Changes in Non Living Things Primary 4 (Basic 4) – Basic Science and Technology
BASIC SCIENCE (BST)
BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
FIRST TERM
WEEK 4
PRIMARY 4
THEME – CHANGES AROUND US
PREVIOUS LESSON – Changes in Animals | Animals and their Young Ones | Life Cycle of Animals Primary 4 (Basic 4) – Basic Science and Technology
TOPIC – NON LIVING THINGS
LEARNING AREA
1. Introductory Activities
2. Practical Activities
3. Kinds of Changes in Non Living Things
4. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment (Test)
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, the pupils should have attained the following objectives (cognitive, affective and psychomotor) and should be able to –
1. State the different between living and non living things.
2. Give 5 examples to support explanation in (1).
3. Identify change that occurred in non living things.
4. Describe the change in non living things.
ENTRY BEHAVIOUR
The pupils can identify different changes that occurred in some non living such as clay (pot), firewood (charcoal and ashe), etc.
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:
- Mould
- Irons
- Candle wax
- Butter
- Paper
- Wood
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
LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTORY
Teacher’s Activities – Display a chart showing a child and a doll of a child for the pupils to differentiate.
Pupil’s Activities – This is child and this is a doll (commonly called a baby).
Teacher’s remark – Correct. A child is a living things while the doll is non living. Ask and discuss the meaning and characteristics of living and non living.
LIVING AND NON LIVING THINGS
MEANING OF LIVINGS
Living things are things that are alive. People, animals and plants are living things.
They need air, water, and food to stay alive.
EXAMPLES OF LIVING THINGS
1. Man
2. Plant
3. Animal, etc.
CHARACTERISTICS OF LIVING THINGS
1. Feeding
2. Movement
3. Growth
4. Reproduce and have young
5. Breathing and respiration
6. Sensitivity
7. Excretion
MEANING OF NON LIVING THINGS
Non – living things are things that cannot grow, move, breathe and reproduce. They do not have any kind of life in them.
EXAMPLES OF NON – LIVING
1. Book
2. Bucket
3. Water, etc.
CHARACTERISTICS OF NON LIVING THINGS
Non – living things are things that are not alive. They do not need air, food or water. They do not move, grow and reproduce.
READING ASSIGNMENT
1. What is change?
2. Name and explain types of change.
3. Give 3 examples of each type of change.
LESSON 2 – INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITIES
Teacher’s Activities – Ask the pupils the following questions –
- What is change?
- Name and explain types of change.
- Give 3 examples of each type of change.
Pupil’s Activities – Change is when something becomes different. There are two types of change – temporary and permanent change…
Teacher’s remark – Good job you for quick response. Change is everywhere. Change occurred in living things as well as non – living. Display chart showing different non – living for the pupils to state in change that occurred.
CHANGE IN NON LIVING
1. Clay
- pot
2. Ice block
- water
3. Firewood
- charcoal or ashes
4. Rice
- cooked rice
5. Clean nail
- rusted nail
QUICK EVALUATION
What kinds of change occurred in clay, ice block, firewood, raw rice and clean nail.
Expected response –
1. Temporary change
2. Temporary change
3. Permanent change
4. Temporary/Permanent change, depending on the state of the nails.
5. Permanent change
LESSON 3 – REVISION AND LESSON EVALUATION (TEST)
Other method – Change in Non Living Things Primary 4 (Basic 4) ASEI PDSI METHOD
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. Teacher’s/Pupil’s Activities – Discuss the different between permanent and temporary changes.
3. Asks pupils to differentiate between living and non living things.
Pupil’s Activities – State the characteristics of living and non living things.
4. Teacher’s/Pupil’s Activities – Practical Demonstration on different kinds of change that occured in non living things.
5. Summary the lesson on the board.
Pupil’s Activities – Copy as the teacher writes.
CONCLUSION
To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.
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LESSON EVALUATION
Ask pupils to:
1. Differentiate between living and non living things.
2. Discuss the kinds of change in
1. Clay – pot
2. Ice block – water
3. Firewood – charcoal or ashes
4. Rice – cooked rice
5. Clean nail – rust nails