ICT Devices – Uses of Smartphones Primary 2 (Basic 2)

GENERAL INFORMATION

BASIC SCIENCE 

BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

SECOND TERM  

WEEK 4

PRIMARY 2

THEME – LIVING AND NON LIVING THINGS 

PREVIOUS LESSON – ICT Devices – Uses of GSM Phone Primary 2 (Basic 2)

 

TOPIC – USES OF ICT DEVICES – SMARTPHONE 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introductory Activities

2. Uses of Smartphone

3. 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 –

state uses of common ICT devices – smartphones.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

GSM and Smartphones

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

Sample of GSM and Smartphones (recommended) or charts or pictures, if sample not available.

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

 

WRITING INSTRUCTION 

Copy as I write or draw as I write. This instruction should be given when you need the pupils to write or draw.

CONTENT OF THE LESSON  

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITIES 

Teacher’s Activities – Display sample of GSM and Smartphone for the pupils to examine and identify the differences.

Note, you can get GSM or smartphones from your colleagues. Please, monitor the phones properly during the class.

Pupil’s Activities – Response to the teacher’s questions.

Teacher’s remark – GSM and smartphone are both ICT devices with different functions. Smartphones combine functions of GSM and basic functions of computer in one units. Discuss the uses of smartphones with the pupils.

On board, copy as I write.

USES OF SMARTPHONES 

A smartphone is a mobile phone that has more functions than GSM and other basic functions of computer.

The uses of smartphones are used for –

1. making and receiving calls.

2. sending and receiving messages

3. playing music and watching films.

4. playing games

5. registering contacts

7. performing basic arithmetic.

8. sending and receiving emails, text, photographs and multimedia messages.

9. browsing the Internet using a mobile browser app.

10. creating quality photographs or video.

11. tracking and detect user’s location.

12. setting remainders, currency converter etc.

 

LESSON 2 – REVISION AND WEEK LESSON ASSESSMENT 

As stated in performance objectives or lesson evaluation. 

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. Guides and ask pupils state the uses of smartphones.

Pupil’s Activities – State the uses of smartphones.

3. Summarizes the lesson on the board.

4. 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

ICT Devices – Uses of Organizer Primary 2 (Basic 2)

LESSON EVALUATION 

Ask pupils to:

1. explain what is smartphone.

 

state 3 uses of GSM phone.

2. _________________________

 

3. _________________________

 

4. _________________________

WEEKLY ASSESSMENT

ATTEMPT ALL THE QUESTIONS

1. _______________ is a mobile phone that has more functions than GSM.

A. GSM

B. Computer

C. Smartphone

 

2. Smartphone performs the basic functions of _______________.

A. Computer

B. GSM

C. Smartphone

3. Smartphone can make and receive call as _______________.

A. Computer

B. GSM

C. Smartphone

4. Smartphone can browse the Internet as _______________.

A. Computer

B. GSM

C. Smartphone

 

5. _______________ is a common function of smartphone and GSM.

A. Basic arithmetic

B. Browse the internet

C. Currency converter