M. Naude
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Unit 1: How we find out about the present in a
local area
What is local History?
Local - close to the area where you live.
History – How people and things change over time.
Local history is about things, people and places in your community or neighbourhood.
You can find information on local history from:
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Pictures
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Writing
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Stories and interviews with local people
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Objects
Knowing what happened in the past can help us determine more information about the present of
an area.
Investigation
Sea Point in the Western Cape
Sea Point primary
School Badge.
Showing a Lion, an
open book, a
lighthouse and three
anchors.
A group of children in a classroom at seapoint
primary school.
How many children are there?
Which two pictures on the badge tell us the
What are they all busy doing?
school is near the sea?
Do you think they are well behaved?
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Sea point is
The
next to the
lighthouse
sea. Many
near sea
ships pass by
point that
here. In this
helps
photograph
guides
we can also
ships at night.
see lions head mountain far in the back.
We see the lion on the school badge that is
The lighthouse on the schoo badge is referring
referring to Lions Head Mountain.
to the lighthouse that is used to guide ships at
Sea Point.
Unit 2: How we find out about the history of a
local area.
How to know the history of the area
We can find out about the past in a local area in the same way we find out about the present. We
get information from:

Pictures

Writing

Stories and interviews with people

Objects
Activity 2
1. Look at the following 2 Pictures and discuss in class how heidelberg has changed over the
years. Look at:
1.1. Way of transportation
1.2. Buildings
1.3. Photo Colour
1.4. Roads
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