SS1 Biology 3rd Term Scheme of Work by Week. Click HERE to jump to ANY WEEK
Sub topics:
Energy loss in ecosystem
Laws of thermodynamics
Application of laws of thermodynamics to ecological phenomenon
Food chain
Learning objectives: By the end of this lesson, students should be able to:
State five forms of energy (source: B1-02 Pg 37)
Describe why living organisms are regarded as energy converters and how this energy conversion leads to energy loss (source: B1-02 Pg 40)
Sub topics:
Classification of plants
Botanical classification
Agricultural classification
Classification based on life cycle, e.g. annual, biennial and perenials
Learning objectives: By the end of this lesson, students should be able to:
List the three common ways of classifying plants.
Mention three groups of plants under botanical classification.
Differentiate between the three plant groups under botanical classification.
Sub topics:
Effects of bush burning, tillage, fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides applications
Effects of different types of farming methods on ecosystems
Learning objectives: By the end of this lesson, students should be able to:
State three consequences of bush burning. (source: B1-02 Pg 68)
List two effects for each of the following farming systems on the ecosystem: shifting cultivation; mono cropping. (source: B1-02 Pg 70)
Sub topics:
Definition and types of pests
Life cycle of pests
Control of pests
Disease – types of diseases
Learning objectives: By the end of this lesson, students should be able to:
Define pest and list two types of pests. (source: B1-02 Pg 72)
Describe the life cycle of Yam Beetle with the aid of a well labelled diagram (source: B1-02 Pg 72)
List and discuss four methods of pest control (source: B1-02 Pg 73)
Sub topics:
Role of government in agricultural production
Factors affecting production and storage
Ways of improving crop yields
Causes of wastage
Methods of preserving and storing food
Learning objectives: By the end of this lesson, students should be able to:
Highlight five roles of government in agricultural production.
State and describe two factors affecting production and storage.
List three causes of food wastage.
Sub topics:
Relationship between availability of food and human population
Effects of food shortage
Government efforts to increase food production, e.g. agricultural resolution
Learning objectives: By the end of this lesson, students should be able to:
Describe how food availability relates with human population (source: B1-02 Pg 87)
Mention three effects of food shortage (source: B1-02 Pg 87)
List five steps taken by government to increase food production. (source: B1-02 Pg 87)
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