Characteristics of Living Things.
Subject :
BASIC SCIENCE
Topic :
Characteristics of Living Things.
Class :
JSS 1 (BASIC 7)
Term :
SECOND TERM E-LEARNING NOTES
Week :
Week 9
Instructional Materials
- Wall charts
- Pictures
- Online Resource
- Textbooks
Methods of Teaching
- Role modelling
- Questions and Answers
- Explanation
- Discussion
- Recitation
- Imitation
Previous Knowledge :
The pupils have been taught
in their previous lesson
Behavioural Objectives : At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to
- Write five differences between plants and animals
- State the characteristics of living things.
WEEK 9
Date……………
TOPIC: Characteristics of living things.
Content: 1.Characteristics of Living Things
- Differences between plants and animals.
Sub-Topic 1: Characteristics of Living Things
Living things can move.
Living things can reproduce.
Living things can feed.
Living things can excrete.
Living things can respire.
Living things can grow.
Living things can be sensitive to stimulus.
Living things can adapt to their environment
Sub-Topic 2: Differences between Plants and Animals
| Characteristics | Animals | Plants |
| [i] Movement [ii] Colour [iii]Shape [iv] Feeding [v] Irritability [vi]Sense organ [vii] Excretion | Animals move freely from one place to another Animal have different colours Animals have definite shape. They feed on already prepared food Animals respond to stimuli very quickly. Animal have sense organs e. g eye, Nose etc. Animals have well developed excretory organs for removing metabolic waste. | Do not move freely. Most animals are green due to chlorophyll Plants do not have definite shape. They produce their own food through photosynthesis. Plants respond to stimuli very slowly. Plants do not have sense organ. They do not have excretory organs. |
The cell
Cell is the basic unit of life. It is the structural and functional unit of life. Cells may exist as individual living organisms (unicellular organisms) or as group of cells (multicellular organisms).
Types of cells
- Animal cell
2 .Plant cell
| Plant and Animal cells |
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Presentation
The topic is presented step by step
Step 1:
The class teacher revises the previous topics
Step 2.
He introduces the new topic
Step 3:
The class teacher allows the pupils to give their own examples and he corrects them when the needs arise
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Evaluation:
- Write five differences between plants and animals
- State the characteristics of living things.
Conclusion :
The class teacher does the necessary corrections and he or she goes round to mark .