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SCHEMES OF WORKGEOGRAPHY FORM ONE
TERM I
3 / 1 / - Introduction to Geography / Introduction
Definition of geography and environment
Origin of terms
- Geography
- Environment
· Components of the environment / By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to
· Define terms geography and environment
· Explain the origin of Geography and environment
· Describe the components of environment / · Defining the terms Geography and environment
· Explaining the origin of geography and environment
· Identifying compounds of the environment / · Photographs
· Local environment / · Comprehensive Secondary Geography
Student’s book 1, page 1
Teacher’s book 1, page 23-24
· Gateway secondary Revision Geography page 1
· Certificate geography student’s book 1, page 1
· KLB secondary Geography Student’s book 1 page 1-2
· Focus on Geography Student’s book 1, page 1-2
2 / - Introduction to Geography / Branches of Geography / By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to
· Identify branches of Geography
· Define physical geography
· Identify branches of physical Geography
· Define and identify branches of human geography / · Naming branches of Geography
· Defining the branches of Geography
· Identifying branches of Human & Physical Geography / · Maps
· Photographs
· A globe
· Local environment
· Atlases
· / · Comprehensive Secondary Geography
Student’s book 1, page 2-5
Teacher’s book 1, page 23-26
· Gateway secondary Revision Geography page 1
· Certificate geography student’s book 1, page 2-3
· KLB secondary Geography Student’s book 1 page 2
· Focus on Geography Student’s book 1, page 3-4
3 / Introduction to Geography / Importance of studying Geography / By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
· Explain the importance of studying Geography / · Explaining the importance of Geography
· Taking notes
· Discussing importance of studying Geography / · Charts
· Maps
· Local environments
· Atlas
· Text books / · Comprehensive Secondary Geography
Student’s book 1, page 6-7
Teacher’s book 1, page 26
· Gateway secondary Revision Geography page 3
· Certificate geography student’s book 1, page 5-6
· KLB secondary Geography Student’s book 1 page 2-3
· Focus on Geography Student’s book 1, page 6
4 / 1 / Introduction to Geography / Relationship between, Geography and other disciplines / By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
(i) Identify the relationship between geography and other disciplines / · Identifying and explaining the relationship between geography and other disciplines
· Discussing these relationships
· Taking notes
· Asking and answering questions / · Textbooks
· Atlas
· Well maps
· Resource person / · Comprehensive Secondary Geography
Student’s book 1, page 7-10
Teacher’s book 1, page 26-27
· Gateway secondary Revision Geography page 2-3
· Certificate geography student’s book 1, page 5-6
· KLB secondary Geography Student’s book 1 page 3-6
· Focus on Geography Student’s book 1, page 6-9
2 / Earth and solar system / Composition of the solar system / By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
(i) Define solar system
(ii) Describe the composition of the solar system / · Demonstrating
· Discussing
· Expositions
· Drawing diagrams and sketches / · Globe
· Atlases
· Well maps
· Text books
· Satellite photos / · Comprehensive Secondary Geography
Student’s book 1, page 11-14
Teacher’s book 1, page 15-16
· Certificate geography student’s book 1, page 7-11
· KLB secondary Geography Student’s book 1 page 7-12
· Focus on Geography Student’s book 1, page 10-14
3 / Earth and solar system / Theories that explain the origin of and the formation of the earth / By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to
(i) Explain the origin of the earth
(ii) Describe origin, size, shape and position of the earth in the solar system / · Oral expositions (explanation)
· Demonstrations
· Class discussion
· Asking and answering questions / · Globe
· Satellite
· Photos
· Wall maps / · Comprehensive Secondary Geography
Student’s book 1, page 15-20
Teacher’s book 1, page 29
· Certificate geography student’s book 1, page 10-13
· KLB secondary Geography Student’s book 1 page 12-16
· Focus on Geography Student’s book 1, page 14-19
5 / 1 / Earth and Solar system / Rotation and revolution of the earth / By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
(i) Explain how the earth rotates round its axis
(ii) Explain how the earth revolves round the sun
(iii) Explain the effects of earth’s rotation
(iv) Explain the effects of earth’s revolution / · Demonstrating
· Class discussion
· Group work
· Drawing diagrams and sketching
· Taking notes
· Explain rotation and revolution of the earth / · Globe
· Atlases
· Wall maps
· Local environment / · Comprehensive Secondary Geography
Student’s book 1, page 28-31,22-24
Teacher’s book 1, page 29-30
· Certificate geography student’s book 1, page 13-15
· KLB secondary Geography Student’s book 1 page 17-18
· Focus on Geography Student’s book 1, page 20-21
2 / Earth and solar system / Longitudes and time
Calculation of time / By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to
(i) Calculate time using longitudes / · Calculating time
· Calculating distance
· Group work
· observing / · wall maps
· globe
· atlases
· encyclopedia
· teacher’s Guide / · Comprehensive Secondary Geography
Student’s book 1, page 27-28
Teacher’s book 1, page 29-30
· Certificate geography student’s book 1, page 15-17
· KLB secondary Geography Student’s book 1 page 19-20
· Focus on Geography Student’s book 1, page 21-26
3 / Earth and solar system / Internal structure of the earth (earth’s crust) / By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
(i) Describe the structure if the earth
(ii) Explain the characteristics of earth’s crust / · Discussing
· Drawing
· Diagrams
· Demonstrating / · Globe
· Student’s book
· Encyclopedia / · Comprehensive Secondary Geography
Student’s book 1, page 28-31
Teacher’s book 1, page 30
· Gateway secondary Revision Geography page 23
· Certificate geography student’s book 1, page 18-19
· KLB secondary Geography Student’s book 1 page 21-22
· Focus on Geography Student’s book 1, page 30-32
6 / 1 / Earth and solar system / The core (bar sphere) / By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to
(i) Explain the characteristics and structure of the core / · Drawing diagrams and sketching
· Discussing
· Making and taking notes
· Working in groups / · Teacher’s guide
· Local environment
· Globe
· Display board / · Comprehensive Secondary Geography
Student’s book 1, page 31
Teacher’s book 1, page 30-31
· Gateway secondary Revision Geography page 23
· Certificate geography student’s book 1, page 20
· KLB secondary Geography Student’s book 1 page 23
· Focus on Geography Student’s book 1, page 33
2 / Earth and solar system / External structure of the earth (hydro-sphere) / By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to
(i) Describe the structure of the hydrosphere / · Drawing/sketching
· Explaining (oral explanation)
· Summarizing / · Atlas
· Wall maps
· Student’s book
· Satellite photos / · Comprehensive Secondary Geography
Student’s book 1, page 31-32
Teacher’s book 1, page 31-32
· Gateway secondary Revision Geography page 2
· Certificate geography student’s book 1, page 18
· KLB secondary Geography Student’s book 1 page 22
· Focus on Geography Student’s book 1, page 31
3 / Earth and solar system / Atmosphere
Troposphere
Stratosphere
Me-sphere
Thermosphere
Exosphere / By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to
(i) Describe the structure of hydrosphere / · Explaining (oral explanation)
· Making and taking notes
· Working in groups
· sketching / · student’s book
· Supplementary library reading
· Wall maps
· Atlas / · Comprehensive Secondary Geography
Student’s book 1, page 32-33
Teacher’s book 1, page 30-31
· Gateway secondary Revision Geography page 25
· Certificate geography student’s book 1, page 18
· KLB secondary Geography Student’s book 1 page 22
· Focus on Geography Student’s book 1, page 30-31
7 / 1 / Weather / · Meaning of weather
· Meaning of climate / By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
(i) Define the term weather
(ii) Differentiate between weather and climate / · Class discussion
· Making and taking notes / · Weather
· Charts
· Students book / · Comprehensive Secondary Geography
Student’s book 1, page 34
Teacher’s book 1, page 32-35
· Gateway secondary Revision Geography page 55
· Certificate geography student’s book 1, page 21
· KLB secondary Geography Student’s book 1 page 24
· Focus on Geography Student’s book 1, page 34
2 / Weather / Elements of weather / By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
(i) State the elements of weather / · Observing local weather elements
· Discussing
· Explaining
· demonstrating / · Resource person
· Weather chars
· Teachers Guide / · Comprehensive Secondary Geography
Student’s book 1, page 34
Teacher’s book 1, page 32-35
· Gateway secondary Revision Geography page 55
· Certificate geography student’s book 1, page 23-27
· KLB secondary Geography Student’s book 1 page 24
· Focus on Geography Student’s book 1, page 34
3 / Weather / Factors influencing temperatures in the surface of the earth
(i) Latitudes
(ii) Length of the day
(iii) Altitude / By the end of the day, the learner should be able to:
(i) Explain factors that influence temperatures on the earth’s surface / · Making and taking notes
· Working in a group
· summarizing / · wall maps
· Weather
· charts / · Comprehensive Secondary Geography
Student’s book 1, page 35-36
Teacher’s book 1, page 35-36
· Gateway secondary Revision Geography page 55
· Certificate geography student’s book 1, page 24-26
· KLB secondary Geography Student’s book 1 page 24-25
· Focus on Geography Student’s book 1, page 34-38
8 / 1 / Weather / Factors influencing weather
(i) Distance from the sea
(ii) Winds
(iii) Cloud cover
(iv) Aspect
(v) Atmosphere pressure / By the end of the lesson, the earner should be able to
(i) Describe factors that influence weather / · Explaining (oral expositions)
· Drawing diagrams and sketches
· Class discussion / · Weather charts
· Text books
· School based weather station / · Comprehensive Secondary Geography
Student’s book 1, page 36-37
Teacher’s book 1, page 32-35
· Gateway secondary Revision Geography page 55-56
· Certificate geography student’s book 1, page 27-30
· KLB secondary Geography Student’s book 1 page 45-46
· Focus on Geography Student’s book 1, page 62-66
2 / Weather / · Distribution of pressure system
· Characteristics of winds / By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
(i) Detail the distribution of pressure system
(ii) Identify the types of clouds / · Demonstrating
· Observing level wings
· Observing clouds in the sky / · Wall maps
· Atlas
· Weather charts
· Teachers Guide / · Comprehensive Secondary Geography
Student’s book 1, page 35-39
Teacher’s book 1, page 32-35
· Gateway secondary Revision Geography page 55-56
· Certificate geography student’s book 1, page 31-44
· KLB secondary Geography Student’s book 1 page 30-31
· Focus on Geography Student’s book 1, page 48-49
3 / Weather / I.T.C.2
Effects of wind
Land and sea breeze / By the end of the lesson ,the learner should be able to:
(i) Analyse the effects of wind and explain the workings of a land and a sea breeze / · Drawing diagrams
· Explain land and sea breeze / · Satellite photos
· Cup counter
· Anemometer
· Weather charts / · Comprehensive Secondary Geography
Student’s book 1, page 39-44
Teacher’s book 1, page 32-35
· Gateway secondary Revision Geography page 55-56
· Certificate geography student’s book 1, page 42-43
· KLB secondary Geography Student’s book 1 page 30
· Focus on Geography Student’s book 1, page 49-50
9 / 1 / Weather / · Mountain and valley winds
· Humidity / By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
(i) Explain how valley winds originate and move
(ii) Define humidity / · Drawing sketches
· Class discussion
· Taking and making notes / · Weather charts
· Text books / · Comprehensive Secondary Geography
Student’s book 1, page 45-46
Teacher’s book 1, page 32-35
· Gateway secondary Revision Geography page 56
· Certificate geography student’s book 1, page 26-27
· KLB secondary Geography Student’s book 1 page 36-37
· Focus on Geography Student’s book 1, page 50-53
2 / Weather / Precipitation
· Dew
· Fog
· Mist
· Hail
· Rainfall (cyclonic rainfall) / By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:
(i) Identify various forms of precipitation
(ii) Define cyclonic rain fall / · Oral expositions
· Demonstrating
· Students discussing
· Drawing sketches / · Teacher’s guide
· Weather charts
· Relevant pictures / · Comprehensive Secondary Geography
Student’s book 1, page 47,51
Teacher’s book 1, page 32-35
· Gateway secondary Revision Geography page 57-58
· Certificate geography student’s book 1, page 29-30
· KLB secondary Geography Student’s book 1 page 26-28
· Focus on Geography Student’s book 1, page 41-45
3 / Weather / · Convectional rainfall
· Orographic rainfall / By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to
(i) State the characteristics of convectional and orographic rainfall / · Drawing sketches