Community service learning

Community service learning

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Explain the meaning of key terms used in community service (CSL) and community service learning projects
-Create a chart showing the meaning of key terms used in community service and community service learning projects
-Desire to learn more on the key terms used in community service learning and community service learning projects

-Learner is guided to brainstorm on the meaning of the terms community, community services, community service learning (CSL) project, (activities outside class), problem (gaps or opportunities) solution remedy, plan of activity implementation, written report of a project

What is a community? What is community service learning?

-Course book
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral report -Written questions

Community service learning

Community service learning

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Identify the activities in their community which people engage in
-Create a chart on various activities carried out in their community
-Appreciate the activities people engage in their community

-The learner is guided to identify the activities in their community which people engage in
-In groups, learners are guided to create a chart on various activities carried out in their community

What activities do people in the community engage in?

-Course book
-Computing devices
-Charts
-Written questions

-Oral questions -Written questions -Observation

Community service learning

Community service learning

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Describe the importance of community service learning
-Create a poster on importance of community services learning
-Acknowledge the importance of community service learning

-The learner is guided to describe the importance of community service learning

What is the importance of community service learning?

-Course book
-Computing devices
-Written questions
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Written questions -Observation

Community service learning

Community service learning

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Identify ways to determine the gaps or needs in the community
-Create a poster on ways to determine the gaps or needs in the community
-Acknowledge the gaps or needs in the community

-Learner is guided to identify ways to determine the gaps or need in the community
-In groups learners are guided to create a poster on ways to determine the gaps or needs in the community

What ways can you use to determine the gaps or needs in the community?

-Course book
-Chars
-Computing devices
-Charts

-Oral questions -Oral report -Written questions

Community service learning

Community service learning

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Outline benefits and consequences of solving the identified problem or gap
-Debate on the benefits and consequences of solving the identified problem
-Acknowledge on the benefits and consequence of solving the identified problem

-Learner is guided to outline benefits and consequences of solving the identified problem or gap

What are the benefits of solving the identified problem or gap?

-Course book
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral report -Oral report -Written questions

Community service learning

Community service learning

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-State the importance of making adequate preparation before starting a project
-Create a poster showing he importance of making adequate preparation before starting a project
-Appreciate the importance of making adequate preparation before starting a project

-Learner is guided to state the importance of making adequate preparation before starting a project?

-Charts
-Course boo
-Computing devices
-course book
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral report -Written questions

Community service learning

Community service learning

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Debate on the advantage and disadvantages of the methods used to solve the identified problem
-Create a checklist showing the advantages and disadvantages of the methods used to solve the identified problem

-The learner is guided to debate on the advantages and disadvantage of the methods used to solve the identified problems
-In groups learners are guided to create a checklist showing the advantages of the methods used to solve the identified problem

What are advantages and disadvantages of the methods used to solve the identified problem?

-Charts
-Course book
-Computing devices
-Course cook
-Books

-Oral questions -Oral report -Written questions

Community service learning

Community service learning

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Identify challenges likely to be encountered when implementing solutions to the identified problem and how to overcome the problem
-Create a poster showing challenges likely to be encountered when implementing solutions to the identified problem and how to overcome the them

-In groups learners are guided to identified challenges likely to be encountered when implementing solutions to the identified problem and how to overcome the problem
-In groups learners are guided to create a poster showing challenges likely to be encountered when implementing solutions to the identified problem and how to overcome the problem

What challenges are likely to be encountered when implementing solutions to the identified problem?

-Course book
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral report -Observation

Community service learning

Community service learning

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Describe the procedure of implementing the planned solution to the community problem

-In groups learners are guided to describe the procedure of implementing the planned solution to the community problem
-Execute a class community service learning project
-Desire to implement the community service learning project

What is the procedure of implementing the planned solution to the community problem? -Learners are guided to execute a class community service learning project

-Course book
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral report -Observation

Community service learning

Community service learning

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Search for information on how to report on a community service learning project
-Prepare a report on the concluded community service learning project
-Desire to prepare a report on the conclude community service learning project

-Learners are guided to search for information on how to report on a community service learning project
-Learners are guided in groups to prepare a report on the concluded community service learning project

What is a community service learning project?

-Course book
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral Questions-Oral report -Written questions

Natural and historic build environments
Natural and historic built environments

Historical information sources of historical information in the society
Primary and secondary sources of Historical information

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Define historical information
-Identify the sources of historical information in the society
-Draw some of the written and electronic source

-Learners in pairs are guided to define the term historical information in the society
-Inn groups learners are guided to draw some of the written and electronic sources of historical information in the society

What is historical information

-Course book
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral questions--Oral report -Written questions

Natural and historic built environments

How various sources of historical information have been preserved over the years
Sources of historical information in understanding past human accounts

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Identify ways of preserving sources of historical information
-Debate on how the sources of historical information can be preserved
-Discuss the significance of various sources of historical information
-Appreciate the Importance of various sources of historical information

-Learner is guided to identify ways of preserving sources of historical information and to explain how the sources of historical information can be preserved
-In groups, learners are guided to discuss the significance of various sources of historical information

What are the ways of preserving sources of historical information

-Course book
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral report -Observation

Natural and historical built environments in Africa
Natural and historic built environments in Africa

Locating areas where early agriculture was practiced in selected geographical reigns in Africa
Historical development of Agricultures -Crops grown animals kept during early Agriculture

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Identify the term Agriculture
-Locate areas where early Agriculture was practiced in selected geographical regions in Africa
-Dream the map of Africa showing the geographical areas of Rift Valley of Eastern Africa, Egypt and Nubia

-Learner is guided to define the term Agriculture
-In groups, learners are guided to locate areas where early Agriculture was practiced in selected geographical regions in Africa
-Individually learner is guided to draw the map of Africa and show areas where early Agriculture was practiced in selected geographical regions

What is Agriculture

-Course book
-Chart
-Computing devices
-Chart

-Oral questions -Written questions -Oral report

Natural and historic built environments in Africa

Methods of irrigation used in Ancient Egypt
Contributions of the Nile Valley Agriculture to world civilization

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Define irrigating
-Illustrate methods of irrigation used in ancient Egypt
-Value the methods of irrigation used in ancient
Egypt

-Learner is guided to define irrigation
-In groups, learners ae guided to illustrate methods of irrigation used in ancient Egypt

Which methods of irrigating do you think were used in Ancient Egypt

-Course book
-Chart
-Computing devices
-Charts

-Oral questions -Written questions -Oral report

Natural and historic built environments in Africa

Possible careers in Agriculture
Maps and map work

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Define the term career
-Explore possible careers in Agriculture
-Appreciate possible careers in Agriculture

-The learner is guided to define the term career
-In groups learners are guided to explore possible careers in Agriculture

What is career?

-Course book
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral work -Assessment

Natural and historic built environments in Africa

Maps and map work Countries that make up the African continent
Locating places and features using latitudes and longitudes on a map

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-List the countries that make up the African continent
-Draw a map showing all the countries that make up African continent
-Appreciate the countries that make up the African continent

-The learner is guided to list the countries that make up the African continent
-In groups, learners are guided to draw a map showing all the countries that make up African continent

Which countries make up the African continent?

-Course book
-Charts
-Computing devices
-Chart

-Oral questions -Oral work -Written questions

Natural and historic built environments in Africa
Natural and historic built environments I Africa

Calculating time of different places in in the world using longitudes
Importance of latitudes and longitudes in day to day life

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Identify the formula of calculating time of different places in the world
-Calculate the time of different places in the world
-Calculate the time of different places in the world
-Enjoy calculating time of different places in the world using longitudes

-Individually, the learner should be able to identify the formula of calculating time of different place in the world
-In groups , learners are guided to calculate the time of different places in the world

Which is the formula of calculating time of different places in the world?

-Course book
-Chart computing devices
-Chart
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral report -Written questions 4

Natural and historical built environments in Africa

Pictures and maps used in social studies
Types of maps used in social studies

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Define the terms picture, plan and a map
-Draw and colour a picture of their classroom
-Draw a plan or a map of their classroom
-Appreciate the uses of maps

-Individually, learners are guided to define the term picture, plans and a map
-In groups ,learners are guided to draw and colour a picture of their classroom and also draw a map of their classroom

What is a plan?

-Course book
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral reports -Observations

Natural and historical built environments in Africa

Earth and eh solar system
The shape of the earth in the solar system

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Describe the origin of the earth
-Create a chart showing the passing star theory and the Nebula cloud
-Enjoy sharing stories on origin of earth from different communities

-The learner is guided to share stories on the origin of the earth from their communities
-In groups, learners are guided to create a chart showing the passing star theory and the Nebula cloud

Where do you think the earth came from?

-Course book
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral reports -Observation

Natural and historical built environments in Africa

Effects of rotation of the earth on human activities

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Examine the effects of rotation and revolution of the earth on human activities
-Create a chart showing the effects of rotation and revolution of the earth on human activities
-Appreciate the effects of rotation of the earth on human activities

-The learner is guided to explore the size, shape and position of the earth in the solar system
-In groups the learner to identify and describe the shape of the earth at the poles and at the center

What is the shape of the earth?

-Course book
-Charts
-Computing devices
-Charts

-Oral questions -Oral report -Observation

Natural and historical built environments in Africa

Internet structure of the earth in the solar system
Modelling the internal structure of the earth

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Describe the internet structure of the earth in the solar system
-Appreciate internet structure of the earth in the solar system
-Illustrate the internal structure of the earth in the solar system
-Value the internal structure of the earth in the solar system

-The learner is guided to describe the internal structure of the earth in the solar system
-In groups learners are guided to illustrate the internal structure of the earth in the solar system

Why is it important to understand the solar system

-Course book
-Charts
-Computing devices
-Charts

-Oral report -Oral questions -Observations

Natural and historical built environments in Africa
Natural and historical build environments in Africa

-appreciate the effects of rotation and revolution of the earth on human activities
Weather Elements of weather in the environment

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Identify the importance of rotation and revolution of the earth in day- to-day life
-Create posters showing the effects of rotation and revolution of the earth on human activities
-Appreciate the effects of rotation and revolution of the earth on human activities

The learner is guided to identify the importance of rotation and revolution of earth in day-to-day life?

How does the rotation and revolution of the earth influence day-t0-day life?

-Course book
-
Charts
-Computing devices
-Charts

-Oral questions -Oral report -Assessment

Natural and historical built environments in Africa
Natural and historical built environment in Africa

Analyzing and interpreting data on weather condition in the environment
Siting a weather station

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
–Define to the term data
-Analyse and interpret data on weather conditions in the environment
-Desire to analyse and interpret data on weather conditions in the environment

-Individually, the learner is guided to define the term data
Learners are guided to analyse and interpret data on weather conditions in the environment

How can we use data on weather to make informed decisions?

-Course book
-Charts
-Computing devices
-computing devices

-Oral questions -Reporting -Observanttion

Natural and historical built environments in Africa
National and historical built environments in Africa

Constructing a rain gauge
Constructing a wind vane

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Outline the procedure of constructing a rain gauge
-Construct a rain gauge
-Appreciate the importance of a rain gauge

Individually, the learners are guided to outline the procedure of constructing a rain gauge
-In groups learners are guided to construct a rain gauge

What is the procedure of constructing a rain gauge?

-Course book
-Chart
-computing devices
-Charts

-Oral questions -Oral report -Observation

Natural and historical built environments in Africa

Constructing a wind sock
Significance of weather to human environment

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Outline procedure of constructing a wind sock
-Construct a wind sock
-Appreciate the importance of a wind sock

-individually, learners are guided to outline the procedure of constructing a wind sock and construct a wind sock

What is the procedure of constructing a wind sock?

-Course book
-Chart
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Written questions -Observation

Natural and historical built environments in Africa
National and Historic built Environments in Africa

Responding appropriately to different weather conditions in the environment
Field work Types of fieldwork in social studies

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Describe ways of responding to different weather conditions in the environment
-Respond appropriately to different weather conditions in the environment
-Appreciate ways of responding appropriately to different weather conditions

-Learner is guided to describe ways of responding to different weather conditions I the environment and respond appropriately to different weather conditions in the environment

How do we respond appropriately to different weather conditions?

-Course book
--Charts
-Computing devices
-Chart

-Oral questions -Observation -Written questions

Natural and historic built environments in Africa

Field work methods of Data collection
Methods of data recording

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Define data collection and data
-Examine various methods of data collection during different types of field work
-Recommend methods of collecting data during different types of fieldwork
-Recommend methods of collecting data during different types of fieldwork
-Appreciate methods of data collection

-The learner is guided to define data collection and data
-In groups learners are guided to examine various methods of data collection during different types of field work

What is data collection

-Course book
-Chart
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral Report -Observation

Natural and historic built environments in Africa

Methods of data analysis
Methods of data presentation in field work

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Explain the meaning of data analysis
-Use mean, Median and more to analyse road safety data from the locality
-Appreciate the methods of data analysis

-Individually, Learner is guided to explain the meaning of data analysis
-In groups, learners are guided to use mean, median and more to analyse road safety data from the locality

What is data analysis?

-Course book
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral report -Observation

Natural and historic built environments in Africa

Methods of data presentation in field work
Possible solutions to challenges experienced during field work

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Explore possible challenges in carrying out field work
-Create a chart showing possible challenges in carrying out field work

-Individually, learner is guided to explore possible challenges in carrying out field work
-In groups, learners are guided to create a chart showing possible challenges in carrying out field work

What challenges do you face during field work?

-Course book
-Charts

-Course book -Charts

Natural and historic built environments in Africa

Significance of field work on investigating Phenomena
Procedures of carrying out field work in research

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-State the significance of field work on investigating phenomena
-Prepare a chart on importance of field work
-Appreciate the importance of field work

-The learner is guided to state the significance of field work on investigating phenomena
-In groups, learners are guided to prepare a chart on importance of field work

What is the importance of field work?

-Course book
-Charts

-Oral questions -Oral report -Observations

Natural and historic built environments in Africa
Political Development and governance

Understanding the actual field work
Political development in Africa up to 1900

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Assemble all materials required for the field work
-Carry out field work to investigate phenomena in the immediate environment
-Desire to carry out field work to investigate phenomena in the immediate environment

- The Learner is guided to assemble all materials required for the field work
-In groups learners, are guided to carry out field work to investigate phenomena in the immediate environment

Why is it important to study field work?

-Course book
-Charts
-Computing devices
-Chart

Political Development and governance

Political Organization of the Zulu
Political Organization of the Asante

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Describe the political setup of Zulu community up to 1900
Discuss the role of the Zulu political setup.
Draw the governance structure of the Zulu.
Appreciate the Zulu community.

Learners are guided to describe the political setup of Zulu community up to 1900
In groups, learners to discuss the role of the Zulu political setup.
Learners are guided to draw the governance structure of the Zulu

Where did the Zulu community lived?

KLB: Top Scholar; Social Studies Learner’s Book Grade 7 pg. 164-166
Atlas
Photographs
Pictures
Maps
Realia
Computing devices
KLB: Top Scholar; Social Studies Learner’s Book Grade 7 pg. 166-167
Video clips

Oral questions Oral Report Observation

Political Development and governance

The concepts “Scramble for and Partition” of Africa
European Traders

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define the concept of scramble and partition of Africa.
Discuss the various European groups that came to Africa.
Name the European explorers who came to Kenya.
Have a desire to learn more about explorers.

Learners to define the concept of scramble and partition of Africa.
In groups, learners to discuss the various European groups that came to Africa.
Learners are guided to name the European explorers who came to Kenya

What is the meaning of scramble? What is the meaning of partition?

KLB: Top Scholar; Social Studies Learner’s Book Grade 7 pg. 168-170
Atlas
Pictures
Video clips
Charts
Realia
Computing devices
KLB: Top Scholar; Social Studies Learner’s Book Grade 7 pg. 170-171
Photographs
Maps

Oral questions Oral Report Observation

Political Development and governance

Matching the Countries in Africa with their Colonial Masters
Terms of the Berlin Conference of 1884-1885 on the Partition of Africa

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify the countries of Africa and their colonial masters from the map.
Match the colonial masters with the countries they colonized in Africa.
Enjoy using the map of Africa.

Learners are guided to identify the countries of Africa and their colonial masters from the map.
Learners are guided to match the colonial masters with the countries they colonized in Africa

Who were colonial masters of Kenya?

KLB: Top Scholar; Social Studies Learner’s Book Grade 7 pg. 172
Atlas
Photographs
Pictures
Video clips
Maps
Charts
Realia
Computing devices
KLB: Top Scholar; Social Studies Learner’s Book Grade 7 pg. 173-175

Oral questions Oral Report Observation

The Constitution of Kenya

The Constitution of Kenya
Ways of Upholding and Protecting the Constitution of Kenya for Social Cohesion

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define the term constitution.
Identify the importance of the constitution of Kenya.
Compose a song on any eight national values enshrined in the Constitution of Kenya.
Appreciate the importance of the constitution of Kenya.

Learners to define the term constitution.
Learners to identify the importance of the constitution of Kenya.
In groups, learners to compose a song on any eight national values enshrined in the Constitution of Kenya.

What is a constitution? What is the importance of Constitution of Kenya?

KLB: Top Scholar; Social Studies Learner’s Book Grade 7 pg. 176-178
Atlas
Photographs
Pictures
Maps
Charts
Computing devices
KLB: Top Scholar; Social Studies Learner’s Book Grade 7 pg. 179-181
Video clips
Realia

Oral questions Oral Report Observation

Democracy

Types of Democracy practiced in Africa
Importance of Democracy in Society

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define democracy.
Identify types of democracy.
Role play different types of democracy.
Appreciate the use of democracy.

Learners to define democracy.
Learners are guided to identify types of democracy.
In groups, learners are guided to role play different types of democracy.

What is democracy?

KLB: Top Scholar; Social Studies Learner’s Book Grade 7 pg. 182-184
Photographs
Pictures
Video clips
Computing devices
KLB: Top Scholar; Social Studies Learner’s Book Grade 7 pg. 185-187
Maps
Charts

Oral questions Oral Report Observation

Democracy
Human Rights

Characteristics of Various Types of Democracy in Governance
Evolution of Human Rights as practiced in society

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify the characteristics of Various Types of Democracy in Governance.
Recite the poem in learner’s book 7
Apply democratic values in interactions with others in the community.
Promote democratic values in the community.

Learners to identify the characteristics of Various Types of Democracy in Governance.
Learners to recite the poem in learner’s book 7 pg. 189

Why should we Practise democracy?

KLB: Top Scholar; Social Studies Learner’s Book Grade 7 pg. 187-190
Pictures
Charts
Realia
Computing devices
KLB: Top Scholar; Social Studies Learner’s Book Grade 7 pg. 191-196
Maps

Oral questions Oral Report Observation

Human Rights
African Diasporas

The concept of Equity and Non-Discrimination in Fostering Solidarity
African Diasporas

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Brainstorm on how equity and non-discrimination foster solidarity in the society.
Explain how to promote equity and non-discrimination in society.
Respect, adhere to and promote of human rights for sanctity of life.

Learners to brainstorm on how equity and non-discrimination foster solidarity in the society.
Learners to explain how to promote equity and non-discrimination in society.

How can we promote equity and non- discrimination in society?

KLB: Top Scholar; Social Studies Learner’s Book Grade 7 pg. 196-199
Pictures
Computing devices
KLB: Top Scholar; Social Studies Learner’s Book Grade 7 pg. 200-204
Video clips
Charts

Oral questions Oral Report Observation

Global Citizenship

Global Citizenship
Contribution to the Wellbeing of the international community

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define global interconnectedness and interdependence.
Identify positive and negative effects of globalization at local and national levels.
Discuss the qualities of a global citizen.
Appreciate the qualities of a global citizen.

Learners to define global interconnectedness and interdependence.
Learners to identify positive and negative effects of globalization at local and national levels.
In groups, learners to discuss the qualities of a global citizen.

What is global interconnectedness? What is interdependence? What are the qualities of a global citizen in the modern society?

KLB: Top Scholar; Social Studies Learner’s Book Grade 7 pg. 205-208
Pictures
Video clips
Charts
Realia
Computing devices
KLB: Top Scholar; Social Studies Learner’s Book Grade 7 pg. 209-211
Maps

Oral questions Oral Report Observation

Global Governance

Organisation of African Unity (OAU)
African Union (AU)
Member countries of the African Union
Organizational structures of the African Union

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify the founding member countries of OAU.
Discuss the achievements of OAU.
State the challenges affected by OAU
Draw the organizational structure of the OAU.
Appreciate the importance of OAU.

Learners to identify the founding member countries of OAU.
In groups, learners to discuss the achievements of OAU.
Learners to state the challenges affected by OAU
Learners are guided to draw the organizational structure of the OAU

Why was the OAU formed?

KLB: Top Scholar; Social Studies Learner’s Book Grade 7 pg. 213-217
Photographs
Pictures
Video clips
Realia
Computing devices
KLB: Top Scholar; Social Studies Learner’s Book Grade 7 pg. 217-220
KLB: Top Scholar; Social Studies Learner’s Book Grade 7 pg. 221-223
KLB: Top Scholar; Social Studies Learner’s Book Grade 7 pg. 223-226
Atlas
Maps
Charts

Oral questions Oral Report Observation