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Products and Processes – Grade 3, Term 4, REFERENCE:
Department of Basic…
Products and Processes – Grade 3, Term 4
Natural Sciences:
Key concept: Materials have different properties, such as texture, colour and hardness.
Inquiry activity: Learners observe and compare sugarcane, sugar, clay and bricks. They describe similarities and differences.
Skills: Observing, comparing, describing and recording.
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Inquiry activity: Learners arrange pictures showing the stages from sugarcane to sugar and clay to bricks.
Skills: Predicting, identifying patterns and explaining changes.
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Technology:
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Inquiry activity: Learners study pictures of sugar production and brickmaking and identify the tools and stages involved.
Skills: Investigating, sequencing and explaining processes.
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Inquiry activity: Learners examine a brick and a clay sample, then explain why a brick is more suitable for building than loose clay.
Skills: Comparing, problem-solving and giving reasons.
Values: Creativity, resourcefulness and care for the environment.
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Social Sciences:
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Inquiry activity: Learners examine pictures of sugarcane farmers, factory workers and brickmakers and explain each person's role.
Skills: Identifying, discussing and communicating.
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Inquiry activity: Learners investigate where sugar and bricks are used at home and in their community, then share their findings.
Skills: Asking questions, gathering information and classifying.
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REFERENCE:
Department of Basic Education (DBE). 2011. Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS): Life Skills, Grades R–3. Pretoria: Department of Basic Education.