HISTORY THEMES
GRADE 7
SOCIETY IN CHANGE
A
story of our people/ Communication / The Mfecane: Different perspectives / The
slave trade: Mozane’s story / South Africa’s earliest inhabitants and the
case of Sara Baartman / Colonisation: Sources and the media / Symbols of our
values / Our national symbols
GRADE 8
INDUSTRIALISATION AND COLONIALISM
Changing
worlds: The Industrial Revolution in Britain
The
Industrial Revolution / Rich Man, Poor Man / Child Labour / Child labour in the
Industrial Revolution / Laws to protect workers
The
experience of colonialism in the 19th and 20th centuries
Effects
of colonisation on an independent African State / What’s behind the headlines?
/ Why is there conflict in the DRC? / Colonisation of the Congo / Decolonisation
of the Congo / Civil War in the Congo
SOUTH AFRICA AT WAR
Resisting
British Control
Gender issues in the South African War
Changing
ideas and technologies: World War I
Would
you go to war? / Why did people go to war in 1914? / Should South Africa
participate in the war? / South Africa’s participation in the World War I /
Springboks slaughtered at Delville Wood / Chemical warfare / The landscape of
war
GRADE 9
WAR & HUMAN RIGHTS
Human
rights issues during & after World War II
Why
did people go to war? / Germany in the 1920s; SA in the 1990s / Systems of
government / Totalitarianism and Democracy / Holocaust Survivors / Pearl Harbour
The
end of World War II and the struggle for human rights
Structure
of the United Nations / Universal Declaration of Human Rights / Model United
Nations Class Debate
The
Nuclear Age and the Cold War
Nuclear
Warfare
APARTHEID
Apartheid
in South Africa
Tell
us about apartheid / Divide and rule / Apartheid: Different perspectives
/ The
Freedom Charter / The making of a people’s hero: The case of Nelson Mandela /
Robben Island / Leadership profiles: A research project / Symbolic songs / HSS in the media: Bias, truth and
perspectives / International isolation
GEOGRAPHY THEMES
GRADE 7
DISASTERS
Natural
hazards
Interpreting and using climatic data / Mother Nature: The nurturer / Mother
Nature: Destructive fiend (Hurricanes) / El Niño
Population
Growth and Change
HIV/AIDS / HIV/AIDS – A class discussion / The politics of healthcare
DISASTER MANAGEMENT
Volcanoes
Volcano:
Evacuating the town / Democratic Republic of Congo: Mapwork / Mount Nyiragongo
erupts / What do you know about volcanoes? / Disaster management: The case of
Goma
MAPWORK (GRADES 7-9)
Mapwork
Introduction
to mapwork / Basic mapwork skills: Mapping your own environment / Mystery
islands / Piecing together the map of Mildendo, the metropolis of Lilliput /
South Africa’s physical place in southern Africa / The provinces of South
Africa / Working with atlases
GRADE 8
SETTLEMENTS
Settlements
How much do you know about your community? /
Community issues / Examining our community structures / Where have all the
people gone? / Finding information from a reference book / Exploring our living
space
INEQUALITY
Patterns
of social inequalities in SA
Human
and physical resources: Our own Experience / Different perspectives and human
resources: a problem-solving activity / City issues: Problems and solutions /
Socio-economic inequalities / Two weeks in the life of SA and the world / The
Gender Game
TOURISM
Natural Resources in
South Africa and worldwide
Tourism
and the ICC Cricket World Cup 2003 / South Africa – Fact File / Itinerary –
ICC Cricket World Cup / Tourists love South Africa’s climate!
/ South
Africa’s natural heritage / World Heritage Sites / A symbol of Ubuntu / The
legacy of our time
GRADE 9
DEVELOPMENT
Development
Issues
The
Rostow Model / Economic Development: Site
Sustainable
use of resources
The
World Summit / Global Emissions /
Energy for life / Water Management
CONFLICTS OVER LAND
Social
and environmental conflicts in SA
Relationships
between people and land: Exploring resources and attitudes / SA’s homelands
policy & its effects on people / Rural and urban environments / Migrant
labour / Migration in SA: How are people affected? / Refugees: The casualties of
conflict / Human rights in our world (Refugees) / Immigration and emigration
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