Technical Sciences Grade 11 Q&A
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Technical Sciences Grade 11 Questions & Answers
Technical Sciences Grade 11 questions and answers, organised term by term according to the CAPS Annual Teaching Plan (ATP).
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20 ATP Topics
The Annual Teaching Plan for Terms 1 to 4, with what each topic covers.
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From The Annual Teaching Plan
Revision and Introduction to Mechanics Grade 10 Revision
Vectors and scalars, motion in one dimension (position, displacement, speed, velocity, acceleration), and kinds of forces (tension, normal, gravity, …
Graphs Relationships
Week 3: Graphs Relationships: Demonstrating direct and indirect proportion graphs in the context of technology.
Vectors (Pythagoras) Resultants
Week 4: Vectors (Pythagoras) Resultants: Determining the resultant of two perpendicular vectors using the theorem of Pythagoras (F_R² = F₁² + F₂²). T…
Vectors in 2D Head-to-Tail Method
Determining the resultant of vectors at right angles using the head-to-tail method. Parallelogram Method: Using the parallelogram law to determine th…
Components of Forces Resolution
Week 7: Components of Forces Resolution: Resolving a force acting at an angle into its parallel and perpendicular components using scale drawings and…
Frictional Forces Types
Week 8: Frictional Forces Types: Distinguishing between static (limiting) friction (f_s = mu_s F_N) and kinetic (dynamic) friction (fₖ = muₖ F_N).
Revision and Assessment Consolidation
Reviewing all mechanics topics. Task: Control Test 1 (40% of PAT).
Magnetism Magnets
Week 1: Magnetism Magnets: Properties of magnets, magnetic fields, and field lines. Compass: Using a compass to determine field direction.
Earth's Magnetic Field Comparison
Week 2: Earth's Magnetic Field Comparison: Comparing the earth's magnetic field to a bar magnet. Phenomena: Understanding Aurora Borealis and magneti…
Waves and Sound Pulses
Transverse vs. longitudinal pulses. Waves: Characteristics of transverse and longitudinal waves (amplitude, crest, trough, wavelength, period, freque…
Sound Waves Properties
Pitch (frequency) and loudness (amplitude). Types: Infrasound vs. Ultrasound and their applications. Speed: Investigating the speed of sound in diffe…
Mid-Year Examinations Assessment
June Exam & Formal Experiment 2 (PAT 2).
Electrostatics Coulomb's Law
Calculating the force between charges (F = kQ₁Q₂/r²). Electric Fields: Defining electric field strength (E = F/q) and drawing field lines for various…
Electric Circuits Ohm's Law
Relationship between voltage, current, and resistance (V=IR). Conductors: Ohmic vs. non-Ohmic conductors. Calculations: Series and parallel circuits,…
Heat and Thermodynamics Heat Capacity
Specific heat capacity (c) vs. heat capacity (C). Conservation: Law of conservation of heat (Q = mcΔ T). Systems: Open, closed, and isolated thermody…
Assessment Task
Control Test & Formal Experiment 3 (PAT 3).
Heat and Thermodynamics (Continued) Laws
Week 1: Heat and Thermodynamics (Continued) Laws: First and Second Laws of Thermodynamics. Engines: Heat engines, efficiency, and refrigerators.
Matter and Materials Classification
Pure substances, elements, compounds, and mixtures. Naming: Naming compounds and writing molecular formulae (cations/anions).
Chemical Change Redox
Oxidation (loss of electrons) and Reduction (gain of electrons). Electrolysis: Decomposition of substances using electricity (Experiment 15).
Assessment
End-of-Year Examinations Paper 1 (150 Marks): Mechanics (48), Electricity and Magnetism (54), Waves, Sound and Light (48). Paper 2 (75 Marks): Chemic…