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1 PLANNING & TRACKING Shuters Also available for download from TOP CLASS Natural Sciences and Technology Grade 6 PHOTOCOPIABLE OS CUSTOMER SERVICES THIS SERIES IS ALSO AVAILABLE AS E-BOOKS Tel: +27 (0) / 22 / 23 Fax: +27 (0) sylvie@shuter.co.za robert@shuter.co.za tiny@shuter.co.za thandeka@shuters.co.za 1

2 Natural Sciences Grade 6 & Technology Term 1 1 ½ weeks (5 ¼ hours) 1 Photosynthesis Plants and food How plants make food The process of photosynthesis Worksheet 1.1 Plants store food as starch Compare glucose and starch, and test them with iodine Activity 3: Test foods for starch Practical assessment Activity 4: Which foods contain starch? Plants and air Looking back at Unit 1 2 Nutrients in food Worksheet 2.1 Food groups Carbohydrates Protein: food for growth and repair Oils and fats: foods for storing energy and for protection of nerves and organs TG p1 LB p1 TG p2 LB p1 TG p2 LB p2 TG p2 LB p3 TG p2 LB p3 TG p3 LB p4 TG p4 TG p5 LB p5 TG p5 LB p5 TG p6 LB p6 TG p7 LB p7 TG p7 LB p8 TG p7 LB p9 TG p8 LB p11 TG p9 TG p9 LB p11 TG p9 LB p12 TG p9 LB p12 TG p10 LB p13 2

3 Term 1 1 ½ weeks (5 ¼ hours) Vitamins and minerals: foods for protecting the body and building bones and teeth Exercise 3 Worksheet 2.2 Processed (manufactured foods) Exercise 4 Looking back at Unit 2 3 Nutrition Balanced diets Guidelines to healthy eating Worksheet 3.1 Diet-related diseases Find out about rickets More examples of dietrelated diseases Looking back at Unit 3 4 Food processing Preparing and cooking food to make it edible Worksheet 4.1 Activity 1 Find out how maize is processed and prepared TG p10 LB p14 TG p10 LB p15 TG p11 LB p16 TG p12 LB p16 TG p12 TG p13 LB p17 TG p13 LB p18 TG p14 LB p18 TG p15 LB p19 TG p15 LB p19 TG p16 LB p21 TG p16 LB p22 TG p16 TG p17 LB p23 TG p17 LB p23 TG p17 LB p25 TG p19 LB p26 TG p19 LB p26 TG p21 LB p28 TG p21 LB p28 TG p22 LB p29 TG p22 TG p23 LB p30 3

4 Term 1 2 weeks (7 hours) Test Compare two kinds of flour Preserving food to make it last longer Activity 3: A visit to the supermarket Worksheet 4.2 Fermenting food to improve its nutrient value Processed foods may lose some nutrients Exercise 3 Methods for processing food Exercise 4 Activity 4: Choose one food and process it some way Looking back at Unit 4 5 Ecosystems and food webs What is an ecosystem? Different ecosystems Living and non-living things in ecosystems Food webs Worksheet 5.1 Study an ecosystem on the school grounds Worksheet 5.2 Looking back at Unit 5 TG p23 LB p31 TG p23 LB p32 TG p24 LB p33 TG p24 LB p34 TG p24 TG p25 LB p35 TG p25 LB p36 TG p25 LB p36 TG p25 LB p37 TG p25 LB p37 TG p26 LB p38 TG p26 LB p38 TG p27 LB p40 TG p28 LB p40 TG p28 LB p41 TG p28 LB p45 TG p28 LB p45 TG p29 LB p46 TG p29 TG p31 LB p47 TG p32 TG p33 LB p48 TG p35 LB p50 4

5 Term 2 ½ week (1 ¾ hours) 1 week (3 ½ hours) 6 Solids, liquids, gases Arrangement of particles Worksheet 6.1 Looking back at Unit 6 7 Mixtures 8 Mixtures of materials Making mixtures from solids Making mixtures from solids and liquids Ways of separating substances in mixtures Activity 3: Separating mixtures Worksheet 7.1 Looking back at Unit 7 Solutions as special mixtures Solutions Dissolve solids in water Worksheet 8.1 Soluble substances Worksheet 8.2 Which solids dissolve in water? Activity 3: Can you separate a solution by filtering? Worksheet TG p36 LB p51 TG p49 LB p51 TG p37 LB p51 TG p38 LB p52 TG p39 TG p39 LB p53 TG p40 LB p54 TG p40 LB p54 TG p41 LB p54 TG p41 LB p55 TG p42 LB p55 TG p42 LB p52 TG p42 TG p43 LB p56 TG p44 LB p58 TG p45 LB p58 TG p45 LB p58 TG p46 TG p46 LB p59 TG p46 TG p47 LB p60 TG p47 LB p60 TG p48 LB p62 TG p48

6 Term 2 Separating by evaporation TG p49 LB p62 TG p49 LB p63 Saturated solutions TG p50 LB p63 1 week ( 3 ½ hours) Activity 4: Make a saturated solution Insoluble substances Exercise 3 Looking back at Unit 8 9 Dissolving 10 Fair testing Factors that affect the rate (time taken) of dissolving How does temperature affect the rate at which sugar dissolves in water? Grain size of the solute How does grain size affect the rate at which sat dissolves in water? Practical Assessment Worksheet 9.1 Stirring or shaking the mixture Looking back at Unit 9 Mixtures and water resources Water pollution Insoluble substances Soluble substances Living germs TG p50 LB p63 TG p51 LB p64 TG p51 LB p64 TG p52 LB p64 TG p53 LB p66 TG p54 LB p66 TG p55 LB p67 TG p55 LB p67 TG p57 LB p70 TG p57 LB p71 TG p58 TG p58 LB p72 TG p59 LB p73 TG p60 LB p74 TG p60 LB p74 TG p61 LB p75 TG p61 LB p76 TG p61 LB p77 6

7 Term 2 Mid-year examination Investigate your local stream Worksheet 10.1 Importance of wetlands Removing soluble and insoluble substances Acting as sponges and regulating the flow Why are wetlands important? Exercise 3 Worksheet 10.2 Looking back at Unit Processes to purify water Clean water Make a simple filter Make a homemade sand filter Worksheet 11.1 Designing, making and evaluating a simple system to clean dirty water Clean municipal water Looking back at Unit 11 TG p62 LB p77 TG p62 LB p78 TG p63 TG p63 LB p79 TG p63 LB p80 TG p63 LB p81 TG p64 LB p81 TG p64 LB p83 TG p64 LB p84 TG p65 TG p65 TG p66 LB p86 TG p66 LB p86 TG p66 LB p86 TG p67 LB p87 TG p67 TG p68 LB p88 TG p68 LB p89 TG p68 LB p90 7

8 Term 3 2 weeks (7 hours) (8 ¼ hours) 12 Electric circuits 13 A simple circuit Source of energy Recycling of cells and batteries Conducting materials A device A complete circuit Adding a switch Investigate how to make a simple circuit Making more switches Circuit diagrams Worksheet 12.1 Looking back at Unit 12 Electrical conductors and insulators Conductors Insulators Test different materials to see if there are conductors or insulators Looking back at Unit Systems to solve problems Using electric circuits TG p69 LB p92 TG p69 LB p92 TG p70 LB p92 TG p70 LB p93 TG p70 LB p93 TG p70 LB p94 TG p70 LB p94 TG p71 LB p95 TG p71 LB p95 TG p71 LB p95 TG p72 LB p95 TG p72 LB p98 TG p72 LB p99 TG p73 TG p63 LB p100 TG p75 LB p101 TG p75 LB p101 TG p75 LB p101 TG p76 LB p102 TG p76 LB p104 TG p77 LB p105 TG p78 LB p106 TG p78 LB p106 8

9 Term 3 Technological process TG p78 LB p106 Worksheet 14.1 TG p79 Identify a need or problem TG p79 LB p106 Identify specifications and constraints TG p79 LB p107 Suggest and draw a possible solution to the problem TG p79 LB p108 Apply knowledge of simple TG p80 circuits to design and make LB p109 an alarm Evaluate the device using specifications TG p81 LB p110 Looking back on Unit 14 TG p81 LB p111 3 weeks TG p82 15 Mains electricity (10 ½ hours) LB p112 Fossils fuels and electricity TG p83 LB p112 TG p83 LB p114 How do coal power stations make electricity TG p83 LB p114 TG p83 LB p115 Fossil fuels are nonrenewable resources TG p84 LB p115 Cost of electricity TG p84 LB p116 Exercise 3 TG p84 LB p116 Saving electricity TG p85 LB p117 Exercise 4 TG p85 LB p117 Illegal connections TG p85 LB p118 Worksheet 15.1 TG p85 Test Renewable ways to generate electricity Worksheet 15.2 Exercise 5 Looking back at Unit 15 9 TG p85 LB p119 TG p86 TG p86 LB p121 TG p86 LB p121

10 Term 4 1 week (3 ½ hours) 1 week (3 ½ hours) 16 The Solar System 17 Do you remember what you learned in Grade 5? The Sun, Planets and Asteroids Worksheet 16.1 Moons Make a model of the Solar System Looking back at Unit 16 Movements of the Earth and planets Rotation (Earth) Show how the Earth rotates Revolution Use a model to show the movements of the Earth Activity 3: Use body movements to show the movements of the Earth Worksheet The movement of the Moon Rotation Revolution Show rotation and revolution of the Moon around the Earth TG p88 LB p122 TG p89 LB p122 TG p89 LB p122 TG p89 TG p89 LB p122 TG p89 LB p127 TG p90 LB p127 TG p90 LB p128 TG p91 LB p128 TG p92 LB p129 TG p92 LB p129 TG p93 LB p130 TG p93 LB p130 TG p93 LB p130 TG p94 LB p131 TG p94 LB p132 TG p95 TG p96 LB p133 TG p96 LB p133 TG p96 LB p133 TG p97 LB p134 10

11 Term 4 TG p97 LB p135 TG p97 LB p135 1 week (3 ½ hours) Worksheet 18.1 Looking back at Unit 18 Systems for looking into space Telescopes The SALT telescope The Hubble telescope The SKA telescope an exciting telescope for the future Worksheet 19.1 Worksheet 19.2 Looking back at Unit 19 Systems to explore the Moon and Mars Vehicles used on the Moon Vehicles used on Mars Exercise 3 Exercise 4 Design and make a space vehicle for a space race Practical Assessment Measure how far the different vehicles can run down a ramp Practical Assessment Looking back at Unit TG p97 TG p98 LB p135 TG p99 LB p136 TG p99 LB p136 TG p99 LB p137 TG p100 LB p137 TG p100 LB p138 TG p100 LB p139 TG p100 TG p101 TG p101 LB p139 TG p102 LB p141 TG p103 LB p141 TG p103 LB p141 TG p103 LB p143 TG p103 LB p143 TG p104 LB p145 TG p104 LB p145 TG p104 LB p145 TG p105 LB p146 TG p105 LB p147

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