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- - - - Where and how sugarcane is farmed
      - Plants are important in our community. They provide us with the air we breathe, the food we eat, and the materials we use for shelter and clothing.(efsa; 2024)
    - - Understanding economic roles
      - Respect for farmers.
      - Awareness of community contributions
    - - Mapping out where the sugarcane farms are in South Africa. The sugarcane growing areas of South Africa are KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, and the Eastern Cape. (Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries;2014)
      - Have learners role-play sugarcane farmers
  - - - What natural materials come from the earth. Earth materials are minerals, rocks, soil, and water. (Study.com;2014)
      - Bricks are made locally in many SA towns
    - - Recognising the importance of local industry
      - Pride in local materials and knowledge
      - Appreciation for builders and artisans
    - - Compare as a class the old vs the new building methods with bricks.
- - - - How machines help extract juice and refine sugar from sugarcane.At the sugar mill, the sugar cane stalks are washed and cut into shreds—huge rollers press sugar cane juice out of the shredded stalks. The juice is then clarified, concentrated, and crystallized. The crystals are spun in a centrifuge to remove the liquid and produce golden raw sugar. (The Sugar Association;2018)
      - Tools and processes used to make sugar.
    - - Identifying technology used in farming and factories
      - Curiosity about innovation
      - Interest in how things are made
    - - Learners can build their own model of a sugarcane factory
  - - - How brick making involves shaping and drying.
      - Traditional vs modern brickmaking tools. Traditional brick making relied on. Modern brick making uses tools like Manual Brick Presses, Mechanical Presses, Extrusion Machines, and Vibrating Tables. (Alibab.com; 2025)
    - - Comparing old and new technologies.
      - Appreciation for practical skills.
      - Knowing how to use resources and tools responsibly.
    - - An activity for this lesson would be to make bricks using cookie cutter or play dough shapes.
      - Another activity can be exploring how the tools have changed by using the website Sci-Bono Discovery Centre.
- - - - What plants give us/ provide for us.They provide us with a variety of things to fulfil our daily requirements, including food to eat, air to breathe, clothes to cover our bodies, wood, medicine, shelter, and many products for human benefit.(BYJUS;(n.d))
      - The process of sugarcane to sugar. Sugarcane is harvested, transported, and shredded before the juice is extracted. The juice is then filtered, evaporated, and crystallized to produce raw sugar. The raw sugar is further dried, packaged, and refined to remove impurities and produce white refined sugar. (Raiyani;2025)
    - - Identifying products from plants
      - A value can be respect for natural resources.
      - Awareness of sustainable use
    - - A class activity can be a sensory activity where I provide learners with sugarcane and sugar, so they can touch it, smell and taste it.
      - Create a poster of the process of making sugar from sugarcane.