Civic Education - Junior Secondary 3 - Constitution

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Term: 1st Term

Week: 1

Class: Junior Secondary School 3

Age: 14 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:

Subject:      Civic education

Topic:-       Constitution

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

  1. Define constitution
  2. List and explain the types of constitution
  3. Highlight the sources of the Nigerian constitution

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 electoral malpractices

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She defines constitution. She mentions and explains the types of constitution

 

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She outlines the sources of the Nigerian constitution

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

CONSTITUTION

Constitution is a set of rules and regulations governing the conduct of the affairs of a state or country. It can also be defined as the whole body of fundamental laws, customs, conventions, principles, rules and regulations according to which a country or an organization is ruled.

TYPES OF CONSTITUTION

There are two major types of constitution:

  1. Written constitution: This is the type of constitution that is compiled, written, published and documented for future use. The Nigerian constitution is a written type and rigid in nature. Other countries that use a written constitution are U.S.A and Germany.
  2. Unwritten constitution: This is the type of constitution that is not written, not published and documented for future use. The contents are extracted from the tradition and custom of the people. It is very flexible to use and amend. Examples of countries using unwritten constitution are Great Britain and New Zealand.

SOURCES OF THE NIGERIAN CONSTITUTION

  1. Legislation
  2. Customs and conventions
  3. Judicial precedents
  4. Constitutional conferences
  5. Intellectual works

EVALUATION:    1. Define constitution

  1. List and explain the two types of constitution
  2. Outline four sources of the Nigerian constitution

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively