Directorate: Curriculum GET: LESSON PLAN TERM 3 - 2020

SUBJECT and GRADE SOCIAL SCIENCES – GRADE 8 GEOGRAPHY

TERM 3 Week 3
LINK TO TEACHING TOPIC: SETTLEMENTS - Focus: South Africa
AND ASSESSMENT PLAN Subtopic: Land use on aerial photographs and large scale maps
AIMS OF LESSON You need to know:
• What aerial photographs look like.
• The difference between vertical and oblique aerial photos.
• How to get information from aerial photos.

INTRODUCTION You should know from previous grades * / current grade ** / previous lesson ***:
• Types of land use within urban settlements.
• The difference between rural and urban settlements.
• The different types of photographs.
SKILLS You must be able to:
• identify aerial photographs.
• distinguish between vertical and oblique aerial photos.
• Identify natural and constructed features on an aerial photo.
ACTIVITIES/ASSESSMENT Complete the:
• activity to this lesson on page 5.
• additional activities in your textbook.
CONSOLIDATION • Identify land uses on aerial photographs and large scale maps of your own area.
RESOURCES Paper based resources Digital resources
(if necessary) • Lesson on pages 3 and 4 • Video: https://youtu.be/UK-grGMvIF8
• Activity on page 5 • https://learn.mindset.africa/sites/default/files/resourcelib/emshare-
• Text book *: Land use on show-note-asset/781_fdoc.pdf
aerial photographs and larg- • AERIAL PHOTO-INTERPRETATION TECHNIQUES FOR CLASSIFYING
scale maps URBAN LAND USE
https://www.thelearningtrust.org/asp-treasure-box

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 DETAILS OF LESSON
SUBJECT SOCIAL SCIENCES: GEOGRAPHY
GRADE 8 TERM 3 WEEK 3: 24-28 AUGUST 2020
Skills Teaching Methodologies/ Resources / LTSM
(WHAT I am going to Approach (WHAT I am going to use to
teach/guide/support…) (HOW I am going to teach/guide/support…) teach/guide/support…)
• Land use on aerial Introduce the concept of aerial Lesson on pages 3 and 4 according to
photographs and large scale photos and large scale maps the geography enquiry route
maps
• What aerial photographs Illustrate how aerial photographs are Textbook*: aerial photographs and large
look like . taken. scale maps

• What is the difference
between vertical and
TEACHER’S oblique aerial photos
ACTIVITIES
• How to get information
from aerial photos
• Refer to the above points
with regard to the content of
the lesson.
PARENT’S
ACTIVITIES
Demonstrate the difference between Learner task on page 5
vertical and oblique aerial photos.
Explain how to get information from
aerial photos and then learners
complete an activity and feedback
is given on the progress.
Parents should encourage the • Internet
following: • Atlas
• Make learners aware of land use • Newspapers and magazines of
intheir area and how it appears different aerial and oblique photos
on aerial photographs and large-
scale maps

1. First read through the learner activity on page 4, to see which content and skills are needed to answer the
questions.
2. Work through the lesson on page 3 by asking the questions that geographers ask.
3. Now start answering the tasks without going back to the lesson.
4. Check your answers by referring to the content of the lesson and correct incorrect answers.

LEARNER’S
ACTIVITIES

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CONTENT AND SETTLEMENTS AND LAND USE: AERIAL AND LARGE SCALE MAPS
CONCEPTS
What do aerial
photographs look • Aerial photographs are photographs taken from above
like? the ground by an aeroplane or helicopter.

What is the • Vertical aerial photographs are taken directly (B) from
difference between above (90°) or straight down.
vertical and oblique • Oblique aerial photographs (A) are taken at an angle
aerial photos? below 90°.

(A) (B)

How do you know • High oblique aerial photos (C) includes the horizon.
the difference • Low oblique aerial photos (D) do not show the horizon.
between high and
low oblique aerial
photos?

(D)

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Information from
What is it? How does it look? What are examples of this feature?
aerial photos
• Natural features
on aerial photos • Streams, lakes, mountain ranges and
appear to be oceans.
Natural features on wavy and • Fields appear bigger than gardens on
aerial photos irregular. aerial photos.

• Constructed
features on aerial • Highways, railroads, bridges and
photos appear as buildings (schools, factories and
Constructed straight or smooth- houses)
features on aerial curved lines.
photos • Roofs of houses
and other
buildings can be
seen clearly.

• An aerial photo • Natural features such as an open field

Natural and
constructed features
on an aerial photo
with both natural (coarse texture), a river (appears dark)
and constructed and natural vegetation (along the
features. river).
• Constructed features include a dusty
road and a main road

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Consolidation Activity: Grade 8 Term 3 Week 3

1. Study the following aerial photo (A) and large scale map (B) and then answer
the questions that follow.

(A) (B)

1.1 What is an aerial photograph?

1.2 Differentiate between vertical and oblique aerial photographs.

1.3 What type of aerial photograph shows:

1.3.1 the tops of buildings
1.3.2 the height of buildings

1.4 List four features shown on large scale maps.

1.5 Differentiate between a high oblique and a low oblique aerial photo.

2 Refer to the following figure of an aerial photo to answer the questions that follow.

2.1 Identify the type of oblique photo shown here.

2.2 Give a reason for your answer to Question 2.1

2.3 Identify the features found at A and B in the aerial photo.

2.4 Write a paragraph of no more than eight lines to discuss the information

obtained from aerial photos.