LIVING AND NON-LIVING THINGS (1) LESSON NOTE

PROPOSED LESSON NOTE FOR THE SECOND WEEK ENDING 13th SEPTEMBER, 2022/2023 ACADEMIC SESSION

SUBJECT: BASIC SCIENCE

CLASS: GRADE 7

NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 21

AVERAGE AGE: 11+ YEARS

PERIOD(S): 2nd AND 5th PERIOD ON MONDAY AND FRIDAY RESPECTIVELY

GENDER: MIXED

TERM: FIRST TERM

DURATION: 40 MINUTES

DATE: 12/09/2022

TOPIC: LIVING AND NON-LIVING THINGS

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson the students should be able to;

i. state the meaning of living things;

ii. identify and classify matter;

iii. explain the various state of matter;

iv. differentiate between mixture and compounds.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR: Students are familiar with farms, animals and plants.

INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS/TECHNIC: Questions, simulation, quiz.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Textbook, lesson note, laptop, projector, marker, whiteboard, Pictures showing plants and animals.

INTRODUCTION: Questions posed to the students include:

Question 1: What are natural things? list examples of natural things.

Expected Answers: This are things given to us by nature, examples animals, plants, rocks, clouds, sun, moon and stars.

Question 2: What are manmade things? List examples of manmade things.

Expected Answers: This are things made by human beings. Examples cars, buildings, road and bridges.

Question 3:  Those things that have life are called?

Expected Answers: Living things.

STEP I: MEANING OF LIVING THINGS

Living things are those things that have life.

Question 4: List examples of living things.

Expected Answers: Humans, animals and plants.

Question 5: What are non-living things? List examples of non-living things.

Expected Answers: Non-living things are those things that do not have life, examples rocks, cars, buildings etc.

STEP II: IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MATTER

IDENTIFICATION OF MATTER

Matter is anything that has mass and occupies space. It can be living or non-living. It is made of different materials which varied in sizes, shape, color and composition. Examples - glass, pen, desk, chair, bottle, utensils, books, air food, water, clothes, plants and animals.

Mass: The mass of a body is the quantity of matter in a body.

Space: Space is the empty vacuum occupy by a body.

Molecule: A molecule is the smallest unit of a substance that has all the properties of that substance. The smallest particle of matter which can exist independently is called a molecule. Matter is made of extremely small particles which are not visible to unaided eyes, this particle are called molecule. A molecule can further be broken down into smaller units called atoms.

Atoms: Atoms are the smallest particle of an element that can take part in a chemical reaction. They are the building blocks of matter. Atoms composed of electron, proton and neutron. Proton and neutron are found in the nucleus of the atom. The sum of the proton and neutron is called mass number.

Element: An element is a substance which cannot be split into simpler units by an ordinary chemical process. Element are arrange on a table called periodic table in a vertical form called group and in horizontal form called period. Element in the same group have the same number of outermost electrons.

CLASSIFICATION OF MATTER

Matter has various similarities and dissimilarities. Due to such variations, it is very hard to study matter around us individually.

  Matter is generally classified into three states-solid, liquid and gas. These three states are called states of matter.

STEP III: STATES OF MATTER

Matter exists in three states. These are: (1) Solid (2) Liquid (3) Gas

(1) Solid: In solids, the molecules are very close to each other. They attract each other with great force. A solid is hard, rigid and has a definite shape and volume. Examples-rock, pencil, pen, book, chair. So solid have (i) Fixed Shape (ii) Fixed volume.

(2) Liquid: In liquids, the molecules are less closely packed. The attraction between the molecules in liquids is less as compared to that in solids. Molecules can move around freely. That is why liquids can easily flow. Examples-milk, water and ink. Liquid do not have fixed shape, it takes the shape of the container, in which it is poured. No matter what shape a particular amount of liquid may take, its volume remains the same. A liquid have a definite volume, but no definite shape. Thus, liquids (i) have no fixed shape, (ii) have fixed volume (iii) can flow

(3) Gas: In gases, the molecules are separated by large empty spaces. They have a lot of freedom to move about. The molecules in a gas move faster than the molecules in a solid or liquid. That is why a gas has no definite shape or volume.

The molecules in a gas are very loosely packed and gases can flow easily.

Thus gases (i) have no fixed shape, (ii) have no fixed volume (iii) fill the space of the vessel (iv) flow more easily than liquids.

STEP IV: DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MIXTURE AND COMPOUNDS

MIXTURE

A Mixture contains two or more constituents which can easily be separated by physical methods. Mixtures can be elements or compounds. Examples-air, soil, urine, palm wine, coca - cola, milk, sea-water, blood, crude oil, brass. Mixtures can be separated by sieving, magnetic separation, sublimation, filtration, centrifugation, floatation, evaporation to dryness, crystallization, fractional crystallization, precipitation, distillation, fractional distillation, separating funnel, chromatography.

COMPOUND

A compound is a substance which contains two or more elements chemically combined together. Examples - water, sand, limestone, common salt, sugar, ethanol, washing soda, hard soap, caustic soda.

SUMMARY:

(a) Living things are those things that have life.

(b) Matter is anything that has mass and occupies space.

(c) Matter exists in three states. These are: (1) Solid (2) Liquid (3) Gas

(d) A Mixture contains two or more constituents which can easily be separated by physical methods while a compound is a substance which contains two or more elements chemically combined together.

EVALUATION:

i. state the meaning of living things;

ii. identify and classify matter;

iii. explain the various state of matter;

iv. differentiate between mixture and compounds.

ASSIGNMENT:

1. What is matter?

2. Differentiate between solid, liquid and gas in a table.

3. Differentiate between mixture and compound with three examples each.

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