WEEK 5 DAY 1

DAILY LESSON PLAN

Date : 26/7/2010
Time : 11.15-12.25
Class : Form 1 Nasai
No. of pupils : 39
Subject : Science
Topic : Air Around Us
Sub-topic : Air Pollution
Learning Objectives : Analysing the effects of air pollution
Learning Outcomes : At the end of the lessons the students will be able :
i) Explain what air pollution is
ii) List examples of air pollutants
iii) List the sources of air pollutants
Pre-requisites knowledge : Student have knowledge about air pollutions in primary
school in
year 6 (waste management):
i) Harmful effects of improper disposal of waste
ii) Air pollution
Scientific Skills :
Science Process Skills : Observing, communicating,predicting
Thinking Skills :
Creative Thinking Skills : A) Making inferences on :
Effects of air pollution to all living things
What will happened if air pollution is out of control

Critical Thinking skills : making conclusions on air pollutions

Scientific Attitudes and noble values :

i. Being cooperative with others in group work
ii. having an interest and curiousity towards the
environment
iii. Thinking rationally
iv. Having critical and analytical thinking

Teaching and learning resources : LCD, CD, Picture about air pollutions
Phase /Time Content Teaching and Learning Remarks
Activities / Scientific Skills
Orientation Air pollution is the i. Students viewing the Thinking skills:
(5 minutes) addition of pollutants short videos from Generating
to the air which has online ideas
negative effects on internet
environment

Questions:
a) What can you see from
that short videos?

b) Can you tell me how we

can describe air
pollution is?

Elicitation of Thinking skills:

ideas We say that there is i. Students are divided Generating
(20 minutes) air pollution when into 6 groups and each ideas.
substances that are groups are given a Interpreting
harmful to our health picture data
or that can cause (APPENDIX – Activity 1)
damage to our
environment are found ii. A groups of student are
in the air asked to discuss :

- what the pollutants are

- where the pollutants
come
from
- what harm the pollutants
cause
Phase /Time Content Teaching and Learning Remarks
Activities / Scientific Skills
Restructuring Science
Of ideas Air pollutants are any i. A groups of student are Process Skills
(40 minutes) visible or invisible given
substances in the a ‘Mahjong’ paper and Intrepreting
atmosphere that pose marker pen and data
a threat to human infromation
health or the about air pollutions
environment.
ii.Each group are given a
They can come from task to discuss what air
human and natural pollutants that effect,
sources what sources of air
pollutants, the effects of
Examples of air air pollution within 15
pollutants include minutes
smoke, toxic acid, (APPENDIX –Activity 2)
dust, carbon dioxide,
carbon monoxide and iii.Each group will study
pesticides and discuss as the
folloing below:

Group 1 – forest
Group 2 – animals
Group 3 – people
Group 4 – crops
Group 5 – rivers
Group 6 - lakes

iv. Each groups are asked

to present their
discussion in front of the
class

Application of Cigarette smoke in the i. In a groups, Thinking skills

ideas air contains twice the students are asked Analyzing
(10 minutes) amount of nicotine, by teacher about
three times more tar what is the effects Cooperative
and five times more of smoking thinking
carbon monoxide
ii. students buzz by
the following task

Task:
 i. Name what places
where cigarette
smoking is banned

Phase /Time Content Teaching and Learning Remarks

Activities / Scientific Skills
Reflection Air pollution occurs Students reflect on their Thinking skills:
(5 minutes) when harmful learning and compare what Making
substances are found they know before and after conclusions
in the air the lesson

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