Natural, Life & Physical Sciences · CAPS · Gr 7–12

Discover the world
through science.

CAPS-aligned science for Grades 7–12 — Natural, Life & Physical Sciences, with NSC and IEB support.

📖 Theory⚗️ Simulation✅ Practice✏️ Workbook
Grade 7
Natural Sciences
Grade 8
Natural Sciences
Grade 9
Natural Sciences
Grade 10
Life Sciences
Grade 10
Physical Sciences
Grade 11
Life Sciences
Grade 11
Physical Sciences
Grade 12
Life Sciences
Grade 12
Physical Sciences
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Life & Living · T1
Biodiversity & Classification

The five kingdoms and the incredible variety of life on Earth — from micro-organisms to complex animals and plants.

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Matter & Materials · T2
Properties, Mixtures & Acids

What materials are made of, how mixtures are separated, and the difference between acids, bases and neutrals.

Energy & Change · T3
Energy Forms & Heat Transfer

Kinetic and potential energy, conservation of energy, conduction, convection and radiation. Renewable energy sources.

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Earth & Beyond · T4
Earth–Sun–Moon System

How Earth's tilt causes seasons, how the Moon creates tides, and the history of our understanding of astronomy.

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Life & Living · T1
Photosynthesis, Ecosystems & Micro-organisms

How plants make food, the complex web of life in ecosystems, and the tiny organisms that rule our world.

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Matter & Materials · T2
Atoms, Particle Model & Reactions

From subatomic particles all the way to your first chemical reactions.

Energy & Change · T3
Electricity, Light & Static

How charge, current, light and sound carry energy through our world.

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Earth & Beyond · T4
Solar System, Galaxies & Telescopes

Journey through our solar system, beyond it into the Milky Way, and learn how telescopes like SALT and the SKA reveal the universe.

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Life & Living · T1
Cells, Reproduction & Genetics

From single cells to whole body systems — and how life passes on its genes.

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Matter & Materials · T2
Atoms, Bonding & Reactions

Atomic structure, electron arrangement, chemical bonding, acids and bases, and types of chemical reactions.

Energy & Change · T3
Forces, Circuits & Electricity Supply

How forces, magnetism and electricity power the world around you.

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Earth & Beyond · T4
Earth Systems, Lithosphere & Stars

Our planet as a system — from the atmosphere and lithosphere to the life cycle of stars.

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Molecular, Cellular & Tissue Level · T1
Chemistry of Life & Cells

Inorganic and organic compounds, the cell as the unit of life, cell division, and plant and animal tissues.

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Life Processes in Plants & Animals · T2
Support & Transport Systems

Support and transport systems in plants and animals, and the transport system in mammals.

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Environmental Studies · T3
Biosphere to Ecosystems

Biosphere to ecosystems — energy flow, nutrient cycles, and ecological relationships.

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Diversity, Change & Continuity · T4
Classification & History of Life

Biodiversity and classification, and the history of life on Earth.

National Senior Certificate · standard CAPS curriculum
Physics · Mechanics & Waves
Motion, Energy & Waves

Vectors, kinematics, energy conservation, wave properties, electrostatics, and electric circuits.

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Chemistry · Matter & Materials
Atoms, Bonding & Reactions

The building blocks of chemistry — from classifying matter to stoichiometry.

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Diversity, Change & Continuity · T1
Biodiversity of Microorganisms, Plants & Animals

Classification and roles of microorganisms, and the diversity of plants and animals.

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Life Processes in Plants & Animals · T2
Photosynthesis, Nutrition & Respiration

Photosynthesis, animal nutrition, respiration, gas exchange, and excretion.

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Environmental Studies · T3
Population Ecology & Human Impact

Population ecology, and human impact on the environment (current crises).

National Senior Certificate · standard CAPS curriculum
Physics · Mechanics & Electricity
Forces, Momentum & Fields

Newton's laws, momentum, energy and electricity — the mechanics core of FET physics.

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Chemistry · Reactions & Equilibrium
Energy, Rates & Equilibrium

Why reactions happen, how fast they go, and where they settle.

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Molecular, Cellular & Tissue Level · T1
DNA, Meiosis & Inheritance

DNA as the code of life, protein synthesis, and how meiosis produces genetically varied gametes.

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Life Processes in Plants & Animals · T2
Reproduction, Response & Regulation

How humans and plants reproduce, sense their world, and keep it in balance.

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Diversity, Change & Continuity · T2–T3
Evolution & Genetics

Darwinism and natural selection, the evidence for evolution and human evolution, and Mendelian genetics and inheritance.

National Senior Certificate · standard CAPS curriculum
Physics · Mechanics & Electricity
Projectiles, Waves & Electrodynamics

From projectiles to the photoelectric effect — the matric physics essentials.

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Chemistry · Organic & Electrochemistry
Organic Chemistry & Electrochemistry

Carbon compounds, electrochemical cells, and chemistry at industrial scale.