Environmental Degradation · SHS3 Geography

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 3.3.3.LI.2 - Discuss the effects of improper waste management or disposal in your community and Ghana

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Describe at least five effects of improper waste disposal on human health, using examples from their own community.
Explain how improper waste disposal affects the environment, including soil, water, air and living organisms.
Analyse the social, economic and aesthetic effects of poor waste management on communities in Ghana.
Assess the links between poor waste disposal and disease outbreaks such as cholera and malaria in Ghanaian towns and cities.
Evaluate statements or scenarios about waste disposal and justify their position with reasoned arguments, as preparation for the strategic and extended thinking required by the assessment.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Human and Environment (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Environmental Degradation (3.3)
Content standard: 3.3.3.CS.1 - 3.3.3.CS.1 Demonstrate skills in waste management in Ghana 3.3.3.LO.1 Analyse the sources of waste and effects of improper waste disposal in Ghana
Indicator: 3.3.3.LI.2 - Discuss the effects of improper waste management or disposal in your community and Ghana
Suggested placement: Semester 2, Week 14 (Week 34 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: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 120

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Exploratory Learning:
- Embark on visits to the community or observe pictures and videos on the effects of improper waste disposal.
- Discuss the effects of poor waste management.
- The emotions of approaching proficiency learners should not be override when they don't contribute to discussion as expected.

Assessment (3.3.3.AS.2). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 3 Strategic reasoning; Level 4 Extended critical thinking and reasoning.

Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Use pictures, videos, field observation or any other sources in your communities showing the different sources and types of waste.
- Use pictures, videos or any other sources showing links between waste and our health.
- Pictures, videos or any other sources showing waste sorting.
- Pictures, videos or any other sources showing waste reuse and recycle.