2024 Grade 10 Physical Sciences ATP

SBA GUIDELINES
Practical work:
• Learners should do TWO experiments (ONE Chemistry, ONE Physics) for SBA.
• Term 1: Heating/cooling curve of water.
• Term 3:

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Transverse waves
• Define a pulse, a transverse pulse and amplitude.
• Define the principle of superposition.
• Define constructive interference and destructive
interference.
WAVES, SOUND • Apply the principle of superposition to pulses to
AND LIGHT: - explain, using diagrams, how two pulses that reach the
Week 1 Transverse same point in the same medium superpose
17 – 19 pulses on a constructively and destructively and then continue in 26-28 6% 2%
January string/spring the original direction of motion.
(3 days) -Transverse waves • Define a transverse wave.
(2HRS)
• Define wavelength, frequency, period, amplitude, crest
and trough of a wave.
• Explain the wave concepts in and out of phase.
• Identify the wavelength, amplitude, crests, troughs,
points in phase and points out of phase on a drawing
of a transverse wave.

Transverse waves
• Use the relationship between frequency and period to
solve problems involving transverse waves.
1
f=T
• Define wave speed as the distance travelled by a point
on a wave per unit time.
• Use the wave equation (v = fλ) to solve problems
involving transverse waves.

Longitudinal waves
• Define a longitudinal wave.
• Draw a diagram to represent a longitudinal wave in a
spring, showing the direction of motion of the wave
WAVES, SOUND relative to the direction in which the particles move.
Week 2 AND LIGHT:
• Define the wavelength and amplitude of a longitudinal
22 – 26 - Transverse waves -
January Longitudinal wave. 26-28 18% 6%
(5 days) waves • Define a compression and a rarefaction.
(4HRS) • Differentiate between longitudinal and transverse
waves.
• Define the period and frequency of a longitudinal
wave.
• Use the relationship between frequency and period to
solve problems involving longitudinal waves.
1
f=
T
• Define wave speed as the distance travelled by a point
on a wave per unit time.
• Use the wave equation (v = fλ) to solve problems
involving longitudinal waves.
INFORMAL TEST

Sound
• Describe a sound wave as a longitudinal wave.
• Explain the relationship between wave speed and the
properties of the medium in which the wave travels
WAVES, SOUND (gas, liquid or solid).
Week 3 AND LIGHT:
29 Jan – 02 Feb • Describe echoes as reflections of sound waves. 27-29 42% 12%
(5 days) Sound (4 HRS) • Use the wave equation (v = fλ) and the distance
formula (distance = speed x time) to solve problems
involving sound waves including echoes, e.g. sonar,
bats and dolphins.

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• Relate the pitch of a sound to the frequency of a
sound wave.
• Relate the loudness of a sound to both the amplitude
of a sound wave and the sensitivity of the human ear.
• Relate quality of sound to the waveform as it appears
Week 4 WAVES, SOUND to the listener.
05 – 09 AND LIGHT: • Distinguish between the shape of a pure note and the
February shape of noise. 27-29 42% 12%
• Describe sound with frequencies higher than 20 kHz
(5 days) Sound (4 HRS)
up to about 100 kHz as ultrasound.
• Explain how an image is created using ultrasound.
• Describe some of the medical benefits and uses of
ultrasound.
INFORMAL TEST

• Explain that some aspects of the behavior of

electromagnetic radiation can best be explained using
a wave model and some aspects can best be
explained using a particle model.
• Describe the source of electromagnetic waves.
• Describe how an electromagnetic wave propagates.
• State that these mutually regenerating fields travel
through space at a const speed, c = 3 x 108 ms-1.
• List properties of electromagnetic waves.
• Arrange different types of electromagnetic radiation, in
order of frequency or wavelength.
WAVES, • Given the wavelength of electromagnetic waves,
Week 5
12 – 16
SOUND AND calculate the frequency and vice versa, using the
February
LIGHT: equation c = fλ. 29-31 54% 16%
Electromagnetc • Give an example of the use of each type of
radiation
(5 days) electromagnetic radiation.
(4HRS)
• Indicate the penetrating ability of the different kinds of
electromagnetic radiation and relate it to energy of the
radiation.
• Describe the dangers of gamma rays, Xrays and the
damaging effect of ultra-violet radiation on the skin.
• Define a photon.
• Relate the energy of a photon to the frequency and
wavelength of the light.
• Calculate the energy of a photon using
ℎ𝑐
E = hf = 𝜆
.

Electrostatics
• State that all materials contain positive charges
(protons) and negative charges (electrons).
• Describe an object as neutral when it has an equal
number of protons and electrons.
• Describe positively charged objects as electron
deficient and negatively charged objects as having
excess of electrons.
• Describe how objects (insulators) can be charged by
contact (or rubbing) - tribo-electric charging.
ELECTRICITY AND
Week 6
MAGNETISM: • Explain how charged objects can attract uncharged
19 – 23 insulators due to polarization of molecules inside
February
Electrostatics 29-31 78% 23%
(4 HRS) insulators.
(5 days)
• State that like charges repel and opposite charges
attract
• State the SI unit for electric charge.
• State the principle of conservation of charge.
• Apply the principle of conservation of charge using
𝑄1 +𝑄2
Q= 2
for charges of identical size and shape.

• State the principle of charge quantization and apply the

principle: Q = nqe

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• Define potential difference across the ends of a
conductor. In symbols:
W
V=
Q

• State the unit of potential difference.

• Define emf.
• Define terminal potential difference.
ELECTRICITY AND W
MAGNETISM:
• Do calculations using V= Q .
Week 7
26 Feb – • Define current strength, I.
1 March
Electric Circuits • Calculate current strength in a conductor using the 40-42 90% 27%
(5 days) (4 Hrs)
Q
equation I = ∆t.

• Define one coulomb.

• Indicate the direction of conventional current in circuit
diagrams using arrows.
• Draw a diagram to show how to correctly connect an
ammeter and a voltmeter.
• Define resistance.

• Explain why a battery in a circuit goes flat by referring

to the energy transformations in the battery and the
resistors in a circuit.
• Know that current is the same through each resistor in
a series circuit.
• Describe series circuits as potential difference
dividers.
• Calculate the total resistance of resistors connected in
series:
Rtot = R1 + R2 +
ELECTRICITY AND • Know that potential difference is the same across
MAGNETISM: resistors connected in parallel.
Week 8
04 – 08 • Describe parallel circuits as current dividers because
Electric Circuits (4
the total current in the circuit is equal to the sum of the 40-42 100% 33%
March Hrs)
(5 days) branch currents.
• Calculate the total resistance of resistors connected in
parallel:
1 1 1
= + +…
Rp R1 R2
• State Ohm’s Law in words.
• Solve problems involving current, voltage and
resistance for circuits containing arrangements of
resistors in series and in parallel (maximum four
resistors excluding internal resistance)

REVISION/CONTROLLED TEST – ONE PAPER (100 marks)

ONE PAPER (100 marks)

• Transverse pulses on a
Week 9 • string/spring
11 – 15 • Transverse waves
March • Longitudinal waves
(5 days)
• Electromagnetic radiation
• Electrostatics
• Electric Circuits

Week 10
18 – 20
CONTROLLED TEST CONTINUED
March
(3hrs)

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Discussion
03 – 05 April
(3 days) (3 HRS) • Discussion and review of March Controlled Test 0% 33%

● Describe matter as being made up of particles.

● State and define the properties of material:
o Strength
o Brittle, malleable or ductile
o Density (lead / aluminium)
MATTER AND o Melting points and boiling points
MATERIAL:
Week 2 ● Define a mixture, a pure substance, an element and a
States of matter and
08 – 12 April the kinetic compound and give examples. 15-19 12% 37%
(5 days) molecular theory ● Describe the particle nature of matter by referring to
(2 HRS) diffusion and Brownian motion
● List and characterise the three states of matter.
● Define freezing point, melting point and boiling point.
● Interpret/Draw heating and cooling curves and
interpret data given on such curves.

● Identify the physical state of a substance at a specific

temperature, given its melting point and boiling point.
● Define melting, evaporation,freezing, sublimation and
condensation as changes in state.
MATTER AND
MATERIAL: ● Describe a solid, a liquid and a gas according to the
States of matter and Kinetic Molecular Theory in terms of particles of
Week 3 the kinetic matter
15 – 19 April molecular theory ● Describe the structure of an atom (nucleus in centre 15-21 22% 40%
(5 days) (2 HRS)
and electrons in the space around).
The atom ● Define atomic number.
(1 HR) ● Determine for an atom/ion the Atomic number,
Number of protons, Number of electrons Number of
neutrons and Mass number Determine the charge on
an ion after removing/ adding electrons to an atom.
● Define: isotopes, relative atomic mass.
● Calculate the relative atomic mass of naturally
occurring elements from the percentage of each
isotope in a sample.
● Represent atoms using the notation 𝐸𝑍𝐴 where E =
MATTER AND
Week 4 symbol of element, Z = atomic number, A = mass
MATERIAL:
22 – 26 April The atom number. 21-24 33% 43%
(5 days) (4 HRS) ● Use Aufbau diagrams and sp notation (electron
configuration) to give electronic arrangements of
atoms up to Z = 20.
● Describe an atomic orbital. Know that each orbital
corresponds to a specific energy of electrons in it.

● Write names and formulae of elements and

compounds using the cation and anion table.
● Classify substances as metals, non-metals and
metalloids and their positions on the periodic table.
● Identify metalloids as showing increase in
conductivity with increasing temperature.
● Classify substances, with examples, as electrical
conductors, semiconductors and insulators.
● Classify substances, with examples, as thermal
conductors and insulators.
● Classify substances, with examples, as magnetic and
nonmagnetic.

MATTER AND ● Describe the PT as displaying elements in order of

Week 5 MATERIAL: increasing atomic number and showing how
29 Apr – 03 periodicity of physical and chemical properties of
May Periodic Table
32-34 49% 47%
elements relates to atomic structure.
(5 days)
(4 HRS) ● Define the group number and the period number.
● Relate the position of an element in the PT to its
electronic structure and vice versa.
● Describe periodicity from Li to Ar in terms of atomic
radius, ionisation energy, electron-affinity and
electronegativity.
● Define atomic radius, ionisation energy, electron-
affinity and electronegativity.
● Relate the electronic arrangements to chemical
properties of group 1, 2, 17 and 18 elements.
● Describe the trend in reactivity of elements in groups
1, 2 & 17.
● Indicate the positions of metals, non-metals and
transition metals in the PT.
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• Define a chemical bond.

• Draw Lewis dot diagrams of elements.
• Define: covalent bond, molecule
• Draw Lewis dot diagrams of simple covalent
molecules: H2; F2, Cℓ2, O2, N2, HF, HCℓ, CH4, NH3,
H2O
MATTER AND • Write names and formulae of covalent compounds.
Week 6 MATERIAL:
06 – 10 May Chemical bonding
• Define: ionic bonding, formula-unit, ion, anion, cation.
25 65% 50%
(5 days) • Draw Lewis dot diagrams of cations and anions.
(4 HRS) • Draw Lewis dot diagrams to show the formation of
simple ionic compounds such as NaCℓ, KCℓ, KBr,
CaCℓ2 and MgBr2.
• Use the PT to predict the ions formed by atoms of
metals and non-metals.
• Name ionic compounds.

Chemical bonding:
MATTER AND
MATERIAL: ● Define metallic bonding.
Chemical bonding ● Calculate the relative atomic mass for covalent 25
(2 HRS) molecules e.g. Mr(H2O) = 18
Week 7 ● Calculate relative formula masses for ionic
13 – 17 May CHEMICAL compounds. 73% 54%
(5 days) CHANGE: Physical
and chemical Physical change & chemical change:
change ● Define a physical change and give examples. 35
(2 HRS) ● Define a chemical change and give examples.

● Write word equations from chemical equations and

CHEMICAL vice versa
CHANGE: ● Use (s), (aq), (l) and (g) to indicate phases.
Week 8 Representing ● Write balanced chemical equations.
chemical change
20- 24 May ● Conservation of atoms and mass 36-37 84% 57%
Physical and ● Law of constant composition.
Chemical Change ● Interpret balanced equations in terms of conservation
(4 HRS) of atoms and mass.

● Define one mole.

● Define relative atomic mass.
● Describe Avogadro's number.
● Define molar mass.
● Describe the relationship between molar mass and
CHEMICAL relative molecular mass and relative formula mass.
CHANGE: ● Calculate the molar mass of a substance given its
Week 9 formula.
27- 31 May Quantitative
● Calculate mass, molar mass and number of moles
50-52 100% 60%
Aspects of chemical m
Change using n = M.
(3 HRS) ● State Avogadro's law.
● For gases, calculate volume and moles using molar
gas volume at STP.
● Interpret balanced equations in terms of volume
relationships for gases.

ONE PAPER (75 marks)

● Transverse pulses on a
● string/spring
Week 10 JUNE/MID YEAR
3-7 June ● Transverse waves
EXAM ● Longitudinal waves
● Electromagnetic radiation
● Electrostatics
● Electric Circuits

ONE PAPER (75 marks)

● Matter and classification
● States of matter and the kinetic molecular theory.
Week 11
● The atom
JUNE/MID YEAR
10- 14 June ● The periodic table
EXAM
● Chemical bonding
● Physical and chemical change
● Representing chemical change
● Quantitative aspects of chemical change

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Week 1 JUNE CONTROL • Discussion and corrections of the June Examination.
09 – 12 TEST:
July Discussion • INFORMAL TEST (REMEDIAL)
(3 hrs)
(4 days)
● Define concentration.
● Calculate concentration in mol·dm-3 using
𝑛
c= .
𝑉
● Determine percentage composition of an element in
CHEMICAL
a compound.
Week 2 CHANGE: ● Determine the empirical formula for a substance
15 – 19 Quantitative from percentage composition.
● Define an empirical formula as the simplest. 50-52 8% 62%
July aspects of
(5 days) chemical change ● Determine the number of moles of water of
(4hrs) crystallization in salts like CuSO4·5H2O.
● Define water of crystallization.

● Perform stoichiometric calculations based on

balanced equations (concentration, mass, moles,
CHEMICAL molar mass, number of particles and volume).
Week 3 CHANGE:
● Determine the theoretical yield of a product in a
22-26 Quantitative
chemical reaction when you start with a known 50-52 19% 66%
July aspects of
mass of reactant.
(5 days) chemical change
(4hrs) ● Determine the percentage yield of a chemical
reaction.

● List physical quantities, for example time, mass,

weight, force, charge, etc.
● Define a vector and a scalar quantity.
● Represent vectors graphically with an arrow.
Week 4 ● Use the force vector as an example to show
29 July – MECHANICS: equality of vectors, negative vectors and addition of
Vectors and scalars 53 29% 69%
02 August (4 HRS) vectors in one dimension only.
(5 days) ● Define a resultant.
● Determine a resultant graphically using the tail-to-
head method as well as by calculation for a
maximum of four force vectors in one dimension.

● Describe the concept of a frame of reference (has

Week 5 an origin and a set of directions, e.g. east and west
MECHANICS:
05 – 08 or up and down).
Motion in one
● Define one-dimensional motion. 54-55 37% 72%
August dimension
(3 HRS) ● Define position relative to a reference point and
(4 days)
understand that position can be positive or negative.

● Define: distance, displacement

● Describe and illustrate the difference between
displacement and distance.
● Calculate distance and displacement for one-
Week 6 MECHANICS: dimensional motion.
12 – 16 Motion in one ● Define: average speed, average velocity
● Calculate average speed and average velocity for 54-55 47% 76%
August dimension
(5 days) (4 HRS) one-dimensional motion.
∆𝑣
● Define acceleration. (a = ∆𝑡 ).
● Differentiate between positive acceleration, negative
acceleration and deceleration.

● Calculate acceleration (one-dimensional motion).

● Define instantaneous velocity and instantaneous
speed.
MECHANICS: ● Describe in words and distinguish between motion
Week 7 Instantaneous with uniform velocity and uniformly accelerated
19 - 23 speed and velocity motion.
●
54-55 67% 82%
August and the equations of Describe the motion of an object given its position
(5 days) motion versus time, velocity versus time and acceleration
(4 HRS) versus time graph.
● Determine the velocity of an object from the
gradient of the position versus time graph.

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● Determine the instantaneous velocity at a

particular time using the gradient of a tangent to a
MECHANICS: position versus time graph.
Week 8 Instantaneous speed ● Determine the acceleration of an object from the
26 – 30 56-
and velocity and the gradient of the velocity vs. time graph. 82% 86%
August equations of motion ● Determine the displacement of an object by finding
57
(5 days) (5 HRS) the area between the time axis and the graph of a
velocity vs. time graph.

● Use the equations of motion, listed below, to solve

problems involving motion in one dimension in the
horizontal plane only.
𝑣𝑓 = 𝑣𝑖 + 𝑎∆𝑡
1
Week 9 MECHANICS: ∆𝑥 = 𝑣𝑖 ∆𝑡 + 𝑎∆𝑡 2
02 – 06 Instantaneous speed 2
and velocity and the
𝑣𝑓2 = 𝑣𝑖2 + 2𝑎∆𝑥 56-
Sept 𝑣𝑖 + 𝑣𝑓 100% 90%
(5days) equations of motion ∆𝑥 = ( ) ∆𝑡 57
(4 HRS) 2

● Solve problems for the motion of a vehicle

including safety issues such as the relationship
between speed and stopping distance.

Revision / Controlled Test (ONE PAPER: 100 Marks)

• Quantitative aspects of chemical change
REVISION /
Week 10 • Vectors and Scalars
CONTROLLED
09 – 13 Sept • Motion in one dimension
TEST
(5 days) • Instantaneous speed and velocity
• Graphs of motion

Week 11 CONTROLLED
16 – 20 Sept TEST CONTROLLED TEST CONTINUED
(5days)

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• Discussion of Term 3 Controlled Test
• INFORMAL TEST (REMEDIAL WORK)
Week 1 SEPTEMBER
01 – 04 Oct CONTROL TEST:
(4 days) Discussion (2hrs)

● Define gravitational potential energy of an object.

● Calculate the gravitational potential energy of an
object using
Week 2 MECHANICS:
Ep = mgh OR U = mgh.
07 – 11 Oct Energy 58-59 50% 95%
(5 days) (4 HRS) ● Define kinetic energy of an object.
● Calculate the kinetic energy of an object using
Ek = ½mv2 OR K = ½mv2

● Define mechanical energy.

● Calculate mechanical energy using
EM = Ek + Ep.
OR EM = K + U
● State the law of conservation of energy.
Week 3 MECHANICS:
14 – 18 Oct Energy
● State the principle of conservation of mechanical
58-59 100% 100%
(4hrs) (4 HRS) energy.
● Apply the principle of conservation of mechanical
energy to various contexts, viz. objects dropped or
thrown vertically upwards, the motion of a pendulum
bob, roller coasters and inclined plane problems.

Week 4 - 6
21 Oct – 15 CONSOLIDATION • All topics
Nov AND REVISION
(20 days) (16hrs)
Physics Paper 1 (100 marks)

● Transverse pulses
● Transverse waves
● Longitudinal waves
● Sound
● Electromagnetic radiation
● Electrostatics
● Electric circuits
● Vectors and scalars
Week 7- 9 ● Motion in one dimension
FINAL EXAMINATION ● Instantaneous speed and velocity and the equations of
18 Nov – 11 P1: 2 hrs motion
Dec P2: 2 hrs ● Energy
(18 days)
Chemistry Paper 2 (100 marks)

● Matter and classification

● States of matter and the kinetic molecular theory.
● The atom
● The periodic table
● Chemical bonding
● Physical and chemical change
● Representing chemical change
● Quantitative aspects of chemical change