This is the Annual Teaching Plan for Grade 11 Physical Sciences, given in the 2023/24 version and an updated 2024 version. The year covers mechanics, electricity and magnetism, matter and materials, and chemical change, with two formal experiments (one Physics, one Chemistry) and a final exam of two papers.
Each term is set out week by week with the hours for each topic, for example 44 hours in Term 1 and 38 hours in Term 2. Assessment tasks count 40% and the end-of-year exam 60% of the final mark.
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- Download Physical Sciences 2023/24 version (PDF, 353 KB)
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What the Physical Sciences Grade 11 ATP covers
Term 1
- Vectors in two dimensions
- Newton's laws of motion
- Friction and free-body diagrams
- Newton's law of universal gravitation
- Electrostatics: Coulomb's law
- Electric fields
Formal assessment: Formal experiment: Newton's second law or gravitational acceleration. Control test.
Term 2
- Electromagnetism and Faraday's law
- Electric circuits, power and energy
- Atomic combinations and chemical bonding
- Molecular shape and electronegativity
- Intermolecular forces
Formal assessment: Control test (2023/24 version) or June exam of two papers (2024 version).
Term 3
- Quantitative aspects of chemical change
- Stoichiometry and concentration
- Energy and chemical change
- Types of reactions
- Acids and bases
- Ideal gases and gas laws
Formal assessment: Formal experiment: titration or Boyle's law. Control test.
Term 4
- Discussion of the September control test
- Types of reaction: acid-base and redox
- Acid-base titration practical
- Consolidation and revision
Formal assessment: Final examination: Paper 1 and Paper 2 (150 marks each).
Source: Department of Basic Education, 2023/24 Annual Teaching Plans. DBE Circular S19 of 2025 keeps the 2023/24 ATPs in use, with some exclusions, so check with your school or district for any changes.