TECHNOLOGY EDUCATION

LESSON PLAN- GRADE 8

Learning Area: Technology GRADE: 8

Duration: 4 Hours
Learning outcomes Assessment Standards Integration
LO1 Technological process Investigate Languages
and skills Designs LO1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Make Economic and management
Evaluate Sciences
Communicate LO2
LO2 Technological knowledge Structures Mathematics
and understanding LO3
Arts and Culture
LO1
Natural Sciences
LO1, 2
LO3 Technology, Society and Indigenous Technology and culture
the Environment Impact of technology
Bias in technology
Content/Knowledge:
Structures:
 Identify the different kinds of bridges
 Find out how the lengths and materials affect the performance of bridges.
 Design and build a model of a beam bridge
Learning activities Teaching methods/approach Resources
Lesson 1: Types of Bridges Activity 1: Guide learners to identify the different Technology Study & master
LB p kinds of bridges Grade 8 Learner’s Textbook and
Activity 2: Discuss in a small group parts of structure Teacher’s Guide
Lesson 2: Beams in Activity 3: Identify supports of beams
Structures Activity 4: Identify the different forces in Beams
Lesson 3: Bridges as Activity 5: Learners to investigate in a small group A stiff foam cushion
structure how bridges meet the needs of people. Thick card
Activity 6: Describe forces in the cables of bridges Paper fasteners
Activity 7: Make a model of a suspension bridge Scissors
A sharp-pointed object
Lesson 4: Capability task Investigate, Design, Make, Evaluate, Communicate: a
model of a beam bridge
Lesson 5: Assessment Assessment activities from the teacher’s guide
Assessment: Reinforcement:
Type of assessment: Assist learners with reading difficulties
Formal assessment for Lessons 1,3 and 4
All other activities can be used for informal assessment Expanded opportunities:
Forms of assessment: Identify structures and members in local
Rubric 1 for Lesson 3; rubric 2 for Lesson 4 and memo for other Lessons area
Sketch a beam in a bridge

Teacher reflection: