CLASS YEAR 8
SUBJECT: NIGERIAN STUDIES
DATE:
TOPIC: GENERAL OBJECTIVES OF SOCIAL STUDIES
AIM: EXPLAIN THE OBJECTIVES OF SOCIAL STUDIES
Objectives are goals an individual or group aims at to get the very
best of their performance. Some of the general objectives of
social studies include the following:
1. Critical thinking. Social studies teach students about history
and enables them understand how society has evolved. It also
helps students develop an ability to think critically about societal
issues and learn how to address them based on their
understanding of social values.
2. Social understanding: It allows students to develop an
understanding of society and the human condition
3. Integrating Ideas: Social studies involve a number of
subjects including History, Geography and Economics. Students
learn how to integrate ideas from different disciplines to come up
with reasonable decisions so that they are better able to identify
problems affecting the society
Other objectives of social studies include:
1. Social studies educate students on becoming patriotic and
responsible citizens
2. Social studies teaches us our roles and responsibilities in the
environment we find ourselves
3. It helps us develop critical thinking abilities.
4. Social studies prepare us to participate competently and
productively as a concerned citizen and teach us to address
societal and global concerns using literature, technology and
other identifiable community resources.
Generally, Social Studies educate students on citizenship,
providing them with the knowledge, skills and attitude that will
help them become responsible citizens.
DATE
TOPIC: Sexual Abuse
AIM:explain the meaning of sexual abuse and what to do
when sexually abused
Meaning of sexual abuse: Sexual abuse or sex abuse, also
referred to as molestation, is abusive sexual behavior by one
person upon another. It is often perpetrated using force or by
taking advantage of another. Sexual abuse can happen to men,
women teenagers and even children. Sexual abuse includes:
Rape; Incest; Sexual harassment Etc.
What to do when sexually abused
1. Speak out; do not keep it to yourself when sexually abused as
this would cause emotional imbalance.
2. Confide in a good counselor particularly the school counselor,
your parent or your spiritual guardian i.e. your pastor.
3. Go for a medical check-up and take medical treatment if
treatment is needed.
Date:
Topic: Drug abuse
Aim: explain the meaning of drug abuse; its forms and
consequenses.
Drug abuse: Drug abuse is the abnormal intake of drug or any
other substances. It can also be described as the illegal or wrong
use of drugs and other Substances
Forms of drug abuse
1. Usage of drug not prescribed by doctors
2. Using overdose of prescribed drugs
3. Intake of hard drugs like marijuana heroin, cocaine and many
others
4. Frequent intake of alcohol kola-nut, coffee, analgesic tablets
etc
5. Habitual, intake of drug even when it is unnecessary
6. Dependence on sleep inducing drugs
CAUSES OF DRUG ABUSE
1. Bad company close contact with those who take Indian hemp,
cocaine may negatively influence someone to start the bad
hobbit.
2. Need to suspend psychological problems. Some feel the best
way to forget or suppress their sorrow, anxiety, frustration and
sadness is to drink heavily, smoke cigarette or take any hard
drug.
3. Need to exhibit negative behaviour or face people. Some
people believe that drug intake helps them to be bold enough to
face difficult people and situations.
4. Easy access to drugs those who have essay assess to cigarette,
Indian hemp and other hard drugs are susceptible to drug abuse.
5. Need to keep awake. Some people go into drugs abuse
because of the need to keep awake during the day or night.
Students preparing for examinations are fond of taking kola-nut
excessively to read all though the night.
6. Poverty: Those who are not financially alright prefer self
medicating to visiting hospital to consult medical doctor.
Effects and consequences of drug abuse
1. Mental disorder
2. Death
3. Broken home
4. Loss of jobs
5. Abnormal behaviour
Effects of drug abuse on the family and society
1. Road accident: Many road accidents occur when individuals are
drunk and are under the influence of drugs.
2. Failure in family responsibility: Drug addicts most times fail in
carrying out their responsibilities in the family, especially financial
responsibilities because they would have diverted all their money
into buying drugs thereby neglecting their responsibilities at
home
Solution to drug abuse
Drug abuse can be prevented in the following ways
1. The school curriculum: The inclusion of the topic in primary and
post primary curriculum is a good decision on part of the
government. It sensitizes the school children on what drug abuse
is and its effects on their future.
2. Family awareness: Through mass Media parents have more
information about drug abuse and its effects. Parents will in turn
educate their children and advice them against it.
3. Public enlightenment programmes on drug abuse: Government
should intensity efforts at educating parents and youths about
effects of drug abuse. Children in public and private schools
should be visited while the adults (Parents) are reached through
hand bills, posters bill boards electronic media programme etc.
4. Schools: The school authority should from time to time educate
their students on the subject of drug abuse; special talk should be
organized where experts are invited to educate the student too.
Drug trafficking
Drug trafficking refers to the illegal act of carrying or transporting
hard drugs like cocaine, heroin, Indian heir and many others
within or outside the comply.
Reasons for drug trafficking
1. Unemployment
2. Bad company
3. Poverty
4. Greed
5. Ignorance