2024 Grade 12 Physical Sciences Subject Framework

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• Define & calculate the momentum of a moving

object: p = mv
• Describe the vector nature of momentum & draw
Week 1 vector diagrams. State Newton’s second law
17 – 19 MECHANICS: in terms of momentum: 99
Momentum & ∆p
Jan Impulse
8.6 2.9
Fnet =
∆t
• Calculate the change in momentum when a resultant
force acts on an object.
• Define impulse
• Use the impulse momentum theorem (FnetΔt = mΔv)
in calculations for a variety of situations (1-D).

• Impulse and safety considerations.

• State the principle of conservation of linear
momentum.
• Explain what is meant by an isolated system, internal
Week 2 and external forces.
22 – 26 MECHANICS: • Prescribed Experiment (Formal) 101
Jan Momentum &
Impulse
Verify the conservation of linear momentum 31.4 10.7
• Apply conservation of momentum to collisions of two
objects (one dimension). 100
Distinguish between elastic and inelastic collisions by
calculation.
Week 3 • Explain what a projectile means.
29 Jan – • Use equations of motion to determine the position,
02 Feb velocity and displacement of a projectile at any given
MECHANICS: time.
Vertical projectile
• Sketch x vs t, v vs t and a vs t graphs for a free falling 102
motion 42.8 14.6
object, an object thrown vertically upwards, an object
thrown vertically downwards & bouncing objects.

• For given x vs t, v vs t or a vs t graphs, determine

position, displacement and velocity or acceleration at
any time t.
Week 4 • For given x vs t, v vs t or a vs t graphs, describe the
05 – 09 MECHANICS: motion of an object bouncing, thrown vertically
Feb Vertical projectile upwards & thrown vertically downward. 102 -
motion 103
• Recommended Experiment: 54.2 18.4
• (Informal)Investigate the motion of a falling body.
Draw a graph of position vs time and velocity vs
time for a free falling object and Use the data to
determine the acceleration due to gravity
• Define organic molecules, functional group,
hydrocarbon, homologous series, saturated and
unsaturated compounds, and structural isomers.
• Write condensed, structural & molecular formulae
Week 5 MATTER & (max 8 C atoms, 1 functional group per molecule)
12 – 16 MATERIALS: for alkanes (no rings), alkenes (no rings), alkynes,
Organic molecules
alcohols, haloalkanes (no rings), carboxylic acids, 104 65.6 22.3
Feb
aldehydes, ketones and esters.
• Write IUPAC names for structural / condensed
structural formulae for compounds from above
series.

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• Write IUPAC names from structural or condensed

structural formulae for compounds listed (one
functional group per molecule, max. two functional
groups for haloalkanes).
Week 6 MATTER & • Identify alkyl substituents (methyl- and ethyl-); max. 104 -
19 – 23 MATERIALS: THREE alkyl substituents.
Organic molecules 108 77 26.2
Feb • Identify compounds that are saturated, unsaturated,
structural isomers (chain, positional and functional).
• Physical properties: boiling point, melting point,
vapour pressure

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MATTER & • Relationship between physical properties and

MATERIALS: strength of IMF, type of functional group, chain length
Organic molecules
and branching
• Combustion of alkanes in excess O2 and use as
Week 7 fuels.
26 Feb – • Equation & reaction conditions for the formation of an 106
01 March ester and IUPAC names for reactant and products. 88.4 30.1
• Classify reactions as elimination, addition or
substitution.
• Equations and reaction conditions for addition
reactions of alkenes.
MATTER & • Equations and reaction conditions for elimination
MATERIALS:
reactions: dehydrohalogenation of haloalkanes, 107 –
Organic molecules
cracking of alkanes, dehydration of alcohols 117
• Equations and reaction conditions for 100 34
Week 8 substitution reactions: hydrolysis of haloalkanes,
04 – 08 halogenation of alkanes
March
CONTROLLED ONE PAPER (100 Marks)
TEST
Week 9 (2 Hours) • Newton’s laws of motion
11 – 15 • Momentum and impulse
March • Vertical projectile motion
• Organic molecules

CONTROLLED ONE PAPER (100 Marks)

TEST
Week 10 (2 Hours) • Newton’s laws of motion
18 – 20 • Momentum and impulse
March • Vertical projectile motion
• Organic molecules

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Discussion and corrections of March Controlled Test N/A 8.6 36.9

MECHANICS: Work 117

Week 1 Work, energy and
03 – 05 power • Define the work done on an object.
• Draw force diagrams & free body diagrams.
April
• Calculate the net work done on an object.
• Distinguish between positive work and negative net
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MECHANICS: • State the work-energy theorem. 118 17.2 39.8

Work, energy and
power • Apply the work-energy theorem on horizontal, vertical
and inclined planes.
• Define conservative and non-conservative forces and
Week 2 give examples.
08 – 12 • State the principle of conservation of mechanical
April energy.
• Solve problems using the equation
• Wnc = ΔEk + ΔEp
Show that Emech is conserved in absence of non-
conservative forces
MECHANICS: • Define power and calculate the power involved when 117 - 25.8 42.7
Work, energy and work is done 120
power
• Perform calculations using Pave= Fvave when an object
moves at a constant speed along a rough horizontal
surface or a rough inclined plane
Week 3
• Calculate the minimum power required of an electric
15 – 19 motor to pump water from a borehole of a particular
April depth at a particular rate using Wnc = ΔEk + ΔEp
• Recommended practical investigating(Informal)
Perform simple experiments to determine the
work done in walking up (or running up a flight
of stairs). Record the time for the run or the
walk and calculate the power in each case
WAVES, SOUND & • State the Doppler Effect and explain (using 121 - 34.4 45.6
LIGHT: Doppler
illustrations) the change in pitch observed when a 122
Effect
Week 4 source moves toward or away from a listener
22 – 26 (sound and ultra sound).
April • State applications of the Doppler Effect.
Solve problems using the
Doppler formula. when EITHER
source or listener
moves.
WAVES, SOUND & • Calculations involving Doppler formula. 122 43 48.5
LIGHT: Doppler • With light, explain ‘red shifts’ & use the Doppler
Week 5 Effect
29 Apr – Effect to explain why we conclude that the universe
03 May is expanding
CHEMICAL Rates of reaction and factors affecting rate (nature of 123
CHANGE: Rate and
extent of reaction reacting substances, concentration [pressure for
gases], temperature and presence of a catalyst).
Chemical • Explain in terms of the collision theory, how various 123 - 54.4 52.4
Change: Rate & factors affect the rate of chemical reactions.
Extent of reaction 124
• Answer questions, and interpret data (graphs or
tables) on different experimental techniques for
measuring the rate of reaction.
• Define the term positive catalyst
Week 6 • Interpret graphs of distribution of molecular energies
06 – 10 to explain how a catalyst, temperature and
May concentration affect the reaction rate.
• Recommended experiment (Informal)
• Rate of chemical reactions with sodium thiosulfate
and hydrochloric acid.
• Recommended experiment (Informal)
• Rate of chemical reactions with sodium thiosulfate
and hydrochloric acid
Week 7
CHEMICAL Explain: open & closed systems; reversible reactions; 124 65.8 56.3
CHANGE:
dynamic equilibrium
13 – 17 Chemical
equilibrium
May

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• List the factors that influence the position of an

equilibrium.
• State Le Charterlier’s principle and use it to explain
changes in equilibria.
• Interpret simple graphs illustrating equilibrium.
• List the factors that influence the value of the
equilibrium constant Kc.

• Write an expression for the equilibrium constant from 125 77.2 60.2
CHEMICAL a given equation.
CHANGE: Chemical • Perform calculations(Stoichometry) based on Kc
equilibrium
values.
Week 8 • Recommended experiment (informal):
Investigate equilibrium and the factors influencing
20 - 24 equilibrium in the equilibrium of CoCl2 and H2O.
May
• Design and perform an experiment to investigate
effects of pH on equilibrium systems such as Br2 in
water, and Cr2O 2- in water.
7

• Explain the significance of high and low values of

the equilibrium constant.
• Define acids and bases according to Arrhenius and 125 - 88.6 64.1
CHEMICAL Lowry-Brønsted. 126
CHANGE:
Week 9 Acids & bases • Distinguish between strong and weak acids/bases
27 – 31 with examples.
May • Distinguish between concentrated and dilute
acids/bases.
• Identify conjugate acid-base pairs for given
compounds.
• Write neutralisation reactions of common laboratory
acids and bases.
• Prescribed experiment (formal)
How do you use the titration of oxalic acid
against sodium hydroxide to determine
the concentration of sodium hydroxide?
• Perform calculations(Stoichometry) based on
titration reactions & motivate the choice of an
indicator.
• Titration calculations 100 68
CHEMICAL • Determine the approximate pH of salts in salt
CHANGE: hydrolysis.
Acids and bases
• Explain the pH scale and calculate pH values of 126 -
Week 10 strong acids and strong bases. 128
03-07 • Define the concept of Kw and explain the auto
June ionization of water.
• Compare the Ka and Kb values of strong and weak
acids and bases.
• Compare strong and weak acids by looking at pH,
conductivity & reaction rate.
June Examination (200 marks)
JUNE Paper 1
EXAMINATION
2hours Duration • Newton’s laws of motion
for each of papers • Momentum and impulse
1 and 2 • Vertical projectile motion
• Work, energy and power
Week 11
• Doppler effect
10 – 14 • Electricity and Magnetism (Grade 11)
June
Paper 2
• Stoichiometry
• Organic Molecules
• Rate and Extent of Chemical Reactions
Chemical Equilibrium Acids & Bases

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Discussion and corrections of June Controlled Test N/A

ELECTRICITY & • Electrostatics: 84 – 9.1 70.9
Week 1 MAGNETISM:
• Coulomb’s Law 85
09 – 12 Electrostatics
• Electric field
July
• Electric circuits 85
• Solve problems involving current, voltage and
resistance for circuits containing arrangements of
resistors in series and in parallel (maximum four
resistors excluding internal resistance)
ELECTRICITY & • Explain the term internal resistance. 21.2 74.8
MAGNETISM:
Week 2 Electric circuits • Solve circuit problems using
15 – 19 • ε =IRext+ Ir or ε = Vload + Vint resistance. 129
July • Solve problems, with internal resistance, for circuits
containing arrangements of resistors in series and in
parallel (maximum four resistors).
• State the energy conversion in generators & use 33.3 78.6
principle of electro-magnetic induction to explain how
generators work.
ELECTRICITY & • Give examples of uses of AC & DC generators &
MAGNETISM:
Electrodynamics
functions of components.
Week 3 • State the energy conversion in motors & use motor
22-26 effect to explain how motors work. 130
July • Explain the functions of components of motors and
give examples of uses of motors.
• State the advantages of alternating current over direct
current.
• Draw and interpret sketch graphs of voltage vs time
and current vs time for AC and DC generators.
ELECTRICITY & • Define the term rms for an alternating voltage or an 39.4 80.6
MAGNETISM:
Electrodynamics
alternating current.
• Solve problems using 130

Week 4
29 July –
02 August

Optical phenomena and properties of materials 130

• Describe the photoelectric effect and state its
M & M: Optical significance.
phenomena
and properties
• Define threshold frequency, fo.
of materials • Define work function, Wo.
Perform calculations using the photoelectric 132 51.5 84.5
equation:
MATTER & E =Wo+ Kmax, where
MATERIALS:
Optical
E = hf and Wo= hfo and
Week 5 phenomena Kmax = ½ m(vmax)2
05 – 08 and • Explain the effect of intensity and frequency on the
properties
August of materials photoelectric effect.
• Explain the formation of atomic spectra by referring to
energy transition.
• Explain the difference between atomic absorption
spectra and atomic emission spectra
• Define oxidation & reduction in terms of electron 63.6 88.3
transfer & oxidation numbers.
• Define oxidising & reducing agents in terms of
Week 6 CHEMICAL oxidation and reduction.
12 – 16 CHANGE:
• Define an anode and cathode in terms of oxidation 134 -
Electrochemical
August reactions and reduction. 138
• Define an electrolyte

Galvanic cells
• Define a galvanic cell.

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Week 6 • State the function of a salt bridge.

12 – 16 • Predict the movement of ions and the direction of
August electron flow in external circuit.
Continued • Write half-reactions at each electrode & the overall
cell reaction.
• Predict in which half-cell oxidation / reduction takes
place.
• Use cell notation or diagrams to represent a galvanic
cell.
• Calculate emf for a galvanic cell.
• Explain that Vcell decreases as [product ions]
increases and [reactant ions] decreases and Vcell = 0
when equilibrium is reached, (the cell is ‘flat’).
• State the standard conditions under which standard
electrode potentials are determined.
• Describe the standard hydrogen electrode and 134 75.7 92.2
explain its role as the reference electrode.
• Explain how standard electrode potentials can be
determined using the reference electrode; state the
convention regarding positive and negative values.

Electrolytic cells
• Define an electrolytic cell.
• Describe the movement of ions in the solution.
• State the direction of electron flow in the external
Week 7 circuit.
19 - 23 • Write equations for the half-reactions at the anode
August and cathode.
• Write down the overall cell reaction.
CHEMICAL • Describe, using half-reactions and the equation for
CHANGE: the overall cell reaction as well as the layout of the
Electrochemical particular cell using a schematic diagram, the
reactions
following electrolytic processes:
 The decomposition of copper(II) chloride
 Electroplating, e.g. the electroplating of an
iron spoon with silver/nickel
 Refining of copper
 The electrolysis of a concentrated solution of
sodium chloride.
• Paper 2 87.8 96.1

Week 8 • Representing chemical change (Gr 10)

• Intermolecular forces
26 – 30 • Energy and chemical change (Gr 11)
August • Stoichiometry (application only) (Gr 11)
• Chemical Change
• Matter & Materials
Paper 2 • Newton’s laws (Gr 11) 100 100
Week 9 Revision • Electrostatics (Gr 11)
02 – 06 • Electric circuits (Gr 11)
Sept • Mechanics
• Waves, Sound and light
• Electricity and magnetism
• Matter & Materials

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Week 10, PREPARATORY PAPER 1: 150 marks

EXAMINATION • Mechanics (65)
11 P1: 3 hrs
09 – 20 P2: 3 hrs
• Waves, Sound and light (15)
Sept • Electricity and magnetism (55)
• Matter & Materials (15)

PAPER 2: 150 marks

• Chemical Change (92)
• Matter & Materials (58)

The following gr 10 and 11 topics will form part the

two papers: Paper 1:
• Newton’s laws (Gr 11)
• Electrostatics (Gr 11)
• Electric circuits (Gr 11)
• Paper 2

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Week 10, • Representing chemical change (Gr 10)

11 • Intermolecular forces
09 – 20 • Energy and chemical change (Gr 11)
Sept • Stoichiometry (application only) (Gr 11)
Continued
Term 3 Reflection:

NB: week ending, duration written is the content guide.

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REVIEW:
Week 1 PREPARATORY
Discussion and correction of errors in Preparatory Exams
01 – 04 Oct EXAMINATIONS
(P1 & P2)
Week 2 REVIEW:
07 – 11 Oct PREPARATORY
EXAMINATIONS
Discussion and correction of errors in Preparatory Exams
(P1 & P2)
CONSOLIDATION Preparation for final Exams
Week 3 AND REVISION
14 – 18 Oct

Week 4 21- CONSOLIDATION

Preparation for final Exams
25 Oct AND REVISION

PAPER 1: 150 marks

• Mechanics (65)
Momentum and impulse; Vertical projectile motion,
Work, energy and power, Newton’s laws (Gr 11)
• Waves, Sound and light (15) Doppler effect
• Electricity and magnetism (55)
Electric circuits, Electrodynamics, Electrostatics (Gr
11), Electric circuits (Gr 11)
• Matter & Materials (15) Optical phenomena and
Week 5 properties of materials
28 Oct – 01 PAPER 2: 150 marks
Nov • Chemical Change (92)
Rate and extent of reaction, Chemical equilibrium,
Acids and bases, Representing chemical change (Gr
10), Energy and chemical change (Gr 11),
Stoichiometry (application only) (Gr 11),
Electrochemical reactions
• Matter & Materials (58)
Organic molecules, Intermolecular forces (Gr 11)