Health and Hygiene I – Meaning and Methods of Purifying Water (Primary 2)

PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION

BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

THIRD TERM  

WEEK 1 

PRIMARY 2

THEME – HEALTH EDUCATION 

PREVIOUS LESSON –

TOPIC – HEALTH AND HYGIENE – PURIFICATION 

LEARNING AREA

1. Meaning of Purifying

2. Methods of Purifying

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. enumerate some ways of purifying water.

2. describe some methods of purifying water.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

Boiling water

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

Charts, Film clips, Water filter.

Polluted water, Fire wood, Tripod stand, Sieving set, Pots.

Clean towel, Stove.

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  

INTRODUCTION

MEANING OF PURIFYING 

Purifying means to make pure or clean.

Purifying water is to make water safe for drinking.

METHODS OF PURIFYING WATER 

Methods of purifying water are different ways of making water clean and it includes –

1. Filtration

2. Boiling

3. Use of chemicals

4. Sieving.

 

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. Explains purifying and water purifying.

3. Describes the methods of purifying water.

Pupil’s Activities – Listen and ask questions.

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 – Health and Hygiene II – Process of Purifying Water (Primary 2)

LESSON EVALUATION 

Pupils to:

1. ______________ is to make pure or clean.

A. Purifying

B. Pure

C. Clean

 

2. Purifying water is to make water to ______________.

A. Clear

B. Clean

C. Dirty

 

3. The main purpose of purifying water is ______________.

A. Safe for drinking

B. Safe and clean

C. Safe and pure

 

Mention 2 methods of purifying water.

4. ____________________________

 

5. ____________________________