SOCIAL SCIENCES GEOGRAPHY HISTORY WELCOME The Social Sciences

SOCIAL SCIENCES GEOGRAPHY & HISTORY

WELCOME The Social Sciences learning area consists of History and Geography , both of which are of equal importance within the learning area. Social sciences aims to contribute to the development of informed , critical and responsible citizens who are able to play constructive roles in a culturally diverse society.

TOPICS COVERED FOR THE YEAR GEOGRAPHY: o Places where people live o Map Skills o Food and Farming o Water in South Africa HISTORY: o Local History o Learning from Leaders o Transport through time o Communication through time

GEOGRAPHY AND HISTORY BOOKS INCLUDE: 1. THE CLASSWORK BOOK – CONTAINS ALL FORMAL WORK DONE IN CLASS ON A DAILY BASIS AND CONTAINS ACTIVITIES SPECIFICALLY DESIGNED TO HELP & TO RE INFORCE CONCEPTS THAT WAS NOT UNDERSTOOD 2. ASSESSMENT FILES – CONTAINS ALL FORMAL ASSESSMENT TASKS.

LEARNERS BOOKS • Any work not completed in class can be completed during break and at home. • If a learner is absent , it is the learners responsibility to make sure all work is up to date. The teacher will assist in giving worksheets and showing the learner all missed work. ü Kindly encourage your child to keep books up to date.

ASSESSMENTS TERM ONE DISCIPLINE FORM OF ASSESSMENT History PROJECT LOCAL HISTORY Geography CREATIVE RESPONSE PLACES WHERE PEOPLE LIVE 28 FEBRUARY DATE 31 JANUARY MID-YEAR EXAMS TERM 1(40%) TERM 2 (60%) LOCAL HISTORY QUALITIES OF A GOOD LEARDER EXAMINATION TIMETABLE Geography MID-YEAR EXAMS TERM 1(40 %) TERM 2 (60%) PLACES WHERE PEOPLE LIVE MAP SKILLS EXAMINATION TIMETABLE History Geography History FOUR Geography CONTEXTUAL ANALYSIS DATA HANDLING / CASE STUDY FINAL EXAMS TERM 3(40%) TERM 4 (60%) MARKS 25 25 History TWO THREE CONTENT TRANSPORT THROUGH TIME 14 AUGUST FOOD AND FARMING IN SOUTH AFRICA 4 SEPTEMBER 25 25 TRANSPORT THROUGH TIME COMMUNICATION THROUGH TIME 25 EXAMINATION TIMETABLE FOOD AND FARMING IN SOUTH AFRICA WATER IN SOUTH AFRICA EXAMINATION TIMETABLE 25

I LOOK FORWARD TO A SUCESSFUL YEAR DISCOVERINGAND EXPLORING THE WORLD AROUND US REMEMBER Work hard Try tour best