B3 Our World And Our People · Term 1, Week 9

The Environment and the Weather

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Curriculum details

Strand
All Around Us (Strand 2)
Sub-strand
The Environment and the Weather (2.1)
Content standard
B3.2.1.1 - Appreciate the problems associated with the use of land and water
Indicator
B3.2.1.1.1 - Explain problems with the use of land and water
Suggested placement
Term 1, Week 9 (Week 9 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
Our World and Our People Curriculum (Basic 1-3), 2019, p. 43

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

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Through pictures/films of illegal mining sites e.g. Galamsey sites, indiscriminate dumping of refuse, choked gutters, roads with potholes etc.
Compare situations in the pictures with what pertains in their area:
Learners talk about the problems with the use of land:
i. Describe activities taking place on land in your community. (Slash and bush burning, sand winning, quarrying).
Teacher shows pictures of water bodies or conduct a study tour to observe water bodies within their communities.
Learners talk about activities taking place around water bodies in their community e.g. fishing, swimming, irrigation, farming, throwing waste in water bodies, defecating in streams.