materials Unit 1: Ways to strengthen materials Unit 1: Ways to strengthen materials Unit 1: Ways to strengthen materials Topic 8 Revision Strong frame structures Unit 1: Struts and frame structures Unit 1: Struts and frame structures Unit 2: Indigenous structures Unit 2: Indigenous structures Topic 9 Revision TERM 2 Exam Topic 6: Topic 6 Topic 6 14 15 Topic 7 Topic 7 Topic 7 16 17 18 19 20 2 Topic 8 Topic 8 Topic 8 Topic 9 Topic 9 Topic 9 Time allocation (hours) 3.5 0.75 2.75 1.75 1 0.75 1.25 0.5 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.25 0.5 1.75 3.5 1.25 0.5 1.75 1.25 2.25 1.25 0.5 1 Annual teaching plan: Grade 4, Term 3 Week 21 22 Topics & Units Content, concepts and skills Topic 10: Energy and energy transfer Unit 1: Energy for life Unit 1: Energy for life Unit 2: Energy from the Sun Unit 2: energy from the Sun Topic 10 Revision Energy around us Unit 1: Energy can be stored and transferred Unit 1: Energy can be stored and transferred Unit 2: Input and output of energy Unit 2: Input and output of energy Topic 11 Revision Movement and energy in a system Unit 1: Movement and musical instruments Unit 1: Movement and musical instruments Practical task: Research, design, make and evaluate a musical instrument Practical task: Research, design, make and evaluate a musical instrument Topic 12 Revision Energy and sound Unit 1: Vibrations and sound Unit 1: Vibrations and sound Unit 2: Making sounds Unit 3: Noise pollution Topic 13 Revision Term 3 Test Topic 10: Topic 10 23 24 25 26 27 Topic 11: Topic 11 Topic 11 Topic 12 Topic 12 Topic 12 28 29 30 Topic 13 Topic 13 Topic 13 Time allocation (hours) 3.5 1 2.5 1.25 0.5 1.75 2.75 0.75 3 0.5 3.5 2.5 1 1.25 0.5 1.75 1.25 2.25 2 0.5 1 Annual teaching plan: Grade 4, Term 4 Week 31 32 33 34 35 Topics & Units Content, concepts and skills Topic 14 Planet Earth Unit 1: Features of Earth Unit 1: Features of Earth Unit 2: Earth and space Topic 14 Revision The Sun and its effect on Earth Unit 1: The Sun is our closest star Unit 2: Moving around the Sun Unit 3: The Sun and life Topic 15 Revision The Moon Unit 1: Features of the Moon Unit 2: Phases of the Moon Unit 2: Phases of the Moon Practical task: Investigate the changing shape of light on the Moon Unit 3: Moon stories Topic 16 Revision Rocket systems Unit 1: Modelling a rocket Unit 1: Modelling a rocket Topic 17 Revision Revision and Term 4 EXAM Topic 14 Topic 15 Topic 15 Topic 16 Topic 16 36 37 38 39 - 40 3 Topic 17 Topic 17 Time allocation (hours) 3.5 0.5 2.5 0.5 3.5 1.5 1.5 0.5 2.5 1 1.5 0.5 1 0.5 3.5 3 0.5 7 Grade 5 Teaching Plan Annual teaching plan: Grade 5, Term 1 Week 1 2 Topics & Units Content, concepts and skills Topic 1 Plants and Animals on Earth Unit 1: Many different plants and animals Unit 2: Interdependence Unit 3: Animal Types Unit 3: Animal types Topic 1 Revision Animal skeletons Unit 1: Skeletons of vertebrates Unit 1: Skeletons of vertebrates Unit 2: Movement Topic 2 Revision Skeletons as structures Unit 1: Frame and shell structures Unit 1: Frame and shell structures Practical task: Make a model of a vertebrate skeleton Practical task: Make a model of a vertebrate skeleton Topic 3 Revision Food Chains Unit 1: Food and feeding Unit 2: How a food chain works Topic 4 Revision Life cycles Unit 1: Growth and development Unit 1: Growth and development Topic 5 Revision Term 1 TEST Topic 1 Topic 1 3 4 5 6 Topic 2 Topic 2 Topic 3 Topic 3 Topic 3 7 8 9 10 Topic 4 Topic 4 Topic 5 Topic 5 Time allocation (hours) 3.5 3 0.5 1.25 0.5 1.75 0.75 2.25 0.5 3.5 3 0.5 1.25 0.5 1.75 3 0.5 3.5 2 0.5 1 Annual teaching plan: Grade 5, Term 2 Week 11 Topics & Units Content. concepts and skills Topic 6 Metals and non-metals Unit 1: Properties of metals Unit 2: Properties of non-metals Practical task: Investigate, compare, record properties metals and nonmetals Topic 6 Revision Uses of metals Unit 1: Other properties of metals Unit 1: Uses of Metals Topic 6 12 13 14 Topic 7 Topic 7 Topic 7 15 16 17 18 19 Topic 8 Topic 8 Topic 8 Topic 8 Topic 9 Topic 9 20 4 Time allocation (hours) 3.5 2 1 0.5 3.5 3.5 Unit 2: Uses of metals Topic 7 Revision Processing materials Unit 1: Combining materials Unit 1: Combining materials Unit 1: Combining materials 1.25 0.5 Unit 1: Combining materials Revision Topic 8 Processed materials Unit 1: Properties and uses of materials Unit 2: Traditional processing Revision Topic 9 3 0.5 Term 2 Exam 1 1.75 3.5 3.5 3.5 2 0.5 Annual teaching plan: Grade 5, Term 3 Week 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 Topics & Units Content. concepts and skills Topic 10 Stored energy in fuels Unit 1: Fuels Unit 2: Burning fuels Unit 2: Burning fuels Practical task: Investigate how long a candle will burn Unit 3: Safety with fire Topic 10 Revision Energy and electricity Unit 1: Cells and batteries Unit 2: Mains electricity Topic 10 Topic 10 Topic 11 Topic 11 Topic 11 Topic 12 Topic 13 Topic 13 Topic 13 30 Time allocation (hours) 3 0.5 2.5 1 3 0.5 3.5 3.5 Unit 3: Safety with electricity Topic 11 Revision Energy and movement Unit 1: Stored energy Topic 12 Revision Systems for moving things Unit 1: Wheels and axles Unit 1: Wheels and axles Unit 1: Wheels and axles Topic 13 Revision 3 0.5 Term 3 TEST 1 3 0.5 3.5 3.5 2 0.5 Annual teaching plan: Grade 5, Term 4 Week 31 32 33 Topics & Units Content. concepts and skills Topic 14 Planet Earth Unit 1: The Earth moves Topic 14 Revision The Surface of Earth Unit 1: Rocks Unit 2: Soil comes from rocks Unit 2: Soil comes from rocks Unit 3: Soil types Unit 3: Soil types Practical task: Investigate different soil types and growing seedlings in them Topic 15 Revision Sedimentary rocks Unit 1: Formation of sedimentary rock Unit 1: Formation of sedimentary rock Unit 2: Uses of sedimentary rock Unit 2: Uses of sedimentary rock Topic 16 Revision Fossils Unit 1: Fossils in rock Unit 1: Fossils in rock Unit 2: Body and trace fossils Unit 2: Body and trace fossils Unit 3: Importance of South African fossils Topic 17 Revision Revision and Term 4 EXAM Topic 15 Topic 15 Topic 15 34 Topic 16 35 Topic 16 Topic 16 36 37 38 39 - 40 5 Topic 17 Topic 17 Topic 17 Time allocation (hours) 3 0.5 3 0.5 2.5 1 0.25 1 0.5 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.25 0.5 1.75 1.5 2 0.5 2.5 0.5 7 Grade 6 Teaching Plan Annual teaching plan: Grade 6, Term 1 Week 1 2 Topics & Units Content, concepts and skills Topic 1 Photosynthesis Unit 1: Plants and food Unit 1: Plants and food Unit 2: Plants and air Unit 2: Plants and air Topic 1 Revision Nutrients in food and nutrition Unit 1:Food groups Unit 1:Food groups Topic 1 Topic 1 3 Topic 2 4 Topic 2 5 Topic 2 Topic 2 6 7 8 9 Topic 3 Topic 3 Topic 3 Topic 4 Topic 4 10 Unit 2: Balanced diets Unit 2: Balanced diets Topic 2 Revision Food processing Unit 1: Need for processing food Unit 1: Need for processing food Unit 2: Methods for processing food Unit 2: Methods for processing food Topic 3 Revision Ecosystems and food webs Unit 1: Different ecosystems Unit 2: Living and non-living things in ecosystems Unit 3: Food webs Practical task: Study an ecosystem Topic 4: Revision Term 1 TEST Time allocation (hours) 3.5 0.75 2.75 1.25 0.5 1.75 3.5 3.5 1.25 0.5 1.75 3 0.5 3 0.5 3 0.5 1 1 0.5 1 Annual teaching plan: Grade 6, Term 2 Week 11 Topics & Units Content, concepts and skills Topic 5 Solids, liquids and gases Unit 1: Arrangement of particles Topic 5 Revision Mixtures Unit 1: Mixtures of materials Unit 1: Mixtures of materials Topic 6 Revision Solutions as special mixtures and dissolving Unit 1:Solutions Unit 2: Soluble and insoluble substances Unit 3: Saturated solutions Topic 6 Topic 6 12 13 14 Topic 7 Topic 7 Topic 7 Topic 7 15 16 17 Topic 8 Topic 8 Topic 8 18 19 Topic 9 Topic 9 Topic 9 20 6 Time allocation (hours) 1.25 0.5 1.75 1.25 0.5 1.75 3.5 3.5 Unit 4: Rate of dissolving Practical task: Investigate, measure and draw graphs of rate of dissolving Topic 7 Revision Mixtures and water resources Unit 1: Water pollution Unit 1: Water pollution Unit 2: Importance of wetlands Unit 2: Importance of wetlands Topic 8 Revision Processes to purify water Unit 1: Clean water Unit 1: Clean water 1.75 1.25 0.5 Unit 1: Clean water Topic 9: Revision 2 0.5 Term 2 EXAM 1 3.5 0.75 2.75 1.25 0.5 1.75 3.5 Annual teaching plan: Grade 6, Term 3 Week 21 22 Topics & Units Content, concepts and skills Topic 10 Electric circuits Unit 1: Electric circuits Unit 1: Electric circuits Unit 2: Circuit diagrams Unit 2: Circuit diagrams Topic 10 Revision Electrical conductors and insulators Unit 1: Conductors Unit 1: Conductors Unit 2: Insulators Unit 2: Insulators Topic 11 Revision Systems to solve problems Unit 1: Using electric circuits Unit 1: Using electric circuits Practical task: Design, make, evaluate and present an electrical system Topic 12 Revision Mains electricity Unit 1: Fossil fuels and energy Unit 1: Fossil fuels and electricity Unit 2: Cost of electricity Unit 2: Cost of electricity Unit 3: Illegal connections Unit 3: Illegal connections Unit 4: Renewable ways to generate electricity Topic 13 Revision Topic 10 Topic 10 23 24 Topic 11 Topic 11 Topic 11 25 26 27 28 29 Topic 12 Topic 12 Topic 12 Topic 13 Topic 13 Topic 13 Topic 13 30 Term 3 TEST Time allocation (hours) 3.5 0.75 2.75 1.25 0.5 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.25 0.5 1.75 3.5 2.5 0.5 0.5 3 0.5 2.5 1 0.5 1.5 0.5 1 Annual teaching plan: Grade 6, Term 4 Week 31 32 33 34 Topics & Units Content, concepts and skills Topic 14 The solar system Unit 1: The Sun, planets and asteroids Unit 2: Moons Practical task: Research and make a model of the solar system Topic 14 Revision Movements of Earth, the planets and the Moon Unit 1: Rotation of Earth Unit 2: Revolution of Earth Unit 3: Rotation of the Moon Unit 4: Revolution of the Moon Topic 15 Revision Systems for looking into space Unit 1: Telescopes Unit 1: Telescopes Topic 16 Revision Systems to explore the Moon and Mars Unit 1: Rovers on the Moon and Mars Unit 2: Rovers on the Moon and Mars Unit 2: Rovers on the Moon and Mars Topic 17 Revision Revision and Term 4 EXAM Topic 14 Topic 14 Topic 15 Topic 15 Topic 15 35 Topic 16 Topic 16 36 37 38 39 - 40 7 Topic 17 Topic 17 Topic 17 Time allocation (hours) 3.5 3.5 1.25 0.5 1.75 1.75 1.75 1.25 0.5 1.75 1.25 0.5 1.75 3.5 3 0.5 7 Programme of Formal Assessment Grade 4 – 6 Formal Programme of Assessment in Natural Sciences and Technology Grade 4 Formal Assessments School-based assessments Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 1 Test [15 marks] See pg 53 of Learner’s Book 1 Exam or test on work from terms 1 and 2 [40 marks] See pg 107 of Learner’s Book Test [15 marks] See pg 151 of Learner’s Book 1 selected practical task [10 marks] See pg 28 of Learner’s Book 1 selected practical task [10 marks] See pg 62 of Learner’s Book 1 selected practical task [15 marks] See pg 134 of Learner’s Book Exams (60 minutes) Number of formal assessments 2 2 2 Term 4 Total marks for the year Total 1 selected practical task [15 marks] See pg 182 of Learner’s Book 120 marks Together makes up 75% of total marks for the year Exam on work from terms 3 & 4 [40 marks] See pg 195 of Learner’s Book 2 40 marks Makes up 25% of total marks for the year Total 8 assessments [160 marks] Formal Programme of Assessment in Natural Sciences and Technology Grade 5 Formal Assessments School-based assessments Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 1 Test [15 marks] See pg 59 of Learner’s Book 1 Exam or test on work from terms 1 and 2 [45 marks] See pg 109 of Learner’s Book Test [15 marks] See pg 159 of Learner’s Book 1 selected practical task [15 marks] See pg 34 of Learner’s Book 1 selected practical task [15 marks] See pg 70 of Learner’s Book 1 selected practical task [15 marks] See pg 120 of Learner’s Book Exams (60 minutes) Number of formal assessments 2 2 2 Term 4 Total marks for the year Total 1 selected practical task [15 marks] See pg 184 of Learner’s Book 135 marks Together makes up 75% of total marks for the year Exam on work from terms 3 & 4 [45 marks] See pg 211 of Learner’s Book 2 45 marks Makes up 25% of total marks for the year Total 8 assessments [180 marks] Formal Programme of Assessment in Natural Sciences and Technology Grade 6 Formal Assessments School-based assessments Term 1 Term 2 Term 3 1 Test [20 marks] See pg 53 of Learner’s Book 1 Exam or test on work from terms 1 and 2 [50 marks] See pg 111 of Learner’s Book Test [20 marks] See pg 165 of Learner’s Book 1 selected practical task [15 marks] See pg 50 of Learner’s Book 1 selected practical task [15 marks] See pg 86 of Learner’s Book 1 selected practical task [15 marks] See pg 142 of Learner’s Book Exams (60 minutes) Number of formal assessments 8 2 2 2 Term 4 Total marks for the year Total 1 selected practical task [15 marks] See pg 179 of Learner’s Book 150 marks Together makes up 75% of total marks for the year Exam on work from terms 3 & 4 [50 marks] See pg 218 of Learner’s Book 2 50 marks Makes up 25% of total marks for the year Total 8 assessments [200 marks] Total: 100%