B2 Science · Term 1, Week 2

Living and Non-living Things

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Curriculum details

Strand
Diversity of Matter (Strand 1)
Sub-strand
Living and Non-living Things (1.1)
Content standard
B2.1.1.2 - Understand the differences between living, non-living things and things which have never been alive
Indicator
B2.1.1.2.1 - Describe the basic structure of animals (head, limbs and trunk)
Suggested placement
Term 1, Week 2 (Week 2 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. 36

Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Learners watch videos or observe pictures of different animals
- Learners name some animals from the pictures
- Learners identify the basic parts of animals (head, limbs and trunk)
- Engage learners to draw animals of their choice
Project: Learners design and mould animals of their choice and identify the basic parts of those animals (head, limbs and trunk).
Learners explain why they chose to mould those particular animals.