Grade 5
Term 3
Lesson Plan
Natural Science and Technology
This is an English home language classroom with few children not having English as their home language. The classroom is basic with a
whiteboard and desks for the learners but well decorated with anchor charts. Resources for learning is can either be provided by the
teacher, school or parents.
Week 4: Safety with Electricity
Lesson Duration: 60 Minutes
Class Size: 20
Resources Required: Worksheets for notes; Text book, work book
◦ Safety precautions should be taken when using electricity.
At the end of the lesson learners wil be able to:
◦ Discuss the importance of being safe when using electricity.
◦ Know what to do when dealing with broken plugs or cables.
◦ Know how to safely use electrical appliances.
Layla Taliep
Grade 5
Term 3
The Body of the Lesson – The National Grid & its Parts
◦ Mark the previous activity’s answers
◦ Do corrections
10 Min
◦ Talk about the effects electricity can have on the body if the body is electrocuted.
5 Min
▫ When nerves are affected by an electric shock, the consequences include pain,
tingling, numbness, weakness or difficulty moving a limb. . . Electric injury can also affect
the central nervous system. When a shock occurs, the victim may be dazed or may experience amnesia,
seizure or respiratory arrest.
◦ Looking and listing the different mistakes we could be making at home, looking at figure 17 and
figure 18.
15 Min
◦ Discuss the paragraphs and “How to use electricity safely.
◦ Give learners worksheets to complete about the dangers of electricity and the correct ways to
use appliances.
15 Min
See Addendum 1
◦ Mark worksheet with class and complete corrections.
◦
5 Min
Electricity can be dangerous. It must be used carefully. There are things we can do to use electricity
safely
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Grade 5
Term 3
◦ Checkpoint will be done in
and
◦ Electricity is an important part of our everyday life, so it is important that we know how to use it to
prevent injury to ourselves and others.
10 Min
◦ Provide learners with more worksheets to work though at home on their days off.
◦ Provide simpler activities where they can easily find the work in their textbooks and fill in the answers,
Layla Taliep
Grade 5
Term 3
Addendum 1
Safety with Electricity
1.
Electricity is ______________. If electrical wires are ____________ (Figure 18) or (Figure 17)
__________________________ they can cause fires and give people ______________________ and this can
cause a person to ________.
2.
The important facts to know about electricity:
◦ Transmission
lines
and
wires
and
substations
carry
_________________________
______________________________.
◦ Electricity does not _____________________________________________.
◦ Electricity easily goes through ______________________________________.
How to use electricity safely
1.
Do not plug too many ______________ into one _________________. It can cause ________ and/or
__________________ the system.
2.
Hold the _______________ of a plug to remove it from a wall socket, do not pull it by the ________ and do not
touch the _______________ while pulling it out.
3.
If a wall socket is not used, make sure the switch is in the ______ position.
1.
Electrical cords are made with thick plastic that covers the ______________ that _________________________.
There should be no _________________ showing from the plug to the appliance.
2.
Do not use __________________ cords.
3.
__________
can
damage
the
plastic
coating
on
the
cord.
Keep
cords
away
from
____________________________________________.
4. Do not put electrical cords under______________________ or through _________________.
5.
Do not __________________________ broken cords with tape. [Figure 18]
6.
Do not put electrical cords where a person can _________________________.
1.
Never use an electrical appliance near water. This includes the ______________, ________________ or an electric
lawnmower on ____________________.
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Grade 5
2. Never touch an electrical appliances with ______________________.
3.
Term 3
_________an electric kettle or iron before __________________________.
4. Never use water to put out a fire close to, or in, an ___________________. Use sand or a dry
______________________________________.
1.
Stay out of ________________________________.[Figure 19]
2.
Do not _________________________________________, even if it has fallen over
3.
Do not play or make a __________ underneath power lines.
4. Do not carry _______________________________ underneath power lines.
5.
Never __________ electrical pylons. [Figure 21]
Key Concept – Electricity can be dangerous. It must be used carefully. There are things we can do to use electricity safely
Layla Taliep
Grade 5
Term 3
Reflection on my lesson Delivered
What went well?
The learners responded well to the activity and the lesson.
They were very engaged and were able to name and describe how to stay safe around
electricity.
The activity is taken from the textbook and made into an activity so that learners do
not have to write everything down but still read and revive vital information. This is
done to save time due to covid short time.
Next time I will …/ To improve on my lesson, I will.…?
Make the lesson more interactive. Add more physical examples for the class to see and
work with to help visualisations.
For example, have a mini replica of a pylon and substation so that they know what is
being talked about.
Layla Taliep