2023 Annual Teaching Plan – Term 2: Life Sciences: Grade 10 STARTING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

Week 11
Term Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 6 Week 7 Week 8 Week 10 19 – 23
Week 5 Week 9
2 12 – 14 17 – 21 24– 28 1– 5 May 15 – 19 22 – 26 29 May – 2 12 – 16 June
8 – 12 May 5 – 9 June
49 April April April May May Jun June (5 days)
(5 days) (5 days)
days (3 days) (5 days) (3 days) (4 days) (5 days) (5 days) (5 days) (4 days)

CAPS (CAPS pg. 36) History of Life on Earth (CAPS pg. 23) The Chemistry of Life (CAPS pg. 25) Cells: The MID-YEAR EXAMINATIONS
Topic basic unit of life

ATP 32% 36% 40% 43% 47% 50% 55% 59%

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Core Life’s Cambrian Mass Molecules Organic Organic Cell Cell
Conce History explosion extinctions for life: compounds compounds structure structure ONE paper:
pts, Different Origins of There have Organic Carbohydrate Protein – Molecular and 2½ hours
Skills representatio early forms of been five, two molecules s– amino-acids make-up: function: 150 marks
and ns of the all animal of which are made up of monosacchar (C, H, O and Cells are roles of
Value history of life groups. particularly C, H, O and ide’s (single N and some mostly made organelles TOPIC WEIGHTINGS
s on earth. Life-forms important: N, P. Cells sugars) e.g. have P, S, of proteins, % Marks
The have 250mya are made up glucose, Fe). Proteins carbohydrate Mitochondria Biosphere to 38 56
relationship gradually (resulted in of proteins, fructose; are sensitive s, lipids, – release of ecosystems
to changes in changed to the extinction carbohydrate disaccharides to nucleic acids energy during Biodiversity & 12 19
climate (e.g. become of about 90% s, lipids, (double temperature and water cell Classification
Increase in present life- of all life on nucleic acids sugars ) e.g. and pH; loss respiration History of life on 19 28
oxygen forms. Earth) and and vitamins. sucrose, of structure Cell Ribosomes – Earth
levels, ice In the last 65mya (only basic maltose; and function. structure protein The chemistry of life 19 28
ages) and four million (resulted in structural polysaccharid Role of and synthesis Cells: The basic unit 12 19
geological years the extinction detail es (many enzymes in function: Endoplasmic of life
events (e.g. significant of many required) sugars) e.g. breaking roles of reticulum TOTAL 100 150
movement of changes species, Inorganic starch, down/synthes organelles (rough and
continents; have including the compounds cellulose, izing Cell wall – smooth)
introduction occurred in dinosaurs) Water : 2 H glycogen molecules support transport
to species The rate and Influence of structure in systems
biogeography occurring in extinction on 1O Lipids (fats temperature plant cells Golgi –body –
); Cut: Africa (e.g., the Earth at and oils) – and pH on only. assemble
bivalves and humans) present is Minerals: e.g. 1glycerol and enzyme Cell secretion
ammonites higher than at Na, K, Ca, P, 3 fatty acids: action membrane –
on the any time in Fe, I, nitrates, unsaturated Lock and key fluid mosaic Plastids –
Makhatini the past. The phosphates. and saturated model of how model, production
flats in present time Macro and fats. enzymes boundaries and storage
northern has been micro Cholesterol in work and of food,
KZN, whale called the elements. foods. Heart Enzymes in transport: pigments
fossils in the sixth Main disease everyday life, movement Vacuole,
Sahara, extinction functions and e.g. washing across lysosomes,
trilobites in deficiency Must do: powders. membranes: vesicles –
the Karoo. Fossil diseases Food tests for Mention of diffusion, storage,
The three formation carbohydrate Nucleic acids: osmosis and digestion,
1 eras: and methods Cut: s and lipids DNA and active osmoregulati GDE Life Sciences grade 10 Term 2 ATP 2023
Paleozoic, of dating Need for RNA – transport. on
Mesozoic e.g. fertilisers in Consisting of Nucleus, Relate
and radiometric over-utilised C, H, O, N chromatin structure and
Coenozoic. dating and soils and P (No material, location of
Each era relative dating Eutrophicati details of nuclear organelles to
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