Class: Primary 3

Term: 3^rd Term

Week: 2

Class: Primary 3

Age: 8 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 3 periods

Date:

Subject: Basic Science and Technology

Topic: Uses of plants

Swimming

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

Examine plants based on their life span
Describe the uses of plants
Analyse the importance of plants in the environment
Discuss the safety rules in swimming
Enumerate the health benefits of swimming

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

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: wood, orange, apple, mango, specimen of vegetables, charts on the uses of plants, swimming pool, floater, tube/rubber, swimming trunk, swimming cap, swimming goggle, life jack

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1 and 2: Uses of plants

PRESENTATION	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	PUPIL’S ACTIVITY
STEP 1 INTRODUCTION	The revisits the previous lesson on the classes and characteristics of plants and introduces the new topic by explaining what life span means- It means the length of time for which a person or thing lives/functions	Pupils pay attention
STEP 2 EXPLANATION	The teacher then explains the classes of plants based on their life spans 1. Annual plants: These are plants that perform their entire life cycle from seed to flower to fruits and die in one year e.g.: water melon, peas, maize rice, sweet potatoes etc 2. Biennial plants: These are plants that perform their entire life cycle from seed to flower to fruits and die in two years. During the first growing season biennials produce roots, stems, and leaves; during the second they produce flowers, fruits, and seeds, and then die. Sugar beets and carrots are examples of biennials. 3. Perennial plants: A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years. Examples are Irish potatoes, peonies etc	Pupils pay attention and participates
STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION	She explains and demonstrates the uses of plants 1. Plants protect us from air pollution 2. Plants give us materials like gum, paper, rubber etc 3. Plants are a great source of timber and wood 4. Plants help in soil erosion 5. Plants give us oxygen which we breathe for survival 6. We can make medicines from plants 7. We can eat plants as food	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

Lifespan means the length of time for which a person or thing lives/functions

Classes of plants based on their life spans

Annual plants: These are plants that perform their entire life cycle from seed to flower to fruits and die in one year e.g water melon, peas, maize rice, sweet potatoes etc
Biennial plants: These are plants that perform their entire life cycle from seed to flower to fruits and die in two years. During the first growing season biennials produce roots, stems, and leaves; during the second they produce flowers, fruits, and seeds, and then die. Sugar beets and carrots are examples of biennials.
Perennial plants: A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years. Examples are Irish potatoes, peonies etc

Uses of plants

Plants protect us from air pollution
Plants give us materials like gum, paper, rubber etc
Plants are a great source of timber and wood
Plants help in soil erosion
Plants give us oxygen which we breathe for survival
We can make medicines from plants
We can eat plants as food

EVALUATION: 1. What does the word ‘life-span’ mean?

Classify plants based on their lifespan and give two examples of each
Discuss four uses of plants

CLASS ACTIVITY: Pupils in small groups analyse the importance of plants to our environment

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the pupils positively

PERIOD 3: Swimming

PRESENTATION	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	PUPIL’S ACTIVITY
STEP 1 INTRODUCTION	The teacher revisits the previous lesson on the meaning of swimming and the basic skills of swimming	Pupils pay attention
STEP 2 EXPLANATION	The teacher then mentions and explains the safety rules to be observed in swimming 1. Shower before entering the pool 2. Don’t swim right after eating 3. Wear your swimming gear before entering the pool 4. Don’t play or run around the swimming area as it is wet and can make you fall down 5. Don’t push or jump on others 6. Use floaters if you’re not yet very good at swimming 7. Obey the pool rules	Pupils pay attention and participates
STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION	She explains and demonstrates the health benefits of swimming 1. It keeps the heart rate up and takes off some of the stress from the body 2. It builds endurance, muscular strength, and cardiovascular fitness 3. it tones the muscles 4. it helps to maintain healthy weight, heart and lungs 5. it improves mental health and makes one smarter	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

Safety rules to be observed in swimming

Shower before entering the pool
Don’t swim right after eating
Wear your swimming gear before entering the pool
Don’t play or run around the swimming area as it is wet and can make you fall down
Don’t push or jump on others
Use floaters if you’re not yet very good at swimming
Obey the pool rules

Health benefits of swimming

It keeps the heart rate up and takes off some of the stress from the body
It builds endurance, muscular strength, and cardiovascular fitness
it tones the muscles
it helps to maintain healthy weight, heart and lungs
it improves mental health and makes one smarter

EVALUATION: 1. Explain five safety rules in swimming

Discuss four health benefits of swimming

CLASS ACTIVITY: Pupils in small groups discuss the health benefits of swimming as it affects them

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the pupils positively

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