Primary Social Studies Syllabus

Substrand: "4.6 Contact and Change"

Subject: Primary Social Studies Year: 4
Strand 5: Time, Continuity and Change

Substrand: "4.6 Contact and Change" (40 periods)

There are numerous contacts that the people have experienced at their places and other islands at different times and occasions. These various contacts brought about a lot of changes and impact on the lives of the people and their communities.

General Learning OutcomesSpecific Learning OutcomesSuggested Assessment Events

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4.6.1 understand the reactions that indigenous people experienced when they interacted with each other for the first time (u)

4.6.1.1 give examples of experiences that people in the community had when interacting with outsiders

4.6.2 have opinions about the changes and impacts that people experienced as a result of these interactions with outsiders (k)

4.6.2.1 identify some advantages of changes that took place during the islanders early contact (e.g. inter-marriage, barter system)

4.6.3 appreciate the changes that occurred during the early days (a/v)

4.6.3.1 give some examples of impact of early contacts between islanders ( e.g. head-hunting, slavery, threats to community, security, cannibalism);
4.6.3.2 list some reasons for past contacts with outsiders (e.g. trading, whaling)

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