Natural and historical built environments in Africa

Pictures and maps used in social studies
Types of maps used in social studies

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Define the terms picture, plan and a map
-Draw and colour a picture of their classroom
-Draw a plan or a map of their classroom
-Appreciate the uses of maps

-Individually, learners are guided to define the term picture, plans and a map
-In groups ,learners are guided to draw and colour a picture of their classroom and also draw a map of their classroom

What is a plan?

-Course book
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral reports -Observations

Natural and historical built environments in Africa

Earth and eh solar system

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Describe the origin of the earth
-Create a chart showing the passing star theory and the Nebula cloud
-Enjoy sharing stories on origin of earth from different communities

-The learner is guided to share stories on the origin of the earth from their communities
-In groups, learners are guided to create a chart showing the passing star theory and the Nebula cloud

Where do you think the earth came from?

-Course book
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral reports -Observation

Natural and historical built environments in Africa

The shape of the earth in the solar system
Effects of rotation of the earth on human activities

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
Explore the; size, shape, and the position of the earth in the solar system
-Describe the shape of the earth at the poles and at the center poles and at the center
-Identify objects from the environments that have the same shape as the earth
-Relate the shape of the egg to the shape of the earth

-The learner is guided to explore the size, shape and position of the earth in the solar system
-In groups the learner to identify and describe the shape of the earth at the poles and at the centre

What is the shape of the earth?

-Course book
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral report -Observation

Natural and historical built environments in Africa

Effects of rotation of the earth on human activities
Internet structure of the earth in the solar system

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Examine the effects of rotation and revolution of the earth on human activities
-Create a chart showing the effects of rotation and revolution of the earth on human activities
-Appreciate the effects of rotation of the earth on human activities

-The learner is guided to identify the effects of rotation of the earth on human activities
-In groups learners are guided to create a chart showing the effects of rotation and revolution of the earth on human activities

What are the effects of rotation of the earth on human activities?

-Course book
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral report -Oral questions -Observation

Natural and historical built environments in Africa

Modelling the internal structure of the earth

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Identify materials for modelling the internal structure of the earth
-Model the internal structure of the earth
-Desire to model the internal structure of the earth

-Learner is guided to identify materials for modelling the internal structure of the earth?

What can we use to model the internal structure of the earth?

-Course book
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral reports -Assessment

Natural and historical built environments in Africa

-appreciate the effects of rotation and revolution of the earth on human activities
Analyzing and interpreting data on weather condition in the environment

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Identify the importance of rotation and revolution of the earth in day- to-day life
-Create posters showing the effects of rotation and revolution of the earth on human activities
-Appreciate the effects of rotation and revolution of the earth on human activities

The learner is guided to identify the importance of rotation and revolution of earth in day-to-day life?

How does the rotation and revolution of the earth influence day-t0-day life?

-Course book
-
Charts
-Computing devices
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral report -Assessment

Natural and historical build environments in Africa

Weather Elements of weather in the environment

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Define the term weather
-Describe the elements of weather in the environment
-Appreciate the elements of weather in the environment
-Draw and colour a rain gauge
-Desire to describe the elements of weather in the environment

The learner is guided to define the term weather
-In groups the learner is guided to describe the elements of weather in the environment
-In pairs, learners are guided to draw and colour a rain gauge

Why ae elements of weather important? What is a rain gauge

-Course book
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral report -Assessment

Natural and historical built environment in Africa
Natural and historical built environments in Africa

Siting a weather station
Constructing a rain gauge

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Describe what is a weather station
-Debate on factors considered when siting a weather station
-Appreciate the factors considered when siting a weather station

-The learner is guided to describe what is a weather station
-In groups , learners are guided to debate on factors considered when siting a weather station

What is a weather station?

-Course book
-Charts
-computing devices
-Chart

-Oral questions -Oral report -Observation

Natural and historic built environments

Primary and secondary sources of Historical information

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Distinguish between primary and secondary sources of historical information
-Design a poster on primary and secondary sources of historical information
-appreciate the importance of primary and secondary sources of historical information

-Learner is guided to distinguish between primary and secondary sources of historical information
In groups learners are guided to design a poster on primary and secondary sources of historical information

How are primary and secondary sources of historical information acquired?

-Course book
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral report -Observation

Natural and historic built environments

How various sources of historical information have been preserved over the years
Sources of historical information in understanding past human accounts

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Identify ways of preserving sources of historical information
-Debate on how the sources of historical information can be preserved
-Discuss the significance of various sources of historical information
-Appreciate the Importance of various sources of historical information

-Learner is guided to identify ways of preserving sources of historical information and to explain how the sources of historical information can be preserved
-In groups, learners are guided to discuss the significance of various sources of historical information

What are the ways of preserving sources of historical information

-Course book
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral report -Observation

Natural and historic built environments I Africa
Natural and historic built environments in Africa

Importance of latitudes and longitudes in day to day life
Historical development of Agricultures -Crops grown animals kept during early Agriculture

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Discuss the Importance of latitudes in day-to-day life
-Acknowledge the importance of latitudes in day-day-lif

Individually, the learner should be guided to discuss the importance of latitudes and longitudes in day-to-day life
-In groups learners are guided to create a poster on importance of latitudes and longitudes in day-to-day life

What is the importance of latitudes and longitudes in day-to-day life?

-Course book
-Chart
-Computing devices
-Chart

-Oral questions -Oral report -Observation

Natural and historic built environments in Africa

Methods of irrigation used in Ancient Egypt

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Define irrigating
-Illustrate methods of irrigation used in ancient Egypt
-Value the methods of irrigation used in ancient
Egypt

-Learner is guided to define irrigation
-In groups, learners ae guided to illustrate methods of irrigation used in ancient Egypt

Which methods of irrigating do you think were used in Ancient Egypt

-Course book
-Chart
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Written questions -Oral report

Natural and historic built environments in Africa

Contributions of the Nile Valley Agriculture to world civilization
Possible careers in Agriculture

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Define term civilization
-Assess the contribution of the Nile valley Agriculture to world civilization
-Value the contribution of the Nile Valley Agriculture to world civilization

-Thea learner is guided to define term civilization
-In groups, learners are guided to assess the contribution of the Nile valley Agriculture to world civilization

What is the importance of domesticating of plants and animals in Africa?

-Course book
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral Work -Assessment

Natural and historic built environments in Africa

Maps and map work

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Define the term map
-Describe the position, shape and size of Africa
-Draw the map of Africa showing position, shape and size of Africa
-Appreciate the shape, position and size of Africa

Thee learner is guided to define the term map
-In groups, learners are guided to describe the position shape and size of Africa and draw the map of Africa

What is a map?

-Course book
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral work -Assessment

Natural and historic built environments in Africa

Maps and map work Countries that make up the African continent
Locating places and features using latitudes and longitudes on a map

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-List the countries that make up the African continent
-Draw a map showing all the countries that make up African continent
-Appreciate the countries that make up the African continent

-The learner is guided to list the countries that make up the African continent
-In groups, learners are guided to draw a map showing all the countries that make up African continent

Which countries make up the African continent?

-Course book
-Charts
-Computing devices
-Chart

-Oral questions -Oral work -Written questions

Natural and historic built environments in Africa

Calculating time of different places in in the world using longitudes

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Identify the formula of calculating time of different places in the world
-Calculate the time of different places in the world
-Calculate the time of different places in the world
-Enjoy calculating time of different places in the world using longitudes

-Individually, the learner should be able to identify the formula of calculating time of different place in the world
-In groups , learners are guided to calculate the time of different places in the world

Which is the formula of calculating time of different places in the world?

-Course book
-Chart computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral report -Written questions 4

Natural and historic build environments
Natural and historical built environments in Africa

Historical information sources of historical information in the society
Locating areas where early agriculture was practiced in selected geographical reigns in Africa

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Define historical information
-Identify the sources of historical information in the society
-Draw some of the written and electronic source

-Learners in pairs are guided to define the term historical information in the society
-Inn groups learners are guided to draw some of the written and electronic sources of historical information in the society

What is historical information

-Course book
-Charts
-Computing devices
-Chart

-Oral questions--Oral report -Written questions

Community service learning

Community service learning

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-State the importance of making adequate preparation before starting a project
-Create a poster showing he importance of making adequate preparation before starting a project
-Appreciate the importance of making adequate preparation before starting a project

-Learner is guided to state the importance of making adequate preparation before starting a project?

-Charts
-Course boo
-Computing devices
-course book
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral report -Written questions

Community service learning

Community service learning

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Debate on the advantage and disadvantages of the methods used to solve the identified problem
-Create a checklist showing the advantages and disadvantages of the methods used to solve the identified problem

-The learner is guided to debate on the advantages and disadvantage of the methods used to solve the identified problems
-In groups learners are guided to create a checklist showing the advantages of the methods used to solve the identified problem

What are advantages and disadvantages of the methods used to solve the identified problem?

-Charts
-Course book
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral report -Written questions

Community service learning

Community service learning

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Prepare a work plan that is required to follow when implementing solution to the identified problem
-Create a chart showing resources required to implement the solution to the identified problem
-Desire to follow the implementation plan

-The learner is guided to prepare a work plan that is required to follow the implementing solution to the identified problem solution to the identified problem
-In groups learners are guided to create a chart showing resources required to implement the solution to the identified problem

What is a work plan?

-Course cook
-Books
-Computing devices
-Course book
-Charts

-Oral questions -Oral report -Written questions

Community service learning

Community service learning

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Outline steps of a community service learning project or activity
-Write down the procedure of implementing the community service learning project or activity
-Desire to carry out the community service project

-In groups learners are guided to outline steps of a community service learning project or activity
-Individually, learners is guided to write down the procedure of implementing the community service learning service project or activity

What are the steps of a community service learning project or activity?

-Course book
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral report -Observation

Community service learning

Community service learning

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Describe the procedure of implementing the planned solution to the community problem

-In groups learners are guided to describe the procedure of implementing the planned solution to the community problem
-Execute a class community service learning project
-Desire to implement the community service learning project

What is the procedure of implementing the planned solution to the community problem? -Learners are guided to execute a class community service learning project

-Course book
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral report -Observation

Community service learning

Community service learning

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Search for information on how to report on a community service learning project
-Prepare a report on the concluded community service learning project
-Desire to prepare a report on the conclude community service learning project

-Learners are guided to search for information on how to report on a community service learning project
-Learners are guided in groups to prepare a report on the concluded community service learning project

What is a community service learning project?

-Course book
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral Questions-Oral report -Written questions

Community service learning
National and historical built environments in Africa

Community service learning
Constructing a wind vane

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Report on the concluded project
-Analyse the report on the concluded project
-Appreciate the report on the concluded project

-Learners are guided to report on the concluded project
-In groups learners are guided to analyse the report on the concluded project

What is a report?

-Course book
-Charts
-Computing devices
-Charts

-Oral questions -Oral report -Written questions

Natural and historical built environments in Africa

Constructing a wind sock
Significance of weather to human environment

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Outline procedure of constructing a wind sock
-Construct a wind sock
-Appreciate the importance of a wind sock

-individually, learners are guided to outline the procedure of constructing a wind sock and construct a wind sock

What is the procedure of constructing a wind sock?

-Course book
-Chart
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Written questions -Observation

Natural and historical built environments in Africa

Responding appropriately to different weather conditions in the environment

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Describe ways of responding to different weather conditions in the environment
-Respond appropriately to different weather conditions in the environment
-Appreciate ways of responding appropriately to different weather conditions

-Learner is guided to describe ways of responding to different weather conditions I the environment and respond appropriately to different weather conditions in the environment

How do we respond appropriately to different weather conditions?

-Course book
--Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Observation -Written questions

National and Historic built Environments in Africa
Natural and historic built environments in Africa

Field work Types of fieldwork in social studies
Field work methods of Data collection

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Define the term field work
-Identify types of field work on social studies
-Conduct a field study around the school
-Appreciate and enjoy conducting a field work

-Learner is guided to define the term field work and identify types of field work on social studies
-In groups, learners are guided to conduct a field study around the school

What is fieldwork?

-Course book
-Chart
-Computing devices
-Chart
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral report -Observation

Natural and historic built environments in Africa

Methods of data recording

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Define data recording
-Examine methods of recording data
-Recommend methods of recording data during different types of field work
-Appreciate methods of data recording data

-The learner is guided to define data recording
-In groups, learners are guided to examine methods of recording data

What is data recording?

-Course book
-Chart
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral report -Observation