Social Sciences CAPS Document Grades 7-9 kavo-193

The document runs to 58 pages and is organised into four sections. Section 1 introduces the Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement, its background, the general aims of the South African curriculum and time allocations for the Foundation, Intermediate and Senior Phases. Section 2 explains what Social Sciences is and covers History and Geography separately, including their specific aims, skills, concepts, resources, suggested projects, and an overview and weighting of topics. Section 3 outlines what is to be taught in the Intermediate Phase for Geography and History, and Section 4 covers assessment in Social Sciences, including informal and formal assessment, the programme of assessment, recording, reporting and moderation.

The document aims to develop learners understanding of society and the environment by combining the historical and geographical skills of enquiry, analysis, interpretation of evidence and problem solving. It aims to help learners understand how past events shape the present, and how people interact with and manage their physical environment, while building map work, source-based and critical thinking skills that learners can apply to real-world issues.