### Lesson Plan: Basic Science and Technology
**Grade:** Primary 1
**Subject:** Basic Science and Technology
**Topic:** Light Energy (Uses of Light and Colour) + Swimming as a Form of Exercise
**Duration:** 60 minutes
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#### Objectives:
1. **Cognitive:**
- Understand what light energy is.
- Identify the various uses of light in daily life.
- Recognize different colors and understand how light helps us see them.
2. **Affective:**
- Appreciate the importance of light in our lives.
- Recognize swimming as a healthy exercise and a source of fun.
3. **Psychomotor:**
- Engage in interactive activities to understand the concept better.
- Simple swimming movements and tips.
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#### Materials:
- Flashlight/torch
- Colorful objects (e.g., fruits, toys)
- Chart paper and markers
- Crayons or colored pencils
- Picture books with illustrations of swimming
- Small pool or basin of water (optional, for demonstration)
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#### Introduction: (10 minutes)
1. **Greeting and Warm-up:**
- Welcome the students.
- Let’s start with a fun question: “Who likes to play in the sun?”
2. **Motivation:**
- Show a flashlight/torch and ask, “What is this, and what does it do?”
- Discuss their responses briefly to relate to the topic of light energy.
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#### Lesson Development: (30 minutes)
##### Part 1: Light Energy and Its Uses
1. **Explanation and Demonstration:**
- Explain that light energy comes from different sources, mainly the sun, light bulbs, and flashlights.
- Use the flashlight to show how light illuminates a dark area.
2. **Interactive Activity:**
- Display various colorful objects and discuss how light helps us see colors.
- Activity: Give each child crayons and paper to draw something they see every day that needs light (e.g., a lamp, the sun, etc.).
3. **Discuss Uses of Light:**
- Explain practical uses of light: seeing things, plants growing, keeping safe, and more.
##### Part 2: Importance of Colors
1. **Explanation and Examples:**
- Discuss with kids how colors make the world beautiful.
- Talk about primary colors (red, blue, yellow) and how they mix to create other colors.
- Show examples using colorful fruits/toys.
2. **Interactive Activity:**
- Sorting game: Let children sort objects based on colors.
- Encourage them to talk about their favorite colors and why.
##### Part 3: Swimming as Healthy Exercise
1. **Introduction to Swimming:**
- Explain what swimming is and show pictures or videos of children swimming.
- Discuss why swimming is good for our health and fun.
2. **Safety and Fun Tips:**
- Teach basic water safety (do not swim alone, use floaties, etc.)
- Optional: Demonstrate simple swimming strokes or movements in a small pool/basin with the help of another adult.
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#### Conclusion: (10 minutes)
1. **Recap and Questions:**
- Ask students questions to review what they've learned about light energy and colors.
- Ask them to share something they learned today about the importance of light or swimming.
2. **Closure and Assignment:**
- Thank the students for their participation.
- Give a simple homework assignment: Draw a picture of a family activity that uses light (e.g., having dinner under a light, reading a book, etc.) and/or a picture of someone swimming.
- Encourage students to share their drawings during the next class.
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#### Follow-Up Ideas:
- Plan a field trip to a community swimming pool (with necessary precautions).
- Arrange a classroom art gallery displaying their drawings about light and colors.
- Introduce basic experiments with light and colors in the next class (e.g., using a prism to show the spectrum of light).
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#### Assessment:
- Monitor student participation and engagement during activities.
- Review drawings and discuss to ensure understanding of light, colors, and swimming concepts.
- Listen to their explanations and correct any misunderstandings.
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**Note:** Adjust according to available resources and time. Ensure every activity is safe and age-appropriate for Primary 1 students.