NST1501 Assignment 2 2024

NST1501
ASSIGNMENT 2
2024




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, NST1501 Assignment 2 2024

QUESTION 1
Answer the following questions:
1.1 How many hours is allocated per week for Natural Sciences and
Technology? (2)
1.2 How many strands does the Natural Sciences curriculum have? (2)
1.3 How many strands does the Technology curriculum have? (2)
1.4 Choose one Natural Sciences strand, and name 4 topics covered in that
strand in the intermediate phase. (4)
1.5 List the specific aims of Natural Sciences and Technology (3)
Natural Sciences and Technology Curriculum
1.1 The allocated hours per week for Natural Sciences and Technology are as
follows:
• Natural Sciences: 4.5 hours
• Technology: 2.5 hours
1.2 The Natural Sciences curriculum has two strands.
1.3 The Technology curriculum has two strands.
1.4 One of the Natural Sciences strands is "Life and Living." Topics covered in this
strand in the intermediate phase include:
• Diversity of life
• Interactions in ecosystems
• Matter and materials
• Energy and change
1.5 The specific aims of Natural Sciences and Technology are:
• Developing scientific and technological knowledge and skills
• Understanding the nature of science and technology