Understanding the Environment · JHS1 Science

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B7.5.5.1.1 - List and describe the different types of plants and animals that live in different land forms such as plateau plain, mountain valley and others (with emphasis on land forms in Ghana).

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least three different landforms in Ghana (mountain, plain, plateau, and valley) and give a local example of each.
List at least five plants and five animals found in a given Ghanaian landform and state where in Ghana that landform can be found.
Describe at least two physical or behavioural characteristics that help a named animal survive in its specific landform.
Describe at least two structural features (such as deep roots, waxy leaves, or flexible stems) that help a named plant survive in its specific landform.
Sort pictures or drawings of Ghanaian plants and animals into their correct landform, justifying each placement with at least one reason.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Humans and the Environment (Strand 5)
Sub-strand: Understanding the Environment (5.5)
Content standard: B7.5.5.1 - Demonstrate understanding of different plants and animals found in different land forms and how they survive (with emphasis land forms in Ghana)
Indicator: B7.5.5.1.1 - List and describe the different types of plants and animals that live in different land forms such as plateau plain, mountain valley and others (with emphasis on land forms in Ghana).
Suggested placement: Term 3, Week 11 (Week 35 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, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 49
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Identify different types of plants and animals found in different landforms (plateau plain, mountain valley and others).
2. Describe the characteristics that enable different types of animals to live in different landforms (plateau plain, mountain valley and others).
3. Describe the characteristics that enable different types of plants to survive in different landforms (plateau plain, mountain valley and others).
4. Make an album of different types of plants and animals that live in different landforms (plateau plain, mountain valley and others).