Natural Sciences - Grade 8-A (CAPS) - EXPLORE A World Without Boundaries

Oct 14, 2026

Natural Sciences Grade 8-A (CAPS) EXPLORE A World Without Boundaries presents an open educational resource for science learning, supported by the Sasol Inzalo Foundation with partners Siyavula and volunteers, and distributed by the Department of Basic Education. The material introduces core science concepts alongside structured references such as an included periodic table and elemental groupings. It also provides detailed authorship and contributor acknowledgements and clarifies reuse permissions under Creative Commons licensing terms.

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Natural Sciences

Grade 8-A (CAPS) - EXPLORE

A World Without Boundaries

Periodic Table of the Elements

Authors' List and Contributors

Natural Sciences Grade 8-A (CAPS) EXPLORE A World Without Boundaries 1 18 | 2
He | | 10 Ne | 18 Ar | | 36 Kr | 54 Xe | 86 Rn | 118 Uuo | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 13 14 15 16 17 | | 9
F | 17
Cl | | 35 Br | 53
I | 85 At | 117 Uus | | | | 8
O | 16
S | | 34 Se | 52 Te | 84 Po | 116 Uuh | | | | 7
N | 15
P | | 33 As | 51 Sb | 83 Bi | 115 Uup | | | | 6
C | 14
Si | | 32 Ge | 50 Sn | 82 Pb | 114 Uuq | | | | 5
B | 13 Al | | 31 Ga | 49 In | 81
Tl | 113 Uut | | Per iod ic Tab le of the Elements | No
Element | | | 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 | 30 Zn | 48 Cd | 80 Hg | 112 Cn | | | | | | | 29 Cu | 47 Ag | 79 Au | 111 Rg | | | | | | | 28 Ni | 46 Pd | 78 Pt | 110 Ds | | | | | | | 27 Co | 45 Rh | 77 Ir | 109 Mt | | | | | | | 26 Fe | 44 Ru | 76 Os | 108 Hs | | | | | | | 25 Mn | 43 Tc | 75 Re | 107 Bh | | | | | | | 24 Cr | 42 Mo | 74 W | 106 Sg | | | | | | | 23
V | 41 Nb | 73 Ta | 105 Db | | | | | | | 22 Ti | 40 Zr | 72 Hf | 104 Rf | | 3 | | | | | 21 Sc | 39 Y | 57-71 La-Lu | 89-103 Ac-Lr | | 2 | | 4
Be | 12 Mg | | 20 Ca | 38 Sr | 56 Ba | 88 Ra | | 1
H | | 3
Li | 11
Na | | 19
K | 37 Rb | 55 Cs | 87 Fr | | 71 Lu | | --- | | 70 Yb | | 69 Tm | | 68 Er | | 67 Ho | | 66 Dy | | 65 Tb | | 64 Gd | | 63 Eu | | 62 Sm | | 61 Pm | | 60 Nd | | 59 Pr | | 58 Ce | | 57 La | | 103 Lr | | --- | | 102 No | | 101 Md | | 100 Fm | | 99 Es | | 98 Cf | | 97 Bk | | 96 Cm | | 95 Am | | 94 Pu | | 93 Np | | 92
U | | 91 Pa | | 90 Th | | 89 Ac | Transition Metal Metal Metalloid Non-metal Noble Gas Lanthanide Actinide Natural Sciences Grade 8-A CAPS developed by funded by Developed and funded as an ongoing project by the Sasol Inzalo Foundation in partnership with Siyavula and volunteers. Distributed by the Department of Basic Education COPYRIGHT NOTICE Your freedom to legally copy this book You are allowed and encouraged to freely copy this book. You can photocopy, print and distribute it as often as you like. You can download it onto your mobile phone, iPad, PC or ﬂashdrive. You can burn it to CD, email it around or upload it to your website. The only restriction is that you cannot change this version of this book, its cover or content in any way. For more information about the Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported (CC-BY-ND 3.0) license, visit: [http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/](http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/3.0/) This book is an open educational resource and you are encouraged to take full advantage of this. Therefore, if you would like a version of this book that you can reuse, revise, remix and redistribute, under the Creative Commons Attribution 3 . 0 Unported (CC-BY) license, visit our website, [www.curious.org.za](www.curious.org.za) AUTHORS' LIST This book was written by Siyavula with the help, insight and collaboration of volunteer educators, academics, students and a diverse group of contributors. Siyavula believes in the power of community and collaboration by working with volunteers and networking across the country, enabled through our use of technology and online tools. The vision is to create and use open educational resources to transform the way we teach and learn, especially in South Africa. Siyavula Coordinator and Editor Megan Beckett Siyavula Team Ewald Zietsman, Bridget Nash, Melanie Hay, Delita Otto, Marthélize Tredoux, Luke Kannemeyer, Dr Mark Horner, Neels van der Westhuizen Contributors Dr Karen Wallace, Dr Nicola Loaring, Isabel Tarling, Sarah Niss, René Toerien, Rose Thomas, Novosti Buta, Dr Bernard Heyns, Dr Colleen Henning, Dr Sarah Blyth, Dr Thalassa Matthews, Brandt Botes, Daniël du Plessis, Johann Myburgh, Brice Reignier, Marvin Reimer, Corene Myburgh, Dr Maritha le Roux, Dr Francois Toerien, Martli Greyvenstein, Elsabe Kruger, Elizabeth Barnard, Irma van der Vyver, Nonna Weideman, Annatj

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