Meaning and Types of Information (Primary 4)
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
THIRD TERM
WEEK 6
PRIMARY 4
THEME – BASIC COMPUTER OPERATIONS
PREVIOUS LESSON – Meaning and Types of Data (Primary 4)
TOPIC: INFORMATION
LEARNING AREA
1. Meaning of Information
2. Types of Information
3. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment
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 the meaning and types of information.
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:
1. Radio
2. Television
3. Newspaper/magazine
4. Computer System
5. Charts/Pictures.
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 – Years Basic Education Curriculum
Course Book
All Relevant Material
Online Information
Relevant link – Third Term Scheme of Work and Plan Lesson Note Computer Studies (Information Technology) Primary 4, Primary 5 and Primary 6 Links
CONTENT OF THE LESSON
LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTION
MEANING OF INFORMATION
Information is data processed and organized facts into meaningful and useful information.
TYPES OF INFORMATION
1. Oral/unwritten
2. Written
3. Images
4. Signs/symbols
5. Electronic
LESSON 2 – TYPES OF INFORMATION
1. ORAL INFORMATION
Oral information is the transfer of information from an individual to another by means of verbal aid which could be through discussions, speeches or presentations. Oral information could be conveyed to another person through words, facial expressions, and body language.
2. WRITTEN INFORMATION
Written information are exchanges of information that involve written messages, either digitally or on paper.
3. IMAGE INFORMATION
An image is a visual representation. An image can be two-dimensional, such as a drawing, painting, or photograph, or three-dimensional, such as a carving or sculpture.
4. SYMBOLIC INFORMATION
Symbols and signs are the most effective form of delivering extremely vital information with minimal or no use of supporting text. For example, traffic signs.
5. ELECTRONIC INFORMATION
Electronic information means any information accessed, processed, stored or transmitted in an electronic format such as emails, text messages, 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. Brings some information devices to the classroom and plays/shows them to the pupils.
3. Pupil’s Activities – Observe and make use of information devices.
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 – Sources of Information (Primary 4)
LESSON EVALUATION
Teacher asks pupils to:
state the meaning and types of information.