Basic 7 Science Term 1 Week 2 Lesson Plan

Using questions and answers, revise with learners what was studied in the previous lesson.

Concrete-resource task: Set out these resources for each group: Iron nail; Charcoal piece; Clay brick. Learners observe and safely handle the specimens or apparatus, using them in the investigation or model below. Guide learners to Identify solids in the environment that support the survival of humans and other life forms. Example: iron bars, tables, chair, table salt, sugar, ice block, frozen carbon dioxide (dry ice), glass, rock, metallic objects, and wood Engage learners to name and describe materials assembled from the environment in terms of texture, appearance, color, smell and shape Guide learners to search on the internet to obtain information to explain the need to preserve useful solid materials in the environment for life. Model objects from solid materials that can be useful to humans and other life forms. Assessment Let learners search the internet, books, parents, people in their community to identify any household and commercial materials and explain their uses to humans

Use peer discussion and effective questioning to find out from learners what they have learnt during the lesson.

Share the performance indicators with learners.

Groups inspect the Iron nail, Charcoal piece and Clay brick and record hardness, texture, strength and likely source. They match the iron nail with fastening or construction, the charcoal piece with carefully controlled fuel use and the clay brick with local building. Learners discuss how each solid supports human life or livelihoods and identify one safety or environmental concern linked with its use. They finish by selecting the most suitable solid for three stated local needs and defending each choice.

Take feedback from learners and summarize the lesson.

Recap to find out what learners already know about elements and the periodic table.

Concrete-resource task: Set out these resources for each group: Printed periodic table; Labelled cards for the first 20 elements; Iron nail and charcoal sample. Learners place the labelled element cards in their correct positions on the printed periodic table, then use the iron nail and charcoal sample to compare and classify a familiar metal and non-metal. Guide learners to Identify metals, non-metals and noble gases in the periodic table. Discuss the uses of the elements, nitrogen(N), phosphorus(P) and potassium(K) in crop production. Deduce from the periodic table that the elements are arranged in order of their atomic number and those in the same group have common properties. Assessment 1. what is an element? 2. use chemical symbols to represent the following elements; Sodium, Calcium, Potassium, Nitrogen, Phosphorus

Ask learners how the lesson will benefit them in their daily lives.