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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
REACHING OUT FOR EFFECTIVE TEACHING AND IMPROVED LEARNERS PERFORMANCE
GRADE 7
This guiding note was developed with compliments of Regional facilitators (thank you for your time,
hard work and dedication towards a Namibian child).
Sincerely Yours
Wendy Amakali
SEO: NSHE
Omusati Region: Professional Development Division
LIVING ORGANISMS
are;
Plants
Animals
movement Feeding
Growth Reproduce
Movement
Help organisms to move away from dangers
To move from one place to another to search for food & water
Reproduction
Help organisms to have offspring
Help organisms to maintain population
Sensitivity
Help organisms to take necessary action
Help organisms to respond to the stimuli
Growth
Help organisms to develop into adult capable of reproduction
Respiration/Breathing
Help organisms to release energy in order to grow, move and reproduce
Excretion
Help organisms to get rid of waste products from their body
Feeding
To provide nutrients to the body.
Key identification
Scientist came up with a simple key identification to identity unknown and different organisms
Maize
Beans
Pumpkins etc
Mosses
Ferns
Welwitchia mirabilis
Mosses Ferns
conifers
Describe the differences and similarities between flowering and non flowering
plants
Roots:
to hold the plant in the soil
To absorbs water and mineral from the soil
Help to stop soil erosion
Stems:
Give the plant structure
Leaves:
To make food for the plant in a process called photosynthesis
Respiration take place in leaves
Flowers
Attract insect and birds with their sweet nectar and bright colours
Pollination takes place in flowers.
To carry out reproduction
What is diffusion?
Is the random movement of particles from an area of high concentration to an area of lower
concentrations.
Reptiles
Birds
Mammals
Fish
Amphibians
NB: Revise grade 5 & 6 work as outlined- one added feature of animals with backbones and
two added features for animals without backbones.
Characteristic of reptiles
Characteristics of mammals
Characteristics of birds
Characteristic of fish
INVERTEBRATE
Insects
Characteristic of insects
Most insects lay eggs that they develop outside the body of their mothers.
Eg. Silver fish (fish moth)
Other insects hatch from the egg and, as they grow, their shape change. This is called
metamorphosis
Eg. Butterflies
Moths
Terminologies
.
Explain the following terms
It is very important to know what your own ecosystem is made up of. We should look at all the
things found around us both biotic and a biotic factors.
Savanna ecosystem
Desert ecosystem
Sea and coastal ecosystem
Plants are the producers and source of energy for all organisms in the ecosystem.
All Herbivores feed directly from plants
All carnivores feed on herbivores
All omnivores get their food from the plants and other animals
Most plants get minerals from soil and animal dugs and remains.
Most of the activities we do can have serious effects to our environment. These effects can be
having positive or negative impacts.
Planting trees
Controlling hunting
Conservation of soil
Conservation of water
Practicing control ploughing
Controlling grazing
Energy flow
Describe the energy flow through living organisms within the chosen local
environment (food chain, food web).
This is all about the transfer of energy from one organism to the other.
NB: energy flows from the producers to primary consumers (herbivores) to secondary consumers
(carnivores) and / Omnivores to decomposers (tertiary consumers).
All these happen in an order called a food chain and food web.
CONSERVATION OF SOIL
Do mulching
Plant more trees
Use compost to maintain soil fertilities
Plough across the slopes
Avoid overgrazing
Avoid deforestation
Practice crop rotation
AIR POLLUTION
Natural Pollution
This type of air pollution is caused by natural process.
Human-made air pollution
This type of air pollution that is caused by people.
Name controls and regulations against air pollution and suggest ways to prevent
the harmful effects.
AIR AROUND US
HUMAN BODY
Physical Development
In girls:
-Hips widen.
-Body gives shape.
-Breasts grow bigger.
-Ovaries start to produce eggs and oestrogen hormone.
-Start menstruation.
The body systems work together, to ensure the survival of the human being and do all
important processes.
DIGESTION
1. Mechanical digestion
Is when food is made smaller by the teeth the churning motion of muscles
This is when food is broken down into smaller pieces to make it easier to swallow.
Enzymes are not involved in this process.
2. Chemical digestion
This is the when food is broken down into soluble substances and enzymes are involved and
each enzymes causes the break-down of one specific food, e.g. proteases digest protein into
amino acids.
Enzymes
EXCRETION
Skin – Sweat
Lungs – Carbon dioxide
Kidneys – Urine