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English first additional language

Grade 4

What a wonderful world

Module 34

Planets

Activity 1

To read a table for information [lo3.3.4]

SIZE OF THE PLANETS
Planet Diameter
km miles
Mercury 4 850 3 010
Venus 12 100 7 520
Earth 12 756 7 926
Mars 6 790 4 220
Jupiter 143 000 89 000
Saturn 120 000 75 000
Uranus 51 000 32 000
Neptune 49 000 30 000
Pluto 3 000 1 900

a. Study the table above carefully and answer the following questions:

(i) Which planet has the greatest diameter?

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(ii) Which is the longest: a mile or a kilometre?

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(iii) Which planet is closest in size to earth?

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(iv) Which is the second smallest planet?

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b. Arrange the planets from the largest to the smallest:

(i) ………………………………………………………………

(ii) ………………………………………………………………

(iii) ………………………………………………………………

(iv) ………………………………………………………………

  1. ………………………………………………………………

(vi) ………………………………………………………………

(vii) ………………………………………………………………

(viii) ………………………………………………………………

  1. ……………………………………….

Activity 2

To read and solve puzzles [lo 3.5.3]

Word game

Rearrange the jumbled letters given below to make words that have been used in the passages above, and then match the correct word with the definition or description given here:

byllaul

treemaid

divo

hemry

treesrauc

  • straight line from side to side of a figure (used for measurement)
  • a little poem
  • emptiness, nothingness
  • a song sung to an infant to make him/her sleep
  • a human being or animal (something that has been created)

Activity 3

To read a simple map [lo 3.3.1]

A Solar Eclipse

Do you know what a solar eclipse is? A solar eclipse happens when the moon moves between the earth and the sun. When this happens, the light from the sun is blocked. The sky gradually becomes dark as the moon moves in front of the sun. If the moon and the sun are in a perfect line, it is called a total eclipse. This happens very rarely.

This year a total eclipse of the sun will be visible in the northern regions of Limpopo Province. Up to 30 000 visitors from all over the world are expected, as this is an ideal place from which to experience the eclipse.

The eclipse will be visible between 08:18 and 08:21 on Wednesday, 4 December, when the moon will move directly in front of the sun for three minutes and all direct sunlight will be deflected from the earth. The very best place to experience it, is in the “path of totality”, as scientists call it. This will be between Beit Bridge and the Mozambican border in the area north of the Soutpansberg, Thohoyandou and the Shingwedzi Camp in Kruger National Park.

If you should miss this awesome event, you will have to wait until 2030 to see it in Southern Africa.

SAFETY PRECAUTIONS:

Never view the sun with the naked eye or with any optical device such as binoculars. Your eye has a lens that will concentrate the sun’s light onto your retina and cause damage without your feeling any pain while it is happening. Do not use sunglasses. Number 14 welder’s glass is fine.

Consult a map of south africa and find out where the places are that are mentioned in the passage above.

Use your dictionary to find the meanings of the following words:

1. gradually
2. rarely
3. visible
4. total
5. awesome

Write the words and their meanings in your personal dictionary and make sure that you know how to use them.

WRITING

Up to now we have spoken only of one of the elements that are found in most (or all) creation myths, namely the sun. We are now going to take a look at another fascinating element, water.

Without water there could be no life. There are billions of tons of water in the atmosphere, in the oceans and in the crust of the earth. Did you know that our bodies are 64% water?

Some of the simple properties of water are the following:

  • It freezes at 0°C and boils at 100°C at sea level.
  • It is a colourless, odourless and almost tasteless liquid.
  • It freezes to ice and boils away to vapour or steam.

Some of the frozen forms of water are icicles, snow and hail. Have you ever seen and touched snow? Did you know that every snowflake is made up of thousands of water crystals, each with its own pattern?

Look at these beautiful snowflake patterns:

Activity 4

To express own opinion in writing [lo 4.1.5]

1. Think of any exciting or pleasant or memorable experience you have had with water. (For example the first time you saw snow, or a visit to the seaside, or how you went canoeing on a river…anything that made an impression on you.)

Now write at least five full sentences about this event. If you have any photographs about it, you can bring them along and show them to your classmates and teacher, while you also tell them a little more about the experiences you had at the time.

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Assessment

Learning outcome 3: reading and viewing

The learner will be able to read and view for information and enjoyment, and to respond critically to the aesthetic, cultural and emotional values in texts.

Assessment standard

We know this when the learner:

3.3 reads for information:

3.3.1 reads simple maps and plans (e.g. follows a route);

  • reads diagrams, graphs and charts (e.g. a family tree;

3.5 reads for pleasure and information:

3.5.3 reads and solves puzzles.

Learning outcome 4: writing

The learner will be able to write different kinds of factual and imaginative texts for a wide range of purposes.

Assessment standard

We know this when the learner:

4.1 writes to communicate information:

4.1.5 expresses an opinion in writing (e.g. whether a book was interesting or boring).

Questions & Answers

the diagram of the digestive system
Assiatu Reply
allimentary cannel
Ogenrwot
How does twins formed
William Reply
They formed in two ways first when one sperm and one egg are splited by mitosis or two sperm and two eggs join together
Oluwatobi
what is genetics
Josephine Reply
Genetics is the study of heredity
Misack
how does twins formed?
Misack
What is manual
Hassan Reply
discuss biological phenomenon and provide pieces of evidence to show that it was responsible for the formation of eukaryotic organelles
Joseph Reply
what is biology
Yousuf Reply
the study of living organisms and their interactions with one another and their environments
AI-Robot
the study of living organisms and their interactions with one another and their environment.
Wine
discuss the biological phenomenon and provide pieces of evidence to show that it was responsible for the formation of eukaryotic organelles in an essay form
Joseph Reply
what is the blood cells
Shaker Reply
list any five characteristics of the blood cells
Shaker
lack electricity and its more savely than electronic microscope because its naturally by using of light
Abdullahi Reply
advantage of electronic microscope is easily and clearly while disadvantage is dangerous because its electronic. advantage of light microscope is savely and naturally by sun while disadvantage is not easily,means its not sharp and not clear
Abdullahi
cell theory state that every organisms composed of one or more cell,cell is the basic unit of life
Abdullahi
is like gone fail us
DENG
cells is the basic structure and functions of all living things
Ramadan
What is classification
ISCONT Reply
is organisms that are similar into groups called tara
Yamosa
in what situation (s) would be the use of a scanning electron microscope be ideal and why?
Kenna Reply
A scanning electron microscope (SEM) is ideal for situations requiring high-resolution imaging of surfaces. It is commonly used in materials science, biology, and geology to examine the topography and composition of samples at a nanoscale level. SEM is particularly useful for studying fine details,
Hilary
cell is the building block of life.
Condoleezza Reply
what is cell divisoin?
Aron Reply
Diversity of living thing
ISCONT
what is cell division
Aron Reply
Cell division is the process by which a single cell divides into two or more daughter cells. It is a fundamental process in all living organisms and is essential for growth, development, and reproduction. Cell division can occur through either mitosis or meiosis.
AI-Robot
What is life?
Allison Reply
life is defined as any system capable of performing functions such as eating, metabolizing,excreting,breathing,moving,Growing,reproducing,and responding to external stimuli.
Mohamed
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Source:  OpenStax, English first additional language grade 4. OpenStax CNX. Sep 18, 2009 Download for free at http://cnx.org/content/col11093/1.1
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