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Topic 1 worksheet: Living and non-living things

Name: ___________________________________________ Date: _________

Look at the diagrams of the seven life processes shown below:

1 2

6
5

1. Give labels for diagrams 1 to 7. (7)


2. Draw your own picture of one of the life processes. Give your picture a
heading. (3)

Total: [10]

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Topic 2 worksheet: Structure of plants and animals

Name: ___________________________________________ Date: _________

Look at the diagrams below:

A B
B

C
D
E
C D F
E H
G

1. Provide labels for the plant. (5)


____________________________________ ____________________________________

____________________________________ ____________________________________

____________________________________ ____________________________________

2. Explain why plants have flowers. (2)


______________________________________________________ _____
______________________________________________________ _____
3. Provide labels for the pig. (7)
____________________________________ ____________________________________

____________________________________ ____________________________________

____________________________________ ____________________________________

____________________________________ ____________________________________

4. Name the body covering of the pig. (1)


______________________________________________________ _____

Total: [15]

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Topic 3 worksheet: What plants need to grow

Name: ___________________________________________ Date: _________

Look at the diagram below:

___________________
1. Label the diagram to show all of the things that plants need to survive. (4)
2. Give your diagram a heading. (2)
3. Draw a diagram to show what the plant above will look like on a hot
day if it does not get any water. (6)

4. Describe what the plant will look like if it is kept in a dark cupboard for
a week. Choose words from the box. (3)
It will be ___________________________________________________

light green dark green large small

Total: [15]
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Topic 4 worksheet: Habitats of animals

Name: ___________________________________________ Date: _________

The diagrams below show animals that Phumla observed in the school grounds.

1. Record Phumla’s observations of animals in the school grounds in the


table below. (5)
Animal snails ants butterflies millipedes pigeons
Number
observed
2. Complete the bar graph below to show your results. The first one has
been done for you. Count the blocks for each animal and colour them in. (10)

7
Number of animals Scale

6
5
4
3
2
1
0
snails ants butterflies millipedes pigeons
Animals observed
Animals observed in the school grounds

Total: [15]
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Topic 5 worksheet: Structures for animal shelters

Name: ___________________________________________ Date: _________

1. a) Sort the structures in the pictures below into two groups:


natural structures or human-made structures.
Write your answers in a table as follows: (7)
Natural structures Human-made structures

b) Sort the structures into frame structures and shell structures. (7)
Frame structures Shell structures

c) Name one human-made animal shelter that is a shell structure. (1)


_________________________________________________________

Total: [15]

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Topic 6 worksheet: Materials around us

Name: ___________________________________________ Date: _________

1. Circle the correct words:


a) Evaporation means a liquid/gas changes to a liquid/gas. (2)
b) Condensation means a liquid/gas changes to a liquid/gas. (2)
2. a) What happens to butter when it is heated? (1)
_________________________________________________________
b) What happens to water when you put it in a freezer? (1)
_________________________________________________________
3. Complete the following flow charts:
a)
solid liquid gas
(4)

b)
gas liquid solid
(4)
4. Matthew said that when water is heated it changes to water vapour,
which is a new substance. Is he correct? Rewrite the sentence so that it
is correct. (1)
______________________________________________________ _____
____________________________________________________ _______
____________________________________________________ _______

Total: [15]

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Topic 7 worksheet: Solid materials

Name: ___________________________________________ Date: _________

1. Choose words from the box to complete the following sentences: (3)

glass wood manufactured material raw material

A natural material that has not been changed in any way is called a
_______________. An example of such a material is _______________.
A material that has been changed is called a _______________.
2. The statements below explain how glass is made. Sort them into the
correct order. Write the letters only. (4)
As the liquid cools it becomes hard
People heat a sand mixture to very high temperatures until it melts and
becomes liquid
People use liquid glass to make different shapes
Sand is used to make glass
1. __________ 2. __________ 3. __________ 4. __________
3. Look at the pictures below:

c. Plastic ruler
a. Blanket
e. Raincoat

b. Tile

d. Clay brick f. Wood


Material Property Material Property
Blanket Clay brick
Tile Raincoat
Plastic ruler Wood

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Topic 7 worksheet: Solid materials

Name: ___________________________________________ Date: _________

Choose words from the text box below to describe the properties of
each material. (6)

soft strong hard waterproof flexible heavy

4. Plastic is a useful material used to make many different useful things.


Write down three things you use made from plastic. (3)
_____________________________________________ ______________
What is plastic made from?_____________________________________ (2)
Is plastic a manufactured or a raw material? ______________________ (1)
Give one property of plastic. ___________________________________ (1)

Total: [20]

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Topic 8 worksheet: Strengthening materials

Name: ___________________________________________ Date: _________

1. Write the correct name for each of the following. Choose your answer
from the box:

beam strut pillar variable fair test


a) A tall upright pole
b) A long thin tube that supports a weight
c) An investigation in which all factors, except the one you are testing,
are kept the same. (3)
2. Mrs Strong’s class investigated how many books different pillars could carry.
They found the following:
A circular pillar could carry five books
A triangular hollow pillar could carry six books
A square pillar could carry six books
a) Help the class by drawing a table to display their results. (3)
b) What sort of graph should they draw to show their results? (1)
_____________________________________ ____________________
c) Mrs Strong is not sure that her class’s results are correct. How could she
make sure that their findings are correct? (1)
____________________________________ _____________________
d) Do you think the class’s results are correct? Say why or why not. (2)
_________________________________ ________________________
_________________________________ ________________________

Total: [10]

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Topic 9 worksheet: Strong frame structures

Name: ___________________________________________ Date: _________

Look at the pictures of two indigenous South African homes.

A ____________________________ B ____________________________
1. Identify each type of home. Write down your answer beneath
each picture. (2)
2. a)What shape is the roof of home A? (1)
_______________________ __________________________________
b) Why is this a good shape to use for structures? (2)
_______________________ __________________________________
3. Describe two ways the structure of home B is made strong. (2)
____________ _______________________________________________
_____________ ______________________________________________
_______________ ____________________________________________
4. Name one other indigenous home you have learnt about. (1)
_____________ ______________________________________________
5. Complete the sentence:
Indigenous homes have a framework of ______________________ and
______________________ to make them strong. (2)

Total: [10]

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Topic 10 worksheet: Energy and energy transfer

Name: ___________________________________________ Date: _________

Look at the pictures below that show how energy passes from food to people.

1. Use the words below to show energy flows between food and animals
and people. (3)

hay apple donkey lion meat boy

Look at this picture:


2. Identify the source of energy in each of the following: (3)

Plants get their energy from


________________ ; Cows get
their energy from _______________ ;
The girl is eating an _____________
for energy
3. Use the picture above to draw an energy chain with at least three links. (3)
What do the arrows show? (1)
____________ _______________________________________________
4. Draw an energy flow diagram that includes you. (4)
5. Where do you get your energy from? (1)
____________ _______________________________________________
6. Identify five things you use energy for. (5)
____________ _______________________________________________
____________ _______________________________________________
____________ _______________________________________________
Total: [20]

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Topic 11 worksheet: Energy around us

Name: ___________________________________________ Date: _________

1. a) Name three different types of energy shown in the picture below. (3)
________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________

b) The woman needs energy to sew the fabric. Where does her energy
come from? (1)
_____________________________________________________
c) Complete the flow diagram of the energy transfer involved when
the woman sews a stitch in the fabric: (2)
Source of energy: Place energy is needed:
_________________ _________________

2. a) Identify the input energy and output energy in the appliances in


the pictures. Record your answers in the table: (4)

Appliance Input Energy Output energy

Total: [10]

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Topic 12 worksheet: Movement and energy in a system

Name: ___________________________________________ Date: _________

1. Look at the pictures of the musical instruments and complete the table. (6)

Musical instrument Input movement that


makes instrument work

2. a) Name one indigenous musical instrument shown in the pictures. (1)


_________________________________________________________
b) Draw a systems flow diagram to show the input energy and
output energy of this instrument. (3)

Total: [10]

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Topic 13
2 worksheet:
worksheet:Animal
Energyskeletons
and Sound

Name: ___________________________________________ Date: _________

Yasmin and Leila listened to sounds through different materials. This is a table
of their results.
Material Loudness of sound
Water ✓✓
Wood ✓✓✓✓
Steel ✓✓✓✓✓
Air ✓
1. Draw a bar graph of their results. (8)
5

4
Loudness of solid

water wood steel air Plastic


Materials
2. a) Through which material was the sound the loudest? (1)
_______________________________________________ __________
b) Through which material was the sound the softest? (1)
_______________________________________________ __________
3. What does the graph tell you about how well sound travels through liquids? (2)
_______________________________________________ __________
_______________________________________________ __________
4. a) If the sound travels through plastic, predict if the sound will be louder
or softer than through water. (1)
________________________________________________________
b) Give a reason for your prediction. (1)
________________________________________________________
c) Draw another bar on the chart to show how loud you think the sound
will be through plastic. (1)
Total: [15]
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Topic 14 worksheet: Planet Earth

Name: ___________________________________________ Date: _________

1. Use the words in the box to complete these sentences:


Sun rock sphere planets Earth
a) Earth is the shape of a ________________________________ (1)
b) Earth is made of _____________________________________ (1)
c) Earth moves around the _______________________________ (1)
d) Earth is one of eight ____________________________________
that all move around the sun. (1)
e) The Moon is a satellite of the ___________________________ (1)
2. a) Complete this sentence: Earth is often called the Blue Planet because
most of it is covered by ______________________________
which looks _____________________________ from space. (2)
b) What is the name given to the seven large pieces of land on Earth? (1)
_______________________________________________ __________
c) What is the name of the large piece of land that we live on? (1)
_______________________________________________ __________
d) Draw a picture that shows that you know what an island is. Use the
words ‘land’ and ‘sea’ to label your drawing. (1)
3. a)Besides the land and water surfaces, what else does Earth have all
around it? (1)
_______________________________________________ __________
b) What do we call this layer of Earth? (1)
_______________________________________________ __________
c) Name two things that this layer of Earth provides for plants and
animals. (2)
_______________________________________________ __________
_______________________________________________ __________
d) What do we call the special homes that Earth provides for everything
that lives on it? (1)
_______________________________________________ __________
Total: [15]

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Topic 15 worksheet:The Sun

Name: ___________________________________________ Date: _________

Each of the statements below is incorrect. Write them out so that they are
correct. Write your correct sentences in the space below the incorrect ones.
1. The Sun is the closest planet to Earth.
_________ __________________________________________________
2. The Sun is the smallest object in the solar system.
_________ __________________________________________________
3. The Earth is at the centre of the solar system.
_________ __________________________________________________
4. The Sun’s heat helps plants make their own food.
_________ __________________________________________________
5. The Sun’s heat causes water to condense in the water cycle.
_________ __________________________________________________
6. The Sun appears brighter than other stars because it is much bigger than
they are.
_________ __________________________________________________
7. In a food chain, energy passes from animals to plants.
_________ __________________________________________________
8. The Sun would support life on Earth better if Earth were closer to the Sun.
_________ __________________________________________________
9. The Sun is round like a plate.
_________ __________________________________________________
10. The Sun is made of hot rock.
_________ __________________________________________________

Total: [10]

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Topic 16 worksheet:The Earth and the Sun

Name: ___________________________________________ Date: _________

1. Look at the names of the planets in order from the Sun. Use this
information to label the diagram below with the names of each planet.
Also label the Sun.
Mercury Venus Earth Mars Jupiter Saturn Uranus Neptune
(1 x 9 = 9 marks) (9)

4 3
8
1
8 7

5
6

2. Which object in the diagram is a star? (1)


_________ __________________________________________________
3. What is the name of the system that is shown in the diagram? (1)
_________ __________________________________________________
4. What is the name of the pathway that planets travel around the Sun in? (1)
_________ __________________________________________________
5. What is the name of the movement of the planets round the Sun? (1)
_________ __________________________________________________
6. Which form of energy from the Sun is used by plants to make food? (1)
_________ __________________________________________________
7. Which form of energy from the Sun is needed for the water cycle? (1)
_________ __________________________________________________
Total: [15]
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Topic 17 worksheet:The Moon

Name: ___________________________________________ Date: _________

1. Circle the right answer to complete the sentences below.


(2 x 7 = 14 marks) (14)
a) The Moon is made of
A: soil
B: rock
C: dust
D: continents
b) On the Moon, there is no
A: rock
B: frozen water
C: liquid water
D: dust
c) The moon does not have any
A: mountains
B: craters
C: rivers
D: rocks
d) The Moon is
A: bigger than the Earth
B: smaller than the Earth
C: bigger than the Sun
e) The closest object to the Earth in space is:
A: a star
B: the Sun
C: one of the planets
D: the Moon
f) We see the same phase of the Moon
A: once in about every 29 days
B: once a year
C: every 45 days
D: whenever the Sun shines on the Moon

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Topic 17 worksheet:The Moon

Name: ___________________________________________ Date: _________

g) The Moon shines because


A: it is a ball of hot gas
B: it gives off its own light
C: the Sun’s light shines on it
D: the Earth shines on it
2. Draw the missing phase of the Moon in the diagram below. (2)

3. Label the New Moon and the Full Moon. (4)

Total: [20]

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Topic 18 worksheet: Rocket systems

Name: ___________________________________________ Date: _________

Mr Zoom’s class investigated how far their balloon rockets could fly.
These are their results:
Rocket Distance travelled (m)
small round balloon rocket 1.5
small long balloon 3
big round balloon 3.5
big long balloon 5
1. Draw a bar graph of the results. (8)
Balloon rocket test
5
Distance travelled (metres)

4.5
4
3.5
3
2.5
2
1.5
1
0
small small big big
round long round long
Type of balloon rocket
2. Choose the correct words to make each of the following sentences true: (2)
a) Balloon rockets will travel further if you blow more/less air into them.
b) A rocket is a system because it is made of one/many part(s).

Total: [10]

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WORKSHEET ANSWERS

Topic 1 worksheet answers: Living and non-living things

1. A moving
B excreting
C growing
D breathing
E sensing
F reproducing
G feeding (7)
2. The answers will vary. Assess the diagram to check that the learner has shown one of the life processes.
Help the learners to write a heading by telling them to write the word of the life process that they have
shown. For learners who struggle to come up with an idea, you could prompt them by asking them to
decide first on the life process and then ask if they want to draw a plant or an animal.
Allocate 1 mark for the heading and 2 marks for the drawing.
Total: [10]

Topic 2 worksheet answers: Structure of plants and animals

1. A flower
B leaf
C fruit containing seeds
D stem
E root (5)
2. Flowers are for reproduction – they make seeds which can grow into new plants. (2)
3. A limbs or legs
B tail
C body
D ear
E eye
F nose
G head (7)
4. hair or fur (1)
Total: [15]

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Topic 3 worksheet answers: What plants need to grow

1.
Leaves get sunlight.

Leaves get air.

Roots take
up water.
(4)
2. The things that plants need to survive (2)
3. Learners will draw a diagram that shows the leaves of the plant are drooping. The stem may also droop.
Allocate 3 marks for showing drooping leaves and for paying attention to details of the plant. Allocate
3 marks for drawing a neat accurate drawing of the plant. (6)
4. The plant will not look healthy. Its leaves may be yellow in colour and some of the leaves may have
fallen from the plant. (3)
Total: [15]

Topic 4 worksheet answers: Habitats of animals

1. Record Phumla’s observations of animals in the school grounds in the table below. (5)

Animal snails ants butterflies millipedes pigeons


Number observed 6 1 3 2 5

2.
Animals observed in the school grounds

7
6
Number of animals

5
4
3
2
1
0
snails ants butterflies millipedes pigeons
Animals observed (10)
Total: [15]

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Topic 5 worksheet answers: Structures for animal shelters

1. Natural structures Human-made structures


Bird’s nest (1) Rabbit hutch (1)
Mud wasp nest (1) Chicken coop (1)
Tortoise shell (1) Bird cage (1)
Termite mound (1)

2. Frame structures Shell structures


Rabbit hutch (1) Mud wasp nest (1)
Chicken coop (1) Tortoise shell (1)
Bird cage (1) Termite mound (1)
Bird nest (1)
3. Beehive or bird nesting box (1)
Total: [15]

Topic 6 worksheet answers: Materials around us

1. a) liquid; gas (2)


b) gas; liquid (2)
2. a) It melts. (1)
b) The water freezes. It becomes ice. (1)
3. a)
melting evaporating
solid liquid gas
heat heat (4)

b) condensing freezing
gas liquid solid
cool cool
(4)
4. When water is heated it changes to water vapour, which is the same substance – just a different phase. (1)
Total: [15]

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Topic 7 worksheet answers: Solid materials

1. a) Raw material; wood (2)


b) Manufactured material (1)
2. D, B, C, A (4)
3. a) Pencil case; cooldrink bottle; shoes (variety) (3)
b) coal and oil (2)
c) manufactured (1)
d) waterproof (or flexible) (1)
4. a) soft
b) hard
c) flexible
d) heavy
e) waterproof
f) strong (6)
Total: [20]

Topic 8 worksheet answers: Strengthening materials

1. a) pillar (1)
b) strut (1)
c) fair test (1)
2. a) Shape of pillar Number of books carried
Circular 5
Triangular 6
Square 6
Allocate marks for:
Correct table format (1)
Correct table headings (1)
Data recorded correctly in columns (1)
b) Bar graph (1)
c) Get the class to do the investigation again. (1)
d) They are not correct. The triangular shape will be strongest. (2)
Total: [10]

Topic 9 worksheet answers: Strong frame structures

1. A Xhosa rondavel or rontabile (1)


B Zulu beehive hut or ugaqa (1)
2. a) Triangular (1)
b) Triangles make structures strong (1) and stable (1). (2)
3. Home B has supporting struts inside made of tree trunks (1). It has framework of struts on the outside
made from young branches (1) (2)
4. Matjieshuise (1)
5. triangles; struts (2)
Total: [10]

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Topic 10 worksheet: Energy and energy transfer

1. Hay → donkey; apple → boy; meat → lion. (3)


2. a) Sun
b) grass
c) apple (3)
3. Sun → apple → girl (3)
4. The arrows show the direction that the energy is moving. (1)
5. Sun → grass → cow → milk → me (4)
6. food (1)
7. running; growing; learning; washing; thinking (5)
Total: [20]

Topic 11 worksheet answers: Energy around us

1. a) light (and heat); movement; stored energy (3)


b) food (1)
c) food; hand (2)
2. Appliance Input energy Output energy
Lamp Electricity Light
Heater Gas Heat (4)
Total: [10]

Topic 12 worksheet answers: Movement and energy in a system

1. Musical instrument Input movement that makes instrument work


Triangle Hitting (1)
Banjo Plucking (1)
Shaker Shaking (1)
Saxophone Blowing (1)
Cello Rubbing (1)
Marimba Hitting (1) (12)
2. a) marimba (1)
b) Type of input energy: movement/hitting (1) → keys vibrate (1) → type of output energy: sound (3)
Total: [10]

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Topic 13 worksheet answers: Energy and sound

1.
5

4
Loudness of sound

water wood steel air plastic


Materials
Marks for:
Graph heading: Graph of loudness of sound though different materials (1)
Correctly labelled axes (2)
Suitable scale on axes (1)
Correct bar categories (2)
Correct height of bars (2)
Predicted loudness of plastic (question 4.c) (1)
2. a) steel (1)
b) air (1)
3. Sound travels better through liquids than it travels through gases, but not as well as it travels through
solids. (2)
4. a) The sound will be louder through plastic than through water. (1)
b) Plastic is a solid. Sound travels better through solids than through liquids. (1)
Total: [15]

Topic 14 worksheet answers: Planet Earth

1. a) sphere (1)
b) rock (1)
c) Sun (1)
d) planets (1)
e) Earth (1)
2. a) water; blue (2)
b) continents (1)
c) Africa/Continent of Africa (1)
d) Drawing of an island with labels ‘land’ and ‘sea’. (1)
3. a) Earth has a layer of air all around it. (1)
b) Earth’s atmosphere (1)
c) The atmosphere provides air and warmth. It also protects us from sun damage. (2)
d) habitats (1)
Total: [15]

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Topic 15 worksheet answers:The Sun

1. The Sun is the closest star to Earth.


2. The Sun is the largest/biggest object in the Solar System.
3. The Sun is at the centre of the Solar System.
4. The Sun’s light helps plants make their own food.
5. The Sun’s heat causes water to evaporate in the water cycle.
6. The Sun appears brighter than other stars because it is much closer than they are.
7. In a food chain, energy passes from plants to animals.
8. The Sun would not support life on Earth better if Earth was closer to the Sun.
9. The Sun is round like a ball.
10. The Sun is made of hot gas and gives out heat and light.
Total: [10]

Topic 16 worksheet answers:The Earth and the Sun

1. A Earth
B Jupiter
C Uranus
D Mercury
E Saturn
F Sun
G Venus
H Mars
I Neptune (1 x 9) (9)
2. the Sun (1)
3. Solar System (1)
4. orbit (1)
5. revolution (1)
6. light (1)
7. heat (1)
Total: [15]

Topic 17 worksheet answers:The Moon

1. a) B (2)
b) C (2)
c) C (2)
d) B (2)
e) D (2)
f) A (2)
g) C (2)
2.and 3:

New moon Full moon (6)


Total:[20]

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Topic 18 worksheet answers: Rocket systems

1. Marks for
Graph heading: Graph of distance travelled by balloon rockets (1)
Correctly labelled axes (2)
Suitable scale on axes (1)
Correct bar categories (2)
Correct height of bars (2)

Balloon rocket test

5,0

4,5

4,0
Distance travelled (metres)

3,5

3,0

2,5

2,0

1,5

1,0

0,5

0
small small big big
round long round long
Type of balloon rocket
2. a) more (1)
b) many (1)
Total: [10]

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