1. NS &TECHNOLOGY
COMPILED BY MR MONDLANE.J
GRADE 4

2. Topic: Living and non-living
things
2 weeks (7 hours)

3. THE SEVEN LIFE PROCESSES
Living things
• there are many different kinds of living
things
• living plants and animals can carry out
all the seven life processes - feeding,
growing, reproducing, breathing,
excreting, sensing, moving
1. Feeding- eating food.

4. Continue…
2. Growing- they grow
taller or bigger
3. Reproducing – they give
birth to young or babies

5. Continue…
4. Breathing – they take in
oxygen and given out
carbon dioxide.
5. Excreting – they get rid
of body wastes such as
sweat or waste water

6. End
6. Sensing – living plants
and animals react to , or
sense things around
them.
7. Moving – they get from
one place to another

7. Non-living things

8. Living things

9. Living and non living
Living things
•Living things is something that
have life or breathing, growing
,moving
Non- Living things
• Non-living – things that
are not alive for example,
fire, rivers, rocks
non-living things cannot
carry out all of the seven
life processes
• some things were living
and are now dead: dead
wood, dry leaves.

10. Examples of living things and non
living things

11. Practical work
1. Looking at pictures and/or real examples of
different living things, including plants,
animals, bread mould, germs*

13. Practical work
1. germinating bean seeds (providing warmth,
and moisture)**

14. Germinating bean seeds (providing
warmth, and moisture)**

15. Practical work
1. growing yeast (in warm water with sugar)
Growth #1 – Sugar and Yeast
 2 glass measuring cups, 1-cup capacity each
teaspoon
 granulated sugar
thermometer (to test water temperature)
warm water (110° to 115°F)
 2 packets of Active Dry Yeast (each packet is 1/4
ounce or 2-1/4 tsp) timer

16. Practical work
• looking at pictures of hatched eggs (warmth)

17. looking at pictures of hatched eggs
(warmth) (video)

18. class work
1. identifying, sorting and comparing a selection
of living and non-living things (including fire,
rivers, rocks) and all the interesting differences
between them.

19. Structure of animals
Structure of plants and animals
2 ½ weeks (8 ¾ hours)
Compiled by Mondlane.J

20. Structure of plants
• basic structure of plants: roots, stems, leaves,
flowers, fruits, seeds

21. Basic structure of plants: roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds

22. Structure of plants
• visible differences between plants: such as size, shape and colour of roots, stems, leaves,
flowers, fruits and seeds pg 14

23. Visible differences between plants
Look at the plants on this page. We can see visible differences, plants can be large
or small, or have different colours and shapes.
Stone plants are
small
Water lilies round
leaves
Acacia trees are
large
trunk Stem
stem

24. Roots have visible differences
Some plants have one thick straight root. Other planets have thin branched
roots. Most roots are brown or white in colour.
Many thin white
roots
Orange ,
thick root
Carrot
Roots of
agapanthus
plant

25. Flower s have different shape and colours
Flowers have different shapes and colours
Daisy flowers Cliva flowers

26. Fruits and seeds have visible
differences
Flower s become fruits with seeds inside them. Look at these fruits and seeds. They
have different shapes, sizes and colours.
Each Corn kernel is
a fruit
Tomato fruits have
seeds
The pip of an avocado fruit
is the seed.
Corn kernel
seeds
seed

27. Structure of animals
Basic structure of animals: head, tail, body, limbs, sense organs
1. Identify and describe the parts of an animal

28. Structure of animals…
• visible differences between animals: such as
size, shape, body covering and sense organs

29. Class work
1. Identifying, labelling and describing the parts of a plant

30. Class work
1. Describing the visible differences between at
least three plants
Stone plant Water lily Acacia tree
1. Size of plant- big or small ?
2. Describe the flowers and fruits
3. Describe the leaves
4. Describe the stem
5. Describe the roots.

31. Class work
1. Drawing, labelling and describing the parts of
at least one animal

32. Class work
1. Describing the visible differences between at
least three animals

33. What plants need to grow
Conditions for growth
• plants need light, water and air to grow
• new plants can grow from cuttings and seeds
• seeds need water and warmth to grow
(germination of seeds)

34. Habitats of animals
MONDLANE.J
2 weeks (7 hours)

35. Different habitats
• a habitat is the place where a plant or animal
lives
• there are different kinds of habitats such as
grassland, forest, river, sea

36. Grassland ecosystem
Grasslands have large open spaces with
plenty of sunlight.
They are hot in summer and cold in
winter.
They have enough rain for grasses to
grow, but not trees.
Grassland plants are mainly grasses and
small bushes.
Some animals are zebras, rhinos,
giraffes and impalas
Human activities like poaching animals ,
making fires and clearing land for housing
and farming, all threaten the survival of
grassland ecosystems

37. Forest ecosystem
Forest ecosystems are shady and
cool, with little bright sunlight.
They have plenty of water and
can be damp.
Forest ecosystem has many
different trees. Other plants, such as
ferns, mosses and small flowering
plants , grow in forests.
Animals, such as buck, wildcats,
mice, snackers, birds and insects,
live in forests. Threats to forest
ecosystems are chopping down
trees for timber and clearing ground
for road a and farming.

38. River ecosystem
Rivers are freshwater systems that
flow through land and end at the sea.
Rivers usually have bright sunlight,
but can have shady banks.
The temperature of river ecosystems
can be warm or cold, depending on
where the river is.
Plants in river ecosystem include
pondweed and reeds in the water, small
plants and trees along the banks
Animals found in river ecosystems
include fish, frogs, insects and birds.

39. Sea ecosystem
Sea ecosystems
Animals and plants that live in
the sea ecosystem live in salty
water and most live where they
can get heat and light from the
sun.
Fish, turtles, dolphins and
different types of seaweed live
in sea ecosystems

40. Class work
Different habitats
1. Describe different habitats

41. Need for a habitat
• animals need a habitat for food, water, a place
to shelter, have babies and escape from
dangers

42. CLASS WORK
1. Identifying, drawing and describing a habitat
on or close to the school grounds

43. CLASS WORK
1. Matching different animals to their habitats
and giving reasons why the animal can live
there

44. CLASS WORK
1. Describing and writing about habitats of three
African* wild animals and why they are suited
to living in those habitats

45. Structures for animal shelters
COMPILED MONDLANE

46. Animal shelters
• animal shelters can be natural including nests,
shells, hollow trees, wasp nests or human
made including dog kennels, cages, kraals,
stables
• animal shelters can be shell or frame
structures, can have different shapes and
sizes, and can be made from different
materials

47. CLASS WORK
1. identifying natural and human made animal
shelters
Natural animal shelter Human made animal shelter

48. CLASS WORK
• looking at pictures of different shell and frame
structures for sheltering animals

49. CLASS WORK
1. case study about the need for an animal
shelter

50. Practical task (Project )
1. designing and drawing an animal shelter,
taking into account its:
- purpose
- shape and size
- materials
• evaluating the suitability of the design

51. Check the learner’s knowledge and
that they can:
• sort a selection of living and non-living things
• identify and describe the parts of a plant
• identify and describe the parts of an animal
• grow plants from seeds and measure and
record their growth
• describe different habitats
• design, draw and evaluate an animal shelter