KNOWLEDGE FOCUS Topic Grade 7 (Terms 3–4)
Processing Recycling scrap metals: sorting ferrous and non-ferrous metals
Improving properties of materials: •
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Improving the properties of wood: waterproofing
Improving the properties of textiles: waterproofing, fire-resistance
Grade 8 (Term 2)
Positive and negative impacts of technological products on the environment and/or society
Improving properties of materials to adapt
them to suit particular purposes: • Withstand forces: tension, compression, bending, torsion, shear
• Recycling: paper • Adapt material for packaging of a product
Task: emergency shelter for refugees
Task: design a product that will solve or reduce the negative impact of the technology studied earlier
Grade 9 (Term 4)
Extending lifespan: • Metal: paint, galvanise, and electroplate
• Food: freeze, pickle, dry, salt Types of plastics and their uses
Recycling plastics to provide raw material for manufacture of new plastic products
Task: identify a problem in a given scenario where cutting, joining, bending or moulding plastics can be used to make a product that will satisfy a need, want or opportunity
Term 1–4
Grade 7
VALUES AND ATTITUDES Grade 8
Grade 9
Technology, society and the environment must be addressed throughout the syllabus wherever applicable. Activities provide ample opportunities for dealing with indigenous technologies, the impact of technology, and bias in technology.
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