Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 6

Term: 1^st Term

Week: 2

Class: Primary 6

Age: 11 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 3 periods

Date:

Subject: Basic Science and Technology

Topic:-       Growing crops

          -        Creativity rhythmic

          -        Introduction to artificial intelligence

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

1. Explain soil preparation
2. Write how crops are planted and nurtured
3. Explain rhythmic activities
4. Mention types of rhythmic activities
5. Define artificial intelligence
6. State the importance of artificial intelligence

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

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: computer system, projector, sound system, school garden soil, hoes, cutlasses, rake, seeds, watering can, dancing costumes, music

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1: Soil

NOTE

Soil preparation

Soil preparation includes using a variety of equipment, such as a hoe,

plough, cultivator, and varied methods, such as ploughing, levelling, and

manuring, to prepare the soil for producing crops with higher yields and

quality.

How crops are planted

1. clear the land and stump it
2. After deciding what to grow, till the land by loosening the soil
3. Create ridges or make mounds depending on what you want to plant
4. mixing in fertilizers in the soil to make it nutrient rich.
5. then sow seeds or plant seedlings.

How to nurture the crops planted

1. After the crop has been planted, water it often
2. Weed it appropriately so it can grow healthily without hassles. Also control pests away from the planted crop.
3. Apply manure and fertilizers for healthy and quality growth
4. Use the appropriate tool when it is time to harvest the crops and harvest

it immediately to keep it from becoming overripe or rotten.

EVALUATION:    1. What is soil preparation?

2. Outline how crops are planted
3. Describe how to nurture planted crops

CLASS ACTIVITY: Pupils in small groups, practice how to plant and nurture crops on the school farm with maize/beans

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the pupils positively

PERIOD 2 and 3: Rhythmic activities. Artificial intelligence

NOTE

Rhythmic activities are combinations of physical movements with sounds,

beats, or music.

Examples of rhythmic activities

1. hopping
2. singing
3. dancing
4. marching
5. skipping
6. galloping
7. sliding
8. leaping
9. jumping etc

Meaning of and importance of artificial intelligence

Artificial intelligence is the simulation of human intelligence processes by machines, especially computer systems. Specific applications of AI include expert systems, natural language processing, speech recognition and machine vision.

Importance of Artificial Intelligence

Reduction in Human Error

1. We can overcome many risky limitations of humans by developing an AI Robot which in turn can do the risky things for us.
2. AI can work 24x7 without any breaks and they don’t even get bored, unlike humans.
3. Using artificial intelligence we can productively automate repetitive tasks
4. Introduction of digital assistants to interact with users which saves the need for human resources.
5. Using AI alongside other technologies we can make machines take decisions faster than a human and carry out actions quicker.
6. AI is powering many inventions in almost every domain which will help humans solve the majority of complex problems

EVALUATION:    1. Define these terms

1. Rhythmic activities
2. Artificial intelligence
3. Give seven examples each of Rhythmic activities
4. Explain four importance of Artificial intelligence

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the pupils positively