BIOLOGY

SS1 FIRSTTERM
WEEK TOPIC CONTENT ACTIVITIES

1 RECOGNISING (I) Characteristics of I.

LIVINGTHINGS livingthing. Theteachergr
ii) Difference between oups
plantand animals thestudentint
ii) Levels of otwo, one
organization group
ofLifewithexamples. tocollectliving
things
andtheothergr
ouptocollect
CLASSIFICATI non-
2. ON OF livingthings
LIVINGTHING I) kingdomMonra:- forcompariso
S Characteristics&examp n.
les ii) Teacher
ii)KingdomprotistaCha provides a
racteristics&example livingcockroa
3. CLASSIFICATI chanda
ON OF pottedplant,a
LIVINGTHINGS i) Kingdomfungi:- sks studentto
CONT. Characteristics&examp writedownthei
les r observation.
ii) Kingdomplantae:-
Characteristics&examp
les i)
iii) KingdomAnimalia Teachertogro
:-Characteristicsexample wcultureofbact
sNote:thekingdomsshoul eria and blue –
dbeclassifiedintoprokary greenalgae,as
otesand eukaryotes: ks studentto
alsoin observethecult
kingdom plantae the ures,recordan
 dmakeinferen
ces.

i)Teacher
guide
studentstoup
root the farm
plant,
collectlemon
, pistia
(water
lettuce),brea
k some
branches
ofshrubs
&bringthemi
ntothelabora
tory,asks
studenttoobs
erve all
thespecimen
s,record
andmakeinfe
rences.
difference between
higherand
lowerplantshouldbe
emphasized.
4 THECELL i) Cell as a living unit of I).Teacher
livingorganism ProvidePrepar
ii) Thecell theory edslidesofPara
iii) Forms in which meciumorEugl
livingthingsexist ena, volvox
--independentorganism and
-- Asacolony spirogyra,asks
--As filament, studentsto
 iv) Cellstructuresandfun observetheslid
ctionsofcellcomponent. es under the
v) Differencesbetween microscopeand
plantsandanimalcell. record
theirobservatio
n.
Ii).Teacher
mountsslidesof
plant and
animalcellsfors
tudent to
observe, draw,
labelandnoteth
eirdifferencean
dsimilarities.
5. CELL & i)Diffusion – i) ii)Teacher iv) v) vi)
ITSENVIROM Definition,processes provides
ENT &significance perfumeandre
ii) Osmosis- questa
Definition,processes studenttospray
&significance atone end
iii) DefinitionofPlasmoly ofthe
sis,Haemolysis, classroomand
Turgidityandflaccidity. askthestudentt
iv) Biologicalimportance. odescribewhat
happened
iii)Teacher
to
demonstrat
ediffusion
and
osmosis
usinglivinga
ndnon-
living
components.
6 PROPERTIES i) feeding:- Definition i)
& andtypes Theteacherset
FUNTIONSOF a) Autotrophic supexperiment
THECELL nutritionphotosynthe to show the
tic effectsofdiffere
nutritionchemosynth nt
eticnutrition nutrientsorspir
b) Heterotrophicnutritiona ogyra.Asksstu
nd dentstoobserv
mode of nutrition. erecord and
discussexperi
ments.
7 PROPERTIES i) MicroandMacronutrients i) ii)Teacher v) vi) vii)
&FUNCTIONS ii) Deficiencyandeffects sets
OF THE ofmacroelementsRespir experiments
CELLCONTIN ation toshowrespirat
UE i) Gaseous ioninyeast(ana
exchange(extern erobic) and
alrespiration) respiration
ii) Glycolysis inrat(aerobic)
iii) Aerobic respiration iii)Teacherdra
(krebcycle) wsthekrebscyc
iv) Anaerobicrespiration leonthechalkbo
ardandasksthe
studentsto
drawalso.
iv) Teacher
demonstrate
sto
studentsaction
ofptyalinon
(lacticacidformation) cookedstarch
v) Difference andthestudent
betweenaerobic also
and producesalivaf
anaerobicrespirati romtheirmouth
on. stocarry
 vi) Roleofenzymeincellula outtheexperim
r ent.
respiration
8 EXCRETION i) Definitionofexcretion i)Teacher ask
ii) importanceof excretion students
iii) Difference torunround
betweenexcretion, the
secretion classtoproduc
andegestion. esweatand
iv) Diagram of observewhath
excretoryorganelle appens
v) products of tothemthenan
differentexcretory dafteraminute
organelle s.
vi) formsinwhich excretory
product are excreted.
9 GROWTH. I)BasisofGrowth– i)
CellDivision Teacherdemo
(Mitosis) , nstratesgrowt
Cellenlargement h by students
and measuringthei
celldifferentiation. r
ii) regulation of height(length)
growth byhormones andweight.
iii) Example of
animalhormones
v) growth measurement
(height, weight , dry
mass,size
10. IRRITABILITY i. Cellreactiontoitsenvir i. ii.Demonstrati v. vi. vii.
onment, irritability as onofNasticresp
abasiccharacteristicsof onse using
protoplasm. Nimosspudica
ii. Types of responses plant
withexample: Nastic, iii.Demonst
tropic andtaxis. rationofthe
iii. Positiveandnegative response
 responses tolight
andearthus
ingplantsh
ootandplan
troot.
iv. Teacherperfo
rm
experimentstos
how
11 MOVEMENT Ai.Definition and a. b. Phototro d. e. f.
importance phic
ii. cyclosisin protozoa response
iii. organellesformovemen ofshoots.
t c. geotropicresp
onseofroots
iv. growth c.
movement geotropi
asregulated byaxins c
B. Reproduction respons
i. Typesofreproducti e
on– ofshoot
sexualandasexual s
ii. difference between d. phototadic
sexualand asexual response in
iii. meiosis earthworms
12. REPRODUCTI i. Reproducti i. Teacher
ONCONTINU on provide yeast,
ES inAmoeba warmwater
- Paramecium andplasticsbo
- Spirogyra wlsandalso
- Earthworm provides
- Housefly prepared
- Cockroach slidesof
- Snails conjugation in
- Yeast paramecium,a
ii.Vegetative or sksstudentstoe
artificialreproduction xaminemounte
 d paramecium,
identifyand
draw
conjugatingpar
ameciumusing
microscopesor
powerlens.
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 BIOLOGY
SS1SECONDTERM

WEEKS TOPIC CONTENTS ACTIVITIES

1 TISSUE i) Definition of supporting i) Teacherandstudentstogethe
ANDSUPPOR andsystems. r provide
TINGSYSTEM ii) Typesofskeleton cockroaches,grasshoppers,
Hydrostatic centipede,earthworm and
skeletonExo(ecto)s cartilaginousfish,individualbon
keletonEndo– eof
skeleton themammalianskeletonandinf
iii) Skeletal materials:- antmammalianskeleton,asks
Chitin,cartilageandbone studentstoobserveallthespeci
iv) Functions of men takingnoteofthe
supportingtissuesinplantsand differentskeletonandstatingthe
animals–protection, support, typesofskeleton.
locomotion,strength, ii) Teacher
rigidity,resistancetoforcesofwin providesmallmammal
dandwater. andguidestudentstoproduce
amammalianskeleton,ask
studentstoidentifyandlist
themainparts
of themammalianskeleton.
2 VERTEBRATE i) Axialskeleton– i) Teacher provides
SKELETON Theskullandvertebralcolu relevantmaterials for students
mn to makeworking
ii) Appendicular skeleton– modelofahumanarm,ask
Thelimbs,sternumandribs,limb studentstoobservetheprotectio
girdle. nfunctions ofthe
shellofsnails, skulloftoad.
3 SUPPORTING i) Types of supporting tissue
TISSUE inplants
INPLANTS ii) Location of supporting
tissueinplants
iii) Structures and
componentsofsupportingtissu
es in plants
e.g.collenchymas,paranchy
ma, xylem, phloemetc.
4 A)NUTRITIONI i) Foodsubstances–
NANIMALS classeswithexamples
ii) Conceptofbalancedietand
itsimportance
iii)Foodtest
B) MODE i) Types of
OFNUTRITI heterotrophicnutrition –
ON holozoic,saprophytic
and parasitenutrition
ii) Feeding mechanism
inholozoicorganisms–
filterfeeding,fluidfeedinga
nd
i) Teacher provides
transversesection
ofstemsandroots
ofmonocotyledonsanddicotyle
dons
plants,asksstudentstoviewtran
sversesection
ofrootsandstemunder the
microscope andmake
drawingofthe tissuetaking
noteoftheshapeofthe
cellsofthe varioustissues
i) Teacher provides garri,
yam,rice,meat,
butter,commonsalt, fish,
prewn,pepper,
cowpea,sabsetc totheclass,
ask students to categorize
thefood items under four
classesoffood.
i)
Teacherexposessomepieces
ofmeatinthelaboratory,ask
studentstoobserve flies feed
on
themandrecordtheirobservati
on.
 depositfeeding
5 A)MAMMALI i) Forms–
ANTEETH milkandpermanentteeth
ii) Types–
Incisors,canines,premolar
&molar
iii) Structuresofatooth(canine
/molar)
iv) Dental formular
andadaption –
Herbivores,carnivoresan
domnivores
B)ENZYMES i) Definitionofenzymes
ii) Characteristicof enzymes
iii) Typesofdigestive enzymes
– totestfortheacidity of the
sources,location,substanceact
ed uponandeffect/products
iv)importance/functions of
enzymes
6 BASIC i)Componentsofan
ECOLOGICAL ecosystem
CONCEPTS -Biotic(living)andAbiotic
A) (non-living)component
COMPONENTS -Aquaticand terrestrial
OF component.
ECOSYSTEM ii)Definitionsofcommon terms
inecologicalstudies–
environment,population,
i)Teachercollectsdifferenttypes
ofteethfromtheabattoirand
fromkilledcats
ordogs,askstudentstoobservet
hedifferentteeth,drawandlabelt
hem.
i)
Teacherperformsexperiment
enzyme ptyalin,ask
studentstoobservetheexperi
ment, record and
discusstheirobservations.
i)Teacher takes studentson a
fieldtrip to atleastoneofthe
bioticcommunitiese.g.forest
reserveor abotanic garden,
ask studentstostudythe
community, record and
discuss.
ii)Teachermakesavailable
studycharts, photographsand
 biosphere,lithosphere,
hydrosphere,atmosphere,
nicher
habitat,biotic,communit
y,ecosystem.
i)Localcommunities(biomes)
– Nigeria ecological
region(sahel, sudan, guinea
savanna,tropical
forest,swampforest)
ii) Major biomes of the
world:Tropicalforest,savanna
,desert,shrub,apro- alphine
andswamps.
7 POPULATION i) Population size,
STUDIES populationdominance,populati
BYSAMPLIN ondensity
GMETHOD ii) Factorsaffectingpopulation
iii) Ecological factors
affectingaquaticandterrestrial
habitat
iv) Importanceofecologicalfact
ors
topopulationofplant&animals
8 ECOLOGICAL i) Relationshipbetweensoiltype
FACTORSCO s and water holding
NTINUES effectsofsoilonvegetation
ii) Simplemeasurementofec
filmsofdifferentbiotic
communitiesin Nigeria and
biomesofthe world.
i) Teacher guides the
studentstomeasuresizesofthe
ecosystem.
ii) Teacher displays
ecologicalinstruments
askstudenttostudythemanddis
cuss,showstudents
howtoimprovisesomemeasuri
nginstruments
e.g. windvane
i)Studentswiththe
helpoftheteacherperformtheex
perimenttocomparewaterholdi
ng capacity in the
 ological threesamples ofsoil
factorsandmeasuring e.g.loamy,clay andsandy soil
instrument
e.g.physicalfactorsandedap
hic
factors.
9 FUNCTIONING i) Definitions of autotrophy i) Teacher show samples
ECOSYSTEM &heterotrophy ofautotrophs and heterophs
ii) Definition of terms – tostudents
Producer, consumers, ii) Student collect
aquaticandterrestrial organismsandclassify
iii) Examplesofproducers and themasproducers,
consumers. consumersand
decomposers.
10 TROPHIC i) Definition of food chain i) Guidestudentsto
LEVELS andfood web makechart showing
ii) Non-cycle relationshipamong
natureofenergytransfer organisms e.g.
iii) Nutrient movement(energy foodchain,foodweb.
ii) Studentstodevelop achart
flow) in aquatic and showing relationships
terrestrialhabitat. amongorganisms (food
iv) Pyramid chain, foodweb)
ofnumberandenergy
v) Nature ofenergyflowinfood
chainand foodweb.
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 BIOLOGYSS1THIRDTERM
WEEK TOPIC CONTENT
1 ENERGYTRANSFO i). Energy loss in
RMATIONINNATUR ecosystemII).Lawsofthermo
E dynamics
iii) Application of law
ofthermodynamicstoecol
ogicalphenomenon.
Iv). Foodchain.
2 RELEVANCEOF i) classificationofplants
BIOLOGY ii) Botanicalclassification
TOAGRICULTU e.g.algae,spermatophyte
RE. ii)Agriculturalclassification
e.g. fibre plant non-
fibreplant.
iv)Classificationbasedon
life cycle e.g. annual
biennialand perennials.
3 EFFECTS i) Effect ofbush burning
OFAGRICULTUR ,tillage,fertilizers,herbicide
ALACTIVITTIES andpesticide application.
ONECOLOGICA ii) Effectofdifferent types of
LSYSTEM farming method
onecosystem
4 PEST & i) Definition and types
DISEASESOFAGRI ofpests
CULTURALIMPORT ii) life cycleofpests
ANCE. iii) controlofpests
iv) Disease–
ACTIVITIES
i). Teacher uses the law
ofthermodynamicstoexplai
n energy flow
acrossthetropiclevels.
i) Teacher shows
studentvarious type of
plant andclassifies them.
i) takes students, on
fieldtrip to a farm land
clearedbyburning.
ii) Teacherleadsstudent
to visit farm projects
andherbicide.
i) takesstudentstoalives
tock farm to
identifypests ofanimals
ii) studentmakeatable
showing local
 typesofdiseases farmlivestockpests
and
disease theycause
5 FOOD i) Role of food in i) Demonstrate
PRODUCTIONANDS agriculturalproduction differentfood storage
TORAGE. ii) factorsaffectingprod methodstostudent e.g.
uctionandstorage drying, saltingetc.
iii) ways of improving
cropyield
iv) causeofwastage
v) Methods ofpreserving
andstoring food.
6 POPULATIONGR i) relationship i) collect a large number
OWTH & betweenavailability of ofinsectsand
FOODSUPPLY. food andhuman usethemtodemonstrate
population the effect offood shortage.
ii) effectsoffoodshortage
iii) Government effort
toincrease food production
e.g.Agriculturalresolution
7. MICROORGANISMS i)classificatione.g.viruses
AROUNDUS bacteria,fungiprotozoa
ii) carriers e.g. victors
andtransmittingorganism
s.
iii) beneficial effects
andharmfuleffects.
iv) growthofmicro-organism
v) control and prevention
ofmicro-organism
disease(publichealth)
8 AQUATICHABITAT i) Definition
ii) Typesof aquatic habitat
iii) aquatic organism and
itsadaptivefeatures
iv) Characteristics of
aquatichabitat
v) Foodchainandfoodweb
inaquatichabitats
9. TERRESTRIAL i) Definition
HABITAT ii) typesofterrestrialhabitat
iii) Terrestrial organisms
andtheir adaptivefeatures
iv) Characteristics
ofterrestrial habitat
v) Foodchain andfood web
interrestrialhabitat
10. CLASSIFICATION i) Classification of plants
OFPLANTS intoseed bearing and non
i) Divide the student
intoworking groups,
provideeach group with
sterilizedPetri-
disheswhichcontaincultur
emedium
ii) Studentineach
groupgrowculturesofmicr
oorganismfromair,watera
ndunderthefingernails
i)Observethe
patternofdistribution ofthe
bioticcomponentsinthehab
itats and their
adaptivefeatures.
i) Construct food chain
ofthe bioticcomponent
i) Leadsstudents
toclassify the
 seedbearing specimensusingagricu
ii) Classification of plants lturalclassification
intocerealsandlegumes
iii) Classificationintorootcrop
s,vegetables
fruits,beverageanddrug,
oilslatex
(fibre)
11 DIGESTIVESYSTEM i) Types of digestive i) With the aid of
system(alimentarycanal) dissectedspecimens,
ii) Description and models,charts,teachtheali
functionsoftheparts mentary canals
ofalimentarytract ofplanariam,earthworm,gr
iii) Diagram of digestive asshopper,birdsandrabbit
tractofdifferentgroupsof s
organisms.
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