2023/24 ANNUAL TEACHING PLANS: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES: GRADE 12
2023/24 ANNUAL TEACHING PLANS: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES: GRADE 12: TERM 1
TERM 1 WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 WEEK 7 WEEK 8 WEEK 9 WEEK 10 WEEK 11
CAPS TOPIC (CAPS pg. 39) (CAPS pg. 39) (CAPS pg. 40) (CAPS pg. 40) (CAPS pg. 41) (CAPS pg. 41) (CAPS pg. 42) (CAPS pg. 43) (CAPS pg. 44) (CAPS pg. 45) Revision
Animal nutrition Digestion in the Components Digestibility of feeds Types of feed Animal Animal shelter, Animal Synchronisation Embryo & tests
non-ruminant of feed producti protection, housing reproduction of oestrus and transplantation,
(pig, fowl) and on mating, artificial nuclear
ruminants (cow) mating transfer
CORE External structure of Digestion in Functions of Functions and Types of feed, Animal Animal shelter, Reproductive Synchronisation Embryo
alimentary canal of a ruminants and water, deficiencies of subdivision of production protection, housing, organs of cattle, of oestrus, transplantation,
CONCEPTS,
ruminant and non- non-ruminants, proteins, vitamins, feeds, systems, intensive animal oestrus and mating transfer,
SKILLS AND
ruminant digestion in the carbohydrates, digestibility of feed, supplements to examples of production system, oestrus cycle nuclear
VALUES
rumen fats and oils, quality of feed, rations, planning intensive behaviour, and transfer,
mineral energy value of a feed flow and handling of farm fertilisation and
constituents feed, nutritive ratio programme extensive animals pregnancy
farming
productions
REQUISITE PRE- Revise animal studies from Grade 10
KNOWLEDGE
RESOURCES Past examination papers, agricultural sciences “Mind the Gap”, commercially available study guides such as the answer series, Ace IT
(OTHER THAN
TEXTBOOK) TO
ENHANCE
INFORMAL Questions from past papers, tests, practical work & worksheets
ASSESSMENT
SBA TASK 1: Practical investigation (25%) of Term 1 TASK 2: Test 1 (75%) of Term 1
(FORMAL
ASSESSMENT)
1
2023/24 ANNUAL TEACHING PLANS: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES: GRADE 12
2023/24 ANNUAL TEACHING PLANS: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES: GRADE 12: 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
CAPS TOPIC (CAPS pg. 46) (CAPS pg. 46) (CAPS pg. 47) Internal (CAPS pg. 47) (CAPS pg. 48) (CAPS pg. 48) Patterns (CAPS pg. 48) (CAPS pg. 50) Basic Term 2 test,
Animal reproduction Animal and external parasites Plant and Basic agricultural of inheritance Selection agricultural genetics, GMO mid-year exam
diseases metallic genetics P1 content
and salt 150 marks
protection poisoning
CORE Birth, parturition Animal Internal endoparasites Plant and Genetic concepts, genetic crosses The pattern of inheritance that leads General principles Genetic modification,
CONCEPTS, and dystocia, health, and external metallic salt to different phenotypes, prepotency of selection, natural genetic engineering
SKILLS AND milk production, animal ectoparasites poisoning, and atavism with examples, and artificial
VALUES lactation diseases the role of variation and mutation selection, breeding
government systems
in animal
health
REQUISITE Animal studies from Grade 10 Cells and cell division from (CAPS pg. 50) Basic agricultural genetics
PRE- Grade 10
KNOWLEDGE
RESOURCES Past examination papers, agricultural sciences “Mind the Gap”, commercially available study guides such as the answer series, Ace IT
(OTHER THAN
TEXTBOOK)
TO ENHANCE
LEARNING
INFORMAL Questions from past papers, tests, practical work
ASSESSMENT
SBA
Task 3: Controlled test T2, OR JUNE EXAMINATION
(FORMAL
ASSESSMENT) P1: 150 Marks
2
2023/24 ANNUAL TEACHING PLANS: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES: GRADE 12
2023/24 ANNUAL TEACHING PLANS: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES: GRADE 12: TERM 3
TERM 3 WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 WEEK 7 WEEK 8 WEEK 9 WEEK 10 WEEK 11
(CAPS pg. 50) (CAPS pg. 50) (CAPS pg. 51) Agricultural marketing & (CAPS pg. 52) (CAPS pg. 52) TASK 5: TRIAL EXAMINATION (75%)
Agric-production Capital and (CAPS pg. 51) Market equilibrium Agricultural Agricultural
factors management marketing systems entrepreneurship PAPER 1 PAPER 2
Marks: 150 Marks: 150
CORE Production factors: Capital, farm Agricultural marketing, price determination and demand, supply Free-market, co- Agricultural Time: 2½ hours Time: 2½
CONCEPTS, land, labour management Market equilibrium, development of a market, operative marketing, entrepreneurship,
Learners must answer all 4 hours
SKILLS AND approaches to marketing controlled marketing, agri-business plan
marketing chain or questions. Learners must answer all 4 questions.
VALUES
supply, demand chain Topics: Topics:
Animal nutrition Animal Agricultural Management and
production, protection marketing
and control Production factors
Reproduction Basic Agricultural Genetics
REQUISITE Agricultural Economics from Gr 10
PRE-
KNOWLEDGE
RESOURCES Past examination papers, agricultural sciences “Mind the Gap” , commercially available study guides such as the Answer Series, Ace IT
(OTHER
THAN
TEXTBOOK)
TO
ENHANCE Section A:
LEARNING Question 1
• Short questions, objective questions e.g. MCQ, terminology,
INFORMAL Questions from past papers, tests, practical work columns, statements and items (45 marks)
ASSESSMENT Section B:
Question 2–4
SBA Task 4: Practical Investigation: 25% of Term 3 • Variety of question types.
(FORMAL TASK 5: Trial Examination 75% of Term 3 • 3 questions of 35 marks divided into subsections
ASSESSMENT)
Cognitive levels: Knowledge – 40%, Comprehension and Application – 40%, Analysis,
Evaluation and Synthesis – 20%
3
2023/24 ANNUAL TEACHING PLANS: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES: GRADE 12
2023/24 ANNUAL TEACHING PLANS: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES: GRADE 12: TERM 4
TERM 4 WEEK 1 WEEK 2 WEEK 3 WEEK 4 WEEK 5 WEEK 6 WEEK 7 WEEK 8 WEEK 9 WEEK 10
CAPS TOPIC Revision: Revision: Final NSC examination
Animal Agricultural
nutrition genetics
Animal reproduction Agricultural production factors PAPER 1 PAPER 2
Animal protection and control Agricultural management & Marks: 150 Marks: 150
marketing Time: 2½ hours Time: 2½ hours
Learners must answer all 4 Learners must answer all 4 questions.
RESOURCES Past examination papers questions. Topics:
(OTHER THAN Topics: Agricultural management and
TEXTBOOK) Animal nutrition marketing
TO ENHANCE Animal production, protection and control Production factors
LEARNING Reproduction Basic agricultural genetics
Section A: Question 1
• Short questions, objective questions e.g. MCQ, terminology, columns,
statements and items (45 marks)
Section B: Question 2 – 4
• Variety of question types.
• 3 questions of 35 marks divided into subsections
Cognitive levels: Knowledge – 40%, comprehension and application – 40%, analysis, evaluation
and synthesis – 20%
