BASIC SCIENCE 

BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

THIRD TERM

WEEK 7 – The Solar System | The Natural Bodies in the Sky | Rotation of the Earth

CLASS – JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL (JSS 1)

THEME: YOU AND The ENVIRONMENT

PREVIOUS LESSON – Meaning/Definition of Gravitation and Weightlessness | Effects of Gravitation on Objects JSS 1 (Basic 7) – Basic Science

TOPIC – THE EARTH IN SPACE 

LEARNING AREA

1. Introductory Activities

2. The Solar System

3. Revision and Weekly Assessment (Test)

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 

By the end of the lesson, most of the students should be able to identify the components of the solar system.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The students can state other planets other than the earth.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of charts/diagrams of the solar system.

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

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTION

Earth, our home, is the third planet from the sun. It is the only planet known to have an atmosphere containing free oxygen, oceans of liquid water on its surface, and, of course, life. The earth is the third planet and the only that living things are found.

THE SOLAR SYSTEM

The solar system comprises of the sun and the nine (9) planets that move around it. The solar system are listed in order of their distance from the sun –

1. Mercury

2. Venus

3. Earth

4. Mars

5. Jupiter

6. Saturn

7. Uranus

8. Neptune

9. Pluto

NATURAL BODIES IN THE SKY

The sky is the space above the earth, the components of the sky are:

1. The cloud

2. The sun

3. The moon

4. The star

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 students some questions; then, the teacher –

2. Illustrates the components of the solar system using the chart.

3. Summarizes the lesson on the board.

Student’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.

LESSON EVALUATION 

Teacher asks students to list and describe the components of the solar system.

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