Water Cycle (Primary 5)

BASIC SCIENCE 

SECOND TERM

WEEK 7

PRIMARY 5

TOPIC: Water Cycle 

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LEARNING AREA 

1. Lesson One – Water and Source of Water
2. Lesson Two – Rain Formation
3. Lesson Three – Water Cycle
4. Lesson Four – Relationship Between Water Cycle and Rain Formation

TIME – 40 Minutes each.

LEARNING OUTCOME 

By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

1. make a chart of water cycle.
2. state the relationships between the formation of rain and water cycle.

RATIONALE

The water cycle is vital to supporting all life on earth. Without it, nothing would grow or survive. The concept of water cycle will pupils understand and appreciate why water is essential to life.

LEARNING MATERIALS 

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Kettle, plastic bowls, metal plate, stove.
2. A chart of the water cycle showing how cloud and rain are formed.

PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE

The rain fall and the ground is wet and later dry. This process continues to repeat itself. The pupils understand this process very well but not knowing that the process is called water cycle. In this lesson, pupils will learn how rain is form and fall back to the ground.

REFERENCE MATERIALS

1. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum
2. Lagos State Scheme of work
3. Course Book 6
4. All Relevant Materials
5. Online Materials

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LESSON PLAN/DEVELOPMENT

ASEI LESSON PLANS ON WATER CYCLE 

1. LESSON DEVELOPMENT 1 – SOURCE OF WATER doc
2. LESSON DEVELOPMENT 2 – RAIN FORMATION OR FORMATION OF RAIN doc
3. LESSON DEVELOPMENT 3 – WATER CYCLE doc
4. LESSON DEVELOPMENT 4 – Relationship Between Water Cycle and Rain Formation