NATIONAL WATER SUPPLY
TITLE: NOTE OF LESSON ON SOCIAL STUDIES
SUBJECT: SOCIAL STUDIES
THEME: INFRASTRUCTURAL SERVICES
TERM: SECOND TERM
WEEK: WEEK 11 and 12
CLASS: PRIMARY 5
NAME OF TEACHER:
DATE:
AGE OF STUDENTS:
CLASS COMPOSITION: Slow and fast learners.
PERIOD:
TIME: 40 MINUTES
TOPIC: NATIONAL WATER SUPPLY
UNITS:
- Definition of water
- Sources of water
- Uses of water
- Why water is scarce sometime
- Consequences of water shortage in Nigeria
- How to solve the problems of water shortage
- Population and water supply
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
At the end of this Unit, Pupils should be able to know:
- Definition of water
- Sources of water
- Uses of water
- Why water is scarce sometime
- Consequences of water shortage in Nigeria
- How to solve the problems of water shortage
- Population and water supply
TEACHING AND LEARNING MATERIALS
- Whiteboard/ chalkboard
- Interactive poster
- Interactive video
TEACHING METHOD
- Explanation
- Discussion
- Questions and Answers
REFERENCE MATERIALS
- NERDC Basic Education Curriculum for primary school.
- Lagos State Scheme of Work
- Unified Schemes of Work Primary Schools four Social Studies (MIDDLE BASIC)
- Internet.
- Edudelight Social Studies Text Books for Primary Schools.
ENTRY BEHAVIOUR/ PREVIOUS LESSON: the students are familiar with land transportation.
WORD FILE: colourless, odourless, tasteless.
MODULE CONTENT
Water is clearly colourless, odourless and tasteless liquid. Water is very important to all living things (human, animals, and plants).
SOURCES OF WATER
- Natural sources
- Man – made sources
NATURAL SOURCES OF WATER
- Spring water
- Rain water
- River
- Lake
- Sea
- Ocean
MAN MADE OR ARTIFICIAL SOURCES OF WATER
- Bore –hole
- Irrigation
- Pipe- borne water
- Dam
USES OF WATER
The following are some ways we make use of water.
- Domestic purpose such as washing, bathing, drinking, flower wetting, cooking.
- Transportation purposes: ships. Boats, canoes moves on water.
- Industrial uses: used for cooling machines, for mixing chemicals, washing equipment.
- Agricultural purposes: crops and animal needs water to survive.
- It used to aid our digestive system.
PERSONS AND AGENCIES INVOLVED IN THE PROVISION OF WATER
The Engineers and Public health worker work with the following agencies to provide water to the society.
- Water cooperation
- Ministry of agriculture and national resources
- Water board
- Ministry of water resources
WHY WATER IS SOMETIMES SCARCE
- Irregular supply of electricity
- Climate change
- Water rate payment delay
- Increase in population
- Lack of expert to fix some water machine issues
- Burst pipes
- Plant (generator) failure
- Lack of funds to buy spare part.
CONSEQUENCES OF WATER SHORTAGE
- Outbreak of Water borne diseases
- Inadequate electricity
- Low income from business owner working with water
- Closure of industries
- Lack of food crop
- death
HOW TO SOLVE PROBLEM OF WATER SHORTAGE
- government should provide enough funds for water project and maintenance
- maintenance should be carried out when necessary
- provision of sufficient spare part
- quick repair of damaged pipe
- steady supply of electricity
- more boreholes should be available
- dumping of refuse in rivers should not be allowed
POPULATION AND WATER SUPPLY
Increase in population growth leads to increase demand for waters, available water supply becomes inadequate, creates needs for more water.
INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURE
- The Teacher revises the previous lesson (LAND TRANSPORTATION)
- The Teacher introduces the topic (NATIONAL WATER SUPPLY)
- The Teacher explains
the lessons .
EVALUATIVE ACTIVITIES
- What is water
- Mention five Sources of water
- List five Uses of water
- Why water is scarce sometime
- Identify the Consequences of water shortage in Nigeria
- State three ways on How to solve the problems of water shortage
- How can Population affect water supply
CONCLUSION: the teacher summarize the lesson.
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