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PLANTS AND THE EARTH, :, Proccesing of clay into bricks, maize farming -…
PLANTS AND THE EARTH
natural science
things we get from plants
concept: classifying
from clay to bricks
"clay is one of the most abundant natural mineral material on earth."(The brick industry association, 2006:9)
class activity: Learners make their own clay using mud of different types of soil to test which clay will make stronger bricks.
concept: Experimenting
" They include the green algae, mosses, ferns, vines ,grasses, bushes, herbs, flowering plants and trees."( National Library of medicine,2012:2)
class activity: Learners name different products we get from different types of plants
technology
concept: Make and manufacture
class activity: Learners make their own bricks using clay or mud
from maize to mealie meal
class activity: Learners touch and feel raw maize and attempt to make mealie meal from the raw maize
concept: investigate
"mielie meal, also known as mealie meal or maize meal, is a relatively coarse flour made from maize."(WikipediA, 2017:10)
"Essentially, bricks are produced by mixing ground clay with water, forming the clay into the desired shape, and drying and firing" ( The brick industry association, 2006:9)
Social science
concept: geography
' Mpumalanga and North West provinces are the other two big producers",(Kriel:2025)
when was maize introduced
class activity: learners discuss the history of maize in South Africa in their groups
history
" In South Africa, maize was first introduced in 1655, and has since become one of the dominate food crops."(Sihlobo:2018)
class activity: Learners illustrate on the south african map where maize is mostly produced.
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Proccesing of clay into bricks
maize farming