2024 Annual Teaching Plan – Term 2: Life Sciences: Grade 10 STARTING WITH ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES

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Term Week 3 Week 5 Week 7 Week 8 Week 9
Week 1 Week 2 22– 26 Week 6 Week 10 10 – 14
2 15– 19 29 April-3 13 – 17 20 – 24 27 – 31
3 – 5 April 8 – 12April April 6 – 10 May 3– 7 June June
49 April May May May May
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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

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Core Life’s Cambrian Mass Molecules Organic Organic Cell Cell
Concep History explosion extinctions for life: compounds compounds structure structure ONE paper:
ts, 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
Values history of life groups. particularly C, H, O and ide’s (single N and some mostly made organelles TOPIC WEIGHTINGS
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 disaccharide to nucleic acids energy during Biodiversity & 12 19
climate (e.g. become of about 90% s, lipids, s (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 polysacchari Role of and synthesis Cells: The basic unit 12 19
geological years the extinction detail des (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
biogeograph occurring in extinction on 1O Lipids (fats temperature plant cells Golgi –body –
y); 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, unsaturated Lock and key fluid mosaic Plastids –
Makhatini the past. The nitrates, and model of how model, production
flats in present time phosphates. saturated enzymes boundaries and storage
northern has been Macro and fats. work and of food,
1 KZN, whale called the micro Cholesterol Enzymes in transport: pigments GDE Life Sciences grade 10 Term 2 ATP 2023
fossils in the sixth elements. in foods. everyday life, movement Vacuole,
Sahara, extinction Main Heart e.g. washing across lysosomes,
trilobites in functions and disease powders. membranes: vesicles –
the Karoo. Fossil deficiency Mention of diffusion, storage,
The three formation diseases Must do: Nucleic osmosis and digestion,
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