Environmental Quality – Meaning of a Poor Quality Environment | Disadvantages of Environmental Degradation | Causes of Environmental Degradation Primary 5 (Basic 5) – Basic Science and Technology SMASE ASEI PDSI METHOD

BASIC SCIENCE

BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 

SMASE – ASEI PDSI METHOD

FIRST TERM

WEEK 8

PRIMARY 5

PREVIOUS LESSON – Environmental Quality – Meaning of a Poor Quality Environment | Disadvantages of Environmental Degradation | Causes of Environmental Degradation | Solutions to Environmental Degradation Primary 5 (Basic 5) – Basic Science and Technology

TOPIC – POOR QUALITY ENVIRONMENT 

LEARNING AREA 

Lesson One – Meaning of Poor Quality Environment

Lesson Two – Disadvantages of

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 poor quality environment.

2. identify features of a poor environment.

3. identify features of a good environment

4. state the disadvantages of an unhealthy environment.

RATIONALE

The quality of an environment is determined by the characteristics of that environment. Some human activities such as oil spills, uncontrolled industrial works, over fishing, applying chemicals to soil, bush burning, playing loud music, dumping refuse indiscriminately, etc. have degraded the Nigerian environment.

Poor quality environment is  the changing in the structure of the environment in undesirable ways.

The concept of poor quality environment will enable pupils to understand and identify the features of poor quality environment and appreciate the importance of avoiding these features.

LEARNING MATERIALS 

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

Potted plants

Materials – brooms, rakes, hoes, cut lasses, machetes, baskets.

Pictures of an attractive surrounding.

PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE

A good or bad environment is characteristics by a certain futures. The pupils can identify the features good or bad of environmental quality.

REFERENCE MATERIALS

9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

Lagos State Scheme of work

Basic Science and Technology

All Relevant Materials

Online Materials

Relevant method – Environmental Quality – A Good or Poor Quality Environment (Primary 5)

LESSON PLAN/DEVELOPMENT

ASEI PDSI LESSON NOTES 

LESSON DEVELOPMENT 1 – Environmental Quality – A Poor Quality or Unhealthy Environments Environment docx

LESSON DEVELOPMENT 2 – Disadvantages of A Poor Quality or Unhealthy Environment docx

LESSON DEVELOPMENT 3 – Revision and Test 

WORKBOOK

WEEKLY ASSESSMENT (TEST)

1. _______ is an environment that is not free of disease causing things life like heaps of refuse, pollution, flies and mosquitoes, etc.

2. Which of the following is not the causes of environmental degradation?

A. Erosion

B. Pollution

C. Planting of trees

D. Overpopulation

3. One of the following is not the disadvantages of environmental degradation.

A. Unattractive environment

B. Restlessness

C. Wide spread of diseases

D. Attractive environment

4. The following are the causes of environmental degradation except _______.

A. Landfill with waste materials

B. Deforestation

C. Natural causes

D. Regular cleaning

5. The following are the good quality environmental except _______.

A. attractive environment

B. free from all form of pollution

C. breeding ground for diseases

D. Restful environment

6. A poor quality environment is a breeding ground for pests and diseases.

A. True

B. False

7. An environment free from all form of diseases is called environmental degradation.

A. True

B. False

8. A good quality environment make people sick and uncomfortable.

A. False

B. True

9. Afforestation is the cutting down of trees while deforestation is planting of trees.

A. True

B. False

10. Fines and punishment for people which break environmental laws cannot them from degrading the environment.

A. True

B. False