Life sciences Grade 10 
     CAPS: structured, clear, practical 
    Helping teachers unlock the power of NCS 
      KNOWLEDGE AREA: Diversity, change and continuity 
     Topic 12:  History of life on Earth 
     Geological time scale and Cambrian explosion and 
     Pre-Cambrian 
      
             
             
     CAPS SPECIFIC AIMS  
            
      1. Knowing Life Sciences 
    2. Investigating Phenomena in Life  
              Sciences 
   3. Appreciating and Understanding the    
       History, Importance and Applications  
         of Life Sciences in Society 
            
                        Specific Skills 
      Access information                   Apply knowledge in new contexts 
      Select key ideas                     Use knowledge in a new way 
      Recall information                   Analyse information/data 
      Describe knowledge of NS             Critically evaluate scientific 
      Build a conceptual framework         information 
      Organise or reorganise knowledge     Recognise relationships between 
      Write summaries                      existing knowledge and new ideas 
      Develop flow charts and mind maps    Identify assumptions 
      Recognise patterns and trends        Categorise information 
                                            
       
    Agenda or Summary Layout 
    The Geological Time-Scale 
    1   Discussion Item One 
        The Geological Time-Scale 
    2   Discussion Item Two 
        The Beginning of Life 
    3   Discussion Item Three 
        Cambrian Explosion