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Products and Processes
Technology
Tools and Processing Methods
What tools and techniques are used to shape raw materials? People design and utilize specific tools, molds, and temperature controls to process raw materials into structured shapes efficiently (Design and Technology Association [DATA], 2019, p. 88).
Activity: Clay Brick Design Challenge — Learners test molding wet clay using simple wooden frames and compare air-dried clay blocks to raw un-molded soil.
Structures and End Products
Why do we process materials to create structures? Processed materials like clay bricks are engineered to form durable structures that meet fundamental human needs for shelter and safety (Naudé & Meier, 2025, p.145).
Activity: Structural Strength Testing — Learners conduct a hands-on load test comparing how many smallwooden blocks an air-dried clay brick can hold versus loose soil.
Natural Science
Material Transformation & Processes
Raw to Processed Matching & Sequencing: Learners physically order picture cards showing the process stages from raw sugarcane to sugar crystals, and from wet clay to fired bricks.
How do raw materials change into useful everyday products? Raw materials transform into everyday products through physical processes such as crushing, refining, molding, and drying (Naudé & Meier, 2025, p. 114).
Raw Materials and Their Properties
Sensory Material Exploration: Learners observe, touch, and smell samples of raw sugarcane, sugar, raw clay, and soil, completing a comparison chart on material properties.
Where do raw materials come from and what are their physical properties? Raw materials are sourced directly from nature (plants and soil) and possess unique physical properties such as texture, color, and density (Naudé & Meier, 2025, p. 112).
Social Science
People at Work and Occupations
Who are the community workers involved in making these products? A variety of skilled workers, including farmers, factory operators, potters, and builders, collaborate to transform raw materials into products (Forrest & Southwood, 2018, p. 64).
Activity: Community Worker Role-Play & Interview — Learners analyze photos of local factory workers and farmers, role-playing interviews about how their jobs serve the local community.
Products in Communities and Trade
How do communities use manufactured goods in daily life? Communities depend on processed goods like sugar for food and bricks for building homes to support health, living, and economic trade (Naudé & Meier, 2025, p. 185).
Activity: Product Usage Survey — Learners draw and categorize items found in their home and classroom according to whether they originate from plants or soil