social sciences lesson plan term 4 geograpghy

SOCIAL SCIENCES LESSON PLANEKURHULENI SOUTH

SCHOOL THULISA PRIMARY SCHOOL GRADE 4TEACHER MONDLANE.J PERIOD NO. 4DATE 10 – 13 October 2016 GEOGRAPHYTOPIC Water in South Africa RESOURCES:

Pictures to illustrate sources of fresh water and Illustrated flow charts of the natural water cycle and cycles of water use

SPECIFIC AIMS Learners are curious about the world they live in.Learners understand the interaction between society and the natural environment

Teachers activity Introduce topic to learners by asking them: What activities do you do every morning before you go to school? What do we do in the morning and in the evening so that we clean and fresh

Introduce topic to learners by placing pictures on board of the activities of farming, making a product in a factory, mining, electricity generation, gardening e.g Botanical Gardens, parks or sports fields.

The way in which people use water in their daily life Water’, ‘hygiene’, ‘food preparation’, ‘enjoyment’, ‘maintenance’, ‘waste removal’.

ASSESSMENT(FORMAL OR INFORMAL)

Class-Activity

Uses of water Daily uses in personal lives

1. List six uses of water at home.2. Name other ways you

FORM METHOD TOOL

Informal Activity

Written Work

Memo

Class-Activity

Other uses – such as farming, factories, mines, electricity generation, gardens and recreation

Match column A with column B

Column A Column B

1. Farming A. For production of energy to turn turbines

2. Mining B. For watering of plants

3. Electricity generation

C. For watering of grass on fields and in parks

4. Conservation D. For watering crops, giving to animals, cleaning equipment

5. Recreation E. For extracting minerals and washing debris away

Informal Activity

Written Work

Memo

HOME-WORK Inclusivity Learners who struggle to write at grade level can draw and tabulate pictures to illustrate their personal uses of water instead of tabulating sentences.


SCHOOL THULISA PRIMARY SCHOOL GRADE 4TEACHER MONDLANE.J PERIOD NO. 2DATE 14-15 October 2016 GEOGRAPHYTOPIC Water in South Africa RESOURCES:

Pictures to illustrate sources of fresh water and Illustrated flow charts of the natural water cycle and cycles of water use

SPECIFIC AIMS Learners are curious about the world they live in.

CONTENT TOBE TAUGHT

The different sources of salt water and fresh water on earth. salt water’, ‘fresh water’, ‘sea’, ‘ocean’, ‘land’, ‘river’, ‘lake’, ‘saline’, ‘water vapour’, glacier’, ‘liquid’.


Class-ActivityWater as a resource Salt water and fresh water on earth Match column A with column B

Column A Column B1. Fresh water A. Useful things that people need

and use in their lives

2. Salt water B. When heating changes a liquid into a gas called vapour.

3. Evaporation C. Water that contains salts which are not good for most plants and animals

4. Resources D. Water that people and animals can drink

FORM METHOD TOOL

Informal Activity

Written Work

Memo

Class-ActivityThe natural water cycle: from sea to land and back to sea

Fill in with the missing words1. Water in the sea and rivers is heated up by the

sun. 2. The water evaporates and turns into water

vapour. This rises. 3. The water vapour cools as it gets higher and

condenses to form clouds. 4. When more and more water condenses, the

water droplets become heavy and fall as rain. 5. The water then falls on the land and joins

rivers and lakes or falls on the ground to help plants grow and becomes ground water.

6. Ground water can also flow back into rivers and seas.

Informal Activity

Written Work

Memo

HOME-WORK Inclusivity Allow extra time for research for learners who struggle with grade level pace. Learners who struggle to give verbal presentations may present written tasks.


SCHOOL THULISA PRIMARY SCHOOL GRADE 4TEACHER MONDLANE.J PERIOD NO. 2DATE GEOGRAPHYTOPIC Water in South Africa RESOURCES:

Pictures of rain, rivers, streams, wetlands, lakes and underground water. Dictionaries


CONTENT TOBE TAUGHT

The differences between the different sources of fresh water on the earth.


Class-Activity

Fresh water in nature: rain, rivers, streams, wetlands, lakes and underground 1. Complete these sentences:

a. A stream is ….b. A lake is …. c. A River …. d. A wetland is ….

2. Draw a simple diagram to show how rain water gets into lakes, streams and rivers

FORM METHOD TOOL

Informal Activity

Written Work

Memo

Class-Activity

Storing water:

1. List six things that you use to store water at home.

Informal Activity

Written Work

Memo

HOME-WORK Inclusivity


SCHOOL THULISA PRIMARY SCHOOL GRADE 4TEACHER MONDLANE.J PERIOD NO. 4DATE GEOGRAPHYTOPIC Water in South Africa RESOURCES:

Pictures to illustrate sources of fresh water


CONTENT TOBE TAUGHT

The ways in which fresh water is stored in dams, water tanks, buckets and pots for personal and other uses.


Class-Activity

Why people need to store water

1. Write down five reasons why people need to store water.

a. People need to store water to use it later when People need to store water to make it cold so that will drink when is hot.

b. People need to store water in big tank to water their farms

c. People need to store water in their dam for their animals to drink

d. People need to store water for recreation

FORM METHOD TOOL

Informal Activity

Written Work

Memo

Class-Activity

Ways of storing water – such as in dams, water tanks, buckets and pots

1. Name five ways of storing water at home.a. Water storage

b. Dam

c. Water tank

d. Bucket

e. Pot

Informal Activity

Written Work

Memo

HOME-WORK InclusivityLearners who struggle with grade level pace may be given a map of South Africa with dams already indicated on it. Labeling is only required. Learners with visual impairment must sit in front of classroom.


SCHOOL THULISA PRIMARY SCHOOL GRADE 4TEACHER MONDLANE.J PERIOD NO. 2DATE GEOGRAPHYTOPIC Water in South Africa RESOURCES: Pictures to

illustrate sources of fresh waterSPECIFIC AIMS Learners are curious about the world they live in.CONTENT TOBE TAUGHT

How people in rural communities collect water from natural water sources and the challenges they face.


Class-Activity

How people get their water

Rivers, streams and springs – people collecting and carrying water directly from natural sources 1. Discuss five ways how people get their water at

their homes.

2. How many percent of water people get in taps in yard?3. How many percent of water people get from public tap?4. How many percent of water people get from river,

borehole and water truck?

FORM METHOD TOOL

Informal Activity

Written Work

Memo

Class-Activity

Boreholes and wells – getting water from underground Fill in with missing words 1. We know that water soaks into the ground.2. People dig or drill holes to reach the underground

water.3. A well is a hole in the ground. People lower

buckets into wells to collect water.4. Boreholes are usually much deeper than well.5. People use drilling machines to make boreholes. 6. They use pumps to pump water out of the

boreholes.

Informal Activity

Written Work

Memo



SCHOOL THULISA PRIMARY SCHOOL GRADE 4TEACHER MONDLANE.J PERIOD NO. 4DATE GEOGRAPHYTOPIC Water in South Africa RESOURCES: Pictures to

illustrate sources of fresh waterSPECIFIC AIMS Learners are curious about the world they live in.CONTENT TOBE TAUGHT

How people collect water in alternative ways - using boreholes and wells to collect groundwater.


Class-Activity

Trucks with water containers for places that do not have other sources

1. How people get water at places that do not have other source?

2. How many times water delivered to place that have no other way of getting water?

3. What people use to take water from truck to their homes?

FORM METHOD TOOL

Informal Activity

Written Work

Memo

Class-ActivityTaps – water travels along pipes from big dams to purification plants, reservoirs and finally to taps in communities, homes and other buildings

1. Draw seven steps showing the journey of water from rein to taps use the following words : rein, taps, pumping station, water treatment, dams, river and reservoir

Informal Activity

Written Work

Memo



SCHOOL THULISA PRIMARY SCHOOL GRADE 4TEACHER MONDLANE.J PERIOD NO. 4DATE GEOGRAPHYTOPIC Water in South Africa RESOURCES: keeping water

clean/polluting water/ using water wisely


CONTENT TOBE TAUGHT

How water gets polluted by human usage and waste, and an introduction to how sewage is managed.


Class-Activity

Pollution and wastewater Personal, daily practices that pollute water

Fill in with missing words

1. Soaps and cleaning products from houses villages wash into rivers.

2. Cleaning substances contain chemicals that pollute water and make unsafe to drink.

3. People burn fuels that let off chemicals and dirt into air, which then become part of the water

FORM METHOD TOOL

Informal Activity

Written Work

Memo

cycle.4. People toilet may leak into rivers. Toilet waste

contain harmful bacteria

Class-ActivityFactory and farming waste

1. What waste water from factories and farms contains?

2. Where the polluted water does flows?3. Why farmers use fertilizers for?4. Explain why farmer use sprays on their crops?

Informal Activity

Written Work

Memo

Class-ActivityWastewater and sewage recycling 1. What is sewage?2. Explain what is sewage treatment work is

Informal Activity

Written Work

Memo

Class-Activity

The water use cycle: how water, taken from the natural cycle, is used and returned to the sea

1. Draw and explains diagram of waste water and sewage recycling.

Informal Activity

Written Work

Memo

HOME-WORK Inclusivity Learners who struggle to work in groups may work by themselves on a poster.

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