TECHNOLOGY MAJOR PROCESS SKILLS


Listing specifications Listing constraints Planning the product Drawing/designing the product Making the product Evaluating the product Presenting the product


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Section 3 Teaching and learning Natural Sciences and Technology


Teaching Natural Sciences and Technology in the Intermediate Phase


Given that both Natural Sciences and Technology promote curiosity about the world and natural phenomena as well as the practical application of knowledge, the current curriculum combines them into one subject at the Intermediate Phase. It is important that you understand the link between the two subjects and emphasise this relationship.


Section 2 of the CAPS document explains how Natural Sciences and Technology


complement each other in the following way: Natural Sciences


Goal Focus


Development methods


Pursuit of new knowledge and understanding of the world around us


Focus is on understanding the natural world


Discovery through carrying out investigations


Major processes


Investigative and logical processes  planning investigations 


conducting investigations and collecting data


 evaluating data and communicating findings


Evaluation methods


Analysis, generalisation and creation of theories


Technology


The creation of structures, systems and processes to meet people’s needs and improve the quality of life


Focus is on understanding the need for human-made objects and environments to solve problems


Making products through design, invention and production


Practical solution-oriented processes 


identifying a need


 planning and designing  making (constructing)  evaluating and improving products


 communicating


Analysis and application of design ideas


Source: Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement, Natural Science and Technology Grades 4–6 2013


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