THIRD TERM SCHEME OF WORK BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FOR BASIC FIVE (5)

THEME 1: YOU AND TECHNOLOGY

WEEK 1: REVISION OF SECOND TERM WORK

WEEK 2: MATERIALS

UNITS:

• Identification of Materials
• Types of Materials
• Uses of Materials
• Uses of wood
• Uses of Metals
• Uses of Plastics

WEEK 3: SAFETY

UNITS:

• Definition of Safety
• Causes of Accident
• Some Objects that causes accident
• Prevention of Accidents
• Some safety Devices

WEEK 4: MAINTENANCE

UNITS:

• Meaning of Maintenance
• Importance of Maintenance
• Some ways of Maintenance and Materials Needed

WEEK 5: DRAWING INSTRUMENT (BASIC PREPARATION)

UNITS:

• Definition of Drawing Instrument
• Identification of Drawing  Instrument
• Care of Drawing instrument

THEME 2: YOU AND ENERGY

WEEK 6: HEAT AND ENERGY (CONVERSION)

UNITS:

• Concept of energy conversion
• Forms of Energy

WEEK 7: HEAT AND TEMPERATURE

UNITS:

• Meaning of Heat and Temperature
• Temperature
• Difference between heat and temperature
• Types of Thermometer

WEEK 8: HEAT AND TEMPERATURE

UNITS:

• Units and Symbols of Temperature Scale
• Relationship between Degree Celsius and Degree Fahrenheit
• Some uses of Thermometer
• Taking measurement with Clinical Thermometer

WEEK 9: BASIC ELECTRICITY

UNITS:

• Electricity as a form of Energy
• Types of Electricity
• Cell or Battery and the flow of Electric Current

WEEK 10: BASIC ELECTRICITY CONTINUATION

UNITS:

• The Flow of Electric Current
• Conductors and Non-Conductors
• Sources of Electricity
• Component of a Circuit
• Uses of Electricity

WEEK 10: REVISION

WEEK 11: EXAMINATION