Grade 7 Natural Science Term 3 Summary
About this resource
Help your Grade 7 learner understand and revise Term 3 Natural Science with this clear, colourful and learner-friendly study summary. The resource is CAPS-aligned and focuses on the Term 3 topic Energy and Change.
Topics covered include:
- Renewable and non-renewable energy sources
- Potential and kinetic energy
- Law of conservation of energy
- Mechanical, thermal, electrical and biological energy systems
- Energy flow and energy conversion
- Heat transfer – conduction, convection and radiation
- Thermal energy and convection currents
- Insulators and conductors
- Insulation and heat loss
- Useful and “wasted” energy
- Energy efficiency and ways to save electricity
- Solar water heating
- The national electricity grid
- Coal-fired power stations
- Turbines, generators and dynamos
The summary includes easy-to-understand explanations, key-word definitions, colourful diagrams and visual comparisons to help learners understand more difficult concepts such as potential vs kinetic energy and the three methods of heat transfer.
Learners can then test their knowledge with a 45-mark practice assessment, including multiple choice, matching columns, fill-in-the-blank, short questions and longer application questions.
21 Pages | CAPS-Aligned | Study Notes | Diagrams | Practice Questions | Answers | Quick Exam Revision | PDF Format
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