Example of Diseases or Sickness caused by Harmful Substances
Basic Science and Technology
Primary 3.
2nd Term
Second term
Scheme of work with lesson note
Week: Three
Class: Primary Three
Example of diseases/sickness caused by harmful substance
Week: Three
Class:Primary Three
Topic: Example of diseases/sickness caused by harmful substance
Behavioural objectives:At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:
1. explains the meaning of disease/sickness
2. discuss examples of diseases and sickness caused by harmful substances.
3. explains symptoms and prevention of diseases and sickness.
4. explains treatment of the diseases/sickness.
Instructional material/Reference material: Pictures or charts of someone sick caused by harmful substances, Visit to a nearby clinic
Building Background /connection to prior knowledge :pupils are familiar with the ways of contacting substance in the environment the it effects.
Content: Diseases and sickness
DISEASES: An abnormal condition of a human, animal or plant that causes discomfort or dysfunction. This always occur through the infections of virus, bacteria and fungi and the invisible organisms in the environment. Sickness is symptoms of diseases.
SICKNESS: is the quality or state of being sick or diseased; illness. Someone can be sick without disease infection this may be shown due to over labour or rise in temperature or the humidity of an environment and the pollution.
Examples of diseases are: cancer, gonorrhea, ebola, Corona, elephantiasis.
Examples of sickness are: malaria, headache, stomachache, dysentery.
PREVENTION OF DISEASES AND SICKNESS
1. Maintain personal hygiene.
2. Clean and sterilize your tools after use.
3. Go to the hospital for medical check-up.
4. Wash your wears always and avoid pilling up when used or dirty.
5. Keep your toilet and bathroom clean to avoid infection.
6. Eat fresh food and fruit and the balance diet.
SYMPTOMS OF DISEASES AND SICKNESS
1. Symptoms of lung problems include coughing up blood, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing, chronic cough, repeated bouts of bronchitis or pneumonia, and wheezing.
2. Symptoms of stomach or digestive problems include rectal bleeding, blood in the stool or black stools, changes in bowel habits or not being able to control bowels, constipation, diarrhea, heartburn or acid reflux, or vomiting blood.
3. Symptoms of skin problems include changes in skin moles, frequent flushing and redness of face and neck, jaundice, skin lesions that don’t go away or heal, new growths or moles on the skin, and thick, red skin with silvery patches.
4. Symptoms of headache problems (not including everyday tension headaches) include headaches that come on suddenly, “the worst headache of your life,” and headache associated with severe dizziness, nausea, vomiting, and inability to walk.
5. Symptoms of bladder problems include difficult or painful urination, frequent urination, loss of bladder .
PREVENTIONS
1. Get restful sleep.
2.Don’t miss health screenings and vaccinations.
3.Quit smoking.
4.Manage blood sugar levels.
5.Watch your body mass.
6.Watch your blood pressure.
7. Make healthy food choices.
TREATMENT OF DISEASES AND SICKNESS
1. Use of medical drugs.
2. Taking of injections.
3. Eating of balance diet.
4. Body diagnosis.
Presentation
Step 1 : The class revises the previous topic
Step 2 : Introduction Of the new lesson
Step 3 : Allow learners to give their own ideas and suggestions and corrects them when the needs arise
Evaluation:The teacher asked questions on what has been taught.
1. explains the meaning of disease/sickness
2. discuss examples of diseases and sickness caused by harmful substances.
3. explains symptoms and prevention of diseases and sickness.
4. explains treatment of the diseases/sickness.
