Meaning and Source of Water (Primary 1)

 

BASIC SCIENCE

BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

SECOND TERM 

WEEK 3

PRIMARY 1

THEME – LEARNING ABOUT OUR ENVIRONMENT 

 PREVIOUS LESSON – AIR AS PART OF OUR SURROUNDING II 

TOPIC – MEANING OF WATER AND SOURCE OF WATER 

 

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, the pupils should have attained the folowing objectives (cognitive, affective and psychomotor) and should be able to –

  1. say the meaning of water.
  2. state the common source of water.

 

 

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

Drinking, cooking, water, etc.

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

  1.  Water
  2. Pictures of sources of water

 

METHOD OF TEACHING – Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons. 

 

REFERENCE MATERIALS

  1. Scheme of Work
  2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum
  3. Course Book
  4. All Relevant Material
  5. Online Information

 

CONTENT OF THE LESSON  

MEANING OF WATER 

Water is the liquid that descends from the clouds as rain, forms streams, lakes, and seas.

 

SOURCE OF COMMON WATER 

  1. Tap water
  2. Well water
  3. Rain water
  4. Stream water
  5. Lake water

 

 

PRESENTATION

  • To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:
  1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the pupils some questions;
  2. Takes pupils on a tour of nearby water sources, e.g. tap, well, etc.
  3. Pupil’s Activities – State other source of water.
  4. Assists pupils to collect water samples from common sources.
  5. Pupil’s Activities – Collect water sample from some common water sources around or in their locality.

 

CONCLUSION

  • To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.
  • Next Lesson – Uses and Importance of water.

 

 

LESSON EVALUATION 

Pupils to:

  1. what is water?
  2. name five common sources of water.