2023/24 ANNUAL TEACHING PLANS: LIFE SCIENCES: GRADE 12
2023/24 ANNUAL TEACHING PLANS: LIFE SCIENCES: GRADE 12 (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 TOPIC DNA: THE CODE OF LIFE (NATIONAL EXAMINATION MEIOSIS (NATIONAL EXAMINATION REPRODUCTION IN HUMAN REPRODUCTION (NATIONAL
GUIDELINE PG. 5) GUIDELINE PG. 6) VERTEBRATES EXAMINATION GUIDELINE PG. 8)
(NATIONAL
EXAMINATION
GUIDELINE PG. 7)
CORE DNA: location, Structure, role RNA: Types, Structure of a Abnormal meiosis Diversity of Structure of Menstrual Implantation,
CONCEPTS, chromosomes, and replication location, chromosome and and consequences, reproductive male and cycle, gestation
SKILLS AND genes and extra- of DNA, DNA structure Genetic associated similarities and strategies female fertilisation and the role
VALUES nuclear DNA and profiling code Protein terminology, process differences between reproductive and of the
discovery of DNA (Extract DNA synthesis of meiosis, meiosis and mitosis systems, development placenta
and observe (transcription importance of meiosis puberty, of zygote to
and examine and translation) (Observe game to blastocyst
the threads) diagrams/micrographs genes is
of cells in selected
Consolidation and revision
stages of meiotic
division)
REQUISITE PRE- Grade 10: Revise Grade 10: Grade 10: Grade 10: Revise Grade 10: Revise Grade 9: Grade 9: Reproductive system
KNOWLEDGE cell structure with Revise cell Revise cell mitosis and cell mitosis and cell reproductive Grade 12: Meiosis
emphasis on the structure with structure with structure with structure with system,
ribosome, cytoplasm emphasis on emphasis on the emphasis on parts emphasis on parts Grade 12: Meiosis
and parts of the the ribosome, ribosome, of the nucleus, the of the nucleus, the
nucleus, nucleic cytoplasm and cytoplasm and centrosome and the centrosome and the
acids parts of the parts of the cytoplasm cytoplasm
nucleus, nucleus, nucleic
nucleic acids acids
RESOURCES PowerPoint slides PowerPoint Watch Mind the Gap Watch Telematics Mind the Gap Study Mind the Gap Study Guide
(OTHER THAN and videos of DNA slides and Telematics video diagrams of video on Meiosis at: Guide Past examination papers
TEXTBOOK) and RNA structure, videos of DNA on protein different stages of https://bit.ly/2klX05k Past examination Videos and PowerPoints
TO ENHANCE replication and and RNA synthesis and meiosis papers, videos and
LEARNING protein synthesis, structure, mutations at: Past examination PowerPoints
Past examination replication and https://bit.ly/2lkL papers
papers protein 83C
synthesis
Past
examination
papers
INFORMAL Revision questions Case studies Questions from Questions from past Past examination Past examination Questions from past papers, tests, scientific
ASSESSMENT and questions past papers on papers, tests paper questions paper questions, investigations
from past transcription and especially tests
papers of DNA translation, tests application
profiling, tests questions, tests
SBA TASK 1: PRACTICAL (Minimum 30 marks)
(FORMAL TASK 2: TEST (Minimum 50 marks)
ASSESSMENT)
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2023/24 ANNUAL TEACHING PLANS: LIFE SCIENCES: GRADE 12
2023/24 ANNUAL TEACHING PLANS: LIFE SCIENCES: GRADE 12 (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 TOPIC GENETICS AND INHERITANCE (NATIONAL EXAMINATION GUIDELINE PG. 9) RESPONDING TO THE ENVIRONMENT HUMAN ENDOCRINE SYSTEM AND RESPONDING TO
(HUMANS) (NATIONAL EXAMINATION HOMEOSTASIS IN HUMANS (NATIONAL THE ENVIRONMENT
GUIDELINE PG. 10) EXAMINATION GUIDELINE PG. 12) (PLANTS)
(NATIONAL
EXAMINATION
GUIDELINE PG. 13)
CORE CONCEPTS, Concepts of Dihybrid Genetic Genetic Human Human Human Endocrine and exocrine Negative feedback Plant hormones,
SKILLS AND inheritance, crosses, lineages/pedigree engineering, nervous eye ear glands, glands, mechanisms – glucose, tropisms, plant
VALUES Monohybrid crosses, Blood diagrams, mutations paternity testing system – hormones and functions carbon dioxide, water, defence
sex determination, grouping and genetic links central, of hormones salts, thermoregulation mechanisms
sex-linked peripheral Negative feedback
inheritance and mechanism involving
autonomic, TSH and thyroxin (and
Consolidation and revision
nerve, the result of an
reflex arc, imbalance: Thyroid
disorders disorders), insulin and
glucagon (and the result
of an imbalance:
diabetes mellitus)
REQUISITE PRE- Revise cell structure Revise Interpreting Grade 10: Revise Human nervous system (Grade 9) Grade 12: Revise Homeostatic control in Hormones (Grade
KNOWLEDGE and differentiate format of pedigree stem cell research nervous system, human nutrition, gaseous 12)
between chromatin genetic diagrams and cloning reproduction exchange and excretion
and chromosomes, cross Grade 11: Revise (Grade 11)
genes and alleles diagrams animal nutrition
RESOURCES Mind the Gap Past Past Past examination Mind the Gap Study Guide Mind the Gap Study Watch Telematics video Mind the Gap Study
(OTHER THAN Genetic crosses examination examination papers Past examination papers Guide on homeostasis at: Guide
TEXTBOOK) TO Past examination papers papers Videos and Videos and Power Points Past examination https://bit.ly/2l kTLv2 Past examination
ENHANCE papers PowerPoints on papers papers
Models of the brain, spinal cord, eye and
LEARNING genetic Videos and Videos and
ear
engineering PowerPoints PowerPoints
Watch Telematics video on sense
organs at: https://bit.ly/2lkTLv2
INFORMAL Past examination paper questions Questions from past papers, tests, scientific investigations Questions from past Past examination Past examination papers questions, tests
ASSESSMENT Practice questions on genetic crosses papers, tests, scientific papers questions,
Pedigree diagrams investigations tests
Scientific investigations
Tests
SBA TASK 3: PRACTICAL (minimum 30 marks)
(FORMAL TASK 4: JUNE EXAMINATION (150 marks) OR CONTROLLED TEST (minimum 50 marks)
ASSESSMENT)
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2023/24 ANNUAL TEACHING PLANS: LIFE SCIENCES: GRADE 12
2023/24 ANNUAL TEACHING PLANS: LIFE SCIENCES: GRADE 12 (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 TOPIC EVOLUTION (NATIONAL EXAMINATION GUIDELINE PG. 13) Data response TRIAL EXAMINATION
questions, case
studies, questions
from past papers
Revision - Mind the
Gap study guide,
past examination
papers, videos and
PowerPoints
CORE Introduction to Lamarckism, Reproductive Evidence of common Out of Africa TRIAL EXAMINATION
CONCEPTS, evolution, e.g., Darwinism and isolation ancestors for living hypothesis
SKILLS AND biological punctuated mechanisms hominids, including PAPER 1 PAPER 2
VALUES evolution, equilibrium, artificial evolution in present humans Marks: 150 Time: 2½ hours Marks: 150 Time: 2½ hours
hypothesis, selection and times Learners must answer all 3 questions Learners must answer all 3 questions
theory speciation
Evidence for
TOPIC MARKS TOPIC MARKS
evolution and
Reproduction in vertebrates 8 DNA: Code of life 27
variation Human reproduction 41 Meiosis 21
Consolidation and revision
REQUISITE Revise fossil Revise genetics and variation (Grade 12) Revise genetics and Responding to the 54 Genetics and 48
environment (humans) inheritance
PRE- record and Human skeleton (Grade 10) variation (Grade 12) Human endocrine systemand 34 Evolution (evolutionthrough 54
KNOWLEDGE biogeography Human skeleton homeostasis natural
(Grade 10), (Grade 10) Responding to the 13 selection)
Genetics environment(plants)
(Grade 12)
RESOURCES Past Watch Telematics Mind the Gap study
Cognitive levels:
(OTHER examination video on natural guide, past
THAN papers, videos selection, punctuated examination papers, Knowing science – 40%
TEXTBOOK) and equilibrium and videos and Understanding science-25%
TO ENHANCE PowerPoints speciation at: PowerPoints Applying scientific knowledge- 20%
LEARNING on an https://bit.ly/2lq6 LzI Evaluating, analysing and synthesising – 15%
introduction to Degrees of difficulty for examination and test questions:
evolution
Easy -- 30%
Moderate – 40%
Difficult – 25%
Very difficult – 5%
INFORMAL Past Questions from past Questions from past
ASSESSMENT examination papers, tests, papers, tests,
papers scientific scientific
questions, investigations investigations
tests
SBA (FORMAL TASK 5: FORMAL ASSIGNMENT (minimum 50 marks), 1-1½ hrs
ASSESSMENT) TASK 6: TRIAL EXAMINATION (150 marks)
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2023/24 ANNUAL TEACHING PLANS: LIFE SCIENCES: GRADE 12 (TERM 4)
TERM 4 WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5-10
CAPS TOPIC Revision – Mind the Gap study guide, past examination STUDY LEAVE FOR GRADE 12/NSC CANDIDATES FINAL EXAMINATION
papers, videos and power points
Data response questions, case studies, questions from
PAPER 1 PAPER 2
past papers
Marks: 150 Marks: 150
Time: 2½ hours Time: 2½ hours
CORE Learners must answer all 3 questions. Learners must answer all 3 questions.
CONCEPTS, TOPIC MARKS
SKILLS AND Reproduction in vertebrates 8
VALUES Human reproduction 41 TOPIC MARKS
Responding to the environment 54 DNA: Code of life 27
(humans) Meiosis 21
Human endocrine system and 34 Genetics and inheritance 48
homeostasis
Evolution (evolution through 54
Responding to the 13 natural selection)
environment(plants)
REQUISITE
PRE-
KNOWLEDGE Cognitive levels:
RESOURCES Revision-Mind the Gap study guide, past examination papers, videos and power points Knowing science – 40%
(OTHER THAN Data response questions, case studies, questions from past papers Understanding science – 25%
TEXTBOOK) Applying scientific knowledge - 20%
TO ENHANCE
Evaluating, analysing and synthesising science knowledge - 15%
LEARNING
Degrees of difficulty for examination and test questions:
INFORMAL Informal tests and activities Easy - 30%
ASSESSMENT Moderate – 40%
Difficult – 25%
Very difficult – 5%
SBA (FORMAL PREPARATION FOR FINAL NSC EXAMINATION
ASSESSMENT) FINAL NSC EXAMINATION
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