Physical Sciences
20 chapters · CAPS Annual Teaching Plan
Term 1
Waves, Sound & Light · Electrostatics · Electric Circuits
Transverse Pulses on a String or Spring
Week 1 · Paper 1 · 12 definitions · 1 formulas
Transverse Waves
Weeks 2–3 · Paper 1 · 10 definitions · 4 formulas
Longitudinal Waves
Week 4 · Paper 1 · 6 definitions · 1 formulas
Sound
Weeks 4–5 · Paper 1 · 9 definitions · 2 formulas
Electromagnetic Radiation
Weeks 6–7 · Paper 1 · 12 definitions · 3 formulas
Electrostatics
Weeks 8–9 · Paper 1 · 9 definitions · 2 formulas
Electric Circuits — Introduction
Week 10 · Paper 1 · 6 definitions · 3 formulas
Term 2
Electric Circuits · Matter & Materials · Chemical Change
Electric Circuits — Series and Parallel
Weeks 1–2 · Paper 1 · 3 definitions · 3 formulas
Matter and Its Classification
Week 3 · Paper 2 · 6 definitions · 0 formulas
States of Matter and the Kinetic Molecular Theory
Weeks 3–4 · Paper 2 · 5 definitions · 0 formulas
The Atom: Basic Building Block of All Matter
Weeks 4–5 · Paper 2 · 6 definitions · 2 formulas
Periodic Table
Week 6 · Paper 2 · 4 definitions · 0 formulas
Chemical Bonding
Weeks 7–8 · Paper 2 · 7 definitions · 0 formulas
Physical and Chemical Change
Weeks 8–9 · Paper 2 · 6 definitions · 0 formulas
Representing Chemical Change
Weeks 9–10 · Paper 2 · 5 definitions · 0 formulas
Term 3
Quantitative Chemistry · Vectors & Scalars · Mechanics · Energy
Quantitative Aspects of Chemical Change
Weeks 2–3 · Paper 2 · 8 definitions · 4 formulas
Vectors and Scalars
Week 4 · Paper 1 · 4 definitions · 2 formulas
Motion in One Dimension
Weeks 5–7 · Paper 1 · 7 definitions · 3 formulas
Equations of Motion
Weeks 7–9 · Paper 1 · 3 definitions · 4 formulas
Energy
Weeks 10–11 · Paper 1 · 4 definitions · 3 formulas
Term 4
Consolidation & Examination Preparation
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Term 4 consolidation chapters are in preparation.