Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term v5 - Grade 8

1st term, week 1, economic and management sciences - the economy: markets, demand and supply (grade 8) – week 1 focus
1st term, week 1, mathematics - integers, rational numbers and exponents (grade 8) – week 1 focus - define and represent integers and rational numbers on a number line.
1st term, week 1, mathematics - integers, rational numbers and exponents (grade 8) – week 1 focus - define and identify integers and rational numbers.
1st term, week 1, natural sciences - atomic structure and the periodic table (grade 8) – week 1 focus - define atom, element, proton, neutron, and electron.
1st term, week 1, natural sciences - atomic structure and the periodic table (grade 8) – week 1 focus - define an atom and its basic components.
1st term, week 1, technology - structures: complex frame structures and stability – week 1 focus - define frame structures and stability, with south african examples.
1st term, week 1, technology - structures: complex frame structures and stability – week 1 focus - define key terms like force, load, stability, compression, and tension.
1st term, week 2, economic and management sciences - the economy: markets, demand and supply (grade 8) – week 2 focus
1st term, week 2, mathematics - integers, rational numbers and exponents (grade 8) – week 2 focus - apply bodmas with integers and rational numbers.
1st term, week 2, mathematics - integers, rational numbers and exponents (grade 8) – week 2 focus - add, subtract, multiply, and divide integers.
1st term, week 2, natural sciences - atomic structure and the periodic table (grade 8) – week 2 focus - define the structure of an atom (protons, neutrons, electrons).
1st term, week 2, natural sciences - atomic structure and the periodic table (grade 8) – week 2 focus - identify protons, neutrons, and electrons.
1st term, week 2, technology - structures: complex frame structures and stability – week 2 focus - identify components of complex frame structures.
1st term, week 2, technology - structures: complex frame structures and stability – week 2 focus - identify types of complex frame structures like trusses and braced frames.
1st term, week 3, economic and management sciences - the economy: markets, demand and supply (grade 8) – week 3 focus
1st term, week 3, mathematics - integers, rational numbers and exponents (grade 8) – week 3 focus - perform all operations with integers.
1st term, week 3, mathematics - integers, rational numbers and exponents (grade 8) – week 3 focus - add, subtract, multiply, and divide integers.
1st term, week 3, natural sciences - atomic structure and the periodic table (grade 8) – week 3 focus - define atom, element, proton, neutron, and electron.
1st term, week 3, natural sciences - atomic structure and the periodic table (grade 8) – week 3 focus - identify the three subatomic particles.
1st term, week 3, technology - structures: complex frame structures and stability – week 3 focus - identify components of complex frame structures.
1st term, week 3, technology - structures: complex frame structures and stability – week 3 focus - identify and describe components of complex frame structures.
1st term, week 4, economic and management sciences - the economy: markets, demand and supply (grade 8) – week 4 focus
1st term, week 4, mathematics - integers, rational numbers and exponents (grade 8) – week 4 focus - order and compare integers on a number line.
1st term, week 4, mathematics - integers, rational numbers and exponents (grade 8) – week 4 focus - perform all arithmetic operations with integers.
1st term, week 4, natural sciences - atomic structure and the periodic table (grade 8) – week 4 focus - define atom, element, proton, neutron, and electron.
1st term, week 4, natural sciences - atomic structure and the periodic table (grade 8) – week 4 focus - describe the basic structure of an atom (protons, neutrons, electrons).
1st term, week 4, technology - structures: complex frame structures and stability – week 4 focus - identify examples of complex frame structures in south africa.
1st term, week 4, technology - structures: complex frame structures and stability – week 4 focus - define complex frame structures and their components.
1st term, week 5, economic and management sciences - the economy: markets, demand and supply (grade 8) – week 5 focus
1st term, week 5, mathematics - integers, rational numbers and exponents (grade 8) – week 5 focus - add, subtract, multiply, and divide integers.
1st term, week 5, mathematics - integers, rational numbers and exponents (grade 8) – week 5 focus - represent and compare integers and rational numbers on a number line.
1st term, week 5, natural sciences - atomic structure and the periodic table (grade 8) – week 5 focus - define atom, element, proton, neutron, and electron.
1st term, week 5, natural sciences - atomic structure and the periodic table (grade 8) – week 5 focus - define atom, element, proton, neutron, and electron.
1st term, week 5, technology - structures: complex frame structures and stability – week 5 focus - define complex frame structures and identify types.
1st term, week 5, technology - structures: complex frame structures and stability – week 5 focus - identify and describe components of complex frame structures.
1st term, week 6, economic and management sciences - the role of government in the economy – week 6 focus
1st term, week 6, mathematics - algebraic expressions and equations (grade 8) – week 6 focus - simplify algebraic expressions by combining like terms.
1st term, week 6, mathematics - algebraic expressions and equations (grade 8) – week 6 focus - simplify algebraic expressions by combining like terms and using the distributive property.
1st term, week 6, natural sciences - chemical reactions: reactants and products – week 6 focus - define 'reactants' and 'products'.
1st term, week 6, natural sciences - chemical reactions: reactants and products – week 6 focus - define a chemical reaction.
1st term, week 6, technology - processing: materials and manufacturing processes (grade 8) – week 6 focus - identify and classify different material processing techniques.
1st term, week 6, technology - processing: materials and manufacturing processes (grade 8) – week 6 focus - define material processing and manufacturing processes.
1st term, week 7, economic and management sciences - the role of government in the economy – week 7 focus
1st term, week 7, mathematics - algebraic expressions and equations (grade 8) – week 7 focus - simplify algebraic expressions by collecting like terms.
1st term, week 7, mathematics - algebraic expressions and equations (grade 8) – week 7 focus - simplify algebraic expressions by combining like terms.
1st term, week 7, natural sciences - chemical reactions: reactants and products – week 7 focus - define 'reactant' and 'product'.
1st term, week 7, natural sciences - chemical reactions: reactants and products – week 7 focus - define 'chemical reaction', 'reactant', and 'product'.
1st term, week 7, technology - processing: materials and manufacturing processes (grade 8) – week 7 focus - identify and describe three common material processing techniques.
1st term, week 7, technology - processing: materials and manufacturing processes (grade 8) – week 7 focus - define 'processing' and 'manufacturing' and tell them apart.
1st term, week 8, economic and management sciences - the role of government in the economy – week 8 focus
1st term, week 8, mathematics - algebraic expressions and equations (grade 8) – week 8 focus - simplify expressions using all four basic operations.
1st term, week 8, mathematics - algebraic expressions and equations (grade 8) – week 8 focus - simplify algebraic expressions by combining like terms.
1st term, week 8, natural sciences - chemical reactions: reactants and products – week 8 focus - define chemical reactions, reactants, and products.
1st term, week 8, natural sciences - chemical reactions: reactants and products – week 8 focus - define and identify reactants and products.
1st term, week 8, technology - processing: materials and manufacturing processes (grade 8) – week 8 focus - define 'processing' and its categories (shaping, joining, finishing).
1st term, week 8, technology - processing: materials and manufacturing processes (grade 8) – week 8 focus - define processing and manufacturing.
1st term, week 9, economic and management sciences - the role of government in the economy – week 9 focus
1st term, week 9, mathematics - algebraic expressions and equations (grade 8) – week 9 focus - simplify expressions involving addition, subtraction, and multiplication.
1st term, week 9, mathematics - algebraic expressions and equations (grade 8) – week 9 focus - simplify algebraic expressions by combining like terms.
1st term, week 9, natural sciences - chemical reactions: reactants and products – week 9 focus - define reactants and products and identify them in reactions.
1st term, week 9, natural sciences - chemical reactions: reactants and products – week 9 focus - define and identify reactants and products.
1st term, week 9, technology - processing: materials and manufacturing processes (grade 8) – week 9 focus - define 'processing' and 'manufacturing'.
1st term, week 9, technology - processing: materials and manufacturing processes (grade 8) – week 9 focus - identify and describe at least three material processing techniques.
1st term, week 10, economic and management sciences - the role of government in the economy – week 10 focus
1st term, week 10, mathematics - algebraic expressions and equations (grade 8) – week 10 focus - simplify algebraic expressions by combining like terms.
1st term, week 10, mathematics - algebraic expressions and equations (grade 8) – week 10 focus - simplify expressions by combining like terms.
1st term, week 10, natural sciences - chemical reactions: reactants and products – week 10 focus - define 'reactant' and 'product'.
1st term, week 10, natural sciences - chemical reactions: reactants and products – week 10 focus - define 'chemical reaction', 'reactant', and 'product'.
1st term, week 10, technology - processing: materials and manufacturing processes (grade 8) – week 10 focus - identify at least three different manufacturing processes.
1st term, week 10, technology - processing: materials and manufacturing processes (grade 8) – week 10 focus - identify and describe three materials processing methods.
2nd term, week 1, economic and management sciences - entrepreneurship: forms of ownership and business functions – week 1 focus
2nd term, week 1, mathematics - functions, graphs and relationships (grade 8) – week 1 focus - identify and describe numerical patterns.
2nd term, week 1, mathematics - functions, graphs and relationships (grade 8) – week 1 focus - define and identify functions in different forms.
2nd term, week 1, natural sciences - photosynthesis and respiration – week 1 focus - define photosynthesis and respiration and explain their importance.
2nd term, week 1, natural sciences - photosynthesis and respiration – week 1 focus - define photosynthesis and respiration.
2nd term, week 1, technology - systems and control: mechanical systems and linkages – week 1 focus - define key terms like 'mechanical system', 'linkage', 'input' and 'output'.
2nd term, week 1, technology - systems and control: mechanical systems and linkages – week 1 focus - define 'mechanical system', 'input', 'output', and 'linkage' with examples.
2nd term, week 2, economic and management sciences - entrepreneurship: forms of ownership and business functions – week 2 focus
2nd term, week 2, mathematics - functions, graphs and relationships (grade 8) – week 2 focus - represent relationships using tables, ordered pairs, and equations.
2nd term, week 2, mathematics - functions, graphs and relationships (grade 8) – week 2 focus - represent relationships using tables, flow diagrams, and equations.
2nd term, week 2, natural sciences - photosynthesis and respiration – week 2 focus - define photosynthesis and respiration, including their reactants and products.
2nd term, week 2, natural sciences - photosynthesis and respiration – week 2 focus - define photosynthesis and respiration in terms of inputs and outputs.
2nd term, week 2, technology - systems and control: mechanical systems and linkages – week 2 focus - define a linkage and its purpose.
2nd term, week 2, technology - systems and control: mechanical systems and linkages – week 2 focus - define a mechanical system and a linkage with examples.
2nd term, week 3, economic and management sciences - entrepreneurship: forms of ownership and business functions – week 3 focus
2nd term, week 3, mathematics - functions, graphs and relationships (grade 8) – week 3 focus - represent relationships using tables, descriptions, flow diagrams, and equations.
2nd term, week 3, mathematics - functions, graphs and relationships (grade 8) – week 3 focus - represent linear relationships using tables, flow diagrams, and equations.
2nd term, week 3, natural sciences - photosynthesis and respiration – week 3 focus - define photosynthesis and respiration, including their inputs and outputs.
2nd term, week 3, natural sciences - photosynthesis and respiration – week 3 focus - define photosynthesis and cellular respiration.
2nd term, week 3, technology - systems and control: mechanical systems and linkages – week 3 focus - define a linkage and identify its basic components.
2nd term, week 3, technology - systems and control: mechanical systems and linkages – week 3 focus - identify and describe different types of linkages.
2nd term, week 4, economic and management sciences - entrepreneurship: forms of ownership and business functions – week 4 focus
2nd term, week 4, mathematics - functions, graphs and relationships (grade 8) – week 4 focus - plot points on the cartesian plane.
2nd term, week 4, mathematics - functions, graphs and relationships (grade 8) – week 4 focus - represent relationships between two variables using tables.
2nd term, week 4, natural sciences - photosynthesis and respiration – week 4 focus - define photosynthesis and respiration.
2nd term, week 4, natural sciences - photosynthesis and respiration – week 4 focus - define photosynthesis and cellular respiration.
2nd term, week 4, technology - systems and control: mechanical systems and linkages – week 4 focus - identify four main types of linkages.
2nd term, week 4, technology - systems and control: mechanical systems and linkages – week 4 focus - identify and describe different types of linkages.
2nd term, week 5, economic and management sciences - entrepreneurship: forms of ownership and business functions – week 5 focus
2nd term, week 5, mathematics - functions, graphs and relationships (grade 8) – week 5 focus - represent relationships using tables, flow diagrams, and equations.
2nd term, week 5, mathematics - functions, graphs and relationships (grade 8) – week 5 focus - represent relationships using tables.
2nd term, week 5, natural sciences - photosynthesis and respiration – week 5 focus - define photosynthesis and respiration, including their reactants and products.
2nd term, week 5, natural sciences - photosynthesis and respiration – week 5 focus - define photosynthesis and respiration.
2nd term, week 5, technology - systems and control: mechanical systems and linkages – week 5 focus - define a mechanical system and its components.
2nd term, week 5, technology - systems and control: mechanical systems and linkages – week 5 focus - identify components of a mechanical system (input, process, output).
2nd term, week 6, economic and management sciences - entrepreneurship: producing and marketing a product/service – week 6 focus
2nd term, week 6, mathematics - geometry: properties of triangles and quadrilaterals – week 6 focus - identify and classify triangles and quadrilaterals based on their properties.
2nd term, week 6, mathematics - geometry: properties of triangles and quadrilaterals – week 6 focus - classify triangles by their sides and angles.
2nd term, week 6, natural sciences - ecosystems and interactions in the environment – week 6 focus - define key ecological terms like ecosystem, population, and community.
2nd term, week 6, natural sciences - ecosystems and interactions in the environment – week 6 focus - define ecosystem, biotic, and abiotic factors.
2nd term, week 6, technology - electrical systems: more complex circuits and switches – week 6 focus - differentiate between series and parallel circuits.
2nd term, week 6, technology - electrical systems: more complex circuits and switches – week 6 focus - draw and interpret circuit diagrams with series and parallel elements.
2nd term, week 7, economic and management sciences - entrepreneurship: producing and marketing a product/service – week 7 focus
2nd term, week 7, mathematics - geometry: properties of triangles and quadrilaterals – week 7 focus - identify and classify triangles by their sides and angles.
2nd term, week 7, mathematics - geometry: properties of triangles and quadrilaterals – week 7 focus - classify triangles by their sides and angles.
2nd term, week 7, natural sciences - ecosystems and interactions in the environment – week 7 focus - define an ecosystem and its biotic and abiotic components.
2nd term, week 7, natural sciences - ecosystems and interactions in the environment – week 7 focus - define an ecosystem and its components (biotic & abiotic).
2nd term, week 7, technology - electrical systems: more complex circuits and switches – week 7 focus - differentiate between series and parallel circuits.
2nd term, week 7, technology - electrical systems: more complex circuits and switches – week 7 focus - draw and interpret series-parallel circuit diagrams.
2nd term, week 8, economic and management sciences - entrepreneurship: producing and marketing a product/service – week 8 focus
2nd term, week 8, mathematics - geometry: properties of triangles and quadrilaterals – week 8 focus - classify triangles based on their sides and angles.
2nd term, week 8, mathematics - geometry: properties of triangles and quadrilaterals – week 8 focus - identify and classify different types of triangles and quadrilaterals.
2nd term, week 8, natural sciences - ecosystems and interactions in the environment – week 8 focus - define an ecosystem and its components.
2nd term, week 8, natural sciences - ecosystems and interactions in the environment – week 8 focus - define ecosystem, population, community, habitat, and niche.
2nd term, week 8, technology - electrical systems: more complex circuits and switches – week 8 focus - differentiate between series and parallel circuits.
2nd term, week 8, technology - electrical systems: more complex circuits and switches – week 8 focus - differentiate between series and parallel circuits.
2nd term, week 9, economic and management sciences - entrepreneurship: producing and marketing a product/service – week 9 focus
2nd term, week 9, mathematics - geometry: properties of triangles and quadrilaterals – week 9 focus - classify triangles by their sides and angles.
2nd term, week 9, mathematics - geometry: properties of triangles and quadrilaterals – week 9 focus - identify and classify different types of triangles.
2nd term, week 9, natural sciences - ecosystems and interactions in the environment – week 9 focus - define ecosystem, biotic, and abiotic components.
2nd term, week 9, natural sciences - ecosystems and interactions in the environment – week 9 focus - define an ecosystem and identify its biotic and abiotic components.
2nd term, week 9, technology - electrical systems: more complex circuits and switches – week 9 focus - identify and explain different types of switches (spst, spdt, dpst, dpdt).
2nd term, week 9, technology - electrical systems: more complex circuits and switches – week 9 focus - differentiate between series and parallel circuits.
2nd term, week 10, economic and management sciences - entrepreneurship: producing and marketing a product/service – week 10 focus
2nd term, week 10, mathematics - geometry: properties of triangles and quadrilaterals – week 10 focus - identify and classify triangles and quadrilaterals.
2nd term, week 10, mathematics - geometry: properties of triangles and quadrilaterals – week 10 focus - classify triangles by their sides and angles.
2nd term, week 10, natural sciences - ecosystems and interactions in the environment – week 10 focus - define ecosystem, biotic, and abiotic factors
2nd term, week 10, natural sciences - ecosystems and interactions in the environment – week 10 focus - define an ecosystem and its components (biotic & abiotic).
2nd term, week 10, technology - electrical systems: more complex circuits and switches – week 10 focus - draw series, parallel, and combination circuit diagrams.
2nd term, week 10, technology - electrical systems: more complex circuits and switches – week 10 focus - differentiate between series and parallel circuits.
3rd term, week 1, economic and management sciences - financial literacy: accounting concepts and the accounting cycle – week 1 focus
3rd term, week 1, mathematics - measurement: area, surface area and volume (grade 8) – week 1 focus - calculate the area of squares, rectangles, triangles, and parallelograms.
3rd term, week 1, mathematics - measurement: area, surface area and volume (grade 8) – week 1 focus - calculate the area of squares, rectangles, triangles, and circles.
3rd term, week 1, natural sciences - systems for transporting substances in plants and animals – week 1 focus - define a transport system and its importance.
3rd term, week 1, natural sciences - systems for transporting substances in plants and animals – week 1 focus - define a 'transport system' in organisms.
3rd term, week 1, technology - communication systems and graphic communication – week 1 focus - define 'communication system' and its components.
3rd term, week 1, technology - communication systems and graphic communication – week 1 focus - define communication and graphic communication.
3rd term, week 2, economic and management sciences - financial literacy: accounting concepts and the accounting cycle – week 2 focus
3rd term, week 2, mathematics - measurement: area, surface area and volume (grade 8) – week 2 focus - calculate surface area of cubes and rectangular prisms.
3rd term, week 2, mathematics - measurement: area, surface area and volume (grade 8) – week 2 focus - calculate the area of compound shapes.
3rd term, week 2, natural sciences - systems for transporting substances in plants and animals – week 2 focus - describe the plant vascular system (xylem and phloem).
3rd term, week 2, natural sciences - systems for transporting substances in plants and animals – week 2 focus - describe xylem and phloem in plants.
3rd term, week 2, technology - communication systems and graphic communication – week 2 focus - identify the 5 elements of a communication system.
3rd term, week 2, technology - communication systems and graphic communication – week 2 focus - identify the 5 key components of a communication system.
3rd term, week 3, economic and management sciences - financial literacy: accounting concepts and the accounting cycle – week 3 focus
3rd term, week 3, mathematics - measurement: area, surface area and volume (grade 8) – week 3 focus - plan 1823
3rd term, week 3, mathematics - measurement: area, surface area and volume (grade 8) – week 3 focus - calculate surface area of cubes and rectangular prisms.
3rd term, week 3, natural sciences - systems for transporting substances in plants and animals – week 3 focus - describe xylem and phloem in plants.
3rd term, week 3, natural sciences - systems for transporting substances in plants and animals – week 3 focus - describe xylem and phloem in plants.
3rd term, week 3, technology - communication systems and graphic communication – week 3 focus - define the components of a communication system.
3rd term, week 3, technology - communication systems and graphic communication – week 3 focus - define the elements of a communication system
3rd term, week 4, economic and management sciences - financial literacy: accounting concepts and the accounting cycle – week 4 focus
3rd term, week 4, mathematics - measurement: area, surface area and volume (grade 8) – week 4 focus - calculate the area of squares, rectangles, triangles, and circles.
3rd term, week 4, mathematics - measurement: area, surface area and volume (grade 8) – week 4 focus - calculate the area of compound shapes.
3rd term, week 4, natural sciences - systems for transporting substances in plants and animals – week 4 focus - define a transport system and its importance.
3rd term, week 4, natural sciences - systems for transporting substances in plants and animals – week 4 focus - describe transport systems in plants (xylem and phloem).
3rd term, week 4, technology - communication systems and graphic communication – week 4 focus - identify the basic elements of a communication system.
3rd term, week 4, technology - communication systems and graphic communication – week 4 focus - identify components of a communication system.
3rd term, week 5, economic and management sciences - financial literacy: accounting concepts and the accounting cycle – week 5 focus
3rd term, week 5, mathematics - measurement: area, surface area and volume (grade 8) – week 5 focus - calculate the area of composite 2d shapes.
3rd term, week 5, mathematics - measurement: area, surface area and volume (grade 8) – week 5 focus - calculate the area of squares, rectangles, triangles, and circles.
3rd term, week 5, natural sciences - systems for transporting substances in plants and animals – week 5 focus - identify plant vascular tissues (xylem and phloem) and their functions.
3rd term, week 5, natural sciences - systems for transporting substances in plants and animals – week 5 focus - describe the functions of xylem and phloem in plant transport.
3rd term, week 5, technology - communication systems and graphic communication – week 5 focus - identify the 5 components of a communication system
3rd term, week 5, technology - communication systems and graphic communication – week 5 focus - identify components of a communication system.
3rd term, week 6, economic and management sciences - financial literacy: cash journals and posting to ledgers (intro) – week 6 focus
3rd term, week 6, mathematics - pythagoras, similarity and congruence (intro) – week 6 focus - state and apply pythagoras' theorem.
3rd term, week 6, mathematics - pythagoras, similarity and congruence (intro) – week 6 focus - state and apply pythagoras' theorem.
3rd term, week 6, natural sciences - sound and hearing – week 6 focus - define sound and explain how it's produced by vibrations.
3rd term, week 6, natural sciences - sound and hearing – week 6 focus - define sound as energy from vibrations.
3rd term, week 6, technology - design process: technology projects (grade 8) – week 6 focus - construct a simple prototype using appropriate tools.
3rd term, week 6, technology - design process: technology projects (grade 8) – week 6 focus - apply the steps of the design process to a project.
3rd term, week 7, economic and management sciences - financial literacy: cash journals and posting to ledgers (intro) – week 7 focus
3rd term, week 7, mathematics - pythagoras, similarity and congruence (intro) – week 7 focus - apply the theorem of pythagoras to find an unknown side length.
3rd term, week 7, mathematics - pythagoras, similarity and congruence (intro) – week 7 focus - apply the pythagorean theorem to solve problems.
3rd term, week 7, natural sciences - sound and hearing – week 7 focus - define sound as a vibration that travels through a medium.
3rd term, week 7, natural sciences - sound and hearing – week 7 focus - define sound and how it is produced.
3rd term, week 7, technology - design process: technology projects (grade 8) – week 7 focus - apply the full design process to a technology project.
3rd term, week 7, technology - design process: technology projects (grade 8) – week 7 focus - identify and explain the key stages of the design process.
3rd term, week 8, economic and management sciences - financial literacy: cash journals and posting to ledgers (intro) – week 8 focus
3rd term, week 8, mathematics - pythagoras, similarity and congruence (intro) – week 8 focus - state and apply pythagoras' theorem.
3rd term, week 8, mathematics - pythagoras, similarity and congruence (intro) – week 8 focus - apply the pythagorean theorem to find unknown sides in right-angled triangles.
3rd term, week 8, natural sciences - sound and hearing – week 8 focus - define sound and explain how it is produced by vibrations.
3rd term, week 8, natural sciences - sound and hearing – week 8 focus - define sound and how it is produced by vibrations.
3rd term, week 8, technology - design process: technology projects (grade 8) – week 8 focus - analyze existing technological solutions.
3rd term, week 8, technology - design process: technology projects (grade 8) – week 8 focus - explain the importance of testing and evaluation.
3rd term, week 9, economic and management sciences - financial literacy: cash journals and posting to ledgers (intro) – week 9 focus
3rd term, week 9, mathematics - pythagoras, similarity and congruence (intro) – week 9 focus - state and apply pythagoras' theorem.
3rd term, week 9, mathematics - pythagoras, similarity and congruence (intro) – week 9 focus - apply pythagoras' theorem to find unknown sides.
3rd term, week 9, natural sciences - sound and hearing – week 9 focus - define sound and how it travels through different media.
3rd term, week 9, natural sciences - sound and hearing – week 9 focus - define sound and describe how it's produced by vibrations.
3rd term, week 9, technology - design process: technology projects (grade 8) – week 9 focus - identify and describe the 5 stages of the design process.
3rd term, week 9, technology - design process: technology projects (grade 8) – week 9 focus - evaluate a project against set criteria.
3rd term, week 10, economic and management sciences - financial literacy: cash journals and posting to ledgers (intro) – week 10 focus
3rd term, week 10, mathematics - pythagoras, similarity and congruence (intro) – week 10 focus - state and apply the pythagorean theorem.
3rd term, week 10, mathematics - pythagoras, similarity and congruence (intro) – week 10 focus - state and apply pythagoras' theorem.
3rd term, week 10, natural sciences - sound and hearing – week 10 focus - define sound and explain how it is produced.
3rd term, week 10, natural sciences - sound and hearing – week 10 focus - define sound as energy from vibrations.
3rd term, week 10, technology - design process: technology projects (grade 8) – week 10 focus - define and explain each step of the design process.
3rd term, week 10, technology - design process: technology projects (grade 8) – week 10 focus - define the 5 stages of the design process.
term 4, week 1, economic and management sciences - revision and consolidation of grade 8 ems topics – week 1 focus
term 4, week 1, mathematics - data handling and probability (grade 8) – week 1 focus - collect data using questionnaires and surveys.
term 4, week 1, mathematics - data handling and probability (grade 8) – week 1 focus - collect, organize, and represent data using tables, bar graphs, and pie charts.
term 4, week 1, natural sciences - electricity and circuits (grade 8) – week 1 focus - define electric current, voltage, and resistance.
term 4, week 1, natural sciences - electricity and circuits (grade 8) – week 1 focus - define current, voltage, and resistance and state their units.
term 4, week 1, technology - revision and consolidation of grade 8 technology topics – week 1 focus - describe and apply the design process.
term 4, week 1, technology - revision and consolidation of grade 8 technology topics – week 1 focus - identify and classify different types of structures.
term 4, week 2, economic and management sciences - revision and consolidation of grade 8 ems topics – week 2 focus
term 4, week 2, mathematics - data handling and probability (grade 8) – week 2 focus - construct and interpret bar graphs, pie charts, and histograms.
term 4, week 2, mathematics - data handling and probability (grade 8) – week 2 focus - represent data using pie charts, histograms, and line graphs.
term 4, week 2, natural sciences - electricity and circuits (grade 8) – week 2 focus - draw and label the components of a simple series circuit.
term 4, week 2, natural sciences - electricity and circuits (grade 8) – week 2 focus - draw and interpret circuit diagrams using standard symbols.
term 4, week 2, technology - revision and consolidation of grade 8 technology topics – week 2 focus - identify and classify structures (frame, shell, solid) with south african examples.
term 4, week 2, technology - revision and consolidation of grade 8 technology topics – week 2 focus - identify and describe types of structures and their properties.
term 4, week 3, economic and management sciences - revision and consolidation of grade 8 ems topics – week 3 focus
term 4, week 3, mathematics - data handling and probability (grade 8) – week 3 focus - represent data using pie charts and compound bar graphs.
term 4, week 3, mathematics - data handling and probability (grade 8) – week 3 focus - represent data using bar graphs, pie charts, and histograms.
term 4, week 3, natural sciences - electricity and circuits (grade 8) – week 3 focus - define current, voltage, and resistance and state their units.
term 4, week 3, natural sciences - electricity and circuits (grade 8) – week 3 focus - identify the function of circuit components.
term 4, week 3, technology - revision and consolidation of grade 8 technology topics – week 3 focus - define and differentiate between types of forces on structures.
term 4, week 3, technology - revision and consolidation of grade 8 technology topics – week 3 focus - define and classify structures and identify forces acting on them.
term 4, week 4, economic and management sciences - revision and consolidation of grade 8 ems topics – week 4 focus
term 4, week 4, mathematics - data handling and probability (grade 8) – week 4 focus - represent data using pie charts and histograms.
term 4, week 4, mathematics - data handling and probability (grade 8) – week 4 focus - construct and interpret various graphs (bar, histogram, pie, line).
term 4, week 4, natural sciences - electricity and circuits (grade 8) – week 4 focus - define and identify the components of a simple circuit.
term 4, week 4, natural sciences - electricity and circuits (grade 8) – week 4 focus - draw circuit diagrams using standard symbols.
term 4, week 4, technology - revision and consolidation of grade 8 technology topics – week 4 focus - explain the stages of the design process.
term 4, week 4, technology - revision and consolidation of grade 8 technology topics – week 4 focus - define the components of a simple system.
term 4, week 5, economic and management sciences - revision and consolidation of grade 8 ems topics – week 5 focus
term 4, week 5, mathematics - data handling and probability (grade 8) – week 5 focus - construct and interpret compound bar graphs and pie charts.
term 4, week 5, mathematics - data handling and probability (grade 8) – week 5 focus - calculate and interpret mean, median, and mode.
term 4, week 5, natural sciences - electricity and circuits (grade 8) – week 5 focus - identify components and draw circuit diagrams.
term 4, week 5, natural sciences - electricity and circuits (grade 8) – week 5 focus - identify basic circuit components (battery, switch, bulb).
term 4, week 5, technology - revision and consolidation of grade 8 technology topics – week 5 focus - define and explain a system's components (input, process, output).
term 4, week 5, technology - revision and consolidation of grade 8 technology topics – week 5 focus - identify and explain simple machines.
term 4, week 6, economic and management sciences - revision and consolidation of grade 8 ems topics – week 6 focus
term 4, week 6, mathematics - data handling and probability (grade 8) – week 6 focus - represent data using histograms and frequency polygons.
term 4, week 6, mathematics - data handling and probability (grade 8) – week 6 focus - collect, organize and represent data using frequency tables, bar graphs, histograms and pie charts.
term 4, week 6, natural sciences - electricity and circuits (grade 8) – week 6 focus - define current, voltage, and resistance, and use ohm's law.
term 4, week 6, natural sciences - electricity and circuits (grade 8) – week 6 focus - define current, voltage, and resistance
term 4, week 6, technology - revision and consolidation of grade 8 technology topics – week 6 focus - identify and explain structural elements (beams, columns, etc.).
term 4, week 6, technology - revision and consolidation of grade 8 technology topics – week 6 focus - define and classify structures with south african examples.
term 4, week 7, economic and management sciences - revision and consolidation of grade 8 ems topics – week 7 focus
term 4, week 7, mathematics - data handling and probability (grade 8) – week 7 focus - calculate the probability of simple events.
term 4, week 7, mathematics - data handling and probability (grade 8) – week 7 focus - calculate mean, median, mode, and range.
term 4, week 7, natural sciences - electricity and circuits (grade 8) – week 7 focus - define electric current, voltage, and resistance.
term 4, week 7, natural sciences - electricity and circuits (grade 8) – week 7 focus - define electric current, voltage, and resistance.
term 4, week 7, technology - revision and consolidation of grade 8 technology topics – week 7 focus - explain the principles of mechanisms like levers, gears, and pulleys.
term 4, week 7, technology - revision and consolidation of grade 8 technology topics – week 7 focus - define key technological terms (systems, structures, processing, mechanisms).
term 4, week 8, economic and management sciences - revision and consolidation of grade 8 ems topics – week 8 focus
term 4, week 8, mathematics - data handling and probability (grade 8) – week 8 focus - calculate the probability of a single event (as a fraction, decimal, and percentage).
term 4, week 8, mathematics - data handling and probability (grade 8) – week 8 focus - calculate and interpret mean, median, and mode.
term 4, week 8, natural sciences - electricity and circuits (grade 8) – week 8 focus - define electric current, voltage, and resistance.
term 4, week 8, natural sciences - electricity and circuits (grade 8) – week 8 focus - define voltage, current, resistance, and power.
term 4, week 8, technology - revision and consolidation of grade 8 technology topics – week 8 focus - identify and explain simple machines.
term 4, week 8, technology - revision and consolidation of grade 8 technology topics – week 8 focus - explain forces and identify frame structures in south africa.
term 4, week 9, economic and management sciences - revision and consolidation of grade 8 ems topics – week 9 focus
term 4, week 9, mathematics - data handling and probability (grade 8) – week 9 focus - calculate the probability of a single event.
term 4, week 9, mathematics - data handling and probability (grade 8) – week 9 focus - construct and interpret histograms.
term 4, week 9, natural sciences - electricity and circuits (grade 8) – week 9 focus - define key terms like current, voltage, and resistance.
term 4, week 9, natural sciences - electricity and circuits (grade 8) – week 9 focus - define an electric circuit and its components.
term 4, week 9, technology - revision and consolidation of grade 8 technology topics – week 9 focus - identify and explain the steps in the technological process.
term 4, week 9, technology - revision and consolidation of grade 8 technology topics – week 9 focus - identify and classify structures and the forces acting on them.
term 4, week 10, economic and management sciences - revision and consolidation of grade 8 ems topics – week 10 focus
term 4, week 10, mathematics - data handling and probability (grade 8) – week 10 focus - collect and organize data using tally marks and frequency tables.
term 4, week 10, mathematics - data handling and probability (grade 8) – week 10 focus - construct and interpret frequency tables and bar graphs.
term 4, week 10, natural sciences - electricity and circuits (grade 8) – week 10 focus - define electric current, voltage, and resistance.
term 4, week 10, natural sciences - electricity and circuits (grade 8) – week 10 focus - define key terms: current, voltage, resistance, and circuit.
term 4, week 10, technology - revision and consolidation of grade 8 technology topics – week 10 focus - explain the full design process.
term 4, week 10, technology - revision and consolidation of grade 8 technology topics – week 10 focus - identify and explain types of structures.