BASIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FIRST TERM SCHEME OF WORK FOR PRIMARY SIX (6)/ BASIC SIX (6)

THEME 3:  YOU AND ENVIRONMENT

WEEK 1 (UNIT I): REVIEW OF PRIMARY FIVE’S WORK

WEEK 2(UNIT II): SYNTHETIC AND NATURALLY OCCURRING DRUGS

UNITS:

• Meaning of drugs
• Types of drugs

WEEK 3(UNIT III): DRUG USE AND ABUSE

UNITS:

• Normal use of drugs
• Abnormal use of drugs
•  Effects of Drug Abuse

WEEK 4(UNIT IV):  OUR WEATHER

UNITS:

• Meaning of weather
• Weather symbols
• Weather records

WEEK 5 (UNIT V): EARTH AND SKY MOVEMENT

UNITS:

• the sky
• Natural bodies in the sky
• The solar system Gravity

WEEK 6(UNIT VI): THE EARTH’S MOVEMENT

UNITS:

• Rotation of the earth
• Revolution of the earth
• Eclipse (Solar and Lunar)

THEME 2: LIVING AND NON LIVING THINGS

WEEK 7(UNIT VII): LIVING AND NON LIVING THINGS

UNITS:

• Identification of living and non-living things.
• Characteristics of living and non-living things.

WEEK 8 (UNIT VIII): GROWING CROPS

UNITS:

• Growing crops with compost
• Growing crops with fertilizers
•  Growing crops for better crops
• Importance of manure and fertilizers on the soil

 WEEK 9 (UNIT IX): IMPROVING CROPS YIELD

UNITS:

• Food and cash crops.
• Importance of increased labour on the yield.
• Storage of farm produce.

WEEK 10 (Unit X):  THE HUMAN CIRCULATORY SYSTEM – THE HEART

UNITS:

• The structure and functions of the heart.
• Blood vessel (Examining blood vessels, blood Circulation)

WEEK 11 (Unit XI): REVISION

WEEK 12 (Unit XII): EXAMINATION