Environmental Quality – Meaning of Reusing Waste (Recycling Waste) | Advantages of Waste Recycling Primary 5 (Basic 5) – Basic Science and Technology

BASIC SCIENCE 

BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

FIRST TERM 

WEEK 11

PRIMARY 5

THEME – ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Meaning of Waste Disposal | Advantages of Proper Waste Disposal | Effects of Improper Waste Disposal Primary 5 (Basic 5) – Basic Science and Technology

TOPIC: WASTE RECYCLING

LEARNING AREA 

1. Introductory Activities

2. Meaning of Recycling

3. Different Ways of Recycling

 

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, most of the pupils should have attained the following objectives –

1. meaning of waste recycling.

2. suggest different ways of recycling waste and the advantages of recycling waste.

ENTRY BEHAVIOR

The pupils can identify recycling products and what they are made of.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of recycling materials.

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

Scheme of work

9 – Year Basic Education Curriculum

Basic Science and Technology Book 6

All Relevant Materials

Online Materials

Relevant method – Environmental Quality – Re – using Waste – Recycling Waste (Primary 5) ASEI PDSI METHOD

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTION

This prevents potentially useful materials from being thrown away or destroyed. It also reduces the consumption of fresh raw materials and saves the environment from pollution. Recycling is part of the waste disposal hierarchy – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.

A wide variety of different materials can be recycled, including paper, plastic, glass, metal, textiles and electronic equipment.

MENDING OF RECYCLING WASTE 

Recycling is a process to convert waste materials into reusable objects.

That’s, it is a way of reusing waste products.

For example,

1. Cloth can be reuse by washing, ironing or give to other people who can use them.

2. Paint container are also used for other purpose such as fetching water from the well, etc.

 

ADVANTAGES OF WASTE RECYCLING

Some important products obtainable from solid wastes are described below:

1. Prevent potentially useful materials being thrown away.

2. It reduces the consumption of fresh raw materials.

3. It saves the environment from pollution.

4. It is cheaper.

Q AND A ACTIVITIES 

1. How can we recycle our clothes?

2. Why should we recycle things?

3. List 5 things in our homes that can be recycled.

EXPECTED ANSWER 

1. Wash them, iron them, and give to other people who can use them.

2. To reduce the amount of waste generated, to care for our environment, to make things last longer.

3. Glass cups, plastic bottles, clothes we no longer used, water, and fast food containers.

PRE LESSON ACTIVITIES 

Ask pupils to bring straw , bottle tops, empty plastic bottles, etc.

LESSON 2 – CREATING RECYCLING OBJECTS

Organize the pupils into groups. Guide them to produce any objects with the available materials.

For example, straw can be used for making bead, counting materials, etc.

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. Discuss with the pupils meaning of recycling.

Pupil’s Activities – Listen, ask questions and discuss waste and how to recycle waste.

3. Guides pupils to state ways of recycling waste;

Pupil’s Activities – State ways of recycling waste.

4. Arranges for a guest to talk on recycling waste;

Pupil’s Activities – Listen, ask questions and discuss waste and how to recycle waste.

5. Summarize the lesson 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.

NEXT LESSON

LESSON EVALUATION

Ask pupils to:

1. explain the meaning of recycling;

2. state 5 advantages.

WORKBOOK

WEEKLY ASSESSMENT (TEST)

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