Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Junior Secondary School 2

FIRST TERM

SUBJECT: BASIC SCIENCE

CLASS: JSS 2

REFERENCE

• Precious seed BASIC SCIENCE FOR JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS BOOK 2

WEEK FOUR

TOPIC: UNIQUENESS OF HUMAN BEINGS                                                                        

CONTENT

• Human Beings as Higher Animals 
• Advantages of Human Beings over other Animals

PRIMATES

Characteristics features of Mammals 

Human beings are animals with large and well develop brains. They can think, reason, take decision, communicate, remember and solve problems much better than other group of animals. Therefore, human being can be regarded as unique group of animals. They are more intelligent than other animals because of the size and development of their brains.

Human Beings as Higher Animals

Human beings as higher animals belong to the group of animals called Mammals. A mammal is an animal that possess the following characteristic features:

1. It has hair on its body or fur on its body or party of its body
2. It does not lay eggs, but gives birth to its young one alive i.e, the child develops partially in the mother’s womb.
3. It feeds its young ones with milks produced in its mammary glands( i.e. breast)

EVALUATION

1. State three characteristic features of mammals.
2. State five characteristics features of Human Beings.

PRIMATES

Primates are group of mammals that include human and other great apes .Primates are animals that possess the following characteristics: 

1. They have grasping thumbs facing other fingers which allow all primate to pick thing up or hold object.
2. They have eyes in front of their head to see more clearly than when they are situated at the sides of their heads.
3. They can swing their hands in different directions.

Characteristics features of Mammals 

1. They give milk to their young ones.
2. They have backbones.
3.  They breathe air.
4. They are worm-blooded.
5. Live birth as opposed to eggs .
6.  Body hair or fur (but some have very little)

Advantages of Human Beings over other Animals

1. They can stand upright better than other animals
2. They walk faster and better than others.
3. They have the ability to remember things very quickly
4. They can think and reason better than other.
5. They can control and manipulate their environments.
6. They can solve problems more intelligent than others.
7. They can speak and communicate  effectively
8. They can examine and observe things with their sense organs and take decisions on their findings unlike other animals.

EVALUATION

1. State five advantages of human being over other animals.
2. Why are human beings regarded as unique group of animals?

GENERAL EVALUATION

1. State five advantages of human being over other animals.
2. Why are human beings regarded as unique group of animals?
3. State three characteristic features of mammals.
4. State five characteristics features of Human Beings.

 WEEKEND ASSIGNMENT

1. The following animals are primates except—A. Monkey B. Rabbit C. Human being D. Gorilla
2. Which of the following animals is not a mammal? A. Human being B. Bat C. Whale D. Toad
3. Which of the following is the most intelligent animals? A. Human being B. Rat C. Bird D. Monkey
4. Which of the following features makes human beings higher animals than other animals? A. They can give birth to their young ones alive B. They can bend their backbones C. They have grasping thumbs D. They possess a large and well develop brain.
5. Which of the following is true about all primates? A. They can stand upright B. They      have eyes at the front of their head C. They cannot grasp objects D. They all have S-curved backbones.

THEORY

1. State five characteristics of human being.
2. State five advantages that human beings have over other animals.

READIND ASSIGNMENT

Precious seed BASIC SCIENCE FOR JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS BOOK 2 page 34-37