Natural Sciences and Technology Grades 4 - 6 November Controlled Test Weighting Grid 2025

WEIGHTING GRID FOR GRADE 4 NOVEMBER CONTROLLED TEST 2025

Cognitive levels Teaching Suggested Time

Topics time in mark allocation allocati

weeks on

Low Middle High

50% 35% 15%

Energy and energy

transfer 2½ 7 14

Energy around us 2 5 10
TERM 3

(60%)

Movement and energy

in a system 2½ 7 14

Energy and sound 2 5 10

TERM 3 (60%) 9 24 48

Planet Earth 2 4 8
PLANET EARTH & BEYOND

The Sun 1 2 4
TERM 4

The Earth and Sun 1 2 4

The Moon 2 4 8

Rocket system 2 4 8

TERM 4 (40%) 8 16 32

TOTAL 20 14 6 17 weeks 40 marks 80

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 Natural Sciences and Technology Grades 4 - 6 November Controlled Test Weighting Grid 2025

WEIGHTING GRID FOR GRADE 5 NOVEMBER CONTROLLED TEST 2025

Cognitive levels Teaching Suggested Time

Topics time in mark allocation allocation

weeks

Low Middle High

50% 35% 15%

Stored energy in
ENERGY AND CHANGE

fuels 3 8 14

Energy and
TERM 3

electricity 3 8 14

Energy and

environment 3 8 14

TERM 3 (60%) 9 24 42

Planet Earth 1 2 3
PLANET EARTH & BEYOND

The surface of the

Earth 2½ 5 9

Sedimentary rocks 2 4 7

Fossils 2½ 5 9

TERM 4 (40%) 8 16 28

TOTAL 20 14 6 17 weeks 40 marks 70 mins

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 Natural Sciences and Technology Grades 4 - 6 November Controlled Test Weighting Grid 2025

WEIGHTING GRID FOR GRADE 6 NOVEMBER CONTROLLED TEST 2025

Cognitive levels Teaching Suggested Time

Topics time in mark allocation allocation

weeks

Low Middle High

50% 35% 15%

Electric circuits 3 8 14
ENERGY AND CHANGE

Electrical conductors

and insulators 2 6 10
TERM 3

Systems to solve

problems 2 5 9

Mains electricity 2 5 9

TERM 3 (60%) 9 24 42

The Solar System 2½ 5 9

Movements of the Earth

and the Planets 1 2 4

The movement of the

Moon 1 2 3

Telescope 1 2 3

Systems to explore the

Moon and Mars 2½ 5 9

TERM 4 (40%) 8 16 28

TOTAL 20 14 6 17 weeks 40 marks 70 mins

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