WATER AND AIR TRANSPORT
TITLE: NOTE OF LESSON ON SOCIAL STUDIES
SUBJECT: SOCIAL STUDIES
THEME: NATIONAL ECONOMY
TERM: SECOND TERM
WEEK: WEEK 3
CLASS: PRIMARY 6
NAME OF TEACHER:
DATE:
AGE OF STUDENTS:
CLASS COMPOSITION: Slow and fast learners.
PERIOD:
TIME: 40 MINUTES
TOPIC: WATER AND AIR TRANSPORT
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
At the end of this Unit, Pupils should be able to know:
- Means of water transport in Nigeria
- Means of air transport in Nigeria
- Problem of water and air transportation in Nigeria
- Solutions to the problems of water and air transportation in Nigeria
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 TextBooks for Primary Schools.
ENTRY BEHAVIOUR/ PREVIOUS LESSON: the students are familiar with training the population to be healthy and productive (labour force).
WORD FILE: transportation, movement, ferries,equipment.
MODULE CONTENT
MEANS OF WATER TRANSPORT IN NIGERIA
Water transportation is the movement of people and goods on water from one place to another.
MEANS OF WATER TRANSPORT IN NIGERIA
The following are means of water transport
- Canoes
- Boats
- Ferries
- Ships
MEANINGS OF AIR TRANSPORTATION
Air transportation is the movement of people and goods on air from one place to another. It is the fastest means of transportation.
MEANS OF AIR TRANSPORTATION
The following are means of air transport
- Aeroplanes
- Helicopters
- Jets
PROBLEMS OF WATER TRANSPORTATION
- Few seaports and ships
- Weeds in water make movement on water difficult and time-consuming.
- Lack of equipment and expert to fix problems when necessary.
- Poor condition of boats, ferries, ships make water transportation by water risky.
PROBLEMS OF AIR TRANSPORTATION
- High cost of maintenance of aircraft
- Few planes
- Few train pilots
- Few airports
- High fares
- Weather
SOLUTIONS TO THE PROBLEMS WATER AND AIR TRANSPORTATION
- Provision of more planes, helicopters, ferries, ships, and boats.
- More pilots and engineers should
be train . - Provision of more airports and seaports.
INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURE
- The Teacher revises the previous lesson (TRAINING THE POPULATION TO BE HEALTHY AND PRODUCTIVE (LABOUR FORCE)).
- The Teacher introduces the topic (WATER AND AIR TRANSPORT)
- The Teacher explains the lessons.
EVALUATIVE ACTIVITIES
- What is water transport?
- List three Means of water transport in Nigeria
- What is air transport?
- Mention three Means of air transport in Nigeria
- List three Problem of water and air transportation in Nigeria
- Mention three Solutions to the problems of water and air transportation in Nigeria
CONCLUSION: the teacher summarize the lesson.
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