Scheme of Work Third Term Basis Science Primary 5

SCHEME OF WORK

BASIC SCIENCE

THIRD TERM 

PRIMARY 5

THEME 2: YOU AND ENVIRONMENT

WEEK 1

TOPIC – REVISION OF SECOND TERM’S WORK



WEEK 2

TOPIC – MATERIALS
Content

  • Identification of Materials
  1. Wood
  2. Metal
  3. Plastic
  • Types of Materials
  1. Wood
  2. Metal
  3. Plastic
  • Uses of Wood
  • Uses of Metal
  • Uses of Plastic

WEEK 3

TOPIC – SAFETY
Content

  • Meaning of Safety
  • Causes of Accidents
  • Some objects that causes accident
  • Prevention of Accidents
  • Some safety devices

WEEK 4

TOPIC – MAINTENANCE
Content

  • Meaning of Maintenance
  • Importance of Maintenance
  • Some ways of maintenance and materials needed

WEEK 5

TOPIC – DRAWING INSTRUMENTS (BASIC PREPARATION)
Content

  • Definition of drawing instruments
  • Identification of drawing instruments
  1. T-square
  2. Set square
  3. Drawing board
  4. Divider
  5. Pair of compass
  6. Protractor
  7. Cleaner
  8. Etc
  • Care of drawing instruments

THEME 3: YOU AND ENERGY

WEEK 6

TOPIC – HEAT AND ENERGY (CONVERSION)
Content

  • Concept of Energy conversion
  • Forms of Energy conversion:
  1. Electrical to heat energy e.g. pressing iron
  2. Chemical to heat energy e.g. kerosene stove
  3. Electrical to mechanical e.g. blender
  4. Mechanical to Electrical e.g. bicycle, dynamo

WEEK 7
TOPIC – HEAT AND TEMPERATURE
Content

  • Meaning of Heat and Temperature
  • Difference between heat and temperature
  • Meaning of Thermometer
  • Types of Thermometer

WEEK 8

TOPIC – HEAT AND TEMPERATURE
Content

  • Units and Symbols of Temperature scale
  • Relationship between degree Celsius and degree Fahrenheit
  • Some uses of thermometer
  • Taking measurement with clinical thermometer

WEEK 9

TOPIC – BASIC ELECTRICITY
Content

  • Basic Electricity
  • Types of Energy:
  1. Static
  2. Current
  • Cell and battery and the flow of electric current

WEEK 10

TOPIC – BASIC ELECTRICITY
Content

  • The flow of electric current
  • Conductors and Non-conductors
  • Sources of Electricity:
  1. – Friction
  2. – Magnets
  3. – Chemicals
  • Uses of Electricity
  1. – Light bulbs
  2. – Make magnets or magnetic field
  3. Generate heat

WEEK 10 – REVISION

WEEK 11 – EXAMINATION