Year 1 – 3 NERDC Basic Technology Curriculum for Lower Primary School. Understanding Basic Technolgy, You and Energy – Schemeofwork.com
Basic Technology Curriculum for Primary 1
THEME 1: UNDERSTANDING BASIC TECHNOLOGY
Week 1
Topic: Simple Machines
Performance objectives
- identify and collect simple machine in the school
- use simple machines in a safe way
Contents
- Meaning of: Simple machine (a device that makes work easy e.g. Broom, Spoon, See saw/swing, Hoe, Cutlass etc.)
- The safe use of simple machines
Teacher’s Activities
- Provides samples of simple machines in the home and school
- Leads pupils to use some simple machines (broom, pair of scissors, seesaw/swing)
- Demonstrates how to safely use simple machine
Student’s Activities
- Collect and use some simple machines e.g. broom, hoe, can opener, spoon etc.
- Play on a see saw/swing
- Identify dangers in the use of simple machines
Teaching & Learning Material
- Brooms
- See-saw
- Hoe
- Cutlass
- Can opener
- Spoon
Evaluation Guide
- mention three simple machines in the school
- demonstrate how to use some simple machines safely
Week 2
Topic: Energy
Performance objectives
- Explain the meaning of energy
- Perform activities involving the use of energy
Contents
- Meaning of energy as exemplified by people doing some work
- Examples of things that use energy and pestle, riding a bicycle etc.
Teacher’s Activities
- Guides pupils to identify themselves using energy to move, write, jump, run, lift objects etc.
- Guides pupils using charts and posters to identify objects around them where energy is used e.g. grinding machine, pounding with mortar
Student’s Activities
- State the meaning of energy
- Perform an action to show the use of energy
Teaching & Learning Material
- Pupils in the classroom
- Desks and chairs
- Posters and charts
THEME 3: UNDERSTANDING BASIC TECHNOLOGY
Week 1
Topic: Clay
Performance objectives
- Prepare clay for molding
- Use clay for molding
Contents
- Preparation of clay for molding
- Molding with clay
Teacher’s Activities
- Explains stages of using and preserving clay
- Assists pupils in preparation
- Assists pupils in molding objects with clay
Student’s Activities
- Make objects using clay
Teaching & Learning Material
- Clay
- Water
- Heat
Evaluation Guide
- Prepare clay for molding
- Mold objects using clay
Basic Technology Curriculum for Primary 2
THEME 2: YOU AND ENERGY
Week 1
Topic: Forms of Energy (Sound)
Performance objectives
- Identify different forms of energy
- Identify different sounds
- Name some instruments that produce sounds
- Make local instruments that produce sounds
- Make different kinds of sounds with the instruments they made
Contents
- Forms of energy
- Sound energy:
- Things that produce sounds;
- Musical instruments
Teacher’s Activities
- Guides pupils to identify different forms of energy
- Discusses sound and leads pupils to identify sounds
- Uses the chart to guide pupils to identify different instruments that produce sounds
- Guides pupils to make musical instruments from local materials
Student’s Activities
- Participate in class discussions
- Make sounds with different parts of their bodies (e.g. feet, hands, mouth
- Identify and name instruments that produce sound
- Construct local musical instruments from available materials
- Play games with sound using the musical instrument they made
Teaching & Learning Material
- A chart showing some musical instruments
- Bamboo Stem
- Paw-paw stalk
- Knife
- String
- Some musical instruments e.g. talking drum, mouth organ, etc.
Evaluation Guide
- Mention the different forms of energy
- Identify sounds made from different sources
- List three instruments that produce sound
- Make sounds with different parts of their bodies
- Make local musical instruments and make melodies with them
Basic Technology Curriculum for Primary 3
THEME 1: UNDERSTANDING BASIC TECHNOLOGY
Week 1
Topic: Forms of Technology
Performance objectives
- Identify the forms of technology
- State two distinguishing characteristics between developed and underdeveloped technology
- Developed technology
Contents
- Forms of Technology:
- Underdeveloped technology.
- Developed technology
- Examples of:
- Underdeveloped technology (Farming with hoes and cutlasses; using of town crier, use of stones to make fire, use of donkeys for transportation etc.)
- Developed technology (Farming with harvesters, tractors, using of ship, airplanes, use of lighter etc.
- Characteristics:
- Underdeveloped technology are low profile or olden days technology;
- Developed technology are high profile or modern day technology
Teacher’s Activities
- Guides the pupils to name and identify examples of under developed and developed technology
- Explains the differences between underdeveloped and developed technology
Student’s Activities
- Participate in class discussions
- Identify examples of underdeveloped and developed technology
Teaching & Learning Material
- Charts and posters, Hoes, cutlasses, vehicles, etc.
Evaluation Guide
- Mention the two forms of technology
- Give 2 examples each of underdeveloped and developed technology
- List three differences between under developed and developed technology
THEME 2: YOU AND ENERGY
Week 1
Topic: Forms of Energy (Light)
Performance objectives
- Mention the sources of light
- Discuss the uses of light
- Identify some objects that reflect light
- Use mirrors to form images
Contents
- Forms of energy
- Light energy:
- Source
- Uses
- Reflection of light
Teacher’s Activities
- Guides pupils to name the sources of light e.g. the sun, stars, fire, electricity
- Guides pupils to realize that light is not fire but fire produces light
- Initiates and guides class discussion on the uses of light energy
- Directs pupils in use of shiny surface or mirrors to reflect light and form images by placing objects:
- In front of a mirror;
- Between two or more mirrors
Student’s Activities
- Participate in class discussions
- Perform the following activities with mirrors and describe the observations:
- Point a mirror or shiny surface facing a bright light at a dark corner
- Look at their faces in the mirror
- Hold a pencil in front of a mirror
- Tabulate the observations
Teaching & Learning Material
- Plane mirrors
- Lenses convex and concave lenses
- Empty tins with shiny surfaces
- Pencil
Evaluation Guide
- List five sources of light energy
- Mention three uses of light
- Use mirrors and shiny surfaces to reflect light
- List three things that reflect light
- Form images with mirrors
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