Social Sciences: Geography
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Social Sciences
Facilitator’s guide: Geography
Grade
6
SAMPLE
CAPS aligned E van Emmenes
G06 ~ Social Sciences: Geography
Lesson elements
Learning objectives
What learners should know at the end of the lesson according to CAPS requirements.
Important terminology
New terminology to assist with the understanding of the subject as part of the lesson.
Define
Definitions of concepts to understand the content.
Activity
Questions to complete to test learners’ knowledge of the completed lesson.
Tips
Any information other than the content, to guide learners through the learning process.
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Core content
Emphasise the core of the content; in-depth explanation of a specific section of the lesson; learners must understand this content.
Study/Revision
Time spent studying the content at the end of the unit and to prepare for a test or examination.
For the curious Encouragement to do in-depth research about the content. Expand the activity and exercise to such an extent that learners are encouraged to explore. For gifted learners: expanded exercises. For Learners with Special Educational Needs (LSEN): Explain the need to complete the basic questions to achieve a pass mark.
Preface
Recommended book
It is important to buy an atlas.
The Oxford Primary Atlas for South Africa is an excellent series of atlases that are fully revised for the CAPS curriculum. It equips learners with all the content and skills needed to excel at mapwork in Grades 4 to 7.
Introduction
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ISBN: 9780199070374
Oxford Primary Atlas for South Africa
This guide is for the facilitator only, not learners. This guide is to be used with the study guide for Grade 6. Therefore, all the lesson information is in the study guide. The answers to the activities are provided in this guide, although there are some activities with no specific answer. It will be pointed out under each such activity.
Try to have a conversation with learners about the lesson before working through it. Talk about the topics in general to test the learners’ existing knowledge.
G06 ~ Social Sciences: Geography
Timetable and time management
According to CAPS, learners should spend 3 (three) hours per week on Social Sciences. A term of 10 weeks therefore gets 30 hours. The time allocation for History is therefore 15 hours per term of 10 weeks and Geography also 15 hours per term of 10 weeks. As a result, learners must spend 1½ hours per week on Geography, but you will find that some tasks take less time than others.
Assessment requirements
The recommended assessment programme is as follows:
Term 1
Term 2
Term 3
Term 4
Geography Test
History Assignment and examination
History Test Continuous assessment
Geography Assignment and examination
History Project
Geography Assignment
75%
History Examination November examination
Geography Examination
25%
Information on the project will be communicated to facilitators by e-mail and the subject forum. Tasks may include:
● Give short answers to questions.
● Write paragraphs.
● Do research and write down a few sentences.
● Read and summarise.
● Listen and make notes.
● Record observations.
● Answer questions (short and longer answers).
● Set questions.
● Complete question and answer sheets.
● Make charts/graphs and labels.
● Match, sort, list, describe and compare texts, graphs, maps, photos, pictures.
● Make connections between cause and effect.
● Identify similarities and differences.
● Read, complete and/or draw maps.
● Work with data.
● Find and work with sources.
● Compare cross-referencing and information.
● Provide explanations.
Codes and percentages for recording and reporting
7 Outstanding achievement
6 Deserving achievement
5 Significant achievement
4 Sufficient achievement
3 Average achievement
2 Basic achievement
1 Not achieved
Study tips and methods
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Learners can use a mind map to remember the information they learn. A mind map has the main object in the middle with many side branches with main headers. The table of contents can come in handy here.
Keep this mind map handy every time you do a new lesson and keep it up to date. It reduces the number of summaries just before the examinations.
There is an activity at the end of every lesson to help learners understand the content of the lesson. Go through the activities with learners in preparation for their examinations.
Every activity must be completed as thoroughly as possible and the questions must be answered in full sentences.
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Other useful information
Get an atlas for learners if possible. Atlas skills are very important in Geography. Maps of your local area are handy for mapwork.
Where possible, use reliable sources on the internet. Many organisations and projects provide useful information online. Compare different websites to see if factual content corresponds. Google Earth has good aerial photographs.
G06 ~ Social Sciences: Geography
Year plan
Keep the following in mind when planning your year:
● Be realistic and flexible
● Keep your other subject timetables in mind
● Allow for enough time to study for tests and examinations
Term Unit and lesson
Unit 1: Map skills
Lesson 1: Hemispheres on a globe
Lesson 2: Longitudes and latitudes on a globe
Lesson 3: Finding countries and cities by longitude and latitude
Unit 2: Scales
Lesson 4: What is a scale?
1
Lesson 5: Different types of scales
Lesson 6: How to measure straight line distances between cities
Unit 3: Atlases, global statistics and current affairs
Lesson 7: How an atlas works
Lesson 8: South Africa’s provinces in an atlas
Lesson 9: The world’s most important characteristics
Revision exercise
Unit 4: Why people trade
Lesson 10: Trade as an exchange of goods
Lesson 11: Exports and imports between South Africa and the world
Lesson 12: What people trade in – goods and skills
Unit 5: Resources and their value
2
Lesson 13: The value of raw materials and manufactured goods
Lesson 14: Case study: Where chocolate comes from
Unit 6: Fair trade
Lesson 15: Fair and unfair trade
Revision exercise
Date started Date completed
3
Unit 7: Climate across the world
Lesson 16: The earth’s climates
Unit 8: Tropical rainforests
Lesson 17: The location of tropical rainforests on Earth
Unit 9: Deserts
Lesson 18: The location of deserts on Earth
Unit 10: Coniferous forests
Lesson 19: The location of coniferous forests on Earth
Revision exercise
Unit 11: South Africa’s provinces and people
Lesson 20: Population distribution and density
Unit 12: Why people live in specific places
4
Lesson 21: Reasons for settlements’ locations
Unit 13: People across the world
Lesson 22: Population distribution across the world
Map skills Unit 1
Learning aims
After completing this unit, learners must be able to do the following:
● Understand and work with a variety of resources – including maps, data and pictures.
● Use and draw maps.
● Identify and extract information from texts, atlases and other resources, including visual resources like pictures.
● Work with data and statistics in the form of graphs, tables and diagrams.
● Check information by using the various resources.
Introduction
Help learners to understand the differences between a globe and a map. Talk about the keys we get in everyday life, for example the sign of a man on a door. The symbol says that only men are allowed there and not ladies. Think of a few more examples and discuss these with the learners.
Lesson 1
Hemispheres on a globe
Lesson 2
Longitudes and latitudes on a globe
Activity 2
1. Southern and eastern hemispheres
2. Southern and eastern hemispheres
3. Northern and western hemispheres
4. Southern and western hemispheres
Lesson 3
Finding countries and cities by longitude and latitude
Activity 3
1. 60° N 120° W
2. 20° N 80° O
3. 20° S 20° O
4. 40° N 0°
5. 60° N 120° O
6. 0° 40° O
7. 40° S 60° W
8. 40° N 100° O
9. 20° N 100° W
10. 20° S 40° W (10 × 1) = [10]