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Common crimes: Dealing in fake drugs

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Term: 2nd Term

Week: 9

Class: Junior Secondary School 1

Age: 12 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:

Subject:      Civic education

Topic:-       Common crimes: Dealing in fake drugs

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

  1. Define “drugs” and what it means to deal in fake drugs
  2. State the causes of dealing with fake drugs
  3. Outline its effects and how it could be prevented

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher revises the previous lesson on citizenship

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She defines drugs and what it means to deal in fake drugs

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She states the causes, effects and prevention of dealing in fake drugs

 

Students pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a summarized note on the board

The students copy the note in their books

 

NOTE

COMMON CRIMES: DEALING IN FAKE DRUGS

Fake drugs are substandard drugs that are not approved for human use.

Dealing in fake drugs means when someone engages in buying and selling of fake drugs Such activity is a criminal act. The general public especially licensed chemicals shops, hospital, clinics  and other health care store need to be cautioned against buying fake drugs from drug peddlers and other dubious sources.

 

CAUSES OF DEALING IN FAKE DRUGS

  1. crave for wealth
  2. poor quality control
  3. corruption on the part of our political leaders
  4. lack of respect for human lives
  5. lack of stringent policy on sales of drugs,
  6. inconsistent regulatory checks

 

EFFECTS OF DEALING IN FAKE DRUGS

  1. Emergence of more diseases and sicknesses
  2. loss of lives
  3. more emotional and psychological traumas

 

PREVENTION OF DEALING IN FAKE DRUGS

  1. stringent laws on drug dispensing should be enacted
  2. Regular enlightening of the public on purchase of drugs
  3. serious monitoring of pharmaceutical stores
  4. prosecution of unregistered drug sellers
  5. intensive monitoring of pharmaceutical companies to boost quality

 

EVALUATION:    1. Define drugs and what it means to deal in fake drugs

  1. State three causes of dealing in fake drugs
  2. What are the effects of dealing in fake drugs?
  3. Discuss four ways to prevent dealing in fake drugs

                            

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively