Soil as Part of Our Surrounding Primary 1 (Basic 1)

BASIC SCIENCE

BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

FIRST TERM 

WEEK 8

PRIMARY 1

THEME – THINGS AROUND US

PREVIOUS LESSON – SAFETY ACROSS THE ROAD 

TOPIC – SOIL AS PART OF OUR SURROUNDING 

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. recognize soil as part of our environment.
2. say the meaning of soil.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of soil

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 

Take the pupils out of the class to a playground. Gather some soil and ask the pupils, what is this?

Expected response – sand. 

Take them back to the classroom.

Tell them it is call soil.

MEANING OF SOIL 

Soil is the top layer of the earth’s surface.

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 pupils to identify soil as component of the surrounding.
3. Pupil’s Activities – Touch and feel soilin the playground.

CONCLUSION

• To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.

• Assignment

• Next Lesson – Types of soil.

LESSON EVALUATION 

Pupils to  observe and state the meaning of soil.