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Lesson Plan

No of Students: 20 Class: 8th

Time duration: 40 minutes Subject: General Science

Date: 28-1-2020 Topic: Saving the Earth

School: Govt. Girls. High school C-4 Instructor: Saba Jehangir Khan

Heading Content and Methodology Board Summary

General  To enable students to develop sense
Objectives of inquiry regarding nature
 To acquire conceptual understanding
to solve the daily life problems

Specific By the end of this lesson, students will be

Objectives
Cognitive: able to:

Affective :
 Identify human activities that have
long-term adverse effects on the
Psychomotor: environment
 Know the importance of saving the
earth
 Develop the habit of recycling the
waste materials
 Prepare a list of the strategies, human
can take to save the earth
 Organize a survey to identify the
pollutants in their home town

Teaching  Question-Answer method will be

Methods used for brain storming
 Lecture cum Demonstration method
will be used for explanation of the
topic
 Discussion method will be used for
the activity of video projection
 Assignment method will be used for
home work

Teaching  Brain storming y technique

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Strategies  Question-Answer technique

 Group work

Teaching  Whiteboard, Marker and flash cards

Resources will be used for explanation
 Model will be used for explanation
for topic
 Worksheet will be used for class work
 Computer will be used for video
display

Previous Pre-Assessment 3 minutes

Knowledge Technique: Discussion + Question Answer
Focus: Fulfillment of the Affective
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Teacher will ask the following questions for
brain storming:
1. Identify what we need to
survive?

2. What will happen if the earth

becomes polluted?

3. Do you feel fresh or lazy at every

morning?

Announcemen After pre assessment activity teacher will 2 minutes

t of the Topic announce the topic and write it on the board. “Saving the
Earth”
Content 25 minutes
Teacher will write the “Earth" on board and Pollution,
Presentation 1 ask students to identify some of the Terrorism,
challenges faced by our earth. Along with Natural disasters
other factors, teacher will highlight the etc.
"Pollution" to describe the focus of the day.
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Teacher will define pollution as any

Activity-1 unwanted and undesirable change in the
environment that affects the atmosphere and
disturbs the ecosystem (physical system or
living organism).
Teacher will tell the students that pollution
means to make something unreal. Pollution is
becoming a great danger to society as it is
destroying the natural objects and peace.
Teacher will ask students if they have any
idea about the types of pollution. If the
students will give the right answer teacher
will appreciate them and if in case, they will
Presentation 2 not be able to answer teacher will describe
the four major types of pollution as:
1. Air Pollution
2. Water Pollution
3. Soil Pollution
4. Noise Pollution

Activity-2
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Teacher will briefly define these kinds with

the help of daily life examples as:
 Air Pollution Diesel exhaust.
 Water Pollution→ Human trash
chemicals
 Soil Pollution → Local waste,
excessive fertilizer use
 Noise Pollution → Air conditioners,
ear phones

Teacher will display a model to students and

ask them to identify the factors affecting the
earth. Some of the students will be called in
front of class and briefly describe what they
understand.
(Fulfilling the General objective #1 and
Cognitive objective)
Effects of the pollutants, mentioned in the
model will be discussed among students
(Picture of model is attached herewith.)

Teacher will tell students that earth is our

homeland We can take some simple steps to
make our earth a better place for living.
Teacher will explain some steps with the help
of flash cards. (Flash cards are attached
herewith)
These steps include:
1. Dispose of garbage
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2. Collect waste paper

3. Drive less
4. Save water
5. Plant a tree

Teacher will show a video on "Strategies to

save the earth" and ask students to note down
the strategies which they can take to save the
earth.
After this teacher will ask each student to tell
the point which he/ she has written down.

121 “Reduce-Reuse-
Recycle”
Recapitulation Teacher will ask the class to develop a 5 minutes
"Message of the day" from the content
covered in the class. After the pause of one
minute teacher will call a student to the stage
and ask him/her to share his/her
idea/message.

Home Task Students will be assigned to: 5 minutes

Students will note down the pollutants and Make a survey of
precautions in their notebook as home work. their home town
(Fulfilling the Psychomotor objective # 2) to:
1. Identify
some
pollutants.

2. Prepare a
list of the
strategies
which they
can take to
save their
surroundin
gs to save
the earth.
Assessment Students will be assessed by the participation
in class discussion and their creativity in
solving the worksheet.

Closing Teacher will leave the class by advising

students to make the habit of “Saving the
Earth” as their first priority.