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
How various sources of historical information have been preserved over the years

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
-Distinguish between primary and secondary sources of historical information
-Design a poster on primary and secondary sources of historical information
-appreciate the importance of primary and secondary sources of historical information

-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
-Learner is guided to distinguish between primary and secondary sources of historical information
In groups learners are guided to design a poster on primary and secondary sources of historical information

What is historical information
How are primary and secondary sources of historical information acquired?

-Course book
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral questions--Oral report -Written questions
-Oral questions -Oral report -Observation

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

Sources of historical information in understanding past human accounts
Locating areas where early agriculture was practiced in selected geographical reigns in Africa

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Explain how sources of historical information help us to understand past human accounts -Prepare journals on sources of historical information in understand past human accounts

-Individually, learners is guided to explain how sources of historical information help us to understand past human accounts
-In groups learners are guided to prepare journals on sources of historical information

How significant are sources of historical information in understanding past human accounts?

-Course book
-Charts
-Computing devices
-Chart

-Oral questions -Oral report -Observation

Natural and historic built environments in Africa

Historical development of Agricultures -Crops grown animals kept during early Agriculture
Methods of irrigation used in Ancient Egypt

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
- Explore crops grown and animals kept in selected regions during early Agriculture
-Draw and name the animals kept and types of crops grown in Egypt, Nubia and in Rift Valley of Eastern Africa

-Learner is guided to carry our research in groups on animals kept and types of crops which were grown during early Agriculture in Egypt, Nubia and in Rift Valley of the Eastern African region and report the findings to the class

Which crops were grown in the selected regions during early Agriculture?

-Course book
-Chart
-Computing devices
-Chart

-Oral questions -Written questions -Oral report

Natural and historic built environments in Africa

Contributions of the Nile Valley Agriculture to world civilization
Possible careers in Agriculture
Maps and map work
Maps and map work Countries that make up the African continent

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Define term civilization
-Assess the contribution of the Nile valley Agriculture to world civilization
-Value the contribution of the Nile Valley Agriculture to world civilization
-Define the term map
-Describe the position, shape and size of Africa
-Draw the map of Africa showing position, shape and size of Africa
-Appreciate the shape, position and size of Africa

-Thea learner is guided to define term civilization
-In groups, learners are guided to assess the contribution of the Nile valley Agriculture to world civilization
Thee learner is guided to define the term map
-In groups, learners are guided to describe the position shape and size of Africa and draw the map of Africa

What is the importance of domesticating of plants and animals in Africa?
What is a map?

-Course book
-Charts
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Oral Work -Assessment
-Oral questions -Oral work -Assessment

Natural and historic built environments in Africa

Locating places and features using latitudes and longitudes on a map
Calculating time of different places in in the world using longitudes

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Define the terms latitudes and longitudes on a map
-Demonstrate using latitudes and longitudes to locate places and features on a map
-Appreciate the use of latitude and longitudes to locate places and features on a map

-Individually, the learner is guided to define the terms latitudes and longitudes
-In pairs, learner is guided to locate places and features using latitudes and longitudes on a map
-In groups learners are guided to demonstrate using latitudes and longitudes to locate places and features on a map

-What is latitude? -What is longitude?

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

-Oral questions -Oral report -Written questions

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

Importance of latitudes and longitudes in day to day life
Pictures and maps used in social studies

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Discuss the Importance of latitudes in day-to-day life
-Acknowledge the importance of latitudes in day-day-lif

Individually, the learner should be guided to discuss the importance of latitudes and longitudes in day-to-day life
-In groups learners are guided to create a poster on importance of latitudes and longitudes in day-to-day life

What is the importance of latitudes and longitudes in day-to-day life?

-Course book
-Chart
-Computing devices
-Charts

-Oral questions -Oral report -Observation

Natural and historical built environments in Africa

Types of maps used in social studies
Earth and eh solar system
The shape of the earth in the solar system
Effects of rotation of the earth on human activities

By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
-Identify the types of maps used in social studies
-Match the types of maps with the description given in the table in learner’s book
-Appreciate the different types of maps
-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

-Individually, the learner is guided to identify the types of maps used in social studies
-In group learners are guided to match the types of maps with the description given in the table learners book
-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

How important are maps in our daily lives?
What is the shape of the earth?

-Course book
-Charts
-Computing devices
-Course book
-Charts
-Computing devices
-Charts

-Oral questions -Oral reports -Observation
-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
Natural and historical built environments in Africa
National and historical built environments in Africa

Analyzing and interpreting data on weather condition in the environment
Siting a weather station
Constructing a rain gauge
Constructing a wind vane

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
-Outline the procedure of constructing a rain gauge
-Construct a rain gauge
-Appreciate the importance of a rain gauge

-Individually, the learner is guided to define the term data
Learners are guided to analyse and interpret data on weather conditions in the environment
Individually, the learners are guided to outline the procedure of constructing a rain gauge
-In groups learners are guided to construct a rain gauge

How can we use data on weather to make informed decisions?
What is the procedure of constructing a rain gauge?

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

-Oral questions -Reporting -Observanttion
-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
Natural and historic built environments in Africa
Natural and historic built environments in Africa

Responding appropriately to different weather conditions in the environment
Field work Types of fieldwork in social studies
Field work methods of Data collection
Methods of data recording

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
-Chart
-Computing devices

-Oral questions -Observation -Written questions