Note for Teachers: Section A must have a minimum of three types of question (Section A= ) Questions 1-5 are short responses count 15 marks (Section B= ) Questions 6 - 9…. count 35 marks SUGGESTED MARK WEIGHTING FOR GRADE 6 JUNE EXAM Cognitive levels Teaching Suggested Time Topics time in mark allocation weeks allocation Low Middle High 50% 35% 15% Photosynthesis 2.5 Nutrients in 1.5 15 food Nutrition 1.5 Food 1 Processing 2.5 6 & Processing Ecosystems & TERM 2 5 Food webs Living 10 weeks & Life Solids, liquids 0.5 and gases Mixtures 1 10 Solutions as special 2.5 Processing mixtures & 2 Dissolving 1 TERM Mixtures and 8 Materials water 2.5 & resources Process to 2.5 6 purify water Matter 10 weeks TOTAL Marks Marks Marks 20 50 marks 60mins 25 18 7
Note for Teachers: Section A must have a minimum of three types of question (Section A= ) Questions 1-5 are short responses count 15 marks (Section B= ) Questions 6 - 9…. count 35 marks SUGGESTED MARK WEIGHTING FOR GRADE 6 JUNE EXAM Topics Cognitive levels Teaching time in weeks Suggested mark allocation Time allocation Low 50% Middle 35% High 15% TERM 1 Life & Living & Processing Photosynthesis 2.5 15 Nutrients in food 1.5 Nutrition 1.5 Food Processing 2.5 6 Ecosystems & Food webs 2 5 10 weeks TERM 2 Matter & Materials & Processing Solids, liquids and gases 0.5 10 Mixtures 1 Solutions as special mixtures 2.5 Dissolving 1 8 Mixtures and water resources 2.5 Process to purify water 2.5 6 10 weeks TOTAL Marks 25 Marks 18 Marks 7 20 50 marks 60mins
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