THIRD TERM E-LEARNING NOTE
SUBJECT: BASIC SCIENCE CLASS: Grade 2
SCHEME OF WORK
WEEK TOPIC
1. Revision
2. Plants
3. Features of a Plant
4. Uses of plants
5. Animal
6. Behavior and sounds of animals
7. Where animal live and security
8. The human body
9. Soil
10. REVISION
11. Examination
12. Examination
REFERENCE
Reference material: Longman Basic Science and Technology1 for Primary Schools UBE edition
by P. Asun
WEEK ONE
TOPIC: REVISION
WEEK TWO
Date:
Class: Basic Two
Subject: Basic science
Topic: Plants
Period:
Duration: 40 minutes
Previous knowledge: Students are familiar with plants
Behavioural objectives: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to;
1. List some common plant in their environment
2. Identify the plants listed above
3. Draw a plant and label it
Instructional material: Specimen of local plant, Drawing book, Plastering, Clay etc.
Reference material: Longman Basic Scienceand Technology2 for Primary Schools UBE edition
by P. Asun
Content
PLANTS
Plants are living things that can be found in our environment. Plants can manufacture their food
by themselves making use of water and energy from sunlight through a process called photo they
thesis. Plants take in carbon dioxide produced by animal and give off oxygen that is needed by
man for survival
Parts of a plant
The main parts of a plant include the following:-
1. Leaves
2. Stem
3. Root and
4. Flower
Functions of the main part of a plant
1. Leaves: This is the part of the plant that traps energy from sunlight through which the plant
produces its food.
2. Stem: This is the part of the plant holds the branches, flowers, fruits and leaves in place
3. Root: This is the underground part of a plant, that holds the plant upright. The root draws
nutrient and water from the soil to nourish the plant .
4. Flowers: This is the part that is involved in pollination which leads to the production of seed
and fruit
Examples of common plant in our environment includes cassava plant, green grass, hibiscus
plant, maize plant, palm tree and pawpaw plant.
Presentation
Step I: Teacher revises the previous topic
Step II: Teacher inroduces the new topic " Plants "
Step III: Teacher lists and explains the main parts of a plant
Step IV: Teacher lists various examples of common plants in our environment
Step V: Teacher takes the pupil round the school to show them the plants in their environment
Step VI: Pupils contribute and ask questions
Evaluation:
1. What is a plant?
2. All plants can produce their food? Yes or No
3. Mention three main parts of a plant
Conclusion: Teacher concludes the lesson by evaluating the students and gives an assignment
Assignment:
1. Write the function of the root and the stem in a plant
2. List six common plants you can see in your environment.
WEEK THREE
Date:
Class: Basic Two
Subject: Basic science
Topic: Features of a Plant
Period:
Duration: 40 minutes
Previous knowledge: Pupils have been taught the elementary things about plant
Behavioural objectives: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to;
1. List some common features of a plant
2. List the difference in the features of a plant
3. Group the plants according to their features
Instructional material: Specimen of local plant, workbook and text book
Reference material: Longman Basic Science and Technology4 for Primary Schools UBE edition
by P. Asun
Content
Features of a plant
Shape
The shape of the leave of a plant can be described as follows: broad leaves, long leaves, narrow
leaves, round leaves, divided leaves, thick leaves and thin leaves.4
Size
Plants differ in their sizes. Some are big. Some have a medium size. Others are small.
Example of a plant with a big size is mango tree while an example of a plant with a small size is
a tomato plant.
Colour
Plants differ in the colours of their stems, fruits and flowers
The colour of a stem could be green, ash, black, grey and brown.
The colour of a fruit could be green, black, grey, brow, red and ash
The colour of a flower could be green, brown, red, blue, purple and white
Texture
A plant could have a hard stem, soft stem, thin stem or thick stem.4
Height and branches
Some plants are tall. Others are short. Some have branches. Others do not have branches. Some
plants have climbing branches while the branches of some do not climb.
Presentation
Step I: Teacher revises the previous topic
Step II: Teacher introduces the new topic " Features of a Plant "
Step III: Teacher lists and explains the features of a plant
Step IV: Teacher explains further with relevant examples
Step V: Pupils contribute and ask questions
Evaluation: 1. Mention three different features of a plant
2. Mention some colour the fruit of a plant could have.
Conclusion: Teacher concludes the lesson by evaluating the students and gives an assignment
Assignment:
1. Explain the texture and size of a plant.
WEEK FOUR
Date:
Class: Basic Two
Subject: Basic science
Topic: Uses of Plant
Period:
Duration: 40 minutes
Previous knowledge: Pupils have been taught the elementary things about plant
Behavioural objectives: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to;
1. State some of the uses of plant to man
2. State some of the uses of plant to animals
3. State some of the uses of plant to our environment
Instructional material: Specimen of local plant, workbook and textbook
Reference material: Longman Basic Scienceand Technology6 for Primary Schools UBE edition
by P. Asun
Content
Uses of plant
Plants are very useful to us in many ways. We can make many things from plants for our use.
1. As foods: A lot of the food that you eat come from plants.
2. For building, decoration, furniture, shade and as tools
3. for making medicines: Plants are used for making various types of medicines. Only people
who are properly trained can make safe medicines from plants. Do not try to make medicine in
the classroom or at home.
[Link] making perfumes: Plants are also used to make perfumes. A perfume is a liquid (or vapour)
which we use to make our body smell nicely. Perfumes are made from plants which have a good
smell.
Presentation
Step I: Teacher revises the previous topic
Step II: Teacher introduces the new topic " Uses of a Plant "
Step III: Teacher lists and explains the uses of a plant
Step IV: Teacher explains further with relevant examples
Step V: Pupils contribute and ask questions
Evaluation:
1. Mention three different uses of a plant
Conclusion: Teacher concludes the lesson by evaluating the students and gives an assignment
Assignment:
1. List ten equipment’s used in our homes that could be gotten from a plant.
Week Five
Date:
Class: Basic Two
Subject: Basic science
Topic: Animal
Period:
Duration: 40 minutes
Previous knowledge: Pupils are familiar with animals
Behavioral objectives: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to;
1. Describe and identify animals in the locality and in the school.
2. Collect harmless animal in the school compound.
3. Make drawings of some animals.7
Instructional material: Charts or pictures of animal, live animals, insects
Reference material: Longman Basic Scienceand Technology7 for Primary Schools UBE edition
by P. Asun
Content
Animals are living things, which means they can perform the characteristics of living things,
which include reproduction, feeding, movement etc. Animals cannot produce their own food
themselves. They rely either directly or indirectly on the food produced by plant. Animals
breathe in oxygen that is produced by plant.
Examples of common animals: butterfly, cat, cock, donkey, fish, goat, grasshopper, housefly,
lizard, parrot, toad etc.
FEATURES OF COMMON ANIMALS
1. Size: Animals differ in their sizes. Some animals are big. Others are small.
[Link] covering: The body of an animal has a type of covering. It could covered either with
scales, feather, hair or shell
3. Number of leg: Many common animals have legs. Some have two legs. Others have more
than two legs.
Presentation
Step I: Teacher revises the previous topic
Step II: Teacher introduces the new topic "Animals "
Step III: Teacher lists and explains the features of an animal.
Step IV: Teacher explains further with relevant examples
Step V: Pupils contribute and ask questions
Evaluation:
1. Mention three different examples of common animals in your area
Conclusion: Teacher concludes the lesson by evaluating the students and gives an assignment
Assignment:
1. List two feature of animal.
2. Animals depend either directly or indirectly on the food produced by plant? Yes or No.
Week Six
Date:
Class: Basic Two
Subject: Basic science
Topic: Behavior and sounds of animals
Period:
Duration: 40 minutes
Previous knowledge: Pupils have been taught some fundamental things about animals
Behavioural objectives: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to ;
1. Describe how some animals feed
2. List the ways some animals move
3. Write the sound different animals make.
Instructional material: Charts or pictures of animal, live animals, insects
Reference material: Longman Basic Science and Technology for Primary Schools UBE edition
by P. Asun
Content
Feeding
All animals eat food. The food they eat may be different. Some animals feed on banana, some
animals eat beans, some cassava, some eat chick, some eat grass, some feed on maize, some eat
leaf, some eat rat while fishes eat worm.
Movement
All animals can move. A goat can walk and it can also run. A snail can crawl. A fish can swim.
A bird can fly. A grasshopper can hop. A lion can walk and can run and an insect can fly
Sounds of animals
Animals make different sound. The sound is a means of communication between them and it is
referred to as animal language. Below is the list of some animals and the sounds they make:-
1. A Bird sings
2. A Lion roars
3. A Snake hisses
4. A Parrot talks
5. A Cock crows
6. A Goat bleats
7. A Cat meows
Presentation
Step I: Teacher revises the previous topic
Step II: Teacher inroduces the new topic "Behaviour and sounds of Animals "
Step III: Teacher lists and explains th behaviour and sounds of animals .
Step IV: Teacher explains further with relevant examples
Step V: Pupils contribute and ask questions
Evaluation:
1. Mention two behaviour of animals
Conclusion: Teacher concludes the lesson by evaluating the students and gives an assignment
Assignment:
Answer the following questions
1. A Goat
It eats (meat, grass)
It has (eight, four, two) legs.10
2. A grasshopper
It has (ten, six, two) legs.
It moves by (hopping, swimming).
3. A Fish
The body is covered with (hair, feathers, scales).
It lives in (soil, water, grass)
Week Seven
Date:
Class: Basic Two
Subject: Basic science
Topic: Where animals live and security
Period:
Duration: 40 minutes
Previous knowledge: Pupils are familiar with where some animals live
Behavioural objectives: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to ;
1. Define wild and domestic animals
2. List two places where animals live
3. Write animals that serve security purpose
Instructional material: Charts or pictures of animal, live animals, insects
Reference material: Longman Basic Science and Technology11 for Primary Schools UBE
edition by P. Asun
Content
Where animals live
Animals live in different kinds of homes. Based on where animals live, they can be classified
into two groups, these are-
1. Domestic animals: - These are animals that live with man at home, they are also known as
harmless animals. Examples are cat, dog, hen, cow, goat, ram etc.
2. Wild animals: - These are animals that live in the bush, they can not live with man in the
house. They are also known as dangerous animals. Examples of such animals include Lion,
Tiger, Snake, Cheetah etc. Below is a list animals and where they live
1. A man lives in å house
2. A bird lives in a nest
3. A lion lives in a den
4. A bee lives in a hive
5. All aquatic animals’ e.g fish, crocodile, crab live in water
6. A rat lives in a hole.
Animal and security
Some animals serve security purposes, they keep watch over man at home, they are sometimes
used to hunt other animal in the bush, they are taken to warfront during war. Example of such
animal is dog.
Presentation
Step I: Teacher revises the previous topic
Step II: Teacher introduces the new topic "Where animals live and security"
Step III: Teacher state the classification of animals based on where they live and explain .
Step IV: Teacher explains animals that serve security purpose
Step V: Teacher writes on the board and the pupils copy the note
Evaluation:
1. Name the two groups of animal that exist based on where they live
2. List three animals and where they live
Conclusion: Teacher summarizes the lesson and gives an assignment.
Assignment:
1. An example of animal that serves security purpose is ______
WEEK EIGHT
Date:
Class: Basic Two
Subject: Basic science
Topic: The human body
Period:
Duration: 40 minutes
Previous knowledge: Pupils are familiar with the function of some part of the body.
Behavioural objectives: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to ;
1. List some parts of the body
2. State the functions of some parts of the body
3. Draw some of the parts of the body
Instructional material: Charts or pictures of human body part, textbook and workbook.
Reference material: Longman Basic Science and Technology13 for Primary Schools UBE
edition by P. Asun
Content
THE HUMAN BODY
Parts of the human body includes:- head, eye, nose, mouth, arm, hand, knee, leg, foot, toes etc.
Each part of the body is useful to us, part of the usefulness includes-
Part of the body Use Part of the body Use
Eyes To see things Mouth To talk and to eat
Nose To smell things Buttocks To sit
Tongue To taste things Head To store information
Hand To carry things Skin To feel things
Leg To walk around Fingers To hold things
Presentation
Step I: Teacher revises the previous topic
Step II: Teacher introduces the new topic "The human body"
Step III: Teacher states the part of the human body and asks the pupils to touch it on their body.
Step IV: Teacher explains the functions of some part of the human body
Step V: Teacher writes on the board and the pupils copy the note
Evaluation:
1. Name three parts of the human body
Conclusion: Teacher summarizes the lesson and gives an assignment.
Assignment:
1. List the function of any three parts of the body
2. Draw the following: human eye, human hand and human tongue
WEEK NINE
Date:
Class: Basic Two
Subject: Basic science
Topic: Soil
Period:
Duration: 40 minutes
Previous knowledge: Pupils are familiar with soil
Behavioural objectives: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to ;
1. State the importance of soil
[Link] the types of soil in existence
[Link] the types of soil we have
Instructional material: Charts or pictures of soil, fresh sample of soil collected in beakers,
textbook and workbook.
Reference material: Longman Basic Science and Technology14 for Primary Schools UBE
edition by P. Asun
Content
SOIL
Soil is the top most layer of the earth where plant grow and animal walk.
Do you know that soil is very important to us? For example, we plant seeds in the soil in our
farms and our school gardens. We also use soil for making bricks and pots.
Types of soil
There are three different types of soil, namely:-
1. Loamy soil or loam
2. Clayey soil or clay
3. Sandy soil or sand
1. Sandy soil or sand: - It has brown or black colour and it is Very smooth and sticky. Soil
particles cannot be seen in it .It allows water to pass very quickly
2. Loamy soil or loam:- It has brown colour and it is fairly smooth. Soil particles can be seen in
it but not eå[Link] allows water to pass but not quickly
3. Clayey soil or clay: - It has yellow colour and it is very smooth and sticky. Soil particles
cannot be seen in it. It hardly allows water to pass.
Presentation
Step I: Teacher revises the previous topic
Step II: Teacher introduces the new topic "Soil"
Step III: Teacher states the types of soil
Step IV: Teacher explains the features of each type of soil
Step V: Teacher writes on the board and the pupils copy the note
Evaluation:
Answer these questions
1. How many soil types do we have?
2. Name them.
Conclusion: Teacher summarizes the lesson and gives an assignment.
Assignment:
Answer these Answer these questions
1. In what type of soil would you plant your maize? _________________
2. What type of soil will you find at the beach or seashore? ___________
3. What type of soil will be good for making a pot? _________________