Physical Science scope 2021 Grade 11

PHYSICAL SCIENCES SCOPE FOR EXAMINATIONS 2021: GRADE 11 MARCH CONTROLLED TEST (100 marks) PAPER TOPICS MARK DURATION Mechanics:  Vectors in two dimensions  Different kinds of forces 50  Force diagrams, free body diagrams ONE  Newton`s First, Second and Third Laws PAPER  Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation. ONLY 2 hours Matter and Materials:  Atomic Combinations: molecular structures  Covalent Bonding  Polar and non-polar bonds and molecules 50  Bond Energy  Bond Length JUNE CONTROLLED TEST (100 marks) NB: June Controlled Test will assess second term work only. Electricity & Magnetism: Electrostatics:  Electric charge and charge transfer (gr 10). 50  Coulomb’s Law  Electric Fields ONE 2 hours PAPER Chemical Change: ONLY Quantitative aspects of chemical change  Molar volume of gases  Concentration of solutions  More complex Stoichiometric calculations  Volume relationships in gaseous reactions 50 Matter and Materials:  Intermolecular forces (IMF)  Relationship between IMF and Boiling Points, Melting Points, Vapour Pressure & Solubility

SEPTEMBER CONTROLLED TEST (100 marks) PAPER TOPICS MARKS DURATION Electricity and Magnetism Electromagnetism  Magnetic field associated with current carrying wires  Faraday’s Law (NO CALCULATIONS) 50 Electric circuits  Ohm’s Law  Electric Circuits  Energy and Power ONE Matter and Materials: 2 hours PAPER  Ideal gases and thermal properties ONLY  Boyle’s Law Chemical Change : Energy and Chemical Change  Energy changes in reactions (related to bond 50 energy changes)  Exothermic and endothermic Reactions,  Activation energy. Types of reaction  Acid-base Reactions (Concepts covered in term 3) FINAL EXAMINATION: GRADE 11 FORMAT OF QUESTION PAPERS Paper 1: Physics Paper 2: Chemistry 2 hours 2 hours SECTION A: SECTION A: Multiple-choice questions Multiple-choice questions SECTION B: SECTION B: Longer questions assessing all themes Longer questions assessing all themes Total: 100 marks Total: 100 marks

MARK ALLOCATION PER KNOWLEDGE AREA: FINAL EXAMINATIONS GR 11 PAPER 1 Knowledge Area Theme Marks Vectors in 2 dimensions Mechanics Newton’s Laws of Motion 55 (55%) Newton’s Law of Universal Gravitation Electrostatics Electricity and magnetism Electrical Circuits 45 (45%) Electromagnetism TOTAL 100 PAPER 2 Knowledge Area Theme Marks Matter and materials Atomic Combinations 45 (45%) Ideal Gases and Thermal Properties Quantitative Aspects of Chemical Change Chemical change Energy & Chemical Change 55 (55%) Acids & Bases Redox Reactions TOTAL 100 COGNITIVE LEVELS Weighting % Cognitive level description Paper 1 Paper 2 Remembering 15 15 Understanding 30 40 Applying and Analysing 45 35 Evaluating 10 10