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TEACHER’S GUIDE

LEARNING AREA: GEOGRAPHY (4022)

LEVEL: FORM 4

CALA TYPE: Practical, pen and paper

TOPIC: Exploitation of Natural Resources

SYLLABUS REFERENCE: Natural Resources

DURATION: 1 Week

Concepts/Skills

 Problem solving
 surveying
 Critical thinking
 Data presentation

Dimensions/Criteria
  Designing an interview guide to collect information on different trees/herbs that are helping to cure diseases.
 Presentation of findings on diseases each tree/herb cures and attaching samples of herbs.
 Explaining how each tree/herb is used to cure the diseases or illnesses.
 Giving some recommendations on how to preserve trees/herbs for the benefit of the community.

Objectives to be assessed

By the end of the week, learners must be able to;

 Design an interview guide to collect information on different trees/herbs that are helping to cure diseases.
 Present findings on diseases each tree/herb cures and attach samples of herbs.
 Explain how each tree/herb is used to cure the diseases or illnesses.
 Give some recommendations on how to preserve trees/herbs for the benefit of the community.

CALA Context

It has been noted that a lot of helpful trees/herbs lie in the forest unutilised and yet people are facing difficulties in trying to
raise lots of money to pay for medication from pharmacies.

Teacher’s notes

 The teacher liaise with the local leadership and parents so that learners are granted permission to carry out the
research in the local fields.
 Teacher to make some arrangements with the resource person, i.e. the Traditional Healers in the area to assist the
learners in carrying out their research.
 Teacher to monitor the learners as they carry out the research.
LEARNER GUIDE

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LEARNING AREA: GEOGRAPHY (4022)

TOPIC: Exploitation of Natural Resources

SYLLABUS REFERENCE: Natural Resources

DURATION: 1 Week

BACKGROUND

The teacher has noted that a lot of helpful trees/herbs lie in the forest unutilised and yet people are facing difficulties in
trying to raise lots of money to pay for medication from pharmacies. Therefore, you are required to carry out a research to
find out different trees/herbs that helps in incurring diseases or illnesses.

Activities

1. Design an interview guide that you will use to collect data on at least 5 trees/herbs that are helping to cure different
diseases or illnesses in your locality. [5]
2. From the information obtained in Activity 1 above present your findings on diseases or illnesses each tree/herb cures.
Attach a sample of each herb against a disease it cures. [10]
 3. Write a brief explanation on how each tree/herb is used to cure the named disease or illness. [10]
4. Produce a report on the benefits of the trees/herbs to the community and suggest some recommendations on the
preservation of trees/herbs for the benefit of the present and future generation. [10]

CALA Tips

 Remember this task must be completed within the stipulated time (1 week).
 Collect information from your local area
 Provide samples of herbs as evidence of research for you to earn more marks.
 MARKING GUIDE
1. Design an interview guide that you will use to collect data on at least 5 trees/herbs that are helping to cure different
diseases or illnesses in your locality. [5]

Marks will only be awarded to an interview guide with relevant questions such as

 Common trees/herbs available in the locality

 Diseases/illnesses cured by each herb
 How the trees/herbs are obtained
 How the trees/herbs are used to cure the diseases or illnesses etc.

2. From the information obtained in Activity 1 above present your findings on diseases or illnesses each tree/herb cures.
Attach a sample of each herb against a disease it cures. [10]

A table is the most preferable technique used to present the data obtained. A sample of a herb to be attached against each
disease it cures.

3. Write a brief explanation on how each tree/herb is used to cure the named disease or illness. [10]
2 marks are awarded for a clear explanation on how each tree/herb is used to cure a disease or illness.

4. Produce a report on the benefits of the trees/herbs to the community and suggest some recommendations on the
preservation of trees/herbs for the benefit of the present and future generation. [10]
Benefits of the trees/herbs to the community
(a) Medicinal benefits
 (b) Other benefits e.g prevention of soil erosion, provision of timber, provision of fruits, trees as windbreaks,
provision of food for domestic animals etc.

Recommendations on preservation of trees/herbs

 Afforestation/reforestation
 Educational campaigns
 Legislation
 Establishment of botanical gardens
 Avoid veld fires, establishment of fire guards
 Etc.
 ACHIEVEMENT STANDARDS
Dimension/Criteria Excellent Good Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Inadequate

Design an interview 5 4 3 2 1
guide that you will use
to collect data An interview guide An interview guide An interview guide An interview guide with 2 An interview guide
[5] with at least 5 relevant with 4 relevant with 3 relevant relevant questions with only 1 relevant
questions questions questions question

Presentation of findings 10 9-7 6-4 3-1 0

on diseases or illnesses
each tree/herb cures. A relevant technique A relevant technique A relevant technique A relevant technique used An irrelevant technique
Attach a sample of each used to present the used to present the used to present the data to present the data used with no sample
herb against a disease it data collected with at data collected with 4 collected with 3 collected with 2 samples attached.
cures. [10] least 5 samples of samples of herbs samples of herbs of herbs attached
herbs attached. attached attached

Explanation on how 10 9-7 6-4 3-1 0

each tree/herb is used to
cure the disease or At least 5 trees/herbs 4 trees/herbs clearly 3 trees/herbs clearly 1 tree/herb clearly No explanation given
illness. [10] clearly explained on explained on how they explained on how they explained on how it is used
how they are used to are used to cure the are used to cure the to cure the disease or
cure the disease or disease or illness. disease or illness. illness.
illness.

A report on the benefits 10 9-7 6-4 3-1 0

of the trees/herbs to the
community and
recommendations on the A report with at least A report with 4 A report with 3 benefits A report with1 benefit and A report with no benefit
preservation of 5 benefits and 5 benefits and 5 and 3 recommendations 2 recommendations on the or recommendation
trees/herbs for the recommendations on recommendations on on the preservation of preservation of trees/herbs
benefit of the present the preservation of the preservation of trees/herbs
and future generation. trees/herbs trees/herbs
[10]