Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 3

WEEK 3

SUBJECT: BASIC SCIENCE

TERM: 3RD TERM

CLASS: PRIMARY 3

Topic: Technology

Subtitle: Forms of technology

Learning Objectives: At the end of this this lesson, pupils should be able to:

1. Mention the forms of technology
2. State the examples of developed and undeveloped technology

Resources and materials:

Scheme of work

Online information

Instructional material: charts and pictures of hoes Cutlass and vehicles

Building Background/connection to prior knowledge: pupils are familiar with the topic in their previous classes.

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CONTENT

FORMS OF TECHNOLOGY

Technology is something which needs our eyes on. The latest technology changed a lot from what we saw in the last decade or the past century. New machines and gadgets are invented to make the jobs easier like never before. From the little tailor machine to the fastest car in the world, all got automated reducing the manual actions required to the least. Modern technology schools made it easier for the students to extract the possibilities of the latest tech inventions. Their impact is enormous in crafting a perfect generation who are expertized in the current technology stuff.Technology can be the knowledge of techniques, processes, and the like, or it can be embedded in machines to allow for operation without detailed knowledge of their workings.

TRADITIONAL TECHNOLOGY

Traditional technology was used before the Internet and mobile phones

Examples of traditional technology

Overhead projector

Plough

Type writer

(farming with hoes and cutlass

using of town crier, use of stones to make fire, use of donkeys for transportation etc)

MODERN TECHNOLOGY

What is Modern Technology?

Modern technology is the advancement of the old technology with new additions and modifications. For an example, it is impossible for the people in this decade to live with a wired telephone placed on the table. So, the mobile phone which can be taken with us anywhere is the perfect example of the technology advancement or simply, the modern technology. Any machine or device we see around us is the product of the modern technology. Modern technology used the Internet and mobile devices and allows people to use it faster than the traditional technology.

Examples of modern technology

• Robots
• Television
• Radio
• Mobile phones
• Computer set
• Vehicles
• Grinding machine etc
• The Internet.
• Genetic engineering.
• Digital media.�
• Personal computers.�
• Space flight.�
• Nuclear power.�
• Electronic funds transfer.

Strategies& Activities:

Step :Teacher revises the previous topic.

Step 2:Teacher introduces the new topic.

Step3:Teacher explains the new topic.

Step4: Teacher welcomes pupils questions.

Step5: Teacher evaluates the pupils.

Assessment & Evaluation:

1. Mention the forms of technology
2. State the examples of developed and undeveloped technology.

WRAP UP(CONCLUSION)�

Teacher goes over the topic once again for better understanding.

Assignment:

• Mention 2 forms of technology
• List at least 5 each examples of technology.