Showing posts with label Technical Science. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Technical Science. Show all posts

Tuesday, 16 February 2021

PAT for Technical Sciences: Grade 12 in 2021

DBE has released this year's PATs for Technical Sciences. Please note that it differs from what was communicated in the Recovery ATPs, which is now part of the 2021 FSAG.

Thursday, 14 February 2019

PAT for Technical Sciences: Grade 12 for 2019

DBE has released this year's PAT for technical sciences. Please note it is for 2019.

Click here to download the Afrikaans version (Not available anymore).
Click here to download the English version (Not available anymore).

Monday, 12 February 2018

PAT for Technical Sciences: Grade 12 for 2018

DBE has released the grade 12 PATs for technical sciences. Please note this PAT is for 2018.

Click here to download the Afrikaans version (Not available anymore).
Click here to download the English version (Not available anymore).

Thursday, 29 June 2017

Training for technical sciences teachers: June 2017

From 28 to 30 June 2017 the teachers responsible for technical sciences in grade 11 in the Free State have met in Bloemfontein for a training session on thermodynamics. This training was a continuation of the training held at the end of 2016. 

This training on thermodynamics is accredited by SACE and teachers receive 15 professional points (CPTD) for completing all aspects of the training.

Cluster moderation of the June examination scripts, feedback on examination papers and the design of the practical assessment task's project were also done while the teachers were together.

Thanks to everybody who attended! We trust everybody is capacitated to teach this topic with success next term.

Here the teachers are busy with an experiment to determine the specific heat capacity of copper.











Friday, 30 September 2016

Training for technical sciences teachers

54 teachers across the Free State that are responsible for teaching technical sciences have gathered in Bloemfontein from Monday to Friday (26-30 September). They have prepared for 2017 when technical sciences will be phased in in grade 11. 

Apart from addressing content, assessment and classroom management issues by the subject advisers, all the teachers have received apparatus to do the required practical work of this course. Some of these activities are displayed below.





























Friday, 17 June 2016

CAPS training: Technical Sciences Grade 11

The CAPS training for technical sciences (grade 11) will DV take place from 26 to 30 September 2016 (last week of term three).

Circular LTA 10 of 2016 dealing with this is available here. This circular has the details for training of technical mathematics and all the technical subjects as well.

Monday, 30 May 2016

Training for technical science teachers

From today until Thursday (30 May - 2 June) 38 teachers from across the Free State are gathered at the Bloemfontein campus of the Central University of Technology (CUT) where they receive training on aspects of the technical sciences grade 10 curriculum, including the practical work. The training is offered by the CUT-merSeta Chair in Engineering Development.

Wednesday, 13 January 2016

Technical Science Textbook for Grade 10

An e-textbook (pdf format) for grade 10 technical science can be downloaded from the links below. At this stage, an Afrikaans version is unfortunately not available. Look under "Pages" for the books.

Sunday, 11 October 2015

Technical Sciences CAPS training

Teachers who are going to teach Technical Sciences in 2016 have attended their CAPS training from 5 to 8 October 2016 in Bloemfontein.

This subject will be phased in from 2016 in grade 10 in technical and comprehensive schools. The training was done by a group of the Free State Physical Science Subject Advisers, Miss Janetta Nel (CES for Science and Technology) and Dr Angela Stott.

Scroll down and click the links below for more information.

Powerpoint presentations
MS Word documents
Bear in mind that some of the questions in the activities were done for stimulation, and they are not applicable to learners. 
Pictures of the teachers during training

During the training we once again came under the impression of the wonderful opportunity we have as physical and technical science teachers to expose learners to the wonders of science. A few teachers requested the piece that was used one morning for the opening. Hence, here it is:

Precious Father, thank You for allowing us to benefit from the beauty of all that Your hand has created. Thank You for our seas, forests, and skies. Thank You for all the beautiful and fragrant plants, and for the power and wonder of every animal. Thank You for the seasons and the rains that keep our earth reproducing. We will wake the dawn with our song. O Lord, our Lord, Your majestic Name fills the earth! Your glory is higher than the heavens. When we look at the night sky and see the work of Your fingers, the moon and the stars you set in place; what are mortals that You should think about them, human beings that You should care for them? The highest heavens and the earth and everything in it all belong to You. We are blessed to be the recipients of all the beauty that surrounds us and testifies of Your awesome glory.
*** Taken from The Prayer Institute (https://myprayerinstitute.wordpress.com/2012/10) ***