CAPS subject guide

Natural Sciences: make the next step clearer.

Choose a grade and topic for an explanation, a related question and focused practice. This guide lists common topic areas by phase; it is not an exhaustive textbook.

Natural Sciences across the CAPS phases.

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Foundation phase

Grades R–3

Kwazi's topic map does not list Natural Sciences for Grades R–3. This guide does not claim coverage of that phase. Follow the school's subject and language choices and explore theFoundation phase subjects in Kwazi's map.

Intermediate phase

Grades 4–6

An adult can ask for a simple explanation of life and living, materials, energy or Earth and space. Use familiar examples and check scientific terms against the learner's class materials.

Life and living
Matter and materials
Energy and change
Planet Earth and beyond

Senior phase

Grades 7–9

Ask Kwazi to compare scientific ideas across life and living, matter, energy and Earth. Discuss the evidence in a question and distinguish an observation from an explanation.

Life and living
Matter and materials
Energy and change
Planet Earth and beyond

FET phase

Grades 10–12

Kwazi's topic map does not list Natural Sciences for Grades 10–12. This guide does not claim coverage of that phase. Follow the school's subject and language choices and explore theFET phase subjects in Kwazi's map.

Try a teaching prompt

Ask for the method, then check understanding.

Grade 7 Natural Sciences: explain the difference between a mixture and a compound, using one everyday example of each.

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Follow the topic through

Use a follow-up to ask for a smaller explanation or a harder question on the same topic. The lesson carries the earlier question and explanation into that request. Progress records activity by subject and day.

Try five free questions

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