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Week: 8

Term: 2nd Term

Class: Junior Secondary School 2

Age: 12 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods

Date:

Subject: Physical and Health Education

Topic:-       Effects of environmental pollution

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

  1. State the effects of each type of environmental pollution

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 environmental pollution

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She explains the effects of water and land pollution

 

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She further explains the effects of noise and air pollution

 

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

EFFECTS OF LAND POLLUTION

  1. It causes diseases like cancer, leukemia, etc
  2. It increases the risk of damage to the kidney
  3. it can affect the metabolism of microorganisms and arthropods
  4. It can affect the biodiversity of soil, loss of topsoil, water nutrient

enrichment

  1. It increases risk of wildfires (because of the dry conditions created by the

pollutants in the soil) are among the consequences of land pollution.

 

EFFECTS OF WATER POLLUTION

  1. Destruction of biodiversity. Water pollution depletes aquatic ecosystems
  2. Contamination of the food chain.
  3. Lack of potable water.
  4. Disease.
  5. Infant mortality

 

EFFECTS OF AIR POLLUTION

  1. Exposure to high levels of air pollution can cause a variety of adverse

health outcomes.

  1. It increases the risk of respiratory infections, heart disease and

lung cancer.

  1. formation of acid rain destroys fish life in lakes and streams
  2. Rays from ozone layer can cause cancer of the skin

 

EVALUATION:    1. Explain the effects of environmental pollution giving examples of each

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively