Basic 6 Science Term 1 Week 6 Lesson Plan

The teacher brings a bag into the classroom that contains an object that has a connection to the lesson. Then it is passed around and learners try to determine what is in the bag just by feeling it. The student who guess right wins, and hence introduce the lesson Teacher writes and lets students see the answer on the board, perhaps a picture of object on the board. The students must come up with questions in which the answer could be the object on the board.

Engage learners to talk about what they know about the earth and sun. let learners identify the uses of the sun to humankind Learners to identify the earth and sun in the solar system. guide learners to draw the solar system and indicate the earth and sun Prior to the lesson, task learners to investigate the relative size of the sun in relation to its function in the solar system. Each group presents a report in class for discussion. Learners answer the following questions: (1) Which is bigger, the sun or the earth? (2) Which of the two bodies move, the sun or the earth? Evaluate learners by asking: “if the earth was bigger than the sun, how would that affect the length of day and night?” For this activity, learners use locally made clay globe, torch and printed day-and-night picture cards to model the movement or compare the sky at different times and explain the observed cycle.

Ask learners questions to review their understanding of the lesson. Have learners write 3 facts of the lesson on a sheet of paper and it in their pockets and learn it on their way home. Ask learners questions to review their understanding of the lesson. Have learners write 3 facts of the lesson on a sheet of paper and it in their pockets and learn it on their way home.