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Classroom activities: Learning about history
… Discovering our past teaches us about ourselves and about the people and places we see every day. We must … By writing a history you may uncover information…
Learning about history through writing
… Cup 1995: written sources One of the easiest ways to learn about our history is through looking at what has been written about it. Written SOURCES include…
Learning about history through objects
… records or pictures to help us find out information about the past, only the objects that have been left behind. … are people who look at these artefacts and…
Learning about local history through pictures
… PICTURES Pictures are a great source to use to learn about history. Did you know that a picture says a 1000 words; … the past. Below are two examples of…
Useful sites about Nelson Mandela
… Useful sites about Nelson Mandela …
ArticleFinding out about hunter-gatherers and herders
… tell us what is known of this group. Finding out about hunter-gatherers and herders Stories We can learn quite a lot about the way hunter gatherers and…
ArticleLearning about history through people: oral history
… sources of information. By speaking to people we can learn about the past. Learners are also sources of historical … sources of information. By speaking to…
ArticleGrade 4 - Learning about local history through pictures: Cape Town
… How to find out about the present or the history of a local area? When … such as pictures, people, objects and writing. Learning about local history through…
ArticleAbout Nkosi Albert Luthuli Oral History Project
… About Nkosi Albert Luthuli Oral History Project …
ArticleHow do we find out about the history of a local area?
… as oral histories Stories or ‘oral histories’ tells us about the past through the spoken word as told by one … the message she wants to get across. Her…
Archaeology: A Way of Rediscovering the Past
… How do we find out about the past? For recent events where there was personal involvement, memory can be relied on. To know about events earlier than this,…
ArticleGrade 4 - Term 1: Local History
… members. These stories carry information and ideas about life and living as well as shared customs, traditions … country’s heritage. This will assist…
CAPS Grade 4: Intermediate Phase History - Term 1
… has deliberately been changed to ‘how we find information about the past’ for Grades 4 – 6. The word ‘sources’ can be … that learners can grasp this concept…
ArticleCradle of Humankind
… of Humankind because it includes remains of hominids from about 2 to 3.3 million years ago. There is also proof of … adult Australopithecus africanus there…
Grade 9 Archive
… rights issues during and after World War II: When reading about the Holocaust, it is important to avoid simple answers … complex history. The Holocaust…
ArticleEarly hominid discoveries in South Africa and East Africa
… or human beings like us. There are many different theories about the origins of humans and much debate around this … Source: www.law.umkc.edu There are many…
Grade 4 Archive
… are converted to Christianity every day and in Nigeria about 20 new religious sects or groups come into being every … told to them. These stories carry…
CAPS Grade 5: Intermediate Phase History - Term 1
… of thousands of years. Farmers entered southern Africa about 1 700 years ago. Hunter-gatherers were not marginalised … inhabitants of southern Africa, and…
ArticlePrehistory of the Bloemfontein area
… name from Jan Bloem II, the leader of a Griqua group. In about 1823, the missionary Rev Burchell hired armed Griqua to protect BaThlaping living at Dithakong…
ArticleSouth African National Symbols and Heritage
… are passed on from parents to children. Heritage is also about what has been passed on from the family, community and place where people have been raised…
Historical ships and shipwrecks along the South African coast
… explorers rounded southern Africa for the first time about 500 years ago in their search for a sea route to the … lost along our coast. These wrecks included…
ArticleActivity: Human evolution
… species in this genus called? Write a short paragraph about Darwin's evolutionary theory. What does "survival of … to question 3. c. Make two groups and have…
ArticleExample of a local history: Pretoria
… the place itself. In the next 3 units we are going to talk about Pretoria, the administrative capital city of South … to know where Pretoria is in the world…
ArticleGrade 6 - Term 2: Explorers from Europe find southern Africa
… It is the largest structure in sub-Saharan Africa. About 900 000 stone blocks were used to build the outer wall … European to travel to China, but because he…
Grade 6 term 1 classroom support
… Learning outcomes: 1. Learn by writing and drawing about Mapungubwe EXAMPLE ACTIVITY: TRAVELERS DIARY Research … is a great and fun way for learners to…
Hunter-Gatherers in Southern Africa
… that was very difficult to reach. A stretch of land of about 200 kilometres, waterless for most of the year, lay … the! Kung way of life from outside…
ArticleA history of Kwaito music
… disco music. They were representing us and talking about what was happening in the ghettos, and they spoke in a … and incorporated into daily conversations…
ArticleThe History of Christmas Day and its celebration in South Africa
… Christian Gospels of Matthew and Luke. Historians differ about when Christians first began celebrating the Nativity of … Africa's demographics, in terms of…
ArticlePrevention/Treatment
… daunting. New infections were still occurring at a rate of about 1500 a day and 1000 deaths per day were attributed to … change. One of the main strategies…
The National Animal
… get enough moisture from the succulent leaves. It stands about 75 cm high and weighs about 40 kg. They breed throughout the year and lambs are …