2020 REVISED CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT PLANS GRADES 10

2020 REVISED CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT PLANS GRADES 10 -12 Agricultural Sciences Implementation: June 2020

Presentation Outline 1. Purpose 2. Amendments to the Content Overview for the Phase 3. Amendments to the Annual Teaching Plan 4. Amendments School Based Assessment (SBA) 5. Conclusion

1. Purpose • To mediate the amendments of the trimmed and re-organised 2020 Annual Teaching Plan including School Based Assessment for Agricultural Sciences, Grade 10 -12 for implementation in June 2020 as stipulated in Circular S 2 of 2020. • To ensure that meaningful teaching proceeds during the remaining teaching time as per the revised school calendar. • To assist teachers with guided pacing and sequencing of curriculum content and assessment.

1. Purpose (continued) • To enable teachers to cover the essential core content /skills in each grade within the available time. • To assist teachers with planning for the different forms of assessment. • To ensure learners are adequately prepared for the subsequent year/s in terms of content, skills, knowledge, attitudes and values.

2. Amendments to the Content Overview for the Phase

Summary: Amendments to the Content Overview for the Phase Topic : Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12 Agricultural Resources Water and Soil Management Water and Soil pollution Optimal Resource Utilization. No amendments Agricultural Production factors: Soil Science Basic Components Minerals Rock formation Soil Characteristics Soil Chemistry No amendments This topic is not covered in grade 12 Animal Production Different categories of Animals Different Animal Breeds (Reduced to 2 breeds per category) This topic is not covered in gr 11 No amendment Gr 10 Introductory to Gr 12

Summary: Amendments to the Content Overview for the Phase Topic : Grade 10 Grade 11 Plant studies Different categories of plants Different Plant cultivars (Reduced to 2 cultivars per category) No amendments topic: Teaching time This topic is not reduced covered in G r 12 Biological concepts: Basic overview of Basic overview plant and animal Cell division cells. The importance of cell division. Teaching time reduced Biotechnology in plants: Introductory. Reduced teaching time Grade 12 No amendments : Basic Genetics Biotechnology in animals

3. Amendments to the Annual Teaching Plan

Summary: Re-organisation of Gr 10 content topics (term 2 - 4) • Agricultural Resources : Reduced teaching time to 2 weeks • Soil Sciences : Reduced teaching time to 2 weeks • Animal Production : Reduced : Only 2 Breeds per category of animal & main characteristics Introductory : Horse and Game farming • Plant Production : Reduced: Only 2 Cultivars per category & main characteristics

Summary: Re- organisation of Gr 10 content topics (term 2 - 4) • Biological Concepts : Reduced teaching time Only Plant & Animal Cells- no function of organelles Importance of cell division – not process

Summary: Re- organisation of Gr 11 content topics (term 2 - 4) • Soil Sciences : Reduced teaching time to 4 weeks • Plant Sciences: Reduced teaching time to 5 weeks • Plant Production : Only introduction to Plant improvement & Biotechnology • Optimal resource utilization: Reduced teaching time. Remove Utilization of water & Soil drainage and Soil Cultivation

Summary: Content/Topics Amended ( Gr 10) Content/Topics Agricultural Resources Water and Soil Management & Pollution (CAPS pg. 17) Soil Sciences : Basic Components Minerals Rock formatiom (CAPS pg. 17) Term 2 2 Amendment Topic time reduced to 2 weeks Topic time reduced to 2 weeks

Summary: Content/Topics Amended ( Gr 10) Content/Topics Soil Sciences: Soil weathering Soil forming factors and Processes (CAPS pg. 17 -19) Animal production : ( CAPS pg. 19 -22) Term 3 3 Amendment Topic time reduced to 2 weeks Reduced – Main categories with 2 breeds/ examples Mention Game farming & Horse breeding – no indepth teaching, no breeds Topic time reduced to 4 weeks

Summary: Content/Topics Amended ( Gr 10) Content/Topics Plant studies (CAPS pg. 23 -24) Biological Concepts (CAPS pg. 24) Term Amendment 4 Topic time reduced to 4 weeks: Main categories with 2 examples per category 4 Re- organised: Topic time reduced to 1 week Plant and Animal Cells The Importance of cell division – not process

Summary: Content/Topics Amended ( Gr 11) Content/Topics Soil Science (CAPS pg. 28 -29) Soil Chemistry ( CAPS pg. 29 -30) Soil Organic matter CAPS pg. 31 Plant Sciences (CAPS pg. 31 -33) Plant reproduction ( CAPS pg. 33 -34) Term 2 3 Amendment Topic time reduced to 4 weeks Topic time reduced to 5 weeks Photosynthesis – Mention the importance – not the process.

Summary: Content/Topics Amended ( Gr 11) Content/Topics Plant Production: Plant Improvement Plant Protection (CAPS pg. 35 -36) Optimal Resource Utilization (CAPS pg. 37 -38) Term 4 4 Amendment Re- organised : Introduction to Plant Improvement & Biotechnology Topic time reduced to 2 weeks Re- organised : Remove Utilization of water and Soil drainage and Soil cultivation. Topic time reduced to 1 week

Summary: Content/Topics Amended ( Gr 12) Content/Topics Animal Reproduction (CAPS pg. 46) Animal Protection (CAPS pg. 46 -47) Agricultural genetics ( CAPS pg 48 -50) Term 2 2 2 Amendment No amendments Topic time reduced to 1 week No amendments Topic time reduced to 2 weeks No amendments Topic time reduced to 4 weeks

Summary: Content/Topics Amended ( Gr 12) Content/Topics Agricultural Economics (CAPS pg. 50) Agricultural Marketing (CAPS pg. 51 -52) Preparation for Final NSC examination P 1 & P 2 Term 3 3 4 Amendment No amendments Topic time reduced to 2 weeks Revision time amended to 2 weeks

4. Amendments School Based Assessment (SBA)

Summary: Revised Programme of Assessment Gr 10 & Gr 11 Term 2 Term 3 PRACTICAL TASK (20%) TEST (15%) (minimum 80 marks) No Tasks TEST (15%) ( minimum 100 marks) Term 4 FINAL EXAMINATION Paper 1 + Paper 2 Duration: 2½ hours for each paper 150 marks for each paper

Summary: Revised Programme of Assessment Gr 12 Term 1 Term 2 PRACTICAL TASK (20%) PRACTICAL TASK/ ASSIGNMENT (20%) TEST (5%) (minimum 80 marks) TEST (10%) (minimum 100 marks) Term 3 TEST (5%) ( minimum 100 marks) Trial Examination : P 1& P 2 (20%) Term 4 FINAL EXAMINATION Paper 1 + Paper 2 Duration: 2½ hours for each paper 150 marks for each paper

Summary: Revised Final Examination Structure • • No changes in Grade 10 - Gr 12 Paper 1 and Paper 2 150 marks each paper 2½ hours each paper

Summary: Final examination Structure Format of a Grade 10 -Gr 12 examination paper: P 1 & P 2 Sections Type of questions Marks A A variety of short answer questions, objective questions for 45 example MCQ, terminology, columns/statement and items, data-response B A variety of question types. THREE questions of 35 marks each divided into 2 – 4 subsections 3 x 35

5. Conclusion

Conclusion • There were no topics removed • Re-organization of topics into reduced teaching time (Gr 10 - Gr 12) • Animal Studies Gr 10 – Reduction of number of breeds/ category of animals to TWO– Only the types of horses – no breeds – Mention only Game farming – No in-depth teaching • Plant Studies Gr 10 – Reduction of number or cultivars/ category to TWO cultivars

Conclusion • Biological Concepts: ( Gr 10) - Plant and animal cells – not the functions of the organelles. - Importance of the cell division process – not the process.

Conclusion • Plant Sciences: (Gr 11) - Only the importance of photosynthesis – not the process • Plant production (Gr 11) - Only introduction to plant Improvement & Biotechnology • Optimal Resource Utilization(Gr 11) - Remove Utilization of water - Remove Soil Drainage and Soil Cultivation

Contact Details Mr Kanthan Naidoo CES: Life Sciences & Agricultural Subjects Department of Basic Education Tel: 012 357 4160 Email: Naidoo. K@dbe. gov. za