Directorate: Curriculum GET: LESSON PLAN TERM 1 - 2021

SUBJECT and GRADE SOCIAL SCIENCE – GRADE 7 GEOGRAPHY

TERM 1 Week 1
LINK TO TEACHING AND Local maps and street map: finding home, school and places of interest on a map of the local area, using
ASSESSMENT PLAN an index and grid to locate places in a street guide, using a street map to find places and describe a
route. Introduce the Formal Assessment Task (sketch map), assessment criteria, monitoring and due dates.
Drawing a sketch map(s) of own area, the size of the area selected should consider the local context,
include symbols, key and scale, record own observations of land use and kinds of vegetation, show four
cardinal compass directions.
AIMS OF LESSON The learners will be able to interpret graphs showing the population concepts
INTRODUCTION Local maps and street maps
Find home, school and places of interest on a map of the local area.
People use maps to find their way around and to find interesting places. Most cities in South Africa have
street maps. These maps are usually prepared as a book because showing a city on one sheet of paper
would be too big to use.

Using a street map to find places and describe a route

Street maps help you to find places and to describe the route from one place to another. Each street has
a name to help you explain which route to take. The point where the streets cross each other is called an
intersection.
A street map has two features to help you find things:
˜ grid lines drawn on the maps to form grid squares
˜ an index at the back.
Vocabulary
Grid lines: vertical and horizontal lines drawn on a map in a grid shape.
Grid squares: the squares (sometimes rectangles) on a map formed by grid lines
Grid reference: using numbers and letters on the grid lines to refer to a specific place on a map.

Using an index to find places Vocabulary

Index: an alphabetical list of words, objects or places with page numbers, usually found at the back of a
book, to help you find that item in a book.

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 Sketching maps and explaining routes
Vocabulary
Sketch map: rough drawing that looks like a map. It is a rough drawing that shows only important details
that will help a person find the way.

SKILLS ✓ Use atlases and maps in determining position and place

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 ✓ Discuss and write

ACTIVITIES/ASSESSMENT ➢ Learners will interpret a line graph showing population growth

➢ They will discuss and write about ways increased food production can be achieved.
Concepts
1. Approximate-almost correct, but not exact
2. Staple food-the main food in a person’s diet, such as rice, maize, bread
3. Extends-to make something longer or bigger
4. Increased in yield-to produce or grow more of a product
CONSOLIDATION Draw a sketch map of a route.
Draw a sketch map of a route from your classroom to the tuck shop. Follow the steps below.
1. Walk the route and make notes and rough sketch of what you see. Include:
- the main places where they need to turn and the direction
- some obvious features that will help them recognise where they are
- any grassy areas, tarred areas or steps
- anything else that will help them find their way.
2. Work out the approximate distance of one part of the route. You can estimate distances between
places in metres. A long pace is about one metre. A netball court is 30 metres long, whereas a soccer field
is 100 metres long. When you draw your sketch map, show the length in metres. (Round off the distance if
necessary.)
3. Now draw your sketch map. Include all the information you recorded. Also add a title, a key and your
measured distance (a scale).
4. Exchange route maps with another group. Pretend that you are completely new in the school and see if
you can follow the route.

RESOURCES Paper based resources Digital resources

(if necessary) • Newspapers Refer to the relevant digital resources e.g. links on the
• Books WCED ePortal
• Textbooks https://www.thelearningtrust.org/asp-treasure-box
• Atlases
• Local maps
NOTES

SUBJECT SOCIAL SCIENCE GEOGRAPHY TERM 1

GRADE 7 DATE 01- 11 February 2021
Skills Teaching Methodologies/ Approach Resources / LTSM
(WHAT I am going to use to
(WHAT I am going to teach/guide/support…) (HOW I am going to teach/guide/support…)
teach/guide/support…)

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 -Define concepts like (local map,index, etc. ) > Use IT to make the lesson more fun Worksheet and Notes.
-Ask the learners to copy them in their books. and enjoying (You Tube etc) IT, You Tube
-Practice the activities regularly. > Use globe to show the learners world Textbooks
population growth areas Maps, Atlases, Globe
> Define all new concepts (Learners Dictionaries
must make use of dictionaries)
> Make use of resources such as maps.
TEACHER’S
ACTIVITIES
Similar to what teachers would teach, etc. as Could include tips to parents, e.g. Help Please indicate resources that
indicated above – this could be a repeat of the your child search for a map to use with can be found at home:
teacher’s info – just so that parents are aware the weather report magazines, newspapers,
of content. Keep it simple. dictionary, etc.
➢ Children must make use of the
➢ Make time to listen to your child or dictionaries more often when
PARENTS’ children reads and help them with their dealing with Social Science
ACTIVITIES reading concepts as well as Atlas
➢ Children be able to tell what he/she has ➢ Make them to write more often
read. of what they read
Learner activities:
Activity 1 Use the map index above to answer these questions.
1. On which page will you find Wipers Road?
2. On which page will you find William Nicol Street?
3. What is the grid reference for Wildebees Street?
4. In which suburb is Wiek Street?
5. In what suburb is Windsor Place?
LEARNER’S 6. You can see the name Wolfson Rd in the top right corner of the index. Why is this name there?
ACTIVITIES
Activity 2 Study the street map of Germiston and answer the following questions:

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1. Give the grid squares for:
a. Lambton Mall
b. Colin Mann School
c. Germiston Medicross Centre
2. Name the main road in grid square EB 117.
3. Name the suburb in grid square EA 118.
4. Name the grid square where there is a convent.
5. Draw the symbol for:
a. Police station
b. Place of Interest
c. Hotel (Remember to use the correct colours.)

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