Land Pollution (Primary 5) ASEI PDSI METHOD
Last Updated on July 17, 2020 by Alabi M. S.
BASIC SCIENCE
BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
SMASE – ASEI PDSI METHOD
FIRST TERM
WEEK 3
PRIMARY 5
PREVIOUS LESSON – AIR POLLUTION
TOPIC – LAND POLLUTION
LEARNING AREA
Lesson One – Land Pollution and Its Causes
Lesson Two – Effects and Prevention of Land Pollution
Lesson Three – Revision and Test
TIME – 40 Minutes each.
LEARNING OUTCOME
By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:
1. explain the meaning of land pollution.
2. mention things that can pollute the land.
RATIONALE
Land pollution is the destruction of our land surfaces directly or indirectly as a result of man’s activities and use/misuse of land resources. Land pollution does not only make the land unsafe for living it destroys the beauty of our earth.
Common causes of land pollution include dumping of refuse on the land, throwing chemicals on the soil, agricultural practices, mining, and discharge of industrial waste on land. Land pollution can have adverse effect on the health of animals and humans. The harmful chemicals that get into the soil and water can cause cancers, deformities, and skin problems.
In this lesson, the pupils will be able to understand what is land pollution and its effects on living and non living thing and how to reduce and prevent land pollution in the future.
LEARNING MATERIALS
The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of the school compound.
PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE
The pupils can different between clean and unclean environments. The unclean environments are characterized with different waste that are dangerous and harmful man and animals.
REFERENCE MATERIALS
9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum
Lagos State Scheme of work
Basic Science and Technology
All Relevant Materials
Online Materials
LESSON PLAN/DEVELOPMENT
ASEI PDSI LESSON NOTES
LESSON DEVELOPMENT 1 – Land Pollution and Its Causes docx
LESSON DEVELOPMENT 2 – Effects of Land Pollution and Its Prevention docx
LESSON DEVELOPMENT 3 – SHORT NOTE, REVISION AND TEST
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About The Author
Alabi M. S.
Michael Segun is graduate of Mathematics/Geography (NCE) and Business Studies (B/SC and M/ED) with over 18 years working experience in the education sector. He has worked in few private schools, Landmark Tutor - as Home Teacher and currently working in one of the public schools in Lagos. He attended the following trainings - Universal Basic Education Commission - 2007, Capacity Building Programme for Teachers under MDGs - 2011, Strengthen Mathematics and Science Education Project (SMASE) - Cycle 1 2018, EkoExcel - 2020 and School Based Professional Development Model - 2021. Michael is a senior member of the ClassRoomNote Editorial Team. You may contact him via his email- [email protected]