BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
JSS 3 FIRST TERM
WEEK
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TOPIC/CONTENT
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FAMILY TRAITS
1. Family traits (skin, color, height, albino)
etc.
2. Meaning of dominant and recessive traits.
3. Importance of family traits
-Intelligence
-Disease
Resemblance
Family
Genealogy.
PERSONAL SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY
HEALTH (I)
1. Family life Education.
a. Meaning and types of families.
b.Duties of members of the family
c. Puberty in boys and girls
d. Teenage, pregnancy and its
consequences.
e. Assertive and communication skills.
f. Carrier guidance
g. Sport promotion Agencies and body in
Nigeria
i. Sport Association
ii. NAPHER SP
iii. Nigeria institutes of sports.
ACTIVITIES
(c)
-Bring pictures of family members that
illustrate peculiar family traits.
-Participates in discussions and identify
these families among themselves.
PERSONAL SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY
HEALTH (II)
1. Agencies/organizations promoting health
education in Nigeriae.g NGO, ministry of
health, NAFDAC, WHO etc.
2.personal health: description of ageing
death
3. life enhancing measure against ageing e.g.
Exercise , Nutrition, rest and sleep
4. Supporting, dying, grieving and ageing
persons.
5. Meaning of drug use, misuse and abuse.
6. Categories of drugs.
-prescription of drugs/medicine.
-non-prescription of drugs/medicine e.tc.
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FAMILY HEALTH
1. Types of diseases and mode of transfer.
Identify family members
1. Uses picture to explain ageing stages
of life.
2. narrate/state experience with
behavior of aged parents and relatives.
-Explains the meaning of family and
school health education.
-Participate in role playing e.g. play let
of a family.
(c)
Bring pictures/posters of diseased
persons to the class.
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2. disease vectors
3. Life of mosquito and other vectors.
4. control measures
5. STLS, HIV/AIDS
6. Consequences and prevention
PATHOGENS,DISEASE AND
PREVENTION
1.nature of communicate disease
2. Mode of transmission of the diseases.
3.factors and caustic agents
4. Prevention and management of noncommunicate diseases.
DRUGS AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE.
1. Effects of drugs abuse.
2. prevention of drug abuse
3. Activities of drug control agencies
NAFDAC, NDLEA.
4. Misuse of herbal medicine.
ENVIRONMENTAL HAZARDS
1.soil erosion
2. causes of soil erosion and control
3.fluoding
4. drainage pattern
5. causes, prevention and effects of flooding.
COMPUTER CARRER OPPORTUNITIES
1.Computern professionals
-Computer manager
-System analyst
-Programmer etc.
2. Qualities of a good computer professional.
3Computer professional bodies, Nigeria
Computer Society (NCS)
DIGITAL DIVIDE
1.Concept of digital divide
2. Feature of new and old economy.
3.Limitations of the old economy
4. Benefits of new economy.
Discuss the nature of communicable
diseases.
Teacher uses chart, pictures, films to
guide the discussion.
Describes the functions of the computer
professional bodies.
Guide class discussion on the features
of old and new economy
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(b)
INTERNET AND COMPUTER VIRUS
1.Meaning and types of Viruses
2. Examples and sources of computer
viruses.
3.Virus warning sign
4.Virus detection (Anti virus0
5. Examples of search engines e.g.
google.com, yahoo.com etc.
6.Uses of search engines.
(c)
Visit computer lab or cyber café
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MACHINE AND ROTORY MOTION
1.Linear motion
2.Lever arrangement to produce linear
motion
3.Uses of slides and slots in mechanical
system
4.Rotory motion
5.Principels of application and conversion of
rotary motion to linear motion
6. Practical inclusive.
SOLDERING AND BRAZING
1. Meaning of soldering and brazing tools.
2.Operation, types and uses
Revision
Examination
Describe and demonstrate uses of
rotary motion
A visit to mechanic workshop
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Demonstrate the procedures in
soldering and brazing.
Revision
Examination