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Term: 2nd Term

Week: 10

Class: Senior Secondary School 2

Age: 16 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:    Commerce

Topic:-      Transportation II

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

  1. State the major modes of transportation
  2. State the forms of land transportation
  3. Discuss the merits and demerits of road and rail transportation

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

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The teacher reviews the previous lesson on transportation

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She states the major modes of transportation

She states the modes of land transportation

 

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She discusses the merits and demerits of road and rail transportation

 

Students pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a summarized note on the board

The students copy the note in their books

 

NOTE

LAND TRANSPORTAION

This is the mode of transport that involves moving goods from one place to other on the land

 

FORMS OF LAND TRANSPORTATION

They include

  1. road transport
  2. rail transport

 

  1. ROAD TRANSPORT

This is the movement of goods from one place to the other on the road. Vehicles such as cars, buses, trailers etc are used

 

MERITS OF ROAD TRANSPORTATION

  1. it is not capital intensive
  2. it allows for door-to-door delivery
  3. Goods can be readily available in rural areas
  4. Routes and timing are flexible and adjustable
  5. It is very suitable for short distances
  6. It is easy to save some more especially from the packaging cost
  7. it delivers goods to the end users rapidly
  8. There is lesser risk of the damage of goods in transit

 

DEMERITS OF ROAD TRANSPORTATION

  1. It is most unsuitable especially during rainy seasons especially if the roads are in bad conditions
  2. there are higher chances of road accidents and vehicle breakdowns for road transportation
  3. It is unsuitable for bulky goods and long distances
  4. there is no structure as prices could fluctuate due to a number of factors

 

  1. RAIL TRANSPORTATION

This is a means of transferring goods along railway tracks via wheeled vehicles running on rails

MERITS OF RAIL TRANSPORTATION

  1. It is dependable as it is the least affected by weather conditions
  2. It is very organized as it has fixed routes and schedules.
  3. its speed over long distances is relatively high compared to other means of transportation except for air transportations
  4. It is the safest from of transportation
  5. it is relatively cheap compared to other forms of transportation
  6. its ability to carry bulky goods is large compared to most forms of transportation

 

DEMERITS OF RAIL TRANSPORTATION

  1. it is unsafe for fragile items
  2. it is not suitable for emergency or express deliveries as it has fixed bookings and schedules
  3. it is unsuitable for short distances
  4. it is unsuitable for rural areas

 

 

EVALUATION:   1. Explain land transportation

  1. State the modes of land transportation
  2. State the merits and demerits of road and rail transportation

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively