Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 4
Changes in nature + Moving of our body parts + Storage devices
Changes in nature + Moving of our body parts + Storage devices
Term: 1st Term
Week: 1
Class: Primary 4
Age: 9 years
Duration: 40 minutes of 3 periods
Date:
Subject: Basic Science and Technology
Topic:- Changes in nature
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, playway method, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: mats, stopwatch, whistle, music, a poster showing changes occurring in the home and school surrounding, water, candle, matches, wood, pieces of paper, container, pieces of cloth, ice, balloon
INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES
PERIOD 1: Changes
PRESENTATION | TEACHER’S ACTIVITY | PUPIL’S ACTIVITY |
STEP 1 INTRODUCTION | The teacher introduces the new topic by explaining the meaning of change
Change simply means to undergo transformation, transition, or substitution
| Pupils pay attention |
STEP 2 EXPLANATION | The teacher gives examples of temporary changes of permanent changes
Temporary changes - Water changes into ice. - Water and oil are mixed. - Skin or hair is bleached. - Iron rod is heated in flame. - A substance is dissolved in water
Permanent change - a piece of wood burnt - Yellowing of plant leaves - Decaying of plant and animal body - Growth in plant and animal body - Iron rust - Burning of substances, etc
| Pupils pay attention and participates |
STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION | She further highlights the differences between temporary and permanent changes Temporary changes are changes that are reversible but permanent changes cannot be reverted.
In temporary changes, no new substance is formed. In permanent changes, new substances are formed | 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
Change simply means to undergo transformation, transition, or substitution
The following are examples of temporary and permanent changes
Temporary changes
- Water changes into ice.
- Water and oil are mixed.
- Skin or hair is bleached.
- Iron rod is heated in flame.
- A substance is dissolved in water
Permanent change
- a piece of wood burnt
- Yellowing of plant leaves
- Decaying of plant and animal body
- Growth in plant and animal body
- Iron rust
- Burning of substances, etc
Differences between temporary and permanent changes
Temporary changes are changes that are reversible but permanent changes cannot be reverted.
In temporary changes, no new substance is formed. In permanent
changes, new substances are formed
EVALUATION: 1. Explain the concept of ‘change’
CLASSWORK: As in evaluation
CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the pupils positively
PERIOD 3: Locomotor Movement, storage devices
PRESENTATION | TEACHER’S ACTIVITY | PUPIL’S ACTIVITY |
STEP 1 INTRODUCTION | The teacher revisits the previous lesson and introduces the new topic by explaining what movement and locomotor movement means- Movement is the act of changing place and position
Locomotor movement skills are those in which the body is moved in one direction, or a combination of directions, from one point to another. | Pupils pay attention |
STEP 2 EXPLANATION | The teacher enumerates locomotor movements 1. walking 2. jogging 3. moving forwards 4. backwards 5. side-shuffling 6. skipping 7. running 8. jumping 9. hopping 10. leaping
| Pupils pay attention and participates |
STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION | She further explains the meaning of storage devices and lists examples of storage devices
A storage device is any type of computing hardware that is used for storing, porting or extracting data files and objects. Storage devices can hold and store information both temporarily and permanently.
Examples of storage devices
| 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
Movement is the act of changing place and position
Locomotor movement skills are those in which the body is moved in one
direction, or a combination of directions, from one point to another
Examples of locomotor movements
Meaning of storage devices and examples of storage devices
A storage device is any type of computing hardware that is used for storing, porting or extracting data files and objects. Storage devices can hold and store information both temporarily and permanently.
Examples of storage devices
EVALUATION: 1. What is movement?
CLASS ACTIVITY: Pupils in pairs, demonstrate different locomotor movement patterns in the playground
CLASSWORK: As in evaluation
CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the pupils positively
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