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SOCIAL SCIENCES FACILITATOR’S GUIDE: GEOGRAPHY Grade 6

A member of the FUTURELEARN group

Social Sciences Facilitator’s guide: Geography

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Grade 6

CAPS aligned

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G06 ~ Social Sciences: Geography

Contents

Lesson elements.......................................................................................................................................... 5 Preface............................................................................................................................................................ 6 Introduction................................................................................................................................................. 6 Timetable and time management......................................................................................................... 7 Assessment requirements....................................................................................................................... 7 Study tips and methods............................................................................................................................8 Other useful information ........................................................................................................................8 Year plan........................................................................................................................................................ 9 Unit 1: Map skills......................................................................................................................................11 Lesson 1: Hemispheres on a globe........................................................................................................................ 11

Activity 1......................................................................................................................................................................11

Lesson 2: Longitudes and latitudes on a globe................................................................................................ 12

Activity 2..................................................................................................................................................................... 12

Lesson 3: Finding countries and cities by longitude and latitude........................................................... 12

Activity 3..................................................................................................................................................................... 12

Unit 2: Scales..............................................................................................................................................13 Lesson 6: How to measure straight line distances between cities.......................................................... 13

Activity 4..................................................................................................................................................................... 13

Unit 3: Atlases, global statistics and current affairs.....................................................................14

Lesson 7: How an atlas works.................................................................................................................................14 Activity 5..................................................................................................................................................................... 14

Lesson 9: The world’s most important characteristics................................................................................ 15 Activity 6..................................................................................................................................................................... 15 Revision exercise.................................................................................................................................................... 16

Unit 4: Why people trade.......................................................................................................................17 Lesson 11: Exports and imports between South Africa and the world.................................................18

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Unit 5: Resources and their value.......................................................................................................19

Lesson 13: The value of raw materials and manufactured goods............................................................19 Lesson 14: Case study: Where chocolate comes from..................................................................................20 Activity 7....................................................................................................................................................................20

Unit 6: Fair trade.......................................................................................................................................21 Revision exercise.....................................................................................................................................................21

Unit 7: Climate across the world..........................................................................................................24

Lesson 16: The earth’s climates..............................................................................................................................24

Unit 8: Tropical rainforests...................................................................................................................25 Unit 9: Deserts...........................................................................................................................................26 Unit 10: Coniferous forests....................................................................................................................27 Revision exercise.................................................................................................................................................... 27

Unit 11: South Africa’s provinces and people .................................................................................29 Activity 8..................................................................................................................................................................... 29 Activity 9.....................................................................................................................................................................30

Unit 12: Why people live in specific places......................................................................................31 Unit 13: People across the world.........................................................................................................32 Bibliography...............................................................................................................................................33

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Learning objectives What learners should

know at the end of the

lesson according to CAPS requirements.

Lesson elements

Important terminology

Tips

New terminology to assist

Any information other

with the understanding of the subject as part of the lesson.

than the content, to guide learners through the learning process.

Activity Define Definitions of concepts to understand the content.

Questions to complete to

test learners’ knowledge of the completed lesson.

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

Core content

Study/Revision

Emphasise the core of

Time spent studying the

the content; in-depth

explanation of a specific section of the lesson;

learners must understand

content at the end of the

unit and to prepare for a test or examination.

exercises. For Learners with Special Educational Needs

(LSEN): Explain the need to

complete the basic questions to achieve a pass mark.

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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.

ISBN: 9780199070374

Oxford Primary Atlas for South Africa

Introduction 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.

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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

History Geography History Geography History Geography History Geography

Test Test Assignment and examination Assignment and examination Project Assignment Examination Examination

Continuous

assessment 75%

November

examination 25%

Information on the project will be communicated to facilitators by e-mail and the subject forum.

Tasks may include:

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Give short answers to questions.

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Write paragraphs.

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Read and summarise.

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Answer questions (short and longer

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Complete question and answer sheets.

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Do research and write down a few sentences.

Listen and make notes.

Record observations. answers).

Set questions.

Make charts/graphs and labels.

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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.

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Codes and percentages for recording and reporting Code 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Description of competence Outstanding achievement Deserving achievement Significant achievement Sufficient achievement Average achievement Basic achievement Not achieved

Study tips and methods

Percentage 80 – 100 70 – 79 60 – 69 50 – 59 40 – 49 30 – 39 0 – 29

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.

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.

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Year plan

Keep the following in mind when planning your year:

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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

Date started

Date completed

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

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Lesson 4: What is a scale?

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

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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

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

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Facilitator’s Guide Unit 7: Climate across the world Lesson 16: The earth’s climates Unit 8: Tropical rainforests

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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

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Lesson 20: Population distribution and density Unit 12: Why people live in specific places

Lesson 21: Reasons for settlements’ locations Unit 13: People across the world

Lesson 22: Population distribution across the world

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