LESSON PLAN

NAME: MULEMWA BELINDA DATE: 26 /06/2012

TIME: 11:50-13:10 HOURS

SCHOOL: MUKUBA HIGH SCHOOL DURATION: 80 MINUTES

SUBJECT: GEOGRAPHY NUMBER OF PUPILS: 56

CLASS: GRADE 10 K AVERAGE AGE: 15 YEARS

GENDER: BOYS

TOPIC: TYPES OF MOUNTAINS (fold mountains)

TEACHING AIDS:

Chalk board illustrations, power point and charts showing types of mountains.

REFERENCES:

1. Cheng Leong, (1983) Certificate Physical and Human Geography (3rd edition), Oxford University Press, London.
2. Jack C, ‘Major Land Forms.’ Microsoft student 2009[DVD]. Redmond, WA: Microsoft Corporation, 2008.

OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to (PSBAT)
1. Define a mountain
2. State what fold mountains are
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 3. Describe the three major processes involved in their formation.

INTRODUCTION:

The lesson begins with a recap of the lesson on earth movement and the formation of the earth.

Questions such as; how was the earth formed? How does the earth move? What are the effects of earth movement? (5 minutes)

LESSON DEVELOPMENT

STEP/DURATIO CONTENT METHODOLOGY

TEACHER ACTIVITY PUPIL ACTIVITY
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1. -Explains the definition -Pupils listen to the teacher
5 MINUTES Definition of a mountain -Writing notes -Taking down notes
-A mountain is a region of land that is -asking questions -question and answer
raised rather steeply above the
surrounding terrain.

-Mountains are distinguishable from

plateaus by mountains’ usually limited
summit area (mountains are generally
much narrower at the top than at the
base) and they are distinguishable from
hills by mountains’ generally higher
elevation.

-The elevation, or altitude, of a mountain

is given as the height of the summit
above sea level.
2. Types of fold mountains and their -explaining the process of -listening to the teacher

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30 MINUTES formation orogenesis or mountain
- Fold mountains caused by large scale building. -question and answer
earth movement which subject the rocks
to stress greater than their strength and
respond differently in elastic
deformation. Listening to the teacher
-A fold is a feature formed when a
section of the earth’s crust bends -chalkboard illustrations
downward or up wards when subjected to
compressional forces.
-Taking down notes
-Simple fold

-write notes
The limbs or sides of a fold are equal. -listening to the teacher

They are formed by equal compression -explaining how a simple

(5 minutes) forces on either sides fold comes about

-answering questions
-Asymmetrical fold
-Asking question

When compression force is stronger on

one side than the other, one limb is
-listening to the teacher/asking
pushed over the other limb forming
questions
asymmetrical fold
-Chalkboard illustrations

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 showing how the different
-Over fold
(25 minutes) types of folds come about

If further compression is applied on one

side of the limb, one limb will be pushed
over the other forming an over fold

-Recumbent fold
-write down notes
This is formed when one limb is -Writing notes
completely thrown over the other limb.
(5 minutes) -listen to the teacher
-Show chart with different
-Overthrust fold(nappe)
types of folds
This is formed when intense pressure is
exerted by the compression forces -explaining the chart
exceeding the rock’s elasticity. This -question and answer
results in the formation of a fault line or Question and answer
(5 minutes) a line of fracture.

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CONCLUSION: Go through the lesson’s main points; indicating what the next lesson will contain, that is to look at the other types of
mountains. (5 MINUTES).

SELF EVALUATION……………………………………................................................

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