Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 5

Environmental Quality + Football + Introduction to web and app development

Term: 1st Term

Week: 8

Class: Primary 5

Age: 10 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 3 periods

Date:

Subject: Basic Science and Technology

Topic:-       Environmental Quality

-        Football

-        Introduction to web and app development

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

  1. Tell what environmental quality is
  2. Differentiate between a healthy and a degraded environment
  3. State the disadvantages of a degraded environment
  4. Describe the factors which degrade environment
  5. List the basic skills in football
  6. Discuss the safety measures in football games
  7. Identify various types of text based programming languages

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

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: video clips on the history of football(https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBIwiK7U9l0), field of play, footballs, nets, supports, jerseys, canvas, knee caps, chart showing stagnant water etc

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1: Environmental Quality

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPIL’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher introduces the new topic by explaining the meaning of

Environmental Quality is a set of properties and characteristics of the environment, either generalized or local, as they impinge on human beings and other organisms. It is a measure of the condition of an environment relative to the requirements of one or more species, any human need or purpose

Pupils pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

The teacher explains the meaning of degraded environment and healthy environment

Environmental degradation is the deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources such as air, water and soil; the destruction of ecosystems and the extinction of wildlife

Healthy environment refer to a human environment that would pose few risks for disease or health hazards

Pupils pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She further states the disadvantages of a degraded environment

1. increased poverty

2. overcrowding

3. famine

4. weather extremes

5. species loss

6. acute and chronic medical illnesses

7. war and human rights abuses

8. an increasingly unstable global situation that portends chaos and disaster.

She outlines the Factors that affect the environmental quality

1. economic growth

2. population growth,

3. urbanization

4. intensification of agriculture

5. rising energy use

6. transportation.

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

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY

Environmental Quality is a set of properties and characteristics of the environment, either generalized or local, as they impinge on human beings and other organisms. It is a measure of the condition of an environment relative to the requirements of one or more species, any human need or purpose

 

Meaning of degraded environment and healthy environment

Environmental degradation is the deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources such as air, water and soil; the destruction of ecosystems and the extinction of wildlife

Healthy environment refer to a human environment that would pose few risks for disease or health hazards

Disadvantages of a degraded environment

  1. increased poverty
  2. overcrowding
  3. famine
  4. weather extremes
  5. species loss
  6. acute and chronic medical illnesses
  7. war and human rights abuses
  8. an increasingly unstable global situation that portends chaos and disaster.

Factors that affect the environmental quality

  1. economic growth
  2. population growth,
  3. urbanization
  4. intensification of agriculture
  5. rising energy use
  6. transportation.

 

EVALUATION:    1. Explain the concept of environmental quality

  1. Differentiate between healthy and degraded environment
  2. Enumerate four disadvantages of a degraded environment
  3. State four factors that affect environmental quality

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the pupils positively

PERIOD 2 AND 3: Football. Introduction to web and app development

PRESENTATION

TEACHEIR’S ACTIVITY

PUPIL’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher revisits the previous lesson on basketball

Pupils pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

The teacher then explains that Football is a game where two teams with eleven players each kick the ball to one another in order to score in a wide net also called a goalpost

 

She explains and demonstrates the basic skills in football

1. heading

2. passing

3. dribbling

4. shooting

5. goalkeeping

6. throwing

7. chesting

8. defending

 

She explains and demonstrates the safety rules in football

1. know the rules of the game and observe them

2. ensure that the football pitch isn’t wet or slippery

3. Wear the appropriate attire i.e jersey, shin guards, stockings/hose/socks, soccer boots, etc

4. Inform someone if you feel sick or are wounded

5. have a little warm up exercise before commencing any football game

6. obey the officials e.g referees, lines men etc of the game

Pupils pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She explains the meaning of app development and web development

Software application development is a series of processes that are used to design, make, install, use, and support computer software. This is often done by computer programmers

 

Web development is the work involved in developing a website for the Internet (World Wide Web) or an intranet (a private network). Web development can range from developing a simple single static page of plain text to complex web applications, electronic businesses, and social network services.

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

Football is a game where two teams with eleven players each kick the ball to one another in order to score in a wide net also called a goalpost

 

Basic skills in football

  1. heading
  2. passing
  3. dribbling
  4. shooting
  5. goalkeeping
  6. throwing
  7. chesting
  8. defending

 

Safety rules in football

  1. know the rules of the game and observe them
  2. ensure that the football pitch isn’t wet or slippery
  3. Wear the appropriate attire i.e jersey, shin guards, stockings/hose/socks, soccer boots, etc
  4. Inform someone if you feel sick or are wounded
  5. have a little warm up exercise before commencing any football game
  6. obey the officials e.g referees, lines men etc of the game

 

Meaning of app development and web development

Software application development is a series of processes that are used to design, make, install, use, and support computer software. This is often done by computer programmers

 

Web development is the work involved in developing a website for the

Internet (World Wide Web) or an intranet (a private network). Web

development can range from developing a simple single static page of plain

text to complex web applications, electronic businesses, and social network

services.

 

EVALUATION:    1. Define Football

  1. List the skills in Football
  2. Enumerate three safety rules in Football
  3. Explain the following
  4. app development
  5. web development

CLASS ACTIVITY: Pupils in small groups demonstrate the skills involved in football

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the pupils positively



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