Personal Hygiene and Sanitation · B1 Science

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B1.5.1.2.1 - know that clean air and water are essential to human health

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least three things in the local environment that make the air and water clean or dirty.
Explain in their own words why breathing clean air and drinking clean water keep the body healthy.
Predict what may happen to people if they breathe dusty air or drink dirty water.
Suggest simple actions they can take at school and at home to keep the air and water clean.
Sing a short song or draw a picture showing a clean environment.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Humans and the Environment (Strand 5)
Sub-strand: Personal Hygiene and Sanitation (5.1)
Content standard: B1.5.1.2 - Appreciate the natural and human features of the local environment and the need for keeping the environment clean
Indicator: B1.5.1.2.1 - know that clean air and water are essential to human health
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 7 (Week 31 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. 32
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

- Go on a nature walk to observe the things in the environment
- Learners talk about what they observed during the nature walk
- Show pictures of the natural and human features of the environment
- Engage learners to discuss what will happen to them if the environment is very dusty and unclean
- Brainstorm with learners on what will happen if they do not weed or keep their school, home and community clean.
- In groups learners present their ideas by explaining further why it is important to keep the environment clean.
- Learners compose songs on how to keep the environment clean and draw pictures to depict clean environments.