POLLUTION
SUBJECT: SOCIAL STUDIES
TERM: THIRD TERM
WEEK: WEEK 8
CLASS: PRIMARY 5
TIME: 40 MINUTES
TOPIC: POLLUTION
UNITS:
- MEANING OF POLLUTION
- SOURCES AND CAUSES OF AIR POLLUTION
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
At the end of this module, Pupils should be able to:
- Know the Meaning of pollution.
- Know the sources and causes of air pollution
TEACHING AND LEARNING MATERIALS
- Whiteboard/ Chalkboard
- Explanatory posters
- Explanatory pictures
- Explanatory videos
- Bowl
- water
- Sand
- paint
TEACHING AND LEARNING METHOD
- Explanation
- Discussion
- Demonstration
- Questions and Answers.
REFERENCE MATERIALS
- NERDC Basic Education Curriculum for primary schools.
- Lagos State Scheme of Work
- Online Materials.
- Social Studies Text Books for Primary Schools
MODULE CONTENT
MEANING OF POLLUTION
Pollution means to make something dirty or impure. When water is dirty it is said to be polluted. That is it is not good for drinking.
SOURCES AND CAUSES OF AIR POLLUTION
- Poisonous chemicals
- Cigarette and tobacco smokers
- Bush burning
- Urinating outside the toilet
- Excreting outside the toilet
- Smokes from vehicles, firewood, cooking stoves.
- Coughing without covering the mouth
- Sneezing without covering the mouth
PRESENTATION
- The Teacher revises the previous lesson.
- The Teacher introduces the topic.
- The Teacher explains the lessons.
LESSON EVALUATION
Learners are asked:
- What is pollution?
- Identify three sources of air pollution.
CONCLUSION: the teacher summarize the lesson.
