Resources from Living Things and Non-Living Things (I) (Lesson note)

DETAILED LESSON NOTE

School: Junior Secondary School
Subject: Basic Science
Class: JSS 3 (Grade 9)
Topic: Resources from Living Things and Non-Living Things
Duration: 40 minutes

Week: Four
Date: To be inserted by the teacher
Period: To be inserted by the teacher
Average Age: 13–15 years
No. in Class: 8

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Instructional Objectives

At the end of the lesson, students should be able to:

1. (Lower Domain – Knowledge): Identify and list resources obtained from living things (plants and animals).
2. (Middle Domain – Understanding): Explain the economic importance of resources from living things to self and society.

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Instructional Materials

• Chart showing plant and animal resources.
• Samples of crops (e.g., maize, rice, cotton).
• Leather material, milk tin, wool fabric.
• Pictures of industries that use plant and animal resources.

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Previous Knowledge

Students already know that living things (plants and animals) provide food and materials needed for survival.

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Lesson Development

Step 1: Introduction (5 minutes)

• The teacher greets the class and settles them.
• Teacher asks: “Where do we get our food, clothes, and medicine from?”
• Students respond (plants, animals, factories, etc.).
• Teacher introduces the lesson: “Today we will learn about resources from living things and their importance to us and society.”

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Step 2: Presentation (25 minutes)

(i) Resources from Living Things (10 minutes)

• Plant resources:
• Food crops – yam, maize, rice, cassava.
• Cash crops – cocoa, cotton, oil palm, groundnut.
• Dyes – indigo, turmeric.
• Drugs – quinine, aloe vera, herbs.
• Animal resources:
• Hides and skin – for leather.
• Wool – for clothing.
• Milk – for food and dairy products.
• Meat, eggs – for protein.
• Honey – from bees.

(ii) Economic Importance of Resources (15 minutes)

• Food supply – yam, rice, meat, milk give energy and nutrients.
• Clothing – cotton, wool, hides provide materials for clothes and shoes.
• Medicine – plants and herbs help cure diseases.
• Employment – farming, processing, trading, and industry create jobs.
• Industrial raw materials – cotton for textiles, hides for leather, palm oil for soap.
• Export & foreign exchange – cocoa, cotton, and palm oil bring revenue to Nigeria.

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Step 3: Teacher–Student Interaction (5 minutes)

• Teacher asks:
• “Mention 3 resources we get from plants.”
• “Give 2 resources we get from animals.”
• “How do these resources help our society?”
• Students respond, teacher guides and corrects answers.

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Step 4: Evaluation (3 minutes)

The teacher evaluates by asking:

1. List four resources from plants.
2. Mention three resources from animals.
3. Explain three ways plant and animal resources are important to society.

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Step 5: Conclusion (2 minutes)

• Teacher summarizes the lesson:
• Plants give food, cash crops, dyes, and drugs.
• Animals give hides, wool, milk, meat, and honey.
• These resources provide food, medicine, jobs, and foreign exchange.
• Teacher links the lesson to next topic (resources from non-living things).

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Assignment

1. List five plant resources and five animal resources.
2. State four economic importance of resources from living things.

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Reference Materials

• STAN Basic Science Textbook for JSS 3
• New General Basic Science for Junior Secondary Schools
• Teacher’s Lesson Notes