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Layout, diagrams and tables may not survive extraction. ### Page 1 2023/24 ANNUAL TEACHING PLANS: LIFE SCIENCES: GRADE 11 2023/24 ANNUAL TEACHING PLANS: LIFE SCIENCES: GRADE 11 (TERM 1) TERM 1 WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 WEEK 7 WEEK 8 WEEK 9 WEEK 10 WEEK 11 CAPS TOPICS ORIENTATION BIODIVERSITY AND CLASSIFICATION OF MICROORGANISMS (CAPS P. 39) BIODIVERSITY OF PLANTS (CAPS P. 40) BIODIVERSITY OF ANIMALS (CAPS P. 41) CORE Baseline Micro-organisms: Symbiotic Immunity, including plants and Grouping of Bryophytes Asexual and Flowers as The concept of a phylum CONCEPTS, assessment based Basic structure relationships of animals’ immune responses and Pteridophytes sexual reproductive Relationship between body plan and grouping of animals in phyla SKILLS AND on Grade 10 topics and general bacteria such as against the infecting micro- Grouping of Gymnosperms reproduction, structures Six animal phyla: VALUES needed for Term 1, characteristics of nitrogen fixing bacteria organisms and Angiosperms name advantages Adaptations for • Porifera e.g., classification the following • in plants and E. coli in The use of drugs, e.g., Use simple diagrams to and pollination through schemes, the the human intestine disadvantages of • Cnidaria Groups antibiotics, effect on micro- identify an example of each (different pollinators) nitrogen cycle The effect and organisms, vaccinations each wind, insects and • Platyhelminthes • Viruses group and a comparative Revise scientific management of one (discuss briefly) table to demonstrate the birds (South African • Annelida • Bacteria skills disease from each of The use of micro-organisms to presence/absence of examples only) • Arthropoda • Protista the four groups: produce medicines (e.g., insulin following in the four groups: differences and • Chordata • Fungi similarities • viruses (rabies, and antibiotics) • Vascular tissue (xylem and Use simple diagrams to identify an example of each phylum and a The roles that these HIV/AIDS, influenza) Traditional technology to phloem) comparative table to demonstrate the following in the six phyla: groups play in • Bacteria (blight, produce, e.g., beer, wine and • True leaves and roots Key features in respect of body plans: maintaining balance cholera, tuberculosis, cheese • Seeds or spores • Symmetry and cephalisation in the environment anthrax) and web of life • Fruit • The number of tissue layers • Protists (malaria) • Decreasing dependence on • Developed from embryo • Fungi (rust, thrush, water for reproduction from ringworm, athlete’s • The number of openings in the gut Bryophytes to Angiosperm • Coelom and blood systems foot) The role of invertebrates in agriculture and ecosystems PRE- BIODIVERSITY, CLASSIFICATION & ECOSYSTEMS GRADE 10 KNOWLEDGE EXAMPLES OF Activity Activity Activity Activity Activity Activity Activity Activity INFORMAL/ Table on micro- Symbiotic relationships Immunity, vaccinations using Phylogenetic trees and Table indicating Calculate Construct a The role of invertebrates in Consolidation and revision DAILY organisms: names, of nitrogen fixing articles cladograms showing the the differences approximate surface comparative agriculture and ecosystems ACTIVITIES basic structures, bacteria in plants and Activity evolutionary history of the between asexual area to volume ratios table of these characteristics and E. coli in the human Effect of antibiotics on micro- four plant groups and major and sexual of selected examples four key diagrams intestine organisms, use of micro- structural changes in their reproduction of different animals of features in the Activity organisms to produce medicine, history of development showing the six phyla six selected A table of ONE disease traditional technology to Activity advantages and phyla and from each group produce, e.g., beer, wine and Table indicating the disadvantages indicate the indicating effect and cheese differences between mode of living of management Bryophytes, Pteridophytes, each phyla Gymnosperms and Include as many Angiosperms in terms of diagrams or vascular tissue, leaves and pictures as roots, seeds or spores and possible. fruit also including drawings of the macroscopic parts: Bryophytes: Moss plant Pteridophytes: Rhizome, frond with sori Gymnosperms: Needles, cones and seeds Angiosperms: Flower, fruit and seeds INVESTIGATIONS/ INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATION EXPERIMENTS Dissect an example Select one of each of the phylum and following types of design a poster flowers: wind to show diversity pollinated, insect in that phylum in pollinated, and bird South Africa pollinated Record observations Downloaded from hlayiso.com in a comparative table 1 ### Page 2 2023/24 ANNUAL TEACHING PLANS: LIFE SCIENCES: GRADE 11 TERM 1 WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 WEEK 7 WEEK 8 WEEK 9 WEEK 10 WEEK 11 INVESTIGATION Growing cultures on agar plates, or bread mould (fungus) on bread INFORMAL Informal test Informal test Informal test TESTS SBA (FORMAL TASK 1: PRACTICAL TASK (minimum 30 marks) ASSESSMENT) TASK 2: FORMAL TEST (minimum 50 marks) DATE COMPLETED + SIGNATURE Downloaded from hlayiso.com 2 ### Page 3 2023/24 ANNUAL TEACHING PLANS: LIFE SCIENCES: GRADE 11 2023/24 ANNUAL TEACHING PLANS: LIFE SCIENCES: GRADE 11 (TERM 2) TERM 2 WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 WEEK 7 WEEK 8 WEEK 9 WEEK 10 WEEK 11 CAPS TOPICS ORIENTATION PHOTOSYNTHESIS (CAPS P. 42) CELLULAR RESPIRATION (CAPS P. 45) ANIMAL NUTRITION (CAPS P. 43) CORE Revise basic cell Process of Effects of variable amounts of light, carbon Process of Anaerobic respiration: The differences in The process of ingestion, Absorption: Small Homeostatic control, CONCEPTS, structure with focus photosynthesis using dioxide and temperature on the rate of respiration: Aerobic Production of lactic acid dentition for digestion, absorption, intestine as a region of which involves the SKILLS AND on the chloroplast, words and symbols: photosynthesis respiration: In in muscles during herbivorous, assimilation and egestion most absorption of hormonal control of VALUES leaf structure The intake of raw Improve crop yields in greenhouse systems, cytoplasm and exercise, word and carnivorous and and the significance of digested food, blood sugar levels mitochondria and materials, trapping role of ATP as energy carrier in the cell mitochondria, use symbols (no omnivorous lifestyles in each: adaptations to increase (Links with Gr 12) plant and animal and storing of energy, ONE investigation to explain the principles words and symbols: biochemical detail of terms of nutritional Mechanical or physical surface area tissues from grade 9 formation of food in of the scientific process: Light is necessary glycolysis, Krebs process is required): requirements and digestion: Types and Structure (to tissue and grade 10 chloroplasts and its cycle and oxidative The role of anaerobic energy relationships functions of different level) and significance Consolidation and revision for photosynthesis (Infuse investigation Revise basic storage throughout the topic) phosphorylation (no respiration in the (link with ecology – kinds of teeth, processes of villi photosynthesis and The release of oxygen biochemical detail industry, e.g., beer food chains) of chewing Peristalsis Importance of hepatic respiration from Mention only of light is required) brewing and bread Human nutrition Chemical digestion: portal system in the grade 8 and dark phase (no making The macro-structure Enzymes: functions of transport of absorbed biochemical detail of Comparison between of the alimentary canal carbohydrases, food to the liver and light and dark aerobic and anaerobic and associated organs proteases and lipases: then through hepatic phases is required) respiration and the functions of Where produced, vein to the rest of the Importance of TWO investigations to the different parts substrate, pH and end- body photosynthesis: explain the principles of products (Specific Assimilation: release of oxygen, the scientific process: O2 enzymes need not be Incorporation of uptake of carbon is required by respiration, named – link to enzyme glucose and amino dioxide from CO2 is produced by living activity) acids, and the atmosphere, food organisms during breakdown of alcohol, production (trapping respiration (infuse drugs and hormones energy) investigations throughout Egestion the topic) PRE- CELL STRUCTURE: CHLOROPLASTS & LEAF STRUCTURE (GR 10) CELL STRUCTURE: CYTOPLASM & HUMAN SYSTEMS (GR 9) KNOWLEDGE MITOCHONDRIA (GR 10) EXAMPLES OF Activity Activity Activity Activity Activity Activity Activity INFORMAL/DAILY Draw and label Use a diagram of a Use graphs to show Diagram of a cell with cytoplasm and mitochondria Table with the Diagram of the human Diagram of hepatic ACTIVITIES diagrams of the leaf plant indicating the effects of variable Use words and symbols indicating glycolysis, differences in dentition digestive system with portal system Indicate the functions intake of raw amounts of light, Krebs cycle and oxidative phosphorylation for herbivores, labels and functions of explaining assimilation materials, trapping carbon dioxide and Activity carnivores and each part of products of digestion and storing of energy, temperature on the omnivores’ lifestyles in Include mechanical and and breakdown of The process of anaerobic respiration and the role it formation of food in rate of terms of nutritional chemical digestion relevant substances plays in the food industry. chloroplasts and its photosynthesis requirements and Activity Activity storage and the (Suggested as an investigation) energy relationships Activity Diagram of small Schematic release of oxygen Case study on the with diagrams representation of the intestine and villi to show Activity role of carbon adaptations for control of blood sugar Draw a diagram of enrichment, optimum absorption of digested levels chloroplast. Indicate light and optimum food the location in the temperatures in chloroplast where the greenhouse systems light and dark phase to improve crop yield take place INVESTIGATIONS/ INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATION EXPERIMENTS Basic scientific Basic scientific Explain the principles of Obtain intestines of a investigation skills investigation skills the scientific process: sheep from a butcher with demonstrations with demonstrations CO2 is produced by living and trace the passage or data interpretation or data interpretation organisms during that food will take on: Investigate on: Investigate respiration Cut open the stomach, photosynthesis by respiration by portion of the small showing that light is showing that CO2 is intestine and a portion necessary for produced by living of the large intestine to photosynthesis organisms during compare the structure respiration of the wall in each Downloaded from hlayiso.com 3 ### Page 4 2023/24 ANNUAL TEACHING PLANS: LIFE SCIENCES: GRADE 11 TERM 2 WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 WEEK 7 WEEK 8 WEEK 9 WEEK 10 WEEK 11 INFORMAL Informal test Informal test Informal test TESTS SBA (FORMAL TASK 3: ASSIGNMENT (minimum 50 marks) – SBA weighting: 20% ASSESSMENT) TERM WEIGHTING: 25% TASK 4: JUNE EXAMINATION – SBA weighting: 20% TERM WEIGHTING: 75% DATE COMPLETED + SIGNATURE Downloaded from hlayiso.com 4 ### Page 5 2023/24 ANNUAL TEACHING PLANS: LIFE SCIENCES: GRADE 11 2023/24 ANNUAL TEACHING PLANS: LIFE SCIENCES: GRADE 11 (TERM 3) TERM 3 WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 WEEK 7 WEEK 8 WEEK 9 WEEK 10 WEEK 11 CAPS TOPICS ORIENTATION GASEOUS EXCHANGE (CAPS P. 46) EXCRETION IN HUMANS (CAPS P. 48) POPULATION ECOLOGY (CAPS P. 49) CORE Revise relevant Gaseous Human gas Homeostatic control Excretion in various Urinary system Homeostatic Population size Interactions in the environment: Human population CONCEPTS, body systems exchange exchange: of breathing organs: Brief role of the The structure of control of water influenced by: Predation: Two South African Reasons for exponential SKILLS AND from Grade 9 Distinguish The structure (macro (Links with Gr 12) following: the: and salts: Role of Immigration, examples of predator-prey growth: Age and gender VALUES and ecology between cellular and tissue level), • The lungs • Urinary system: ADH and emigration, mortality, relationships: graphs distributions for different from Grade 8 respiration, location, adaptations • The kidneys Position of aldosterone natality, fluctuations Competition: Interspecific: for light, countries including South breathing and gas and functioning of the • Bladder kidneys, ureters, (Links with Gr 12) and limiting factors space, water, shelter and food Africa exchange ventilation system: bladder, urethra carry capacity Intraspecific: for food, access to Forecast of South Africa’s • The liver Requirements of Trachea, epiglottis, • Kidney: structure Logistic and mates, water, space, and shelter; population growth over the • The alimentary canal (gut) Consolidation and revision efficient gas bronchi, bronchioles, and functioning, geometric growth survival is determined by access to next twenty years and exchange organs: lungs, ribs, intercostal • The skin curves with phases predict possible removal of urea the above, ecological niches Large surface muscles, diaphragm, Substances secreted by and excess water Specialisation: Competitive consequences for the area, thin, moist, alveoli each and the origins of and salts, re- exclusion and resource partitioning; environment well ventilated, Ventilation of the these substances absorption of discuss one example of co-existence protected, lungs: glucose and some in animals and one example in plants transport system • Gaseous exchange salts Parasitism: Two examples from in alveoli • Nephron: South Africa; one species benefit • The transport of structure and Mutualism: Two examples from gases around the functioning: Ultra- South Africa; both species benefit body filtration, re- Commensalism: Two examples • Gaseous exchange absorption, tubular from South Africa in tissues excretion, pH • Composition of control, formation inspired air vs. of urine expired air – analyse data PRE- HUMAN SYSTEMS (GR 9) HUMAN SYSTEMS (GR 9) KNOWLEDGE LUNGS & PULMONARY SYSTEM (GR 10) EXAMPLES OF Activity Activity Activity Activity Activity Activity Activity Activity Activity INFORMAL/ Tabulate the Diagram of the Homeostatic control Tabulate various excretory Diagram of the Homeostatic Case study: Population size including graphs on Human population DAILY ACTIVITIES differences human breathing of breathing organs and their secretions urinary system of control of water Rationale for culling, logistic and geometric growth between cellular system with labels and excretions the human with and salts: role of e.g., elephants in the Activity respiration, and functions Include the substances labels and ADH and Kruger National Park Tabulate interactions in the breathing and gas Including ventilation secreted and their origin functions aldosterone as an example of an environment exchange of lungs where applicable Activity application of Activity Activity Activity Longitudinal estimating population size Draw a life cycle of the bilharzia Requirements of Analyse and interpret section through the parasite or tapeworm efficient gas data showing the kidney. Label and (simplify larval stages) exchange organs effects of altitude on functions the number of red Activity blood cells and the Diagram of consequent effect on nephron with athletes at different labels and altitudes functions Use arrows to indicate the direction of urine production Downloaded from hlayiso.com 5 ### Page 6 2023/24 ANNUAL TEACHING PLANS: LIFE SCIENCES: GRADE 11 TERM 3 WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 WEEK 7 WEEK 8 WEEK 9 WEEK 10 WEEK 11 INVESTIGATIONS/ INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATION INVESTIGATION EXPERIMENTS Observe and Measure and Dissection of a Determine the size investigate the compare the depth of sheep’s/pig’s of a population structure of the breathing of two or kidney by quadrant or lungs, diaphragm, more learners and Use a worksheet to simple sampling e.g., associated pulmonary the effect of exercise identify capsule, cortex, simulated blood vessels and the on breathing/pulse medulla, pyramids, blood mark/recapture heart of a pig or a rate. Interpret data on vessels, pelvis, ureter and Collect and record sheep obtained from depth and rate of hilum data, Interpret data a butcher breathing Draw and label the Calculate/ estimate INVESTIGATION dissected kidney the population size Construct a model of the human breathing system Explain the limitations of the model Demonstrate that expired air contains carbon dioxide INFORMAL TESTS Informal test Informal test Informal test SBA (FORMAL TASK 5: PRACTICAL TASK (minimum 30 marks) ASSESSMENT) TASK 6: FORMAL TEST (minimum 50 marks) DATE COMPLETED + SIGNATURE Downloaded from hlayiso.com 6 ### Page 7 2023/24 ANNUAL TEACHING PLANS: LIFE SCIENCES: GRADE 11 2023/24 ANNUAL TEACHING PLANS: LIFE SCIENCES: GRADE 11 (TERM 4) TERM 4 WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5-10 CAPS TOPICS HUMAN IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT (CAPS P. 51) CORE Causes and consequences of the following Water availability Loss of biodiversity (the sixth extinction) FINAL EXAMINATION (Two papers) CONCEPTS, (relate to conditions and circumstances in South • Construction of dams • Habitat destruction: Farming methods, e.g., PAPER 1 SKILLS AND Africa): • Destruction of wetlands overgrazing and monoculture, golf estates, mining, Marks: 150 VALUES The atmosphere and climate change urbanisation, deforestation, loss of wetlands and Time: 2½ hours • Poor farming practices • Carbon dioxide emissions grasslands Topics and marks: • Droughts and floods • Concept of “carbon footprint” and the need to • Poaching, e.g., for rhino horn, ivory and “bush Photosynthesis – 32 • Exotic plantations and depletion of water table Animal nutrition – 32 reduce the carbon footprint meat” • Boreholes and effects on aquifers Respiration – 22 • Deforestation • Alien plant invasions: Control using mechanical, • Wastage chemical and biological methods Gaseous exchange – 32 • Greenhouse effect, enhanced • Greenhouse Excretion -- 32 • Cost of water • Indigenous knowledge systems and the effect and global warming: desertification, PAPER 2 drought and floods Quality sustainable use of the environment e.g., devils’ Marks: 150 • Methane emissions • Water for domestic use, industry, agriculture and claw, rooibos, fynbos, the African potato (Hypoxis) Revision paper 1 and 2 Time: 2½ hours mining: Pollution, diseases, eutrophication and and Hoodia • Ozone depletion Topics and marks: algal bloom Solid waste disposal Biodiversity and classification of micro-organisms – 29 • The effect of mining on quality of water Managing dumpsites for rehabilitation and Biodiversity in plants and reproduction – 29 • Thermal pollution prevention of soil and water pollution Biodiversity in animals – 18 • The need for water purification and recycling The need for recycling Population ecology – 37 • Alien plants e.g., Eichhornia Using methane from dumpsites for domestic use: Human impact on the environment -- 37 Food security (link with population ecology Heating and lighting Cognitive levels dynamics) Safe disposal of nuclear waste Knowing science - 40% • Human exponential population growth Understanding science - 25% • Droughts and floods (climate change) Applying scientific knowledge - 20% • Poor farming practices: monoculture, pest Evaluating, analysing and synthesising science knowledge - control, loss of topsoil and the need for fertilisers 15% • Alien plants and reduction of agricultural land Degrees of difficulty for examination and test questions • The loss of wild varieties: Impact on gene pools Easy - 30% • Genetically engineered foods, wastage Moderate - 40% Difficult - 25% Very difficult - 5% PRE- ECOSYSTEMS GRADE 10 KNOWLEDGE EXAMPLES OF Activity INFORMAL/ Case study on rhino poaching and suggestions on DAILY how it can be prevented ACTIVITIES INVESTIGATIONS/ INVESTIGATION EXPERIMENTS Analyse the solid waste generated in the household in one week, including paper, metals and plastic Estimate the percentage that could be recycled or reused INFORMAL Informal test TESTS SBA (FORMAL SBA End-of-year examination ASSESSMENT) DATE COMPLETED + SIGNATURE Downloaded from hlayiso.com 7 ## Related documents - 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