Schemes of

work
for
geography
TERMLY AIMS
 To promote an understanding of environmental management issues
 To develop an appreciation of diverse communities and culture world wide
 Develop practical skills of enquiry, observation, recording and interpretation of geographical information

TOPICS TO BE COVERED
Weather and Climate
Landforms
Ecosystems
Natural resources
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Week AIMS Topic and content Methods and Activities Competences Teaching and Sources and material
ending skills learning aids
To enable  LESSION 1 -Teacher introduces himself Critical -duster
learners to:  ORIENTATION to the class thinking -chalks New syllabus
Opening day -teacher writes the topics on -chalkboard Teacher’s resource notes
the chalkboard learners Teamwork
To develop in Familiarization introduces themselves to the
learners an Orientation class
understanding
Discussion
of  LESSON 2 -class discussion on the rules
environmenta  Investigating and regulations expected duster New syllabus
l aspects topics -chalks Teacher’s resource notes
covered first -chalkboard
term.
 Class rules
and
regulations
Lesson 3 Team work -hoes New syllabus
Class and school yard Teacher leads the school -rakes Teacher’s resource notes
cleaning yard and class cleaning -buckets
Watering flowers -mops
-brooms and
water
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Week AIMS Topic and Methods and Competences Learning and Source of material
ending content activities skills teaching aids
To enable WEATHER Class discussion Critical -chart showing the Geography National
learners to: AND -on the differences thinking differences syllabus form 1-4
CLIMATE between weather between page 24
LESSON 1 and climate Teamwork weather and School syllabus
To equip - Weather Question and answer climate Step Ahead
learners on elements and Discussing the Discussion Geography Form 1
ways to instruments differences page 107
manage the between weather
environment and
climate
LESSON 2 Pair work -chart showing Geography National
Weather -listing elements of weather elements syllabus form 1-4
elements weather page 24
Question and answer School syllabus
-on elements of Step Ahead
weather Geography Form 1
page 107
LESSON 3 Brainstorming Geography National
- Weather -on weather elements - Weather syllabus form 1-4
instruments Class discussion charts showing page 24
- describe weather School syllabus
instruments used to elements Step Ahead
measure weather Geography Form 1
elements
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Lesson 4 Individual work Question paper -Step Ahead
-Revision On covered topics Geography
exercise
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Week AIMS Topic and Methods and activities Competences Learning Sources of material
ending content skills and
teaching
aids
To enable WEATHER DEMONSTRATON Critical -pictures Geography National
learners to AND -describing factors thinking showing a syllabus form 1-4
CLIMATE influencing the Stevenson School syllabus
To enable LESSON 1 location of a weather Teamwork screen syllabus
learners to -Defining station -Step Ahead
develop an Weather QUESTION AND Discussion Geography Form 1
understandin station ANSWER
g the term Location of a - on the characteristics of
weather and Weather the
climate station Stevenson screen

LESSON 2 Question and answer -pictures Geography National

- Weather - Weather tables , showing the syllabus form 1-4
data graphs and maps used types of School syllabus
to present weather data weather data syllabus
Group discussions -Step Ahead
- drawing weather Geography Form 1
tables and graphs
LESSON 3 Teacher exposition -work cards Geography National
 - Calculating -on how to Calculate with syllabus form 1-4
weather weather questions on -Step Ahead
statistics statistics to Geography Form 1
Class discussion Calculate
- Calculating weather weather
statistics statistics
LESSON 4 Individual work Question Geography National
REVISION On covered topics paper syllabus form 1-4
EXERCISE School syllabus
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Week AIMS Topic and content Methods and activities Competences Learning and Sources of material
ending skills teaching aids
To enable LESSON 1 BRAIN STORMING Critical Pictures Geography National
learners to: WEATHER AND - identifying types of thinking showing types syllabus form 1-4
CLIMATE precipitation of School syllabus
To Precipitation CLASS DISCUSSION Teamwork precipitation -Step Ahead
equip - Listing forms of Geography Form 1
learners precipitation Discussion
with LESSON 2 TEACHER Geography National
ways to WEATHER AND EXPOSITION -chart showing syllabus form 1-4
utilize CLIMATE - Rainfall formation process of School syllabus
the land - Precipitation processes rainfall -Step Ahead
PAIR WORK formation Geography Form 1
- Describing the
process of
rainfall formation
LESSON 3 QUESTION AND - Pictures Geography National
WEATHER AND ANSWER showing types syllabus form 1-4
CLIMATE - draw annotated of rainfall School syllabus
 - Precipitation diagrams of -Step Ahead
types of rainfall Geography Form 1
CLASS DISCUSSION
- Drawing diagrams
illustrating types of
rainfall
LESSON 4 Individual work Question paper Geography National
REVISION On covered topics syllabus form 1-4
EXERCISE School syllabus
- -Step Ahead
Geography Form 1
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Week AIMS Topic and content Methods and Competences Learning and Sources of material
ending activities skills teaching aids
To enable LESSON 1 TEACHER Critical -video showing -Geography National
learners to: WEATHER AND EXPOSITION thinking weather syllabus form 1-4
CLIMATE -on stating the forecasting School syllabus
To foster in - Weather meaning of Teamwork -Step Ahead
learners an forecasting weather Geography Form 1
understanding forecasting Discussion
of CLASS
technological DISCUSSION
innovations in - Discussing
landforms importance of
weather
forecasting
LESSON 2 SOCRATIC - work cards -Geography National
LANDFORMS METHOD with different syllabus form 1-4
 AND - identifying socio-economic School syllabus
LANDSCAPE landforms factors affecting -Step Ahead
PROCESSES PAIR WORK agriculture Geography Form 1
- identify - Describing
landforms landforms
LESSON 3 QUESTION AND -pictures Geography National
LANDFORMS ANSWER showing syllabus form 1-4
AND - Listing of different types School syllabus
LANDSCAPE landforms landforms -Step Ahead
PROCESSES - Sketching Geography Form 1
landforms

LESSON 4 Individual work Question paper Geography National

REVISION On covered topics syllabus form 1-4
EXCERCISE School syllabus
-Step Ahead
Geography Form 1
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Week AIMS Topic and content Methods and activities Competences Learning and Sources of
ending skills teaching aids material
To enable LESSON1 PAIR WORK Critical -a chart showing Geography
learners to: LANDFORMS - Discussing benefits thinking farming as a National syllabus
AND of landforms system form 1-4
To develop in LANDSCAPE QUESTION AND Teamwork Chikanga
learners an PROCESSES ANSWER secondary school
understandin Benefits of -describing the processes Discussion syllabus
g of landforms and outputs in different -Step Ahead
components of farming activities Geography Form 1
 ecosystems LESSON 2 BRAIN TEASING - pictures Geography
ECOSYSTEMS - describe the showing National syllabus
- Components of meaning of systems components form 1-4
Ecosystems CLASS DISCUSSION of the School syllabus
- Identifying ecosystem -Step Ahead
components of the Geography Form 1
ecosystem
LESSON 3 GROUP WORK Pictures Geography
ECOSYSTEMS - drawing food chains showing food National syllabus
- Components of and food webs. chains form 1-4
Ecosystems ASSIGNMENT School syllabus
-drawing food chains -Step Ahead
and food webs. Geography Form 1
LESSON 4 Individual work Question paper Step Ahead
REVISION On covered topics Geography Form 1
EXERCISE New Curriculum
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Week AIMS Topic and Methods and Competences Learning and Sources of
ending content activities skills teaching aids material
To enable learners LESSON 1 QUESTION AND Critical -pictures showing Geography
to: ECOSYSTEMS ANSWER thinking different types of National syllabus
- Micro - identify micro ecosystems form 1-4
ecosystem components of a Teamwork School syllabus
To foster in local micro -Step Ahead
learners an ecosystem Discussion Geography Form 1
understanding PAIR WORK
 of the - explaining the
interdependence linkages of the
in ecosystems components.
LESSON 2 CLASS -chart showing Geography
ECOSYSTEMS DISCUSSION interdependenc National syllabus
- Micro - on e in form 1-4
ecosystem interdependence in ecosystems School syllabus
ecosystems -Step Ahead
RESEARCH Geography Form 1
- Food chain, food
webs and food
pyramids
LESSON 3 FEEDBACK - chart showing Geography
ECOSYSTEMS - interpret food interdependenc National syllabus
- Micro chains, food webs e in form 1-4
ecosystem and food pyramids. ecosystems School syllabus
BRAIN -Step Ahead
STORMING Geography Form 1
- on
interdependence in
ecosystems
LESSON 4 Individual work Question paper 1
REVISION On covered topics
EXERCISE
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Week AIMS Topic and content Methods and Competences Learning and Sources of material
ending activities skills teaching aids
To enable LESSON 1 FIELDWORK Critical - local Geography National
learners to: NATURAL - classify resource thinking environment syllabus form 1-4
RESOURCES into renewable -pictures School syllabus
- Renewable and and non-renewable Teamwork showing -Step Ahead
 To develop in non-renewable Ballot box method renewable Geography Form 1
learners an resources -describing Discussion and non-
understanding renewable and renewable
of sustainable non-renewable
extraction of
resources LESSON 2 QUESTION AND -work cards Geography National
Sustainable use ANSWER showing syllabus form 1-4
of - Discussing factors School syllabus
resources in their sustainable influencing the -Step Ahead
local extraction of situation of Geography Form 1
area resources settlements
CLASS
DISCUSSION
-on sustainable
extraction of
resources
LESSON 3 PAIR WORK -video Geography National
Sustainable use - describe how showing how syllabus form 1-4
of resources can be resources School syllabus
resources in their extracted can be -Step Ahead
local sustainably in their extracted Geography Form 1
area locality sustainably
in their
locality
LESSON 4 Individual work Question Geography National
Revision exercise On covered topics paper syllabus form 1-4
School syllabus
-Step Ahead
Geography Form 1
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 Week AIMS Topic and content Methods and activities Competences Learning and Sources of material
ending skills teaching aids
To enable LESSON 1 PAIR WORK Critical Geography National
learners to: ENERGY AND -on list types of thinking -handouts on syllabus form 1-4
To develop POWER energy arrangement School syllabus
in learners Types and Ballot box method Teamwork of dwelling -Step Ahead Geography
the ability sources of -on Identifying fuel units Form 1
to combine energy types Discussion
sentences LESSON 2 QUESTION AND -pictures Geography National
and write a Types and ANSWER showing syllabus form 1-4
meaningful sources of -on Renewable such renewable School syllabus
paragraph energy as sources -Step Ahead Geography
-solar Form 1
-biogas
-water
CLASS DISCUSSION
-on renewable sources
LESSON 3 PAIR WORK -handouts on Geography National
Types and -on Non renewable Non syllabus form 1-4
sources of fossil fuels such as - renewable School syllabus
energy coal fossil fuels -Step Ahead Geography
-Petroleum Form 1
-Natural gas
LESSON 4 Individual work Question Geography National
REVISION On covered topics paper syllabus form 1-4
EXERCISE School syllabus
-Step Ahead Geography
Form 1
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Week AIMS Topic and content Methods and activities Competences Learning Sources of material
ending skills and teaching
aids
To enable ENERGY AND QUESTION AND Critical -hand out on Geography National
learners to: POWER ANSWER thinking the siting of syllabus form 1-4
LESSON 1 -stating factors power School syllabus
promote Siting of power affecting siting of Teamwork plants -Step Ahead Geography
sustainable Plants power plants Form 1
exploitation, Ballot box method Discussion
processing -on siting of power
and plants
economic LESSON 2 QUESTION AND Pictures on Geography National
use of Siting of power ANSWER on the syllabus form 1-4
minerals Plants -on the Location of advantages School syllabus
and other hydro electric and -Step Ahead Geography
resources; power disadvantages Form 1
CLASS DISCUSSION of different
-on the Location of modes of
hydro electric transport
power
LESSON 3 PAIR WORK -downloads Geography National
Power -on Nuclear and on power syllabus form 1-4
generation thermal plants generation School syllabus -Step
(including Ahead Geography Form 1
geothermal)

Revision exercise Individual work Question Geography National

On covered topics paper syllabus form 1-4
School syllabus -Step
Ahead Geography Form
1-
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Week AIMS Topic and Methods and Competences Learning and Sources of material
ending content activities skills teaching aids
To enable Examination FIELDWORK Critical -past exam Geography National
learners to: On covered topics -on covered topics thinking papers syllabus form 1-4
Ballot box method Hand outs School syllabus
 -on covered topics Teamwork -Step Ahead
Geography Form 1
promote Examination QUESTION AND Discussion -past exam Geography National
sustainable On covered topics ANSWER papers syllabus form 1-4
exploitation, - on covered topics School syllabus
processing and CLASS -Step Ahead
economic use DISCUSSION Geography Form 1
of minerals - on covered topics
and other Examination PAIR WORK -past exam Geography National
resources; On covered topics -on covered topics papers syllabus form 1-4
ROLE PLAY School syllabus
- on covered topics -Step Ahead
Geography Form 1
Examination Individual work Past exam Geography National
On covered topics On covered topics papers syllabus form 1-4
School syllabus
-Step Ahead
Geography Form 1
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Week AIMS Topic and content Methods and activities Competences Learning and Sources of material
ending skills teaching aids
To enable Examination FIELDWORK Critical -past exam Geography National
learners to: On covered topics -on covered topics thinking papers syllabus form 1-4
Ballot box method Hand outs School syllabus
-on covered topics Teamwork -Step Ahead Geography
 To Form 1
develop in Examination QUESTION AND Discussion -past exam Geography National
learners On covered topics ANSWER papers syllabus form 1-4
the ability - on covered topics School syllabus
to answer CLASS DISCUSSION -Step Ahead Geography
all - on covered topics Form 1
sections Examination PAIR WORK -past exam Geography National
correctly On covered topics -on covered topics papers syllabus form 1-4
ROLE PLAY School syllabus
- on covered topics -Step Ahead Geography
Form 1
Examination Individual work Past exam Geography National
On covered topics On covered topics papers syllabus form 1-4
School syllabus
-Step Ahead Geography
Form 1
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WEEKLY AIMS to enable learners

 To enable learners to refresh, correct and reinforce their knowledge through revision

Week AIMS Topic and content Methods and activities Competences Learning and Sources of material
ending skills teaching aids
To enable Examination FIELDWORK Critical -past exam Geography National
learners to: On covered topics -on covered topics thinking papers syllabus form 1-4
Ballot box method Hand outs School syllabus -Step
To enable -on covered topics Teamwork Ahead Geography
learners Form 1
to refresh, Examination QUESTION AND Discussion -past exam - Geography National
correct On covered topics ANSWER papers syllabus form 1-4
and - on covered topics School syllabus -Step
reinforce CLASS DISCUSSION Ahead Geography
their - on covered topics Form 1
knowledge Examination PAIR WORK -past exam Geography National
through On covered topics -on covered topics papers syllabus form 1-4
revision ROLE PLAY School syllabus -Step
- on covered topics Ahead Geography
Form 1

Evaluation
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