Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Junior Secondary School 2

Term: 3^rd Term

Week: 3

Class: Junior Secondary School 2

Age: 13 years

Duration: 40 minutes

Date:

Subject:      Social studies

Topic:-       Transportation

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

1. Explain the meaning of transportation
2. List the old and new means of transportation
3. Outline the advantages of modern means of transportation
4. Discuss the problems and solutions to problems of modern means of transportation

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 water	Students pay attention
STEP 2 EXPLANATION	She explains the meaning transportation. List the old and new means of transportation	Students pay attention and participates
STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION	She discusses the advantages, problems and solutions to problems of modern means of transportation	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

TRANSPORTATION

Transportation is a means of moving people, animals, goods and services from one place to another

OLD MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION

1. foot walking
2. swimming
3. use of animals
4. use of canoe

MODERN MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION

1. bicycles
2. motorcycles
3. tricycles
4. motorcar
5. lorry
6. trains
7. aeroplanes
8. ships
9. pipelines

 

ADVANTAGES OF MODERN MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION

1. makes movement easier
2. it enhances more trade between people of close and distant locations
3. it enhances the production and consumption of goods
4. makes movement faster
5. better security
6. preserves food wastage

 

PROBLEMS OF MODERN MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION

1. poor maintenance culture
2. very costly
3. higher rates of crime
4. loss of lives
5. destruction of properties
6. air pollution
7. poor infrastructural [facilities

SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS OF MODERN MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION

1. Good maintenance culture
2. subsidization of the cost of purchase
3. safety rules should be obeyed
4. provision of good and efficient transportation system by the government
5. adequate infrastructural facilities should be provided

 

EVALUATION:    1. Define transportation

2. List the old and news means of transportation
3. State the advantages of modern means of                    transportation
4. Discuss the problems and solutions to the problems of                    modern means of transportation

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively