Social Sciences Grade 6 Term 1 Time allocation: 1 hour

Subject Topic Sub-topic Lesson 1 of 3

Geography Map skills: Revision Revision 1
Latitude and longitude.

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This is the first lesson in this sub-topic. Revision 2
Scale

Content Concepts

Revision of content regarding latitude and longitude. ‘latitude’, ‘longitude’, ‘equator’, ‘poles’, ‘globe’, ‘continents’,
‘hemisphere’, ‘Greenwich meridian’, ‘prime meridian’, ‘180°
longitude’, ‘International Date Line’, ‘degrees’, ‘minutes’.

Lesson aims
1. Learners are curious about the world they live in.
2. Learners understand the interaction between society and the natural environment.
3. Learners communicate ideas and information.

Enrichment Inclusivity
Learners complete questions in textbook relating to module. Learners who struggle to write at a grade-level pace, may be
given extra time to complete the open book test.

A
Teaching steps: B C Learning steps:
1 Learners participate in a class discussion where they volunteer
Explain that the lesson will involve revising content
regarding latitude and longitude. answers to the questions asked.
Ask:
• For what are lines of latitude and longitude used?
• Into what units of measurement are they divided?

5 min 5 min

2
Explain to learners that they will be writing an open book Learners listen and get the required resources for the open book
mini-test on ‘Latitude and Longitude’. Learners must answer test.
the questions you write on the board in full sentences which
they will hand in at the end of the lesson. Learners may use their
workbook and textbook and atlas as references during the test,
but may not work with other classmates.
5 min 5 min

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3 Learners complete the open book test individually and hand-in as
Write the following questions and mark allocations on the
board: instructed.
• Name the main lines of longitude and their
measurement in degrees. (4)
• Name the main line of latitude and its measurement in
degrees. (2)
• Name the four hemispheres. (4)
• In what hemisphere is South Africa located? (2)
• Explain how one can use lines of latitude and longitude
to name the position of places. (3)
• Use the world map in your atlas (give page number)
to locate the following countries according to the two
hemispheres in which they are positioned: (10)
- New Zealand
- Ukraine
- Iceland
- Peru
- Zimbabwe
Give the approximate co-ordinates of the following cities: (5)
- New York
- Baghdad
- Beijing
- Lisbon
- Cairo

Collect completed test scripts when learners finish.

5 min 35 min

Assessment strategy Form of assessment Assessment tool

Informal Open book test Test marking
Direct observation

Resources
Textbooks
Atlases

R eflection

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 Social Sciences Grade 6 Term 1 Time allocation: 1 hour

Subject Topic Sub-topic Lesson 2 of 3

Geography Map skills: Revision Revision 2
Scale

Link with prior lesson sub-topic Link with next lesson sub-topic
In the last lesson: Revision 1 Revision 3
Latitude and longitude Atlases, global statistics and global events.

Content Concepts

Revision of content regarding how to read and use scale of ‘scale’, ‘enlarge’, ‘reduce’, ‘perspective’, ‘representation’, ‘line
maps. scale’, ‘word scale’, ‘centimetre’, ‘kilometre’, ‘distance’, ‘capital
city’.

Lesson aims
1. Learners are curious about the world they live in.
2. Learners understand the interaction between society and the natural environment.
3. Learners communicate ideas and information.

Enrichment Inclusivity
Learners complete questions in textbook relating to module. Learners who struggle to write at a grade-level pace, may be
given extra time to complete the open book test.

A
Teaching steps: B C Learning steps:
1 Learners listen and get the required resources for the open book
Explain that the lesson will involve revising the concepts
surrounding how to read and use scale of maps. Put a map on test.
the board showing a scale. Ask:
• What is the scale on this map?
• What type of scale is it?
• How do we use this scale to calculate distances between
two places on the map?
5 min 5 min

2
Explain to learners that they will be writing an open book Learners listen and get the required resources for the open book
mini-test on ‘Scale”. Learners must answer the questions you test.
write on the board in full sentences which they will hand in at
the end of the lesson. Learners may use their workbook, atlas
and textbook as references during the test, but may not work
with other classmates.
5 min 5 min

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3 Learners complete the open book test individually and hand-in as
Write the following questions and mark allocations on the
board: instructed.
• How does a map represent size accurately? (2)
• Give two examples of scales taken from your atlas.
Explain how one would read them. (4)
• Identify the scale of the map on page X? (Give a page
number from learners’ atlases.) Why do you think this
scale has been used? (3)
• Give an example of a word scale. (1)
• Give an example of a line scale. (1)
• What is the type of scale being used in the map on page
X? (Give a page number from learners’ atlases.) (1)
• Calculate the straight-line distances between the
following South African cities showing all of your working-
out using the map on page X:
- East London to Umtata (3)
- Upington to Kimberley (3)
- Bethlehem to Ulundi (3)
• Calculate the straight-line distances between the
following world cities showing all of your working-out
using the map on page X:
- Darwin to Adelaide (3)
- Reykjavik to Dublin (3)
- Nairobi to Mogadiscio (3)

Collect completed test scripts when learners finish.

5 min 35 min

Assessment strategy Form of assessment Assessment tool

Informal Open book test Test marking
Direct observation

Resources
Textbooks
Atlases

R eflection

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 Social Sciences Grade 6 Term 1 Time allocation: 1 hour

Subject Topic Sub-topic Lesson 3 of 3

Geography Map skills: Revision Revision 3
Atlases, global statistics and global events

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Last lesson: This is the last lesson in this sub-topic.
Revision 2
Scale

Content Concepts

Revision of content regarding the use of atlases to locate places ‘atlas’, ‘contents page’, ‘maps’, ‘index’, ‘page numbers’,
in the world related to geographical news. ‘geographical’, ‘international’, ‘national’, ‘local’, statistics’,
‘topography’, ‘climate’, ‘rainfall’, ‘country’, ‘news’, ‘current affairs’.

Lesson aims
1. Learners are curious about the world they live in.
2. Understand and work with a range of sources – including maps, data and photographs.
3. Learners communicate ideas and information.

Enrichment Inclusivity
Learners complete questions in textbook relating to module. Learners who find it hard to participate in group work may work
individually on a poster.

A
Teaching steps: B C Learning steps:
1 Learners participate in a class discussion where they volunteer
Explain that the lesson will involve revising the concepts
surrounding the use of atlases to locate places in the world answers to the question asked.
related to geographical news.
Ask:
• What news of geographical interest do you know of that
has happened recently?
5 min 5 min

2
Divide class in groups of four. Give each group a big piece Learners work in groups completing their posters. They reference
of poster cardboard (A3 or A2 size), newspapers and atlases. their workbooks, textbooks and atlases to ensure accuracy.
Instruct learners to collect news articles and pictures related to
Geography and label and paste them on the poster. They also
need to locate the places which are mentioned in the articles in
their atlases and indicate them on a world map on their poster.
Any additional information which can be obtained about the
location of the event from the atlas must be included. The
poster should be attractive, clearly labeled and accurate.
5 min 35 min

3 Learners listen and ask questions for clarification if necessary.

Observe groupwork and point out where learners should
provide more detail. Collect posters for formal assessment
when they are complete. Instruct learners to revise their
‘Atlases, global statistics and global events’ module in their
workbooks so they can improve their poster if necessary.

5 min 5 min

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 Assessment strategy Form of assessment Assessment tool
Informal Posters Direct observation
Questions

Resources
Textbooks
Newspapers
Atlases
A3/A2 paper

R eflection

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