Natural and historical built environments in Africa

Significance of weather to human environment
Responding appropriately to different weather conditions in the environment

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Examine the significance of weather to human environments
-Create a chart showing significance of weather to human environment
-Appreciate significance of weather to human environment

-The learner is guided to examine the significance of weather to human environments
-Inn groups, learners are guided to create a chart showing significance of weather to human environment

What is the significance of weather to human environment?

-Course book
-Chart
-Computing devices
--Charts

-Oral questions -Observations

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
Methods of data analysis

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
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral report -Observation

Natural and historic built environments in Africa

Methods of data presentation in field work

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Define data presentation
-Identify methods of data presentation in field work
-Appreciate the methods of data presentation

-Individually, learners are guided to define data presentation
-In groups, learners are guided to identify methods of data presentation in field work

What is data presentation

-Course book
-Charts

-Oral questions -Oral report -Observation

Natural and historic built environments in Africa

Methods of data presentation in field work
Possible solutions to challenges experienced during field work

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Explore possible challenges in carrying out field work
-Create a chart showing possible challenges in carrying out field work

-Individually, learner is guided to explore possible challenges in carrying out field work
-In groups, learners are guided to create a chart showing possible challenges in carrying out field work

What challenges do you face during field work?

-Course book
-Charts

-Course book -Charts

Natural and historic built environments in Africa

Significance of field work on investigating Phenomena
Procedures of carrying out field work in research

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-State the significance of field work on investigating phenomena
-Prepare a chart on importance of field work
-Appreciate the importance of field work

-The learner is guided to state the significance of field work on investigating phenomena
-In groups, learners are guided to prepare a chart on importance of field work

What is the importance of field work?

-Course book
-Charts

-Oral questions -Oral report -Observations

Natural and historic built environments in Africa
Political Development and governance

Understanding the actual field work
The concepts “Scramble for and Partition” of Africa

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Assemble all materials required for the field work
-Carry out field work to investigate phenomena in the immediate environment
-Desire to carry out field work to investigate phenomena in the immediate environment

- The Learner is guided to assemble all materials required for the field work
-In groups learners, are guided to carry out field work to investigate phenomena in the immediate environment

Why is it important to study field work?

-Course book
-Charts
-Computing devices
KLB: Top Scholar; Social Studies Learner’s Book Grade 7 pg. 168-170
Atlas
Pictures
Video clips
Charts
Realia
Computing devices

Political Development and governance

European Traders

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Name various traders that came to Africa up to 1900.
Identify the factors that led to the presence of Europeans in Africa.
Discuss the role of various traders that came to Africa.
Have a desire to learn more about European Traders.

Learners are guided to name various traders that came to Africa up to 1900
Learners to identify the factors that led to the presence of Europeans in Africa.
In groups, learners are guided to discuss the role of various traders that came to Africa

Which factors led to the presence of Europeans in Africa?

KLB: Top Scholar; Social Studies Learner’s Book Grade 7 pg. 170-171
Photographs
Pictures
Video clips
Maps
Computing devices

Oral questions Oral Report Observation

Political Development and governance

Matching the Countries in Africa with their Colonial Masters
Terms of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 on the Partition of Africa

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify the countries of Africa and their colonial masters from the map.
Match the colonial masters with the countries they colonized in Africa.
Enjoy using the map of Africa.

Learners are guided to identify the countries of Africa and their colonial masters from the map.
Learners are guided to match the colonial masters with the countries they colonized in Africa

Who were colonial masters of Kenya?

KLB: Top Scholar; Social Studies Learner’s Book Grade 7 pg. 172
Atlas
Photographs
Pictures
Video clips
Maps
Charts
Realia
Computing devices
KLB: Top Scholar; Social Studies Learner’s Book Grade 7 pg. 173-175

Oral questions Oral Report Observation

The Constitution of Kenya

The Constitution of Kenya
Ways of Upholding and Protecting the Constitution of Kenya for Social Cohesion

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define the term constitution.
Identify the importance of the constitution of Kenya.
Compose a song on any eight national values enshrined in the Constitution of Kenya.
Appreciate the importance of the constitution of Kenya.

Learners to define the term constitution.
Learners to identify the importance of the constitution of Kenya.
In groups, learners to compose a song on any eight national values enshrined in the Constitution of Kenya.

What is a constitution? What is the importance of Constitution of Kenya?

KLB: Top Scholar; Social Studies Learner’s Book Grade 7 pg. 176-178
Atlas
Photographs
Pictures
Maps
Charts
Computing devices
KLB: Top Scholar; Social Studies Learner’s Book Grade 7 pg. 179-181
Video clips
Realia

Oral questions Oral Report Observation

Democracy

Types of Democracy practiced in Africa
Importance of Democracy in Society

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define democracy.
Identify types of democracy.
Role play different types of democracy.
Appreciate the use of democracy.

Learners to define democracy.
Learners are guided to identify types of democracy.
In groups, learners are guided to role play different types of democracy.

What is democracy?

KLB: Top Scholar; Social Studies Learner’s Book Grade 7 pg. 182-184
Photographs
Pictures
Video clips
Computing devices
KLB: Top Scholar; Social Studies Learner’s Book Grade 7 pg. 185-187
Maps
Charts

Oral questions Oral Report Observation

Democracy

Characteristics of Various Types of Democracy in Governance

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify the characteristics of Various Types of Democracy in Governance.
Recite the poem in learner’s book 7
Apply democratic values in interactions with others in the community.
Promote democratic values in the community.

Learners to identify the characteristics of Various Types of Democracy in Governance.
Learners to recite the poem in learner’s book 7 pg. 189

Why should we Practise democracy?

KLB: Top Scholar; Social Studies Learner’s Book Grade 7 pg. 187-190
Pictures
Charts
Realia
Computing devices

Oral questions Oral Report Observation