Natural Sciences Grade 7 Q&A
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Natural Sciences Grade 7 Questions & Answers
Natural Sciences Grade 7 questions and answers, organised term by term according to the CAPS Annual Teaching Plan (ATP).
We list the Natural Sciences Grade 7 Annual Teaching Plan topics for each term below, so you know what to study and when. Answered past paper questions will be added to each topic as soon as they are ready.
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19 ATP Topics
The Annual Teaching Plan for Terms 1 to 4, with what each topic covers.
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CAPS Annual Teaching Plan (ATP)
Term-By-Term Topics
From The Annual Teaching Plan
The biosphere (Weeks 1-10)
Concept of the biosphere; requirements for sustaining life (water, air, soil, energy).
Biodiversity (Weeks 1-10)
Classification of living things into kingdoms; vertebrates and invertebrates; plant groups.
Sexual reproduction (Weeks 1-10)
Reproduction in angiosperms (pollination, fertilisation, seeds); human puberty and reproduction.
Variation (Weeks 1-10)
Variation within a species; inherited and acquired characteristics.
Properties of materials (Weeks 1-10)
Physical properties of materials and their uses; impact on the environment; recycling.
Separating mixtures (Weeks 1-10)
Mixtures; methods of physical separation such as sieving, filtration, evaporation, distillation, chromatography.
Acids, bases and neutrals (Weeks 1-10)
Properties of acids and bases; using indicators to test substances.
Introduction to the Periodic Table of elements (Weeks 1-10)
Elements as building blocks; groups and periods; metals, semi-metals and non-metals.
Sources of energy (Weeks 1-10)
Renewable and non-renewable energy sources; how electricity is generated.
Potential and kinetic energy (Weeks 1-10)
Stored (potential) energy and movement (kinetic) energy; energy conversions.
Heat transfer (Weeks 1-10)
Conduction, convection and radiation; conductors and insulators of heat.
Insulation and energy saving (Weeks 1-10)
Insulating materials; designing a device that reduces heat loss; saving energy at home.
Energy transfer to surroundings (Weeks 1-10)
Useful and wasted energy; energy lost as heat and sound to the surroundings.
The national electricity supply system (Weeks 1-10)
Power stations, transmission lines and the grid; using electricity safely and efficiently.
The Sun (Weeks 1-10)
The Sun as a star; nuclear energy, light and heat; importance of the Sun for life.
The Earth (Weeks 1-10)
Relationship of Earth to the Sun; Earth's tilt, orbit and the seasons.
Relationship of the Moon to the Earth (Weeks 1-10)
The Moon's orbit, phases, eclipses and tides.
Historical development of astronomy (Weeks 1-10)
Early astronomers, telescopes and space exploration; indigenous knowledge of the sky.
Revision and end-of-year examination (Weeks 1-10)
Consolidation of the year's work and the final examination.