Class: Primary 3

Term: 3^rd Term

Week: 1

Class: Primary 3

Age: 8 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 3 periods

Date:

Subject: Basic Science and Technology

Topic: Meaning and characteristics of plants

Tool Bar
Swimming

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

Say the meaning of plant
Identify and classify plants
Describe the characteristics of plants
Identify various tools on the tool bar and state their functions
Explain the meaning of swimming
Mention and demonstrate the basic skills in swimming

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

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: specimen of plants(vegetables, grasses etc), Fruits(mangoes, bananas, apples etc), swimming pool, floater, tube/rubber, swimming trunk, swimming cap, swimming goggle, life jack

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1: Meaning and characteristics of plants

PRESENTATION	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	PUPIL’S ACTIVITY
STEP 1 INTRODUCTION	The revisits the previous lesson on living things and leads the pupils on a walk within the school compound to collect some samples of common plants	Pupils pay attention
STEP 2 EXPLANATION	The teacher then explains that plants are living things that grow in the soil. She states some examples of plants- grasses, flowers, tomatoes, bushes etc She further explains the classes of plants 1. Vascular plants: The vascular plants are those plants that have specialized cells for conducting water and sap within their tissues, including the ferns, horsetails, flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms 2. Non vascular plants: Nonvascular plants are 'lower' plants because they are lower to the ground. Also, nonvascular plants are simple and small in size, such as moss and liverworts. They do not have roots, stems, and leaves, nor do they have a system of tubes to move nutrients.	Pupils pay attention and participates
STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION	She explains and demonstrates the characteristics of plants 1. they make their own food in a process called photosynthesis 2. they are rooted in a place but respond to external stimuli by moving their parts 3. Plants grow and die 4. Plants support life	Pupils pay attention and participate
STEP 4 NOTE TAKING	The teacher writes a short note on the board	The pupils copy the note in their books

NOTE

Plants are living things that grow in the soil.

Some examples of plants- grasses, flowers, tomatoes, bushes etc

Classes of plants

Vascular plants: The vascular plants are those plants that have specialized cells for conducting water and sap within their tissues, including the ferns, horsetails, flowering plants, conifers and other gymnosperms
Non vascular plants: Nonvascular plants are 'lower' plants because they are lower to the ground. Also, nonvascular plants are simple and small in size, such as moss and liverworts. They do not have roots, stems, and leaves, nor do they have a system of tubes to move nutrients.

Characteristics of plants

they make their own food in a process called photosynthesis
they are rooted in a place but respond to external stimuli by moving their parts
Plants grow and die
Plants support life

EVALUATION: 1. What are plants?

Give four examples of plants
Mention and explain the classes of plants
Outline 3 characteristics of plants

CLASS ACTIVITY: Pupils in small groups discuss the characteristics of plants

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the pupils positively

PERIOD 2 and 3: Tool bar. Swimming

PRESENTATION	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	PUPIL’S ACTIVITY
STEP 1 INTRODUCTION	The teacher revisits the previous lesson on launching of Microsoft word and introduces the new topic on tool bar- Tool bar is a set of icons that are part of a computer’s software program or an open window. Microsoft Word has toolbars which allows you to open, save and print documents	Pupils pay attention
STEP 2 EXPLANATION	The teacher then mentions and explains the tool bar icons we can find in Microsoft Word 1. Standard tool bar- it is directly below the Menu bar, it contains buttons used for performing tasks similar to the commands available in the Menu bar. Tools in the standard toolbar include New, Open, Save, E-mail etc 2. Formatting toolbar: it offers shortcut buttons to help format a document quickly. Tools in the formatting toolbar include Font, Font Color, Alignment, Line Spacing, Bullets and Numbering, etc 3. Drawing toolbar: it holds buttons/tools used in creating drawings, such as rectangles, ovals, lines, arrows, WordArt text, etc. It also offers tools for inserting organizational charts and ready-made pictures and Clip Arts from their different locations.	Pupils pay attention and participates
STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION	She explains and demonstrates meaning and basic skills in swimming Swimming is the movement of the body in the water using the arms and legs to stay afloat Basic skills in swimming 1. breaststroke 2. freestyle 3. Backstroke	Pupils pay attention and participate
STEP 4 NOTE TAKING	The teacher writes a short note on the board	The pupils copy the note in their books

NOTE

TOOLBAR

Tool bar is a set of icons that are part of a computer’s software program or an open window.

Microsoft Word has toolbars which allows you to open, save and print documents

Toolbar icons we can find in Microsoft Word

Standard tool bar- it is directly below the Menu bar, it contains buttons used for performing tasks similar to the commands available in the Menu bar. Tools in the standard toolbar include New, Open, Save, E-mail etc
Formatting toolbar: it offers shortcut buttons to help format a document quickly. Tools in the formatting toolbar include Font, Font Color, Alignment, Line Spacing, Bullets and Numbering, etc
Drawing toolbar: it holds buttons/tools used in creating drawings, such as

rectangles, ovals, lines, arrows, WordArt text, etc. It also offers tools for

inserting organizational charts and ready-made pictures and Clip Arts from

their different locations

SWIMMING

Swimming is the movement of the body in the water using the arms and legs to stay afloat

Basic skills in swimming

breaststroke
freestyle
Backstroke

EVALUATION: 1. What is toolbar?

Enumerate the three types of toolbar and give two examples of each
Mention and explain the functions of three input device
What is Swimming?
Mention the basic skills in swimming

CLASS ACTIVITY: Each learner demonstrates the basic skills in swimming as showcased in the video clip

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the pupils positively

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