 the water cycle  solid materials (raw and manufactured materials)  properties of solid materials  ways to strengthen materials  strong frame structures (struts, frames and indigenous structures)  energy and energy transfer (including energy from the Sun)  energy around us (including input and output energy)  movement and energy in systems (such as musical instruments)  energy and sound  planet Earth (including features of the Earth and Earth in space)  the Sun  the Earth and the Sun  the Moon (including features and phases of the Moon)


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


Instructional time allocation The instructional time in the Intermediate Phase is as follows:


Subject Home Language


First Additional Language Mathematics


Natural Sciences and Technology Social Sciences


Life Skills  Creative Arts  Physical Education  Personal and Social Well-being


Total


Teaching hours per week 6 5 6


3,5 3 4


(1,5) (1)


(1,5) 27,5


Total per term 60 50 60 35 30


40 275


This table shows that the teaching time for Natural Sciences and Technology is allocated 3,5 hours per week.


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