Information Technology JSS 1 Curriculum Guides – Information Age, Information Transmission, Information Evolution, Historical Development of Computers, Data Processing and Data and Information

 

THEME – INFORMATION AGE 

TOPIC 1 – TECHNOLOGY OF DIFFERENT INFORMATION AGES

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

 

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. list the different information ages.

2. state the present information age.

3. identify the tools associated with each information age.

 

 

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

Different ages:

• Stone age

• Iron age (hoe and cutlass)

• Middle age (feather pen & ink)

• Industrial age (machine)

• Electronic age (computer and internet)

 

 

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. shows video clips, pictures/charts of different ages.

2. guides class discussion on the different information ages and their characteristics

3. writes notes on the board.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. watch video clips, pictures/charts and notes the development at each information age.

2. participate in class discussion.

3. copy the board summary into their notebooks.

 

 

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. state two information ages and their tools.

2. state the present information age.

 

 

THEME – INFORMATION AGE 

TOPIC 2 – INFORMATION TRANSMISSION

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. Charts , drums, whistles, pictures depicting ancient modes of information transmission

2. GSM, radio, computer, etc. or pictures/charts of these objects

3. Letters, magazines, newspapers

4. Radio, telephone, television and video, etc.

 

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. define information transmission.

2. list ancient methods of transmitting information.

3. identify modern methods of transmitting information.

4. group the means of transmitting information as electronics and non electronic.

5. identify modes of receiving information.

6. classify information by mode of receiving the information.

 

 

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

1. Ancient Methods of Transmitting Information

• Oral

• Beating the drum

• Fire lighting

• Town crying

• Whistling

• Drawing diagrams

• Making presentation

 

2. Modern methods of Transmitting Information

• Prints

• Telephone

• Telex

• Radio

• Television

• Fax

• Satellite

• Internet

• GSM

 

3. Classification of Means of Transmitting Information

• Electronic

• Non-electronic

 

4. Modes of Receiving Information

• Audio

• Visual

• Audio-visual

 

 

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. brings charts/pictures of modern tools for transmitting information.

2. leads students to identifying these tools.

3. demonstrates to students how these tools are used in transmitting information.

4. guides students to identify ancient and modern methods of transmitting information.

5. Guides students to classify information by:

• means of transmission (electronic and non-electronic),

• mode of receiving information (audio, visual, audio-visual).

6. writes notes on the board.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. brings relevant materials to class such as:

newspaper, radio, telephone.

2. carry out the following with appropriate materials:

• listen to radio

• make telephone calls

• read magazines and textbooks

• watch television and video.

3. Classify information by means of transmission and by mode of receiving information.

4. Copy the summary of modern methods of transmitting information into their notebooks.

 

 

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. define information transmission.

2. list three ancient methods of transmitting.

3. state five modern methods of transmitting information.

4. list two means of transmitting information.

5. list three modes of receiving information.

6. clasify information by:

• Means of transmission

• Mode of receiving the information.

 

 

THEME – INFORMATION AGE 

TOPIC 3 – INFORMATION EVOLUTION

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. Pictures

2. Charts

 

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. list the stages of information evolution.

2. describe what happens during each stage.

 

 

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

Evolution of Information and Communication Technology (ICT):

• Invention of printing

• Invention of radio and television

• Invention of computer

• Linking up of computer and Information and Communication Technology (ICT)

 

 

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. discusses the various stages of ICT evolution.

2. writes on the board the features of each stagel

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. participate in class discussion.

2. copy the board summary into their notebooks.

 

 

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to state three stages of ICT evolution.

 

THEME – INFORMATION AGE 

TOPIC 4 – HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT OF COMPUTERS

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. Fingers

2. Toes

3. Sticks

4. Stones

5. Pebbles

6. Abacus

7. Slide rule

8. Four Figure Table

9. Charts

10. Pictures

11. Computer

12. Cardboard cutting

 

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. list early counting devices.

2. state the problems in counting large numbers with those devices.

3. name the mechanical counting and calculating devices.

4. name electro-mechanical counting devices.

5. identity electronic counting devices and modern counting devices.

6. identify the five generations of computers.

7. describe the features of each generation.

 

 

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

1. Early Counting Devices

• Fingers

• Stones

• Sticks

• Pebbles

 

2. Mechanical counting and calculating devices:

• Abacus

• Slide rule, etc.

 

3. Electro-mechanical counting devices:

• John Napier bone

• Blaise Pascal machine

• Gotfried Leibniz

• Joseph Jacquard loom

• Charles Babbage analytical machine

• Philip Emeagwali

 

 

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. describes and shows early counting devices.

2. mentions the problems of counting large numbers with those devices.

3. demonstrates the use of counting and calculating devices.

4. describes and shows pictures of electro-mechanical counting devices.

5. Guides students to compare and contrast the electronic counting devices with modern computers.

6. discuss the contributions of the various counting devices to the modern computer.

7. Describes each generation of computers in terms of

• the year of development

• the technology speed of operation

• storage capacity, etc.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. observe and examine the counting devices.

2. count given large numbers with the devices.

3. observe the use of mechanical counting and calculating devices.

4. observe and recognize the pictures of electro-mechanical devices.

5. observe and recognize electronic counting devices and modern computer.

6. match each generation with its characteristic features.

7. copy the board summary into the notebooks.

 

 

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. name at least four early counting devices.

2. discuss the problems in using those devices to count large numbers.

3. name two mechanical counting and calculating devices.

4. name two electro-mechanical counting devices.

5. identify shown electronic counting devices and modern computers.

6. state contributions of a names inventor .

7. list the generations of computers.

8. state two features of each generation of computers.

 

 

THEME – INFORMATION AGE 

TOPIC 5 – DATA PROCESSING

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. Pictures

2. Charts

3. Computer system

4. Appropriate software

 

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. define data processing.

2. state the stages of data processing.

3. describe what each stage entails.

4. state the features of a computer that make it an excellent tool for data processing.

 

 

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

1. Definition

2. Data processing cycles

• Data gathering

• Input stage

• Processing stage

• Storage stage

• Output stage

3. Importance of the computer as a tool for processing data:

• Increased accuracy

• Efficient storage facilities

• Fast access to information

• Handles repetetive tasks

 

 

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. leads students to define and identify data processing cycle/stages.

2. discusses what each stage involves.

3. demonstrates how computer can be used to achieve each of these things.

4. guides students to identify the benefits of the computer as a data processing tool.

5. Writes the stages on the board.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. identify the stages of data processing.

2. participate in class discussion.

3. observe teacher’s demonstration and listen to explanation.

4. copy the board summary into their notebooks.

 

 

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. define data processing.

2. list any three involved in data processing.

3. describe what is involved in a given stage of data processing.

4. state four features that make a computer useful for data processing.

 

 

THEME – INFORMATION AGE 

TOPIC 6 – DATA AND INFORMATION

 

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

1. Counters and scale

2. Weighing balance

3. Measuring cylinder

4. Jugs and liquids (water)

5. Tapes/meter rules etc.

6. Chart and phone

7. Radio

8. Written materials

 

 

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. define the following:

• data

• information

2. identify sources of:

• data

• information

3. mention four qualities of good information.

 

 

CONTENTS OF THE LESSON

FOCUS LESSONS 

1. Meaning, Sources and Examples of  Information

2. Qualities of good information:

• Accurate

• Meaningful

• Comprehensive

• Relevant

• Timely

• Suitable

 

 

LESSON PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITIES

The teacher,

1. brings relevant materials to the class.

2. guides discussion on the qualities of good information.

3. guides students to:

• bring related materials to class.

• gather facts by counting, weighing, measuring, observing, etc.

• recognise these facts as unprocessed data.

• process the data to obtain information.

• identify sources of data and information.

 

 

STUDENT’S ACTIVITIES

The students,

1. participate in gathering facts by counting, weighing, measuring, etc.

2. participate in class discussion.

3. copy the board summary into notebooks.

 

 

LESSON EVALUATION

Students to,

1. define data and information.

2. distinguish between data and information.

3. state four sources of data and information.

4. give two examples of data and information.

5. list four qualities of good information.