2025 ANNUAL TEACHING PLANS: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES: GRADE 10 (TERM 1)

TERM 1 WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 WEEK 7 WEEK 8 WEEK 9 WEEK 10 /11
17/01 -19/01 22/01 – 26/01 29/01 -02/02 05/ -09/02 12/02 -16/02 19/02 -23/02 26/02 -01/03 04/03- 08/03 11/03 -15/03 18/03 -20/03

CAPS TOPIC AGRO- INTERACTIONS GRAZING PASTURE OR BIOMES OF AGRICULTURAL POPULATION LAND INDIGENOUS AGRICULTURAL REVISION/TESTS WEEK
ECOLOGY IN ECOLOGY VELD SOUTH ECONOMICS GROWTH AND REDISTRIBUTION KNOWLEDGE ORGANISATIONS & ASSESSMENT
(CAPS PG. 14) ECOSYSTEMS (CAPS PG. 14) MANAGEMENT AFRICA (CAPS PG. 15) ECONOMIC (CAPS PG. 15) (CAPS PG. 15) (CAPS PG. 16)
AND (CAPS PG. 14) (CAPS PG. 15) VALUE
ECOLOGICAL OF PLANT AND
FARMING ANIMAL
(CAPS PG. 14) PRODUCTS
(CAPS PG. 15)
CORE Concepts: Energy flow in Pastures, Importance of Main types of Agri – Industry, Impact of Land ownership Concept of IKS, Basic aims, national, TASK 2: TEST (75%) –
CONCEPTS, Ecology, levels ecosystems, grazing ecology, pastures for the biomes of SA, classification and population models in SA, land comparison provincial and local 100
SKILLS AND of organisation, nutrient cycling optimal grazing, livestock identification of utilisation growth and shift reform programmes between levels of agricultural marks
VALUES agroecology, in ecosystems, veld types of industry, biomes on a patterns on agricultural in SA, land indigenous organisations, roles Term 1: Content
agroecosystems, interactions South Africa, relationship map, human of food products production in redistribution and and scientific of agricultural
components of between characteristics between pasture impact on in SA SA, impact of development after knowledge, organisations in SA,
ecosystems, organisms, of grazing management biomes, the 1994, indigenous FOUR benefits/
biotic and abiotic ecological plants, scientific and pasture importance of demand for legal concepts, knowledge used advantages of
factors farming methods approach to condition, veld biomes, climate agricultural aims/purposes of in agriculture, nationally recognised
pasture management change and commodities on agricultural advantages and agricultural
evaluation and practices and global warming, industries, legislation, important disadvantages organisations for
monitoring systems, factors that changes in the laws affecting of using individual farmers
advantages and cause global world and SA agriculture indigenous
disadvantages warming, impact population over technical
of grazing of climate the past 100 knowledge,
systems, change or years, impact of agricultural
pasture veld global warming, secondary production,
management long and short- and tertiary protection and
practices that term weather agricultural management of
lead to poor prediction and development in IKS in SA
pasture cyclic patterns SA
conditions of rainfall in SA,
adaptation
measures
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 2025 ANNUAL TEACHING PLANS: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES: GRADE 10 (TERM 2)

TERM 2 WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 WEEK 7 WEEK 8 WEEK 9 WEEK 10 WEEK 11
03/04 -05/04 08/04 -12/04 15/04 -19/04 22/04 -26/04 29/04 -03/05 06/05 -10/05 13/05 -17/05 20/05 -24/05 27/05 -31/05 03/06 -07/06 10/06 -14/06
WEEK

CAPS TOPIC SUSTAINABLE SOIL WATER MANAGEMENT (CAPS PG. 17) SOIL SCIENCE (CAPS PG. 17) ROCKS AND THEIR Revision and :
NATURAL CONSERVATION AGRICULTURAL POLLUTION (CAPS PG. 17) MINERALS (CAPS PG. 17) FORMATION remedial ST
RESOURCE AND (CAPS PG. 17) Task 3:
UTILISATION MANAGEMENT Controlled TE
(CAPS PG. 17) (CAPS PG. 17) Marks: 100
Time: 1½
CORE Concepts: Natural The concept: Soil The criteria to define water quality, the concepts: Water The concept: Soil, the main functions/importance of soil in The concept: hours
CONCEPTS, and agricultural degradation, the source and water supply (scarcity of water), the different an ecosystem, the following major components of soil: Rocks/mother rock, Covers term 2
SKILLS AND resources, types (physical, sources of water utilized in agriculture/farming industry, the organic matter, soil air, soil water and mineral particles the main types of content
VALUES different types of biological and different forms/ways in which water is used specifically in The concept: Minerals, the main differences between rocks based on their 100% of term
agricultural chemical agriculture, factors that affect the supply of water in primary and secondary minerals, examples of primary origin (formation)
resources and degradations) agriculture, the basic agricultural practices/activities that minerals, examples of secondary minerals that are important in
their importance and processes of contribute to the pollution of soil water, subsoil or ground soil formation
in agriculture, soil degradation water and surface water (water quality), the appropriate processes (igneous
pressure exerted (focus on causes, management practices/strategies which can be adopted to rocks, sedimentary
on natural adverse effects prevent and control water pollution including the National and metamorphic),
resources by and control) Water Act of 1998 the
growing The impact of soil The concept: Agricultural pollution and different types of cultivation
population, degradation on pollution, the major kinds/types of soil pollutants (causes, properties/suitability
sustainable agricultural effects and control measures), the economic impact of soil of soil that originate
utilisation of productivity pollutants on natural resource sustainability for agricultural from different types
natural resources production, waste management in agriculture of rocks
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SBA (FORMAL TASK 3: JUNE EXAMINATION: 100 %

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 2025 ANNUAL TEACHING PLANS: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES: GRADE 10 (TERM 3)

TERM 3 WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 WEEK 7 WEEK 8 WEEK 9 WEEK10/ 11
09/07 – 12/07 15/07 –19/07 22/07-26/07 29/07 – 02/08 05/08 -08/08 12/08 -16/08 19/08 -23/08 26/08 -30/08 02/09 -06/09 16/09 – 20/09
CAPS TOPIC WEATHERING SOIL FORMING FACTORS SOIL ANIMAL CATTLE SHEEP GOAT PIG BREEDS POULTRY BREEDS HORSE BREEDS (CAPS PG. 22) REVISION &
OF ROCKS (CAPS PG. 19) FORMING STUDIES BREEDS BREEDS BREEDS (75%) (CAPS PG. 22) GAME ANIMALS (CAPS PG. 22) TESTS
(CAPS PG. 19) PROCESSES (CAPS PG. (CAPS (CAPS PG. (72%) (CAPS (CAPS PG.
(CAPS PG. 19) 19) PG. 20) 20) PG. 21) 21)

CORE The concept: The description of the Soil forming Development Dairy cattle The main Classification Classification Classification of the Classification Classification of the Task 5:
CONCEPTS, Weathering of following main soil forming processes that and breeds, dual groups of of the of the main main types of poultry of the main main game animals TERM
SKILLS AND rocks, the factors: are active in domestication purpose sheep breeds following group of pig and differences horse breeds based on their TEST –
VALUES importance of Geographical/topographical soils: of farm cattle on their main goat breeds based between the main based on purposes, 100%
the weathering factors, climatic factors, mineralisation, animals, the breeds (2 utilisation, breeds based on their chicken/fowl breeds their importance of game TERM 3 –
of rocks, the organisms/biological factors humification, general examples of general on their production, (SA indigenous breeds, purposes, farming Content 100
weathering that influence soil formation, leaching, economic each) characteristics utilisation: the dual purpose breeds or warm- marks
factors the human activities that can illuviation, importance of of a functional Milk/dairy differences heavy breeds, light blooded and
important in have a direct impact on soil plinthite the livestock ram and ewe, breeds, meat between breeds and coldblooded
soil formation formation, parent material formation, industry in SA, wool breed, breeds, indigenous ornamental/pedigree horses,
and time inversion and The basic dual purpose mohair and improved breeds) according to riding/light
bioturbation differences sheep breeds, breeds (2 breeds, pork the following types of horse
between mutton examples breeds, production: Broiler breeds,
ruminants and breeds, pelt each) bacon breeds production and egg draught
non- breeds (2 examples production. Basic horse breeds
ruminants, (2 examples of each) requirements for
cattle – beef each) successful production
cattle breeds
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SBA TASK 4: Research or assignment Task 5: TERM TEST – 100% of TERM: TERM 3 Content :100 marks
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 2025 ANNUAL TEACHING PLANS: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES: GRADE 10 (TERM 4)

TERM 4 WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4/5 WEEK 6 WEEK 7 WEEK 8 WEEK 9 WEEK 10
01/10 -04/10 07/10 -11/10 14/10 -18/10 21/10 -01 /11 04/11 -08/11 11/11 -15/11 118/11 -22/11 25/11 -29/11 02/12- 06/12
CAPS TOPIC PLANT STUDIES HORTICULTURE HORTICULTURE FODDER CROPS BIOLOGICAL CONCEPTS AND CELL REVISION AND END OF THE YEAR EXAMINATION
(CAPS PG. 23) CROPS (CAPS CROPS (CAPS AND FORESTS DIVISION (CAPS
PG. PG. (CAPS PG. 24) PG. 24)
23) 23) PAPER 1 PAPER 2
Marks: 150 Marks: 150
CORE The average Horticultural Flower crops, Legume fodder The basic concept: Cell, tissue and organs in Time: 2½ hours Time: 2½ hours
CONCEPTS, volumes of crops, vegetables, shrubs and crops, grass living organism (organisational levels of a Learners must answer all 4 questions Learners must answer all 4
SKILLS AND production of fruit indigenous crops fodder crops – multi-cellular organism), plant and animal cells questions
VALUES economically climate and soil including the labelled diagrams of plant and
important requirements, animal cells, identification of the main cell Topics
crops/plants, the The concept: structures and organelles and their functions in Agri-ecology Topics
main production Forests, the both plant and animal cells, differences Agri-industry Soil science
areas of crops in classification of between an animal cell and a plant cell, the Animal studies Plant studies
South Africa, the the main groups cell division process and its application, the Optimal resource utilisation
general economic of forests concept: cell division, the types of cell division Biological concepts
importance and crops/trees, the the differences between mitosis and meiosis
utilization of distinction Section A:
crops, criteria for between Question 1
successful crop indigenous and • Short questions, objective questions e.g., MCQ, terminology,
production, field exotic forests, columns/statements and items (45 marks)
crops, grain reasons for Section B:
crops, oil seed promoting and Question 2-4
crops, industrial growing • Variety of question types
crops protected
• 3 questions of 35 marks divided into subsections
trees/plant and
Cognitive levels: Knowledge – 40%
eradicating
Comprehension and Application-40%
invasive
Analysis, evaluation and synthesis– 20%
trees/plant
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 2025 ANNUAL TEACHING PLANS: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES: GRADE 10 (TERM 5)

SBA
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