TERM: 2^nd Term

WEEK: 5

CLASS: Primary 6

AGE: 11 years

DURATION: 40 minutes

DATE:

SUBJECT: History

TOPIC: Oil Exploration

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

Explain where oil exploration started
Explains how the discovery was made

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, story-telling, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Pictures of refineries, map of Nigeria showing Oloibiri

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES:

PRESENTATION	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	PUPIL’S ACTIVITY
STEP 1 INTRODUCTION OF TOPIC	The teacher revises the previous lesson	Pupils pay attention
STEP 2 EXPLANATION	She then explains Where Oil Exploitation Started in Nigeria. Oil was discovered in Nigeria in 1956 at Oloibiri in the Niger Delta after half a century of exploitation.	Pupils pay attention and participate
STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION	She further describes how the discovery was made. The discovery was made by Shell B.P. Nigeria joined the ranks of oil producers in 1958 when its first oil field came on stream producing 5,100 barrels per day. Oloibiri oil field is an on shore oil field located in Oloibiri in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa state, Nigeria. Oloibiri is about 45miles(72km) east of port-Harcourt in the Niger Delta. Oloibiri oilfield is named after Oloibiri, a small remote creek community where it is located in Nigeria. Oilfields are usually named after the host community where it is located or a local landmark. Sometimes, oilfields are also given names taken from indigenous languages.	Pupils pay attention and participate
STEP 4 NOTE TAKING	The teacher writes a short note on the board for the pupils to copy	The pupils copy the note from the board

NOTE

Oil was discovered in Nigeria in 1956 at Oloibiri in the Niger Delta after half a century of exploitation.

The discovery was made by Shell B.P. Nigeria joined the ranks of oil producers in 1958 when its first oil field came on stream producing 5,100 barrels per day.

Oloibiri oil field is an on shore oil field located in Oloibiri in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa state, Nigeria. Oloibiri is about 45miles(72km) east of port-Harcourt in the Niger Delta.

Oloibiri oilfield is named after Oloibiri, a small remote creek community where it is located in Nigeria. Oilfields are usually named after the host community where it is located or a local landmark. Sometimes, oilfields are also given names taken from indigenous languages

EVALUATION: 1. State when Oil exploration started

How was Crude oil discovered and who discovered it?

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher marks their books and commends them positively

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