Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 4

Term: 1^st Term

Week: 4

Class: Primary 4

Age: 9 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 3 periods

Date:

Subject: Basic Science and Technology

Topic:-       Changes in plants and animals

• Athletics
• Launching of Microsoft PowerPoint

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

1. Describe changes in animals in the environment
2. Explain the reasons for changes in animals
3. Conditions for changes that occur in animals
4. Highlight different animals and their young ones
5. Identify some insects
6. Describe the life cycle of an insect
7. Describe a sprint race
8. Give examples of sprint races
9. Demonstrate the skills and techniques in sprint races
10. Launch Microsoft PowerPoint

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

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: mats, stopwatch, whistle, music, baton, spike, track, pictures of animals and their young ones, computer system, projector, sound system

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1: Changes

NOTE

Changes that takes place in insects is called METAMORPHOSIS

Changes in insects are two

1. Insects with complete metamorphosis have four (4) life stages: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Examples of insects with complete metamorphosis are butterflies, flies, beetles, bees, wasps, ants, and fleas.

2. Incomplete metamorphosis is a term used to describe the mode of development of insects that pass through three distinct stages: the egg, the nymph, and the adult stage, or imago. Insects that have an incomplete metamorphosis life cycle include true bugs, grasshoppers, cockroaches, termites, praying mantises, crickets, and lice

EVALUATION:    1. Describe the two forms of changes in insects and give three examples of each

CLASS ACTIVITY: On a cardboard, Pupils as individuals draw and label the life cycle of some insects

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the pupils positively

PERIOD 2 and 3: Athletics, Launching Microsoft Powerpoint

NOTE

SPRINTS

Sprints (or dashes) are races over short distance

Sprint events in track and field usually consists of the 100m, 200m and 400m race though 60m dashes are also held on occasion.

Skills and techniques in sprint races

1. take-off- Once your position is set, you'll move into the dynamic take-off. As you launch into your sprint, you'll push directly off the blocks with both feet; specifically using the blocks at the start will allow for the maximum amount of horizontal forces you can channel into your propulsion.
2. Running- This is the actual running of the race
3. Arm action- The arm swing is a passive process, responding to forces exerted on the torso by the legs. The movement of the spine, winding and unwinding, helps to control the legs' momentum, decreasing the need for an excessive arm swing to do the job, thus conserving energy
4. Finish- This is the end of a long race in which competitors speed up as they approach the finish line chesting the tape.

Toolbar in PowerPoint

It is a toolbar that is always accessible to us in PowerPoint, letting us reach the most common and most useful commands quickly

This toolbar contains buttons to allow you to perform the basic operations such as opening and closing presentations, moving and printing data.

Standard toolbar

EVALUATION:    1. What is a sprint race? Give two examples

2. Describe the skills and techniques needed in sprint race
3. What is toolbar in Microsoft PowerPoint?
4. State five tools in Microsoft PowerPoint and their uses.

CLASS ACTIVITY: Pupils in small groups engage in sprint races on the playground

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the pupils positively