TERM 4 / STRAND – PLANET EARTH AND BEYOND
TOPIC 4 – FOSSILS
DURATION – 2½ WEEKS = 8¾ HOURS
LESSON NO : / CONTENT / TIME: / WEEK NO:
TOPIC / FOSSILS / SUGGESTED ACTIVITIES / EQUIPMENT AND RESOURCES / TEXTBOOK(S) (PAGE NO: )
CONTENT & CONCEPTS / FOSSILS IN ROCK / • making a model to show the layers of sedimentary
rockswith fossils embedded in them (using a medium
such asplay dough, clay, plaster of Paris, and
remains of livingthings such as leaves, shells and
bones) / • Pictures andor samples of
sedimentary rocks
• Play dough, clay,plaster of
Paris,variety of parts of
plants and animals
• Pictures of fossils
• Information textsabout
South Africanfossils
OTHER
Magazine
Newspaper
Internet
BODY AND TRACE FOSSILS / • interpreting pictures of fossils and comparing them to
plants and animals living today / TEXTBOOK(S) (PAGE NO: )
OTHER
Magazine
Newspaper
Internet
IMPORTANCE OF SOUTH AFRICAN FOSSILS / • reading about fossils including the Coelacanth and
Africandinosaurs / TEXTBOOK(S) (PAGE NO: )
OTHER
Magazine
Newspaper
Internet
LESSON CONTENT
CIRCLE RELEVANT PROCESSES / DESIGN SKILLS:
Accessing and recalling information / Observing / Comparing / Measuring / Sorting and classifying / Identifying problems and issues / Raising questions / Predicting / Hypothesizing / Planning investigations / Doing investigations / Recording information / Interpreting information / Designing / Making/Constructing / Evaluating and Improving Products / Communicating
ASSESSMENT:
Check the learner’s knowledge and that they can:
• demonstrate the Earth’s movement in its orbit around the Sun
• describe the Earth’s movement on its own axis
• identify the main elements (soil, air, water, sunlight) that support life on Earth
• identify and describe different soil types correctly
• explain the formation of sedimentary rock
• distinguish between body and trace fossils
• explain aspects of South Africa’s fossil record / LEARNER HOMEWORK: (PAGE NO: )
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