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CAPS · Grades 10 to 12 · Life Sciences

Life Sciences help that shows where the thinking went wrong

Life Sciences is more than learning pages by heart. In genetics the Punnett square can be right and the answer still wrong. Your child snaps a photo of their work. Slimkop checks it, shows which step needs another look and asks the question that gets them there.

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The one rule

Slimkop never gives the answer. It asks the question that helps your child work it out, and a right answer only counts once they can explain it.

A real example: genetics in Grade 12

Made-up learner and working. A real Slimkop reply.

The question

In pea plants, tall (T) is dominant over short (t). Two heterozygous plants are crossed. What percentage of the offspring will be short?

The learner's working

Tt × Tt

TT, Tt, Tt, tt

3 out of 4 are short, so 75%

  1. LearnerWhy is my answer wrong?
  2. SlimkopYour Punnett square is actually perfect — well done on that part. You have TT, Tt, Tt, tt exactly right.The error is in the step after the square. Look at this question: which genotypes actually produce a short plant?Remember, T is dominant. So what does having even ONE T in the genotype do to the plant's height?

Where Life Sciences often goes wrong

  • Genetics: genotype and phenotype get mixed up, so the square is right and the answer is wrong.
  • Meiosis: the phases get swapped, or meiosis I is mixed up with meiosis II.
  • Protein synthesis: the bases of DNA, mRNA and tRNA get mixed up.
  • Essay questions: the answer is long, but the facts that earn the marks are missing.

Grade 12 CAPS topics

  • DNA: code of life
  • RNA and protein synthesis
  • Meiosis
  • Reproduction in vertebrates
  • Human reproduction
  • Nervous system and senses
  • Endocrine system
  • Homeostasis
  • Genetics and inheritance
  • Darwinism and natural selection
  • Human evolution
  • Human impact on the environment

What your child gets

  • A photo of the working is enough to start.
  • Slimkop never gives the answer. Your child does the work.
  • Full Grade 12 mock papers of 150 marks in 3 hours, marked to NSC standard, with feedback on every question.
  • Quick tests of 5 questions in 20 minutes.
  • Help for Grades 10, 11 and 12, in English or Afrikaans.
  • In Parent view you see every chat, every test and the marks per CAPS topic.
  • Built on the CAPS document for Life Sciences, the free Siyavula textbook for Grade 10, the Mind the Gap study guide and the NSC question papers of November 2024 and 2025.
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Questions parents ask

Will Slimkop give my child the answers?

No. It asks the question that helps your child work it out. The only time it shows an answer is after a timed mock exam, on questions where marks were lost.

Can it read handwritten working?

Yes. Your child takes a photo in the app. If the photo is too blurry, Slimkop asks for a clearer one. The photo is not stored.

I can't help with Life Sciences myself. Does that matter?

No. Your child gets help at any hour, also at 9pm the night before a test. You can read every chat in Parent view.

What does it cost?

The first 7 days are free and you need no card. After that you choose: R300 a month for up to 3 children, or simply stop. Nothing is charged by itself.