Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Junior Secondary School 3

Term: 1^st Term

Week: 7

Class: Junior Secondary School 3

Age: 14 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:

Subject:      Social studies

Topic:-       Population

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

1. Explain the meaning of population
2. Outline the core units of population
3. Discuss the benefits, problems and control of over population

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 family life education	Students pay attention
STEP 2 EXPLANATION	She introduces the topic by explaining the meaning of population She states the core units of population	Students pay attention and participates
STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION	She further discusses the benefits, problems and control of overpopulation	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

POPULATION

A population is the complete set group of individuals, whether that group

comprises a nation or a group of people with a common characteristic.

 

There are three major concepts of population;

1. Under population- This is when the human population is less than the

resources available

2. Optimum population- This is the ideal number of population that a

country should have considering its resources.

3. Over population- Overpopulation is the state whereby the human

population rises to an extent exceeding the carrying capacity of the

ecological setting.

 

CORE UNITS OF POPULATIONS

The core units of population are

1. the family- a group of people related by blood, marriage or adoption
2. the community- a group of people living in an area and sharing common

interests.

 

BENEFITS OF OVERPOPULATION

1. availability of enough manpower
2. abundance of goods
3. More support and investments by foreign entities
4. Easy dissemination of information

 

PROBLEMS OF OVERPOPULATION

1. low standard of living
2. high crime rate
3. overcrowding and congestion problems
4. High cost of living
5. Low access to social amenities
6. high unemployment rate
7. environmental pollution

 

CONTROL OF OVERPOPULATION

1. family planning and regulations on the number of birth by family
2. encouragement of monogamy
3. public enlightenment and sensitization
4. Advocacy campaigns to the rural areas on the dangers of overpopulation
5. Strict immigration laws
6. Sex education

 

EVALUATION:    1. Define population

2. Discuss the concepts of population
3. What are core units of population?
4. State the benefits of overpopulation
5. Outline problems caused by overpopulation
6. Discuss how to control overpopulation

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively