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Life Sciences - Grade 12 – CAPS (2024)
Annual Teaching Plan - TERM ONE (10 weeks) - 46 DAYS (17 Jan – 20 March)

Completion Date
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and Date
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Coverage
Topic for the week
ACTIVITIES/TASKS /INFORMAL
TICK
TESTS

Week 1 DNA: THE CODE OF LIFE (National Examination Activities

(19/01) Guideline p5)
• Identify location of the DNA in the
Core Concepts,Skills and Values diagram of an animal cell. Including
3 days DNA:
extra-nuclear DNA. TASK 1:
Location, chromosome s, genes and extra-nuclear DNA
and discovery of DNA PRACTICAL
(Minimum 30 marks)
• Provide names and the role each
Requisite Pre-Knowledge
scientist played in the discovery of 7 SBA Year Weighting: 10%
Grade 10: Revise cell structure with emphasis on the
ribosome, cytoplasm and parts of the nucleus, nucleic DNA. Term Weighting – 25%
acids

Resources(other than textbook) to enhance learning

PowerPoint, Slides and Videos of DNA and RNA structure,
replication and protein synthesis, Past examination
papers

Core Concepts,Skills and Values TASK 2:

Week 2 Activities
Structure, role and replication of DNA, CONTROLLED TEST
(26/01)
DNA profiling (Extract DNA and observe and examine • Label/draw diagrams of DNA (Minimum 50 marks –
the threads) I HOUR)
5 days
Requisite Pre-Knowledge • Describe DNA replication and its SBA Year Weighting: 15%
Grade 10: Revise mitosis and cell structure with significance Term Weighting – 75%
emphasis on parts of the nucleus, the centrosome and 18.6
the cytoplasm
• Use diagrams to interpret DNA
Resources(other than textbook) toenhance learning profiling
Power Point, slides and videos of DNA and RNA
structure, replication and protein synthesis, Past
examination papers

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Week 3 Core Concepts,Skills and Values Activities
(02/02)
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RNA:
Types, location, structure Genetic code Draw and label diagrams of RNA
5 days Protein synthesis (transcription and translation)
• Tabulate differences and similarities
Requisite Pre-Knowledge between DNA and RNA.
Grade 10: Revise cell structure with emphasis on the
ribosome, cytoplasm and parts of the nucleus, nucleic • Describe process of transcription,
acids translation and gene mutation 30.2

Resources(other than textbook) to enhance learning • Use diagrams to identify the different
Video on protein synthesis and mutations at: events in transcription and translation
https://bit.ly/2l kL 83C

INFORMAL TEST: DNA- Code of Life

Week 4 MEIOSIS (National Examination Guideline p6) Activities

(09/02)
Core Concepts,Skills and Values • Explain the significance of meiosis
5 days Structure of a chromosome and associated
terminology, process of meiosis, importance of meiosis
(Observe diagrams/micro graphs of cells in selected • Identify, with reasons, for the various
stages of meiotic division) phases of meiosis from diagrams.

Requisite Pre-Knowledge 41.8

Grade 10: Revise mitosis and cell structure with • Tabulate the differences between
emphasis on parts of the nucleus, the centrosome and Meiosis I and Meiosis II
the cytoplasm

Resources(other than textbook) to enhance learning

Mind the Gap, Past examination papers
Diagrams of different stages of meiosis

Week 5 Core Concepts,Skills and Values Activities

(16/02) Abnormal meiosis and consequences, similarities and
differences between meiosis and mitosis • Describe the consequences of non-
5 days disjunction during meiosis.
Requisite Pre-Knowledge
Grade 10: Revise mitosis and cell structure with • Tabulate the differences between
emphasis on parts of the nucleus, the centrosome meiosis and mitosis.
53.4
and the cytoplasm
• Analyse and interpret karyotype
Resources(other than textbook) to enhance learning diagrams
Watch Telematics video on Meiosis at: https://bit.ly/2kl
X05k
INFORMAL TEST: MEIOSIS

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Week 6 REPRODUCTION IN VERTEBRATES (National Activities

(23/02)
Downloaded from Stanmorephysics.com• Using relevant examples, describe how
Examination Guideline p7)
Core Concepts,Skills and Values the following reproductive strategies
5 days Diversity of reproductive strategies maximise reproductive success in
different environment:
Requisite Pre-Knowledge
(Grade 9) reproductive system, Meiosis (Grade 12) ✓ External and internal fertilisation.

Resources(other than textbook) to enhance learning ✓ Ovipary, ovovivipary and vivipary 65

Mind the Gap Study Guide, past examination papers,
✓ Amniotic egg.
videos and power points
✓ Precocial and altricial development.

✓ Parental care.

INFORMAL TEST: REPRODUCTION IN

VERTEBRATES
Week 7 HUMAN REPRODUCTION (National Examination Activities
(01/03) Guideline p8)
• Identify and state functions of parts
5 days Core Concepts,Skills and Values of the male and female reproductive
Structure of male and female reproductive systems, system.
Puberty, gametogenesis • Draw a labelled diagram of a sperm
cell
76.6
Requisite Pre-Knowledge • Draw a labelled diagram of an ovum.
(Grade 9) reproductive system, Meiosis (Grade 12) • Describe the process of
spermatogenesis and oogenesis.
Resources(other than textbook) to enhance learning
Mind the Gap Study Guide, past examination papers,
videos and power points

Week 8 Core Concepts,Skills and Values Activities

• Menstrual cycle, fertilisation and development of • Interpret graphs showing the
(08/03) zygote to blastocyst menstrual cycle and role of
hormones in the menstrual cycle.
5 days • Implantation, gestation and the role of the placenta • Identify and state the functions of the
different parts associated with the
development of the foetus in the 100
Requisite Pre-Knowledge
(Grade 9) reproductive system, Meiosis (Grade 12) uterus.
• Draw graphs using data relating to
Resources(other than textbook) to enhance learning reproduction
Mind the Gap Study Guide, past examination papers,
videos and power points INFORMAL TEST: HUMAN
REPRODUCTION

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Week 9 Revision and Controlled Test Revision and Controlled Test
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(15/03)

5 days
Wk 10 Revision and Controlled Test Revision and Controlled Test
(20/03)

3 days
Term
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Life Sciences - Grade 12 – CAPS (2024)
Annual Teaching Plan - TERM TWO (11 weeks) - 52 DAYS (03 April – 14 June)
(Week Ending)
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Week 1 GENETICS AND INHERITANCE (National Examination Activities

(05/04) Guideline p9)
• Solve monohybrid genetic problems
3 days Core Concepts,Skills and Values
Concepts of inheritance, Monohybrid crosses, sex • Solve genetic problems on sex-linked TASK 3:
determination, sex-linked inheritance characteristics PRACTICAL
(Minimum 30 marks)
Requisite Pre-Knowledge 7.5
Revise cell structure and differentiate between chromatin and SBA Year Weighting: 10%
chromosomes, genes and alleles Term Weighting – 50%

Resources(other than textbook) to enhance learning

Mind the Gap, Genetic crosses, past examination papers

Week 2 Core Concepts,Skills and Values Activities TASK 4:

(12/04) Dihybrid crosses, and JUNE EXAMINATION
Blood grouping • Solve genetics problems on dihybrid crosses (Minimum 150 marks –
5 days 2½ HOURS)
Requisite Pre-Knowledge • Solve genetic problems on blood grouping 20
Revise format of genetic cross diagrams
SBA Year Weighting: 15%
Term Weighting – 50%
Resources(other than textbook) to enhance learning
Past examination papers
Week 3 Core Concepts,Skills and Values Activities
(19/04) Genetic lineages/pedigree e diagrams, mutations
Genetic engineering, paternity testing and genetic links • Desribe types of mutation and their
5 days examples
Requisite Pre-Knowledge
Interpreting pedigree diagrams • Intepret pedigree diagrams.
27.5
Grade 10: revise stem cell research and cloning • Describe cloning, stem cell research and
genetic modification as examples of genetic
Resources(other than textbook) to enhance learning
engineering
Past examination papers videos and power points on genetic
engineering INFORMAL TEST:
GENETICS AND INHERITANCE

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Week 4 RESPONDING TO THE ENVIRONMENT (HUMANS) Activities
(26/04) Downloaded from Stanmorephysics.com• Label and give functions of parts of the brain
(National Examination Guideline p10)

Core Concepts,Skills and Values and spinal cord.

5 days
Human nervous system – central, peripheral and autonomic,
nerve, reflex arc, disorders • Make a labelled drawing of a sensory or
motor neuron.
Requisite Pre-Knowledge 37.5
Human nervous system (Grade 9) • Describe an example of a reflex action.
• Describe location and functions of
Resources(other than textbook) to enhance learning
autonomic nervous system.
Mind the Gap Study Guide, past examination papers, videos
and power points, models of the brain and spinal cord INFORMAL TEST:
HUMAN NERVOUS SYSTEM
Week 5 Core Concepts,Skills and Values Activities
(03/05) Human eye
• Label and give functions of parts of the eye
4 days Requisite Pre-Knowledge
Grade 12: Revise nervous system • Use diagrams to describe accommodation
• Use diagrams to describe the pupillary
Resources(other than textbook) to enhance learning mechanism. 50
Mind the Gap Study Guide, past examination papers, videos
and power points, model human eye • Draw/interpret graphs using data related to
Watch Telematics video on sense organs at: the eye.
https://bit.ly/2lkTLv2
• Describe the nature and treatment of 4
prescribed visual defects using diagrams

Week 6 Core Concepts,Skills and Values Activities

(10/05) Human ear • Label and give functions of parts of the
ear.
5 days Requisite Pre-Knowledge
Grade 12: Revise nervous system • Describe the functioning of the human ear
in:
Resources(other than textbook) to enhance learning
Mind the Gap Study Guide, past examination papers, videos ✓ hearing and 62.5
and power points, model human ear
Watch Telematics video on sense organs at: ✓ balance
https://bit.ly/2lkTLv2
• Describe the nature and treatment of middle
ear infection and deafness.

INFORMAL TEST: HUMAN EYE AND EAR

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Week 7 HUMAN ENDOCRINE SYSTEM AND HOMEOSTASIS IN Activities
(17/05) Downloaded from Stanmorephysics.com• Identify from the diagrams the location of
HUMANS (National Examination Guideline p12)

Core Concepts,Skills and Values various endocrine glands

5 days
Endocrine and exocrine glands, glands, hormones and
functions of hormones, Negative feedback mechanism • Name and state the function/s of the
involving TSH and thyroxin (and the result of an imbalance: hormones that they secrete.
thyroid disorders), Insulin and glucagon (and the result of an
imbalance: diabetes mellitus) • Describe how a negative feedback 75
mechanism occurs in the following
Requisite Pre-Knowledge hormones:
Grade 12: Revise Human reproduction
Grade 11: Revise animal nutrition ✓ TSH and thyroxin

Resources(other than textbook) to enhance learning ✓ Insulin and glucagon

Mind the Gap Study Guide, past examination papers, videos
and power points
Week 8 Core Concepts,Skills and Values Activities
(24/05) Homeostasis:
Negative feedback mechanisms – glucose, carbon dioxide, • Describe the negative feedback
water, salts mechanism:
5 days
Requisite Pre-Knowledge ✓ glucose
Homeostatic control in nutrition, gaseous exchange and 87.5
excretion (Gr 11) ✓ carbon dioxide
Hormones (Gr 12)
✓ water and
Resources(other than textbook) to enhance learning
Mind the Gap Study Guide, past examination papers, videos ✓ salt
and power points
Week 9 Core Concepts,Skills and Values Activities
(31/05) Thermoregulation:
5 days Using a diagram of the skin, describe the role of the sweat • Describe the negative feedback
gland and blood vessels in maintaining a constant body mechanism:
temperature
✓ thermoregulation.
Requisite Pre-Knowledge
Homeostatic control in nutrition, gaseous exchange and • Using a diagram of the skin, describe the 100
excretion (Gr 11) role of the sweat gland and blood vessels
in maintaining a constant body
Resources(other than textbook) to enhance learning temperature
Mind the Gap Study Guide, past examination papers, videos
and power points INFORMAL TEST:
ENDOCRINE SYSTEM AND
HOMEOSTASIS
Wk 10 Revision and June Examination Revision and June Examination
(07/06)
3 days

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Wk 11 Revision and June Examination Revision and June Examination
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Life Sciences - Grade 12 – CAPS (2024)
Annual Teaching Plan - TERM THREE (11 weeks) - 53 DAYS (09 July – 20 September)
Completion Date
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Week 1 RESPONDING TO THE ENVIRONMENT (PLANTS) Activities

(12/07) (National Examination Guideline p13)
• State and give functions of each growth substance
4 days Core Concepts,Skills and Values involved in this chapter.
Plant hormones, Tropisms, Plant defense mechanisms TASK 5:
• Describe the role of auxin in in phototropism and ASSIGNMENT
Resources(other than textbook) to enhance learning geotropism. (Minimum 50 marks
Watch Telematics video on homeostasis at: Time: 1-1 ½ HOURS)
https://bit.ly/2lkTLv2 • Analyse scientific investigation with regard to 17
growth substances. SBA Year Weighting: 20%
Term Weighting – 25%
• Analyse and interpret diagrams and graphs with
regard to geotropism and phototropism

INFORMAL TEST: TASK 6:

RESPONDING TO THE ENVIRONMENT PREPARATORY
(PLANTS) EXAMINATION
Week 2 EVOLUTION (National Examination Guideline p13) Activities Paper 1
(19/07) Marks: 150
Core Concepts,Skills and Values • List various sources of variation. Time: 2½ HOURS
5 days Introduction to evolution e.g. biological evolution,
hypothesis, theory, evidence for evolution and variation • Describe different lines of evidence for evolution
Paper 2
Requisite Pre-Knowledge Marks: 150
Revise fossil record and biogeography (Grade 10), 39 Time: 2½ HOURS
Genetics (Grade 12)

Resources(other than textbook) to enhance learning SBA Year Weighting: 30%

Past examination papers, videos and power points on Term Weighting
an introduction to evolution

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Week 3 Core Concepts,Skills and Values Activities
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Lamarckism, Darwinism and Punctuated equilibrium,
• Describe:
Artificial selection and speciation
5 days ✓ Lamarckism,
Requisite Pre-Knowledge
✓ Natural Selection
Revise genetics and variation (Grade 12). Human
skeleton (Grade 10) ✓ and Punctuated equilibrium
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Resources(other than textbook) to enhance learning
• State the benefits of artificial selection
Mind the Gap Study Guide, past examination papers,
videos and power points
• Describe how speciation occurs
Watch Telematics video on natural selection,
punctuated equilibrium and speciation at:
https://bit.ly/2lq6 LzI

Week 4 Core Concepts,Skills and Values Activities

(02/08) Reproductive isolation mechanisms evolution in present
times • List reproductive isolating mechanisms that keep
5 days species separate.
Requisite Pre-Knowledge • Describe one example of evolution in current times.
Revise genetics and variation (Grade 12). Human
skeleton (Grade 10)
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INFORMAL TEST: GENERAL EVOLUTION
Resources(other than textbook) to enhance learning
Mind the Gap Study Guide, past examination papers,
videos and power points
Watch Telematics video on natural selection,
punctuated equilibrium and speciation at:
https://bit.ly/2lq6 LzI

Week 5 Core Concepts,Skills and Values Activities

(08/08) Evidence of common ancestors for living hominids,
including humans. • List similarities and tabulate differences between
4 days Out of Africa hypothesis Humans and the African apes
• Interpret diagrams/phylogenetic trees to show
Requisite Pre-Knowledge progressive evolution using fossil evidence. 100
Revise genetics and variation (Grade 12). Human
skeleton (Grade 10) • Describe the Out of Africa” hypothesis using fossil
evidence
Resources(other than textbook) to enhance learning
Mind the Gap Study Guide, past examination papers, INFORMAL TEST: HUMAN EVOLUTION
videos and power points
Week 6 Revision Activities
(16/08)
Data response questions, case studies, questions
5 days from past papers Revision-Mind the Gap Study Guide,
past examination papers, videos and power points

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Week 7 Revision Activities
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Data response questions, case studies, questions
from past papers Revision-Mind the Gap Study Guide,
5 days
past examination papers, videos and power points

Week 8 PREPARATORY EXAMINATION PREPARATORY EXAMINATION

(30/08)

5 days
Week 9 PREPARATORY EXAMINATION PREPARATORY EXAMINATION
(06/09)

5 days
Wk 10 PREPARATORY EXAMINATION PREPARATORY EXAMINATION
(13/09)

5 days
Wk 11 PREPARATORY EXAMINATION PREPARATORY EXAMINATION
(20/09)
5 days

Term
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Life Sciences - Grade 12 – CAPS (2024)
Annual Teaching Plan - TERM FOUR (11 weeks) - 52 DAYS (01 October – 13 December)
Completion Date
(Week Ending)
Week Number

% Curriculum

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FORMAL ASSESSMENT -

and Date
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SBA

Coverage
Topic for the week
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TICK
TESTS

Week 1 Revision
(04/10)
Mind the Gap Study Guide, past examination papers, videos and power
4 days points

Data response questions, case studies, questions from past papers

Week 2 Revision
(11/10)
Mind the Gap Study Guide, past examination papers, videos and power
5 days points

Data response questions, case studies, questions from past papers

Week 3 Revision
(18/10)
Mind the Gap Study Guide, past examination papers, videos and power
5 days points

Data response questions, case studies, questions from past papers

Week 4 Revision
(25/10)
Mind the Gap Study Guide, past examination papers, videos and power
5 days points

Data response questions, case studies, questions from past papers

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Week 5 FINAL NSC EXAMINATION
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5 days Marks: 150 Marks: 150

Time: 2½ hours Time: 2½ hours.

Topic Marks Topic Marks

Reproduction in vertebrates 8 DNA: Code of life 17

Human reproduction 41 Meiosis 21

Responding to the environment (humans) 54 Genetics andinheritance 48

Human endocrine system and Homeostasis 34 Evolution 54

PREPARATION FOR FINAL NSC EXAMINATION
Responding to the environment (plants) 13
SBA WEIGHTING: 25%
FINAL NSC EXAMINATION: 75%
Cognitive levels:

Knowing science - 40%;

Understanding science - 25%;
Applying scientific knowledge - 20%;
Evaluating, analysing and synthesising science knowledge - 15%
Degrees of difficulty for examination and test questions:

Easy - 30%;
Moderate - 40%;
Difficult - 25%;
Very difficult - 5%

Informal Assessment
A minimum of three informal tasks should be done per week. These tasks can be marked by learners or teachers.
NB:
• It is recommended that a consolidation task/informal test is completed at the end of a concept/topic.
• It is vital that practical skills are taught and assessed in an integrated way in the context of theoretical concepts.
• Collectively, the informal tasks must reflect all degrees of difficulty and cognitive levels.

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