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THE KINGDOM OF MAPUNGUBWE., (Sub-topic 1 (Moon Phases), Sub-topic 2 (Light…
THE KINGDOM OF MAPUNGUBWE.
NATURAL SCIENCES (NS)
SOCIAL SCIENCES (SS HISTORY)
Sub-topic 1 (Night and day in daily life)
Key concept: People organise activities differently during the day and at night (DBE, 2011).
Class Activity: Learners create a picture chart comparing day and night activities.
Knowledge: Day time activities, night time activities and time awareness.
Skills: Sequencing and communication.
Values: Respect for routines.
Sub-topic 2 (Cultural stories about the moon)
Key concept: Different cultures have stories and beliefs about the Moon (Naude & Meier, 2025).
Class Activity: Learners listen to a traditional Moon story and discuss its meaning.
Knowledge: Indigenous stories and cultural heritage.
Skills: Listening and storytelling.
Values: Respect for diversity.
TECHNOLOGY
Sub-topic 1 (Designing a Moon Phase Wheel)
Key concept: Technology can be used to represent scientific knowledge.
Class Activity: Learners design and make a Moon Phase Wheel using cardboard.
Knowledge: Design process and moon phases.
Skills: Designing, making and evaluating.
Values: Creativity and Perseverance
Sub-topic 2 (Models of the moon)
Class Activity: Learners build a model showing the Earth, Moon and Sun.
Key concept: Models help us understand things that are difficult to observe directly.
Knowledge: Models and materials.
Skills: Constructing and testing.
Values: Problem solving.
Sub-topic 1 (Moon Phases)
Key concept: The Moon appears to change shape during the month because different parts of it are illuminated by the Sun (DBE, 2011).
Class Activity: Learners observe the Moon for one month and record changes in a moon journal.
Knowledge: Full moon, half moon, crescent moon, observation of patterns.
Skills: Observing, Recording and Comparing.
Values: Curiosity and appreciation of nature.
Sub-topic 2 (Light and shadow)
Key concept: The Moon reflects light from the Sun and does not make its own light (Naude & Meier, 2025).
Class Activity: Learners use a torch and a ball to investigate how light changes the appearance of the Moon.
Knowledge: Light source, reflection and shadows.
Skills: Predicting, investigating and observing.
Values: Scientific thinking.