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Products and Processes
Natural Sciences
Sub- topicWhat we get from plants
Key concept: Sugar comes from the juice of sugarcane.
Inquiry activity: Stir sugar into warm water, then leave the sugar water in the sun. Learners predict, observe and record what happens.
2. Sub- topic What we get from the earth
Key concept: Clay is a material that changes when it is wet or dry.
Inquiry activity: Learners touch and describe wet clay, mould a small shape and let it dry. They compare it with a ready-made brick.
Social Sciences
Sub-Topic Workers and jobs
Key concept: People depend on each other to make products.
Inquiry activity: Groups match photos of workers (cane cutters, mill workers, brick makers) to the stage of the process they work in.
Sub-Topic How communities use products
Key concept: Communities use natural resources in different ways.
Inquiry activity: Learners use picture cards and a simple map to discuss where sugarcane grows and how sugar and bricks are used.
Technology
Sub-Topi cProcesses
Key concept: A process is a set of steps in a fixed order, shown by a flow chart.
Inquiry activity: Groups put picture cards in order (cane, cut, crush, boil, sugar; clay, mould, dry, fire, brick) and draw arrows.
Su-Topic Tools and machines
Key concept: Tools and machines help people change materials faster and more easily.
Inquiry activity: Learners press clay into a small mould, let it dry, and ask: Is it strong? How could it be better?
Refence List
Department of Basic Education (DBE). 2011. Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS): Life Skills, Foundation Phase Grades R-3. Pretoria: DBE.
Naudé, M. & Meier, C. 2025. Social Sciences education [prescribed textbook