Meaning of Water | Names of Foods that give Water | Source of Water | Importance of Water Primary 3 (Basic 3) – Agriculture

AGRICULTURE

PREVOCATIONAL STUDIES 

SECOND TERM

WEEK 3

PRIMARY 

THEME – BASIC CONCEPTS IN AGRICULTURE 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Meaning of Mineral Foods | Names of Foods that contain Minerals Primary 3 (Basic 3)

 

TOPIC – SOURCE OF WATER 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introductory Activities

2. Meaning of Water

3. Source of Water

4. Importance of Water

5. Names of Foods that give Water

6. 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 –

1. explain the meaning of water.

2. mention sources of water supply in the locality.

3. state the uses of water.

4. mention 5 foods that give water.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils can state the uses of water and source of water.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Sample of water

2. Source of water

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 bucket of water for the pupils to identify and discuss the uses of water.

Pupil’s Activities – This is a bucket of water. Water is used for washing, cooking, etc.

Teacher’s Activities – Give a great cheer for quick response. Water is very important to people, plants and animals for survival. Note all the Pupil’s points on the board.

 

On board, copy as I write.

USES OF WATER

Water is a liquid that descends from the clouds as rain, forms streams, lakes, and seas.

For man, water are used for –

1. Drinking

2. Cooking

3. Washing

4. Bathing

5. Swimming

6. Farming

7. Removing waste from the body.

8. Regulating the body’s temperature.

9. Business or commercial purposes.

LESSON 2 – INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITIES

Teacher’s Activities – Talk the pupils for a walk within and around the school for the purpose of identifying different source of water and mention other sources.

Note, tap and well water are common and consistent water sources. Use charts to complete the source of water. 

Pupil’s Activities – Tap and well water.

Teacher’s remark – There are many sources of water. Study the charts and state other source of water. Note each water source mentioned by the pupils.

On board, Copy as I write.

SOURCE OF WATER SUPPLY IN THE LOCALITY

Water can be found in different places like –

1. Tap

2. Well

3. Rain

4. River

5. Borehole

6. Stream

7. Spring

NAMES OF FOODS THAT GIVE WATER 

1. Water melon

2. Pineapple

3. Orange

4. Mango

5. Apple

6. Tangarine, etc.

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. Takes pupils on a tour of nearby water sources.

Pupil’s Activities – Mention sources of water.

3. Teacher’s/Pupil’s Activities – Recite a poem about water.

4. Summarizes the lesson on the board.

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.

 

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LESSON EVALUATION 

Ask pupils to –

1. explain what water is.

2. mention 4 source of water.

3. state 4 common sources of water.

WEEKLY ASSESSMENT

ATTEMPT ALL THE QUESTIONS

1. ______________ is the liquid that descends from the clouds as rain, forms streams, lakes, and seas.

A. Water

B. Tap

C. Well

 

2. ______________ water flow from one place to another.

A. Well

B. Lake

C. River

3. ______________ water drops from the sky.

A. Well

B. Rain

C. River

4. ______________ is a large body of water.

A. Sea

B. Well

C. River

5. ______________ water run through a pipe.

A. Tap

B. Well

C. River

6. ______________ aid digestion.

A. Food

B. Meat

C. Water

 

Write 2 uses of water.

 

7. ______________

 

8. ______________

 

Under 2 source of water.

• Heaven water

• Tap water

• Holy water

• Rain water.