B1 Science · Term 2 Week 1: Earth Science

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B1.2.1.4.1 - Identify sources and uses of water in the home and at school

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Name at least four sources of water available in their home and school environment.
Identify water sources from pictures, including boreholes, wells, rivers, taps, rainfall and the sea.
State at least three uses of water at home and three uses of water at school.
Demonstrate a simple use of water, such as washing hands or watering flowers, and explain why the water was needed.
Create a model of a water source (for example, a well or a river) using local materials during outdoor activity.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Cycles (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Earth Science (2.1)
Content standard: B1.2.1.4 - Recognise water and air as important natural resources
Indicator: B1.2.1.4.1 - Identify sources and uses of water in the home and at school
Suggested placement: Term 2, Week 1 (Week 13 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Science Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 25
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Ask learners where they get water (sources of water) at the home, community and school.
- In a participatory manner, learners come out with sources of water in the home and at school
- Show or draw pictures depicting different sources of water such as bore-holes, rivers, wells and the sea
- Discuss the various uses of water at their homes, school and community.
- Learners demonstrate several uses of water, e.g. washing of face and hands, drinking and preparing beverages, rinsing of utensils, watering of flowers.
- Use local materials to create different sources of water in an outdoor activity. E.g. artificial wells, rivers, rainfall and tap