Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Junior Secondary School 1

FIRST TERM

SUBJECT:  BASIC SCIENCE

CLASS:  JSS1

REFERENCE

• Precious seed BASIC SCIENCE FOR JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS BOOK 1
• NIGERIAN BASIC SCIENCE PROJECT BOOK ONE, Integrated Science made Easy By F.I Kehinde

WEEK FOUR

TOPIC: LIVING AND NON LIVING THING (IV)

CONTENT

• CLASSIFICATION OF NON – LIVING THING 

Non – living things can be divided into two groups 

1. Those that are never part of a living things e.g. stone, gold, silver, diamonds, metal.
2. Those that are part of living things e.g. coal, paper, jam, palm oil etc.

METALS 

PROPERTIES OF METALS 

1. They are shiny .
2. They can be hammered into a sheet.
3. They can be drawn into a wire.        
4. They are good conductor of heat. 
5. They are good conductor of electricity. 
6. They make a sound when hit.

Example of metals are copper, iron, steel, tin, aluminum

USES OF METALS 

1. Iron is used in making cars, ships, Lorries, ovens, generator, poles, corrugated iron sheet. 
2. Steel is used in making electric fans, steel roofing, pillars, refrigerators etc 
3. Copper is used in making electric wire.
4. Aluminum is used in making electric wire and cooking pots. 
5. Steel can also be used in making household utensils. 
6. Lead is used in making car and Lorries batteries.
7. Zinc is used in making torch batteries covering iron sheet to prevent rusting. 

EVALUATION

1. State five examples of non-living things.
2. Mention three properties of metals.

NON-METALS

PROPERTIES

1. They are not shiny. 
2. They cannot be hammered into a sheet  because they are brittle.
3. They cannot be drawn into a wire. 
4. Bad conductor of electricity. 
5. Bad conductor of heat. 
6. They do not make sound when hit. 

USES OF NON – METALS 

1. Carbon is used in torch batteries. 
2. Sulphur is used in medicines. 
3. Oxygen is used for respiration and burring. 
4. Nitrogen is a component of protein. 
5. Chlorine is used in treatment of water.
6. Glass is used in making doors and windows. 

EVALUATION 

1. Give five differences between metals and non-metals. 
2. State two uses of metals and three uses of non-metals. 

READING ASSIGNMENT 

NIGERIAN BASIC SCIENCE PROJECT PG 91-93, Precious seed BASIC SCIENCE FOR JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS BOOK 1 PAGE 129-133

WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT 

1. Which of the following is not a living thing? 
2. a) Grass b) Grasshopper c) Earthworm d) Iron 
3. Copper is used to make electric wire because 
4. a) it is a good conductor of electricity b) it is a non-metal c) it is shiny d) it is bristle 
5. The following are example of non-metals except 
6. a) carbon b) sulphur c) oxygen d) zinc 
7. Example of non-living things that is part of living things is _____
8. a) coal b) stone c) gold d) silver
9. Movement from one place to another can only be exhibited by ____
10. a) non-living things b) metals c) non-metals d) living things 

THEORY 

1. Write five differences between metal and non-metals 
2. Name five metals and five non – metals 
3. Write four uses of metals and four used of non-metals 
4. Give two properties each of metals and non-metals.