Social Studies
Beaconhouse School System
Class IV
Topic- Studying Settlements- Gwadar (difference between Karachi harbour and Hydra Island)
Objectives
Activity Plan/ Methodology
Time
Recap
The students should be
able to:
Derive geographical
information about Karachi
Harbour and Hydra Island
using secondary
information
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I will ask students few questions on Gwadar e.g.
 Where is Gwadar port located?
 What is the importance of Gwadar port?
 What was the need to build Gwadar Port?
 Which country did Gwadar belong to before
Pakistan?
 Name any two physical features of Gwadar?
 How can we reach Gwadar?
 What is Gwadar famous for?
 Name any three developments done in Gwadar in
the past two decades.
 How has life changed in Gwadar in the past two
decades?
 How has Gwadar raised his economic value?
 Name two important towns/ ports near Gwadar.
 What is the difference between a bay and a
peninsula?
 What are landlocked countries?
Students will be encouraged to answer the questions
in complete sentences.
Resources
Class-IV
Assessment
The students will be assessed on
their ability to:
5 mins
Development
 What is a harbour and how is it used?
What is an island? Will be brainstormed and later
7 mins
some information will be extended based on their
current knowledge. (see teacher’s notes)
 Can you name any famous island?
(Maldives-Asia, Hawaiian Islands-United Stated (Maui),
Derive geographical information
about Karachi Harbour and
Hydra Island using secondary
information
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Palm Islands- Dubai, Boracay Islands- Philippines,
Coco-Islands and Northeast Island of MadagascarIndian Ocean.)
 Students will be given some information sheets
for jigsaw reading (one piece of information to
each pair) about the Hydra Island and Karachi
harbour to pick at least three to four important
points from each sheet in pairs.
 Feedback will be taken randomly and their
responses will be written on the board.
 Students will be asked to open their work book
page 61 and pick the similarities and difference
between Karachi Harbour and the Hydra Island
in the same pairs (Students can use the
information on the board, if help is needed).
 They will be given five minutes for this task.
(Teacher might add the information from the
doc to consolidate their learning)
Compare attractive and
unattractive features of
Karachi harbour and Hydra
Island to develop opinions
Conclusion:
 Later they will independently write three
similarities and three differences between
Karachi Harbour and Hydra Island?(board will
be erased before the final activity)
Wrap up:
 Why is it important for a country to have a
seaport?
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Class IV
Information
sheets (14)
8 mins
Board
markers (2)
5 mins
3 mins
10
mins
2 mins
Compare attractive and
unattractive features of Karachi
harbor and Hydra Island to
develop opinions
Social Studies
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Class IV
Teacher’s notes
Harbour:
A sheltered port where ships can take on or discharge cargo: a part of the ocean, a lake, etc., that is next to land and that is
protected and deep enough to provide safety for ships
A harbor or harbour (see spelling differences), or haven, is a body of water where ships, boats, and barges can seek shelter from
stormy weather, or else are stored for future use.
Harbours can be natural or artificial. An artificial harbour has deliberately constructed breakwaters, sea walls, jetties, or otherwise,
they could have been constructed by dredging, and these require maintenance by further periodic dredging. An example of the
artificial harbor is Long Beach Harbor, California.
In contrast, a natural harbour is surrounded on several sides by prominences of land. Examples of natural harbours include San
Francisco Bay, California and San Diego Harbor, California.
Harbours and ports are often confused with each other. A port is a facility for loading and unloading vessels; ports are usually
located in harbours.
Island:
A land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water from all four sides.
Different islands
(Maldives-Asia, Hawaiian Islands- United Stated (Maui), Palm Islands- Dubai, Boracay Islands- Philippines, Coco-Islands, Northeast
Island of Madagascar- Indian Ocean.)
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