Section 2 Overview
Assessment is about collecting evidence of the learners’ learning. It is an integral part of teaching and learning, and should be planned when planning the lesson content. Assessment helps to identify the needs of the learners. It also provides evidence of progress, enables teachers to reflect on what they are doing, and provides for feedback and reporting to all stakeholders. Good assessment practice in Social Sciences includes: • assessing whether skills and aims are applied to content knowledge • providing feedback.
Teaching plan for Social Sciences Grade 8
This teaching plan shows: • the pacing of the topics for the course by term • where to find the relevant content and activities in the Learner’s Book • when Formal Assessment takes place, cross-referencing to suitable activities in the Learner’s Book.
This teaching plan follows the time allocations as set out in the CAPS for Social Sciences. It assumes three hours of teaching per week.
Term 1
Content/topics (as per CAPS)
Maps and globes
Maps and atlases •
Latitude and longitude – degrees and minutes
• Using the atlas index to find places on a map
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Kinds of scale in an atlas (world, regional, local)
• Scale •
Places in the news (ongoing throughout the year)
10 Unit 1 pages 8–15 Activities 1–5 Learner’s Book
Activities and assessment
Module 1, page 7
Planning and assessment
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