Scheme of Work Second Term Basis Science Primary 5

SCHEME OF WORK

BASIC SCIENCE

SECOND TERM 

PRIMARY 5

THEME 2: LIVING AND NON-LIVING THINGS



WEEK 1/TOPIC – DOMESTIC ANIMALS

Content

  • Common Domestic animals
  • Grouping Domestic animals based on their food
  • Other Foods eaten by Domestic Animals

WEEK 2

TOPIC – DOMESTIC ANIMALS
Content

  • Reproduction in Domestic animals
  • Habits of Some Domestic animals
  • Benefits of Domestic animals

WEEK 3

TOPIC – THE HUMAN BODY (SKELETAL SYSTEM)
Content

  • Types of Bones
  1. Long bones e.g. femur and humerus
  2. Vertebrae e.g. cervical and thoracic
  3. Phalanges e.g. toes
  • Functions of Bones

WEEK 4

TOPIC – THE HUMAN BODY (SKELETAL SYSTEM)
Content

  • Types of Joints
  1. Ball and Socket (shoulder)
  2. Hinge joint (Elbow and Knee)
  • 2. Muscle
  • 3. Functions of Joints and Muscles

WEEK 5

TOPIC – REPRODUCTION IN PLANTS
Content

  • 1. Sexual reproduction
  • 2. Parts of Flowers
  • 3. Pollination of Flowers:
  1. Types
  2. Process
  3. Agents

WEEK 6

TOPIC – REPRODUCTION IN PLANTS
Content

  • Insects and Wind pollinated flowers
  • Fertilization and Fruit development
  • Differences between Fertilization and Pollination

WEEK 7

TOPIC – WATER CYCLE
Content

  • Water cycle
  • Rain formation
  • Relationship between Water cycle and Rain formation

WEEK 8

TOPIC – ROCKS
Content

  • Meaning of Rocks
  • Types of Rocks:
  1. Igneous rock
  2. Metamorphous rock
  3. Sedimentary rock
  4. Uses of Rocks
  • Major Landmark rocks in Nigeria:
  1. Zuma rock in Abuja
  2. Shere rock in Jos
  3. Olumo rock in Abeokuta
  4. Kufena rock in Zaria

WEEK 9TOPIC – ACIDS AND BASES
Content

  • Meaning of Acids and Bases
  • Physical properties of Acids and Bases
  • Types of Acids and Bases
  • Uses of Acids and Bases

WEEK 10/TOPIC – SOAP
Content

  • 1. Soap and Detergent making
  • 2. Local Materials used in making soap
  • 3. Active ingredients used in making soap:
  1. Acid
  2. Base

WEEK 11

TOPIC – SOAP
Content

  1. Method of soap preparation
  2. Industrial process of soap making
  3. Chemical needed for soap making
  4. Uses of soap

WEEK 12 – REVISION

WEEK 13 – EXAMINATION