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Step into Science FET Resource Books for Practical Activities Get practical Investigate • Discover • Analyse

The Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) for FET Sciences nces states that in all grades, a significant amount of time should be spent on doing practical tasks and investigations, which are an integral part of the teaching and learning process.

The focus of these Step into Science FET Resource Books for Practical Activities is to promote knowledge and skills in scientific inquiry and to encourage the investigating skills that are relevant to the study of Life and Physical Sciences i.e. ‘Doing Science’.

Learners should be able to complete investigations, analyse problems, and use practical processes and skills in designing and evaluating solutions. Learners are required to plan and do simple investigations, and solve problems that need some practical ability. The practical activities also develop attitudes and values that underpin this practical ability.

The Programme of Formal Assessment for Physical Sciences and Life Sciences requires one selected practical task per term across Grades 10 to 12. To make the teacher’s decision easier, we have provided a selection of practical tasks per knowledge area that can be used for informal (formative) and formal assessment as part of the Programme of Assessment.

The Step into Science FET Resource Books for Practical Activities have the following features: • An introduction to practical work that explains the purpose and aim of practical work, the scientific process, and the process skills which should be developed through practical activities.

• Guidelines to ensure safety in the science classroom.

• A selection of practical activities per knowledge area per grade for the FET Phase. This means a choice of well-designed practical activities, which could be used for informal or formal assessment.

• Each practical activity consists of: – teacher support that indicates the objectives, advance preparation, and improvised resources, where applicable. This enables the teacher to plan the practical tasks and investigations – a photocopiable worksheet for the learners to complete, that outlines the practical task according to the scientific process – assessment tools and guidelines, including rubrics where relevant and a marking memorandum to assess the worksheet completed by the learners.

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Step into Science Chemistry FET Resource Book for Practical Activities Features of the book Links to the curriculum

Assessment tools and guidelines

The activities link to Sections 2.5 and 2.7 on practical work in the CAPS for Physical Sciences Further Education and Training Phase Grades 10–12.

Assessment tools and guidelines including rubrics where relevant and a marketing memorandum are included for each worksheet.

The nature of science

List of scientific terminology

A table is provided that summarises the nature of science and how people gain knowledge to understand and explain the natural world through science.

A list of scientific terminology with explanations is included in each worksheet which encourages the learners to use the language of science.

Teachers need to model this in order for learners to recognise, understand, and use the vocabulary.

An introduction to practical work Photocopiable worksheets

An introduction to practical work that explains the purpose and aim of practical work, the scientific process, and the process skills which should be developed through practical work.

A table is provided that summarises the steps of the scientific and related processes and inquiry skills.

Guidelines to safety when doing practical work Science is all about hands-on learning, and is full of interesting lessons and fun experiments.

However it also poses some unique dangers and safety hazards for learners. Teachers should have knowledge of and understand safety issues to enable them to anticipate, recognise, control and eliminate any possible dangers and hazards. This section provides comprehensive notes on safety when doing practical work.

There is a photocopiable worksheet for each practical task. The worksheet provides a format for the learners to follow instructions to plan and/ or conduct the investigations, record observations and findings and make conclusions. The worksheet also encourages safety during practical work by asking learners to suggest safety precautions.

Practical activities There are one or two activities for each knowledge area for each grade. This gives the teacher a selection of well-designed practical activities per year that can be used for informal (formative) assessment and formal assessment as part of the Programme of Assessment.

Teacher support The teacher support page indicates how each activity links to the CAPS content and concepts, as well as the required prior knowledge, the objectives, advance preparation, resources and safety precautions.

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Step into Science Life Sciences FET Resource Book for Practical Activities Features of the book Links to the curriculum

Assessment tools and guidelines

The activities link to Specific Aim 2 ‘Investigating Phenomena in Life Sciences’ in the CAPS for Life Sciences Further Education and Training Phase Grades 10–12.

Assessment tools and guidelines including rubrics where relevant and a marketing memorandum are included for each worksheet.

The nature of science

List of scientific terminology

A table is provided that summarises the nature of science and how people gain knowledge to understand and explain the natural world through science.

A list of scientific terminology with explanations is included in each worksheet which encourages the learners to use the language of science.

Teachers need to model this in order for learners to recognise, understand, and use the vocabulary.

An introduction to practical work Photocopiable worksheets

An introduction to practical work that explains the purpose and aim of practical work, the scientific process, and the process skills which should be developed through practical work.

A table is provided that summarises the steps of the scientific and related processes and inquiry skills.

Guidelines to safety when doing practical work Science is all about hands-on learning, and is full of interesting lessons and fun experiments.

However it also poses some unique dangers and safety hazards for learners. Teachers should have knowledge of and understand safety issues to enable them to anticipate, recognise, control and eliminate any possible dangers and hazards. This section provides comprehensive notes on safety when doing practical work.

There is a photocopiable worksheet for each practical task. The worksheet provides a format for the learners to follow instructions to plan and/ or conduct the investigations, record observations and findings and make conclusions.

The worksheet also encourages safety during practical work by asking learners to suggest safety precautions.

Practical activities There are one or two activities for each knowledge strand for each grade. This gives the teacher a selection of well-designed practical activities per year that can be used for informal (formative) assessment and formal assessment as part of the Programme of Assessment.

Teacher support The teacher support page indicates how each activity links to the CAPS content and concepts, as well as the required prior knowledge, the objectives, advance preparation, resources and safety precautions.

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Resources required Where resources as listed in the CAPS for Life Sciences are not available or where resources are limited, improvised resources are suggested in the teacher support section.

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Step into Science Physics FET Resource Book for Practical Activities Features of the book Links to the curriculum

Assessment tools and guidelines

The activities link to Sections 2.5 and 2.7 on practical work in the CAPS for Physical Sciences Further Education and Training Phase Grades 10–12.

The nature of science

Assessment tools and guidelines including rubrics where relevant and a marketing memorandum are included for each worksheet.

List of scientific terminology

A table is provided that summarises the nature of science and how people gain knowledge to understand and explain the natural world through science.

A list of scientific terminology with explanations is included in each worksheet which encourages the learners to use the language of science.

Teachers need to model this in order for learners to recognise, understand, and use the vocabulary.

An introduction to practical work Photocopiable worksheets

An introduction to practical work that explains the purpose and aim of practical work, the scientific process, and the process skills which should be developed through practical work.

A table is provided that summarises the steps of the scientific and related processes and inquiry skills.

Guidelines to safety when doing practical work Science is all about hands-on learning, and is full of interesting lessons and fun experiments.

However it also poses some unique dangers and safety hazards for learners. Teachers should have knowledge of and understand safety issues to enable them to anticipate, recognise, control and eliminate any possible dangers and hazards. This section provides comprehensive notes on safety when doing practical work.

There is a photocopiable worksheet for each practical task. The worksheet provides a format for the learners to follow instructions to plan and/ or conduct the investigations, record observations and findings and make conclusions.

The worksheet also encourages safety during practical work by asking learners to suggest safety precautions.

Practical activities There are one or two activities for each knowledge area for each grade. This gives the teacher a selection of well-designed practical activities per year that can be used for informal (formative) assessment and formal assessment as part of the Programme of Assessment.

Teacher support The teacher support page indicates how each activity links to the CAPS content and concepts, as well as the required prior knowledge, the objectives, advance preparation, resources and safety precautions.

Resources required Where resources as listed in the CAPS for Physical Sciences are not available or where resources are limited, improvised resources are suggested in the teacher support section.

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ISBN

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9781431060573

Step into Science Chemistry FET Resource Book for Practical Activities

9781431060566

Step into Science Life Sciences FET Resource Book for Practical Activities

9781431060580

Step into Science Physics FET Resource Book for Practical Activities

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