Life, ecosystems and matter
Paper 1 work · 9 summaries- Photosynthesis and food websPhotosynthesis as a word equation, and how food webs share the Sun’s energy.
- Ecosystems and adaptationsLiving and non-living parts of an ecosystem, adaptations, relationships and threats.
- Nutrition and healthThe nutrients our body needs, a balanced diet, and how digestion works.
- Matter, mixtures and separationParticles, mixtures and pure substances, and more separation methods.
- Food processing and preservingWhy food goes bad, how we process and preserve food, and how to handle food safely.
- Water: purification and water resourcesHow river water becomes clean drinking water, our water resources, and how we save water.
- Rocky shores and coastal ecosystemsThe intertidal zone, how rocky-shore animals are adapted, ocean currents and protecting our coast.
- Solutions and dissolvingSolute and solvent, dilute and concentrated, and what makes dissolving faster.
- Doing a scientific investigationHow to plan a fair investigation, measure, work out averages and draw a graph.
Energy, space and technology
Paper 2 work · 12 summaries- Generating electricityHow power stations generate electricity, renewable sources, and South Africa’s energy choices.
- Electric circuitsSeries and parallel circuits, voltage and resistance, and safety at home.
- The solar system and eclipsesThe planets up close, asteroids and meteors, and how solar and lunar eclipses work.
- Technology: systems and structuresInput, process and output, mechanisms like levers and gears, and strong structures.
- Circuit diagrams and the cost of electricityCircuit symbols and diagrams, and how we lower the cost of electricity.
- Moon phases, space vehicles and designMoon phases and eclipses, spacecraft and rovers, the SKA, and constraints and specifications.
- Rotation and revolutionThe difference between rotation and revolution, leap years, time zones and the seasons.
- Circuits: conductors and insulatorsHow to test whether a material is a conductor or an insulator, and why it matters.
- Telescopes and lensesHow telescopes and lenses work, the kinds of telescopes, and the history up to SALT and MeerKAT.
- Circuits that solve problemsCircuits that solve problems: alarms, doorbells, sensors and traffic lights.
- How fossil fuels formed and where our energy comes fromHow coal, oil and gas formed, and how the energy in your kettle comes from the Sun.
- The Moon's rotation and revolutionHow the Moon rotates and revolves, why we always see the same side, and the moon phases.
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