PRESIDENT’S OFFICE, REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT

SCHEME OF WORK
Name of teacher: Name of School:
Year: 2024 Term: 1 & 2
Class/Stream: FORM THREE Subject: GEOGRAPHY
MAIN SPECIFIC COMPETENCE TEACHING ACTIVITIES MONTH WEEK NO. OF REFERENCE TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT TOOLS REMARKS
COMPETE PERIOD LEARNING TOOLS
NCE
The Earth’s crust, the mantle, the Prepare students to observe and identify the zones of the Earth Diagram showing concentric zones Quiz
core and their respective Guide students to draw and label the concentric zones of the of the Earth.
STRUCTURE OF THE

characteristics Earth.

D.T Msabila (2003), A Comprehensive Approach to physical Geography for secondary schools. Dar es Salaam: Afroplus
Assign students to read written materials on structure of the 2ND
Earth. 03 Class work

JANUARY
 Prepare students to discuss the characteristic of concentric
zones.
EARTH

Types of rocks of the Earth’s crust Prepare students to identify the major types of rocks. 3RD Samples of rocks Exercise
 Prepare students to brainstorm on the mode of formation and
the economic importance of each rock type. TO Chart of simple geological time Assignment
scale.
4TH 06

1ST
Simplified geological time scale. To prepare students to discuss and describe the geological time Chart of simple geological time Quiz
scale. scale
03
Forces causing earth movement  Prepare the students to brainstorm the origin and causes of earth Written documents Quiz

FEBRUARY
movement 2ND 03

Industries.
Internal forces: Demonstrate the upward and downward movement of the earth. Diagrams
FORCES’ THAT AFFECT THE

Radial/vertical movement Discuss the resulting features from vertical/radial movements 3RD Exercise
Models/ video
06
Written documents on the
4TH lateral/horizontal movements
EARTH

Lateral/horizontal movement
Vulcanicity
Prepare students in group to discuss and explain how horizontal
movements take place 1ST 06
 Prepare students to discuss the features produced by
horizontal movements
Prepare students to discuss the differences between vulcanicity Written documents on volcanism.
and volcanicity. Quiz
Prepare discussion on the causes of vulcanicity, volcanicity and Texts on vulcanicity
MARCH

the resulting features and classify features resulting from the

processes of vulcanicity and volcanicity World map Exercise
Prepare students to draw and locate the distribution of major 03
volcanic zones in the world Written documents on volcanoes Test
Assign the students to assess the value of volcanoes to human 2ND
beings.
 Earth-quakes Prepare students to read different texts on earthquake for the Texts on earthquake Quiz
definition of earthquake, epicenter and focus 3RD
Demonstrate how earthquake can be detected Exercise
Prepare the students to discuss the causes and effects of Pictures on seismograph
earthquakes 06 Test
Prepare the students to identify precautionary measures against Video
earthquake.
Assign students to draw world map and locate earthquake zones World map

MID-TERM ASSESSMENT (4TH WEEK OF MARCH)

MID-TERM BREAK (28/03/2024 - 08/04/2024)
External forces Assign students to search for the definition of mass wasting Texts on mass wasting Exercise
i. Mass wasting Prepare students to identify types of mass wasting 2ND
Prepare the students to discuss and describe the factors which
cause mass wasting 03 Written document
TO
FORCES’ THAT AFFECT THE EARTH

Assign students to find out the effects of mass wasting to the Test
environment Pictures
3RD

APRIL
ii. Weathering Assign students to search for the definition of weathering Texts on weathering Exercise
Prepare students to identify different types of weathering from 4TH D.T Msabila
the immediate environment. (2003), A Diagrams showing types of
Prepare the students to discuss and present the different Comprehensive weathering
weathering processes. Approach to
 Prepare students to search for and make assessment on the physical Test
significance of weathering. Geography for
iii. Erosion and deposition by Prepare students to define erosion and deposition 06 Texts on erosion and deposition. Exercise
secondary schools.
running water, ice, wind and wave Prepare students to read different texts on erosion and deposition
action to examine how running water, ice action, wind action and Dar es Salaam:
wave action operate on the landscape Afroplus
Prepare the students to differentiate erosional and depositional Industries.
features produced by each agent. 1ST
 Prepare students in groups to discuss and present the Test
importance of erosional and depositional features to human
beings.

Artificial forces Prepare students to explain the meaning of artificial forces Written documents
MAY
 Assign students in groups to read literature on artificial forces
and search information on its causes 03
2ND

Soil formation Prepare students to define soil Texts on Soil Exercise

SOIL

Prepare students in group to search for factors of soil formation Assignment

 Prepare students in group to make assessment on the
importance of soil Written documents
03
3RD

TERMINAL ASSESSMENT (4TH WEEK OF MAY)

FIRST TERM BREAK (31/05/2024 - 01/07/2024)
UMISSETA SPORTS COMPETITIONS (16/06/2024 – 29/06/2024)
 Soil composition and properties Prepare students to search for information on soil composition. Written document Exercise
 Prepare students to collect soil sample for identification of soil
properties 03 Soil sample

1ST

Soil profile and characteristics Prepare students to define soil profile Written documents Exercise
Prepare students to discuss the characteristics of soil profile Diagrams and photographs showing
Showing diagrams and photos of soil profile soil profile
03 Home works

Tanzania Institute of Education (2005), Geography for secondary schools, Book Three
JULY

J.W Njiku (2004),Contemporary approach to ordinary level

Simple soil classification Prepare students to classify soil according to their texture. Soil sample Assignment

Geography notes, questions with answers for form 3&4.

2ND

03
Soil erosion Prepare students to explain soil erosion Photographs of eroded areas
Prepare students to discuss and examine different agents of soil 3RD Exercise
erosion Written documents
Organize a visit to an eroded area TO Assignment
Prepare students to do a project work on the relationship between Site areas
population growth and the rate of soil erosion on the quality of 4TH
life Pictures on various methods of soil Test
 Prepare the students to identify different techniques of 09 conservation
controlling soil erosion

1ST

Meaning and types of survey Prepare students to explain the meaning of land survey.
AUGUST Written documents. Quiz
 Prepare students to discuss and explain the types of simple 03
ELEMENTARY

Exercise
SURVEY AND

land survey. 2ND

To prepare students in groups to discuss, present and make  Chain Homework
Chain survey summary.  Tape measure
To prepare students to explain different types of equipment used
MAP

 Compass
in chain.  Pegs
To prepare students to practice chain/ tape surveying activities.  Arrows Test
3RD
 To prepare students in group to discuss and explain 09  Written documents.
importance of survey

MID-TERM ASSESSMENT (4TH WEEK OF AUGUST)

MID-TERM BREAK (30/08/2024 - 16/09/2024)
 Concept of map reading Prepare students to brainstorm on the meaning of map reading 3RD  Guiding questions Exercise

SEPTEMBER
INTERPRETATION and its importance
Guiding students in groups to identify essentials of a map TO 03 Timed Test
MAP READING

D.T Msabila (2003), A Comprehensive Approach to physical Geography for secondary schools. Dar es Salaam: Afroplus Industries.
AND

4TH
Reading and interpreting Prepare students to recognize features on a map  Guiding question
topographical maps Prepare students to discuss and generate information from maps 1ST  Topographical map Homework
Demonstrate how to interpret information from the map
TO 09 Assignment
Tests
3RD
Types of photographs Prepare the students to identify types of photographs.  Written documents
 Prepare students to differentiate types of photographs and  Ground, vertical and oblique Homework
PHOTOGRAPHY READINGAND

make summary. 03 photographs Exercise

OCTOBER
4TH
INTERPRETATION

Reading and interpreting
photographs
Demonstrate how to read features on photography.  Tests on photographs
Prepare students to sort out images as regards to fore, middle and  Guiding question Assignments
background of the photographs.  Different types of photographs.
 Prepare students in groups to interpret features presented on
1ST 06
the given photographs.
Test
TO

2ND

Concept of statistics Explain the concept of statistics  Written documents Exercise

NOVEMBER
Prepare students in groups to discuss and differentiate types of  Table showing different statistics
statistical data.  Different statistical data
Demonstrate how to present data graphically 3RD  Guiding question Assignment
APPLICATION OF

Prepare students to discuss the importance of statistics to the  Diagram

user.
STATISTICS

Prepare discussion on presenting the findings and make a Timed test

Simple statistical measures and
interpretation
summary. 06
 Prepare students to summarize massive data.
Prepare students to discuss methods of presenting mixed data 4TH  Statistical data Exercise
Prepare students to explain the meaning of mean, median and  Table and data for calculation
mode and calculate.  Texts on statistical
Discuss the significance of mean, mode and median in daily life. Assignment
 Prepare students to discuss how to interpret data.

03 Test

ANNUAL ASSESSMENT (1ST WEEK OF DECEMBER)

END OF YEAR BREAK (08/12/2023)