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Grade 5 Social Sciences: modules and lessons

Explore Grade 5 Social Sciences: 8 modules and 63 lesson entries. Use the dorKk lesson guide to plan revision and catch-up study.

dorKk provides pre-recorded CAPS-aligned video lessons for self-paced study alongside schoolwork. Choose a module below, find the lesson that matches your classwork, and use the sequence to identify gaps. This guide lists lesson titles; access to the videos depends on your subscription. dorKk is not an online school.

Source: dorKk English lesson list dated 21 January 2026. Catalogue entries may differ from current app availability.

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MAP SKILLS

  1. 1.1.WORLD MAP AND COMPASS REGIONS
  2. 1.2.AFRICA CONTINENT; POSITION IN THE WORLD AND OCEANS AROUND IT
  3. 1.3.COUNTRIES AND BORDERS AND PHYSICAL FEATURES AS BORDERS
  4. 1.4.COUNTRIES IN AFRICA; LOCATION LAND AND COASTLINE AND ISLANDS (MADAGASCAR AND ZANZIBAR)
  5. 1.5.MAJOR CITIES IN AFRICA PART 1
  6. 1.6.MAJOR CITIES IN AFRICA PART 2
  7. 1.7.CAPITALS OF SOUTH AFRICA AND NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES
  8. 1.8.PHYSICAL MAP OF AFRICA; HIGH AND LOW AREAS, RIVERS AND LAKES
  9. 1.9.PHYSICAL MAP OF AFRICA; HIGHEST PEAKS AND LARGEST LAKES
  10. 1.10.PHYSICAL MAP OF AFRICA; GREAT RIVERS AND WATERFALLS
  11. 1.11.PHYSICAL MAP OF AFRICA; DESERTS

PHYSICAL FEATURES OF SOUTH AFRICA

  1. 2.1.PHYSICAL MAP OF SOUTH AFRICA; HIGH AND LOW LYING AREAS AND COASTAL PLAINS
  2. 2.2.PHYSICAL MAP OF SOUTH AFRICA; LOCATION OF AREAS (NAMES)
  3. 2.3.PHYSICAL MAP OF SOUTH AFRICA; CHARACTERISTICS
  4. 2.4.PHYSICAL MAP OF SOUTH AFRICA; CHARACTERISTICS IN PROVINCES
  5. 2.5.RIVERS IN GENERAL
  6. 2.6.RIVERS IN SOUTH AFRICA
  7. 2.7.WHERE PEOPLE LIVE AND WORK & THE IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT

WEATHER, CLIMATE AND VEGETATION OF SOUTH AFRICA

  1. 3.1.WEATHER; ELEMENTS OF WEATHER
  2. 3.2.WEATHER; WIND DIRECTION WEATHER MAPS AND HOW WEATHER AFFECTS PEOPLE'S LIVES
  3. 3.3.OBSERVING, RECORDING AND REPORTING OF WEATHER; PROJECT
  4. 3.4.DIFFERENCE BETWEEN WEATHER AND CLIMATE & CLIMATES IN SOUTH AFRICA
  5. 3.5.RAINFALL DISTRIBUTION IN SOUTH AFRICA AND RAINFALL PATTERNS
  6. 3.6.NATURAL VEGETATION AND CLIMATE

MINERALS AND MINING IN SOUTH AFRICA

  1. 4.1.MINERALS AS NON RENEWABLE RESOURCES
  2. 4.2.MINERAL AND COAL RESOURCES; COAL AND ITS USES & LOCATION OF MINES
  3. 4.3.MINING AND THE ENVIRONMENT; CONCEPT OF MINING
  4. 4.4.MINING AND THE ENVIRONMENT; IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT (WATER AIR VEGETATION AND WILDLIFE)
  5. 4.5.MINING AND THE ENVIRONMENT; IMPACT ON THE ENVIRONMENT (WASTE REMOVAL)
  6. 4.6.MINING AND PEOPLE; DEEP GOLDMINES AND RULES THAT PROTECT MINERS

HUNTER GATHERERS AND HERDERS IN SOUTH AFRICA

  1. 5.1.HUNTER GATHERERS AND HERDERS
  2. 5.2.STORIES, OBJECTS, AND ROCK PAINTINGS
  3. 5.3.BOOKS ON HUNTER GATHERERS AND HERDERS
  4. 5.4.SAN HUNTER GATHERERS AND KHOI HERDERS IN THE LATE STONE AGES; LIVING FROM THE ENVIRONMENT
  5. 5.5.SAN HUNTER GATHERERS IN THE LATE STONE AGES; BOW AND ARROW
  6. 5.6.SAN HUNTER GATHERERS IN THE LATE STONE AGES; SOCIAL ORGANISATION
  7. 5.7.SAN HUNTER GATHERERS IN THE LATE STONE AGES; SAN ROCK ART
  8. 5.8.KHOIKHOI HERDERS SOCIETY IN THE LATER STONE AGE
  9. 5.9.QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

THE FIRST FARMERS IN SOUTHERN AFRICA

  1. 6.1.WHY, WHEN AND WHERE OF THE FIRST AFRICAN FARMERS
  2. 6.2.INTERACTION WITH THE KHOISAN
  3. 6.3.HOMESTEAD AND VILLAGES
  4. 6.4.AGRICULTURE
  5. 6.5.SOCIAL, POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC STRUCTURES
  6. 6.6.THE ROLE OF PEOPLE
  7. 6.7.THE ROLE OF THE CHIEF
  8. 6.8.THE ROLE OF CATTLE
  9. 6.9.QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

AN ANCIENT AFRICAN SOCIETY; EGYPT

  1. 7.1.THE ANCIENT AFRICAN SOCIETY AND THE NILE RIVER
  2. 7.2.ANCIENT EGYPT; SOCIAL STRUCTURE
  3. 7.3.THE SPHINX, PYRAMIDS AND TEMPLES
  4. 7.4.HIEROGLYPHICS, MATHEMATICS
  5. 7.5.ANCIENT EGYPT; MEDICINE AND PHYSICIANS
  6. 7.6.TOMB OF TUTANKHAMUN; THE DISCOVERY
  7. 7.7.TOMB OF TUTANKHAMUN; THE DISCOVERY REVEALED THE ANCIENT EGYPTIAN SOCIETY
  8. 7.8.QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

THE HERITAGE TRAIL THROUGH SOUTH AFRICA

  1. 8.1.WHAT IS HERITAGE
  2. 8.2.HERITAGE IN SITES
  3. 8.3.HERITAGE IN NAMES OF PLACES, RIVERS AND DAMS
  4. 8.4.HERITAGE AND OBJECTS
  5. 8.5.HERITAGE AND INDIGENOUS MEDICINE
  6. 8.6.NATURAL HERITAGE AND INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE
  7. 8.7.QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

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