The various achievement levels and their corresponding percentage bands are as shown in the table below. Rating code
Description of competence
7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Outstanding achievement Meritorious achievement Substantial achievement Adequate achievement Moderate achievement Elementary achievement Not achieved
Section 3 Teaching and learning Natural Sciences Teaching Natural Sciences in the Senior Phase
Grade 7 is the final year in primary school, though it is the beginning of the Senior Phase. The Grade 7 learners are the senior learners in the school and they tend to feel important. Learners must be challenged to think abstractly and critically, and not to merely copy information. The transition to Grade 8 is an important one. For many learners, for many different
reasons, going to ‘high school’ is a combination of being exciting, yet challenging and even stressful. The writing of formal tests and examinations becomes even more important. The Natural Sciences teacher must spend time developing examination techniques which include unpacking terminology used in examinations, such as determine, identify, deduce, predict, present, summarise, expand, suggest, illustrate, and so on. The Learner’s Book provides many built-in opportunities for learners to engage with these. Section 5 of the Teacher’s Guide also provides a list of important terminology. Presenting answers, time management, exam stress management, and so on, are all
important areas in which learners must receive constant coaching. Natural Sciences teachers should work closely with Life Orientation teachers to support learners with these issues. The volume of work increases in Grade 8, and the expectations are higher. Learners are
expected to mark their own work (from the board). This is new to many Grade 8 learners. Grade 9 is the most challenging grade in this phase. While being on the cusp of the final
and another extremely important phase of their high school career, learners are also dealing with other issues important to them, such as sexuality. Girls develop faster than boys. Some schools separate the boys and girls in Grade 9 in order to address this issue. Grade 9 is a crucial year in the teaching of Natural Sciences: learners are required to
make a choice between content subjects in Grade 10. One of these subject choices will be Natural Sciences. Learners will choose this subject based on their career aspirations,
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Marks % 80–100 70–79 60–69 50–59 40–49 30–39 0–29
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