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REPORTING

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OPENER

3 1
INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY
Introduction to Biology
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define what is biology
Explain the relationship between biology and other subjects
Defining
Explanation
Discussion
Observation
Class notes
Class text book
Chalks
Charts
KLB Biology
book 1 Pg. 1
3 2
INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY
Branches of biology
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify the branches of Biology
Explanation
Discussion
Demonstration
Observation
Class notes
Class text book
Chalks
Charts
KLB Biology
book 1 Pg. 1
3 3-4
INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY
Importance of Biology
Characteristics of living things
Collection of specimens
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify the importance of biology

Identify precautions during collection and observation of specimens
Collect and observe external features of plants and animals
Explanation
Discussion
Demonstration
Observation

Explanation
Discussion
Observation
Experimenting
Class notes
Class text book
Chalks
Charts
Class notes
Class text book
Chalks
Charts
KLB Biology
book 1 Pg.1-2
KLB Biology
book 1 Pg. 3-6
3 5
INTRODUCTION TO BIOLOGY
Comparison between plants and animals
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify precautions during collection and observation of specimens
Differentiate the external features of plants and animals
Compare between plants and animals
Drawing
Explanation
Discussion
Demonstration
Observation
Experimenting
Class notes
Class text book
Chalks
Charts
KLB Biology
book 1 Pg. 6-7
4 1
CLASSIFICATION 1
Introduction
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define an organism
Identify the external features of plants and animals
Explanation
Discussion
Demonstration
Observation
Experimenting
Class notes
Class text book
Chalks
Charts
KLB Biology
book 1 Pg. 8
4 2
CLASSIFICATION 1
Magnifying lens
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Use a magnifying lens
Calculate using magnification formula
Defining
Explanation
Discussion
Demonstration
Observation
Experimenting
Class notes
Class text book
Chalks
Charts
KLB Biology book 2 Pg. 8
4 3-4
CLASSIFICATION 1
External features of plants and animals
The diversity of living organisms
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify the common external features observed in plants and animals
Discuss the external features of plants and animals

Identify the need for classification
Defining
Explanation
Discussion
Observation
Experimenting
Drawing
Defining
Explanation
Discussion
Demonstration
Class notes
Class text book
Chalks
Charts
KLB Biology
book 1 Pg. 8-10
KLB Biology
book 1 Pg. 10
4 5
CLASSIFICATION 1
Classification
Need for classification
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define what is classification
Defining
Explanation
Discussion
Demonstration
Class notes
Class text book
Chalks
Charts
KLB Biology
book 1 Pg. 10
5 1
CLASSIFICATION 1
Historical background of classification
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Explain the historical background of classification
Defining
Explanation
Discussion
Observation
Class notes
Class text book
Chalks
Charts
KLB Biology
book 1 Pg. 10 -14
5 2
CLASSIFICATION 1
Taxonomic units of classification
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Classify taxonomic units
Explain what the kingdom is
Define what is classification
Defining
Explanation
Discussion
Demonstration
Observation
Class notes
Class text book
Chalks
Charts
KLB Biology
book 1 Pg. 14-15
5 3-4
CLASSIFICATION 1
Scientific naming of living organisms
Naming organisms
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Explain the classification of a human being and maize plant
Identify the principles of binomial nomenclature

Create name of plants in their local language
Research from the internet on binomial nomenclature of organisms without scientific names
Defining
Explanation
Discussion
Demonstration
Observation

Defining
Explanation
Discussion
Demonstration
Observation
Class notes
Class text book
Chalks
Charts
Class notes
Class text book
Chalks
Charts
KLB Biology
book 1 Pg. 15-16
KLB Biology
book 1 Pg. 17
5 5
THE CELL
Introduction
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define a cell
Identify the history of invention of the microscope
Defining
Explanation
Discussion
Demonstration
Observation
Class notes
Class text book
Chalks
Charts
KLB Biology
book 1 Pg. 18
6 1
THE CELL
The light microscope
Handling and care of a microscope
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify the functions of a microscope
Identify the commonly used microscopes in schools and why
Defining
Explanation
Discussion
Demonstration
Observation
Experimenting
Class notes
Class text book
Chalks
Charts
KLB Biology
book 1 Pg. 18
6 2
THE CELL
Handling and care of a microscope
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Explain the rules to be observed when handling the microscope
Defining
Explanation
Discussion
Observation
Class notes
Class text book
Chalks
Charts
KLB Biology
book 1 Pg. 19
6 3-4
THE CELL
Using the microscope
Magnification
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Assemble together the parts of a microscope in pairs
Use the coarse adjustment knob and the fine adjustment knob appropriately

Define magnification
Draw a generalized animal cell
Work out questions and fill tables involving magnification
Defining
Explanation
Discussion
Demonstration
Observation
Experimenting
Class notes
Class text book
Chalks
Charts
KLB Biology
book 1 Pg. 20
KLB Biology
book 1 Pg. 21
6 5
THE CELL
Magnification
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Identify the parts of a light microscope
State the functions of the parts of a microscope
Defining
Explanation
Discussion
Demonstration
Observation
Class notes
Class text book
Chalks
Charts
KLB Biology
book 1 Pg. 21
7

MID term exam

8 1
THE CELL
Cell structure seen under the light microscope
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define an organelle
Draw the generalized plant cell
Identify the parts of a cell that cannot be seen under a microscope
Defining
Explanation
Discussion
Observation
Class notes
Class text book
Chalks
Charts
KLB Biology
book 1 Pg. 21
8 2
THE CELL
The electron microscope
Observing permanent slides of plants and animal cells
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Explain the high resolving power of an electron microscope
Differentiate between the light and the electron microscope
Defining
Explanation
Discussion
Demonstration
Observation
Class notes
Class text book
Chalks
Charts
KLB Biology
book 1 Pg. 22-23
8 3
THE CELL
The cell structure as seen under the electron microscope
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Explain the function of the cell membrane, cytoplasm
Draw the cell membrane and the mitochondrion
Drawing
Explanation
Discussion
Demonstration
Observation
Class notes
Class text book
Chalks
Charts
KLB Biology
book 1 Pg. 24
8-9

Midterm break

9 2
THE CELL
The cell structure as seen under the electron microscope
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Explain the function of the endoplasmic reticulum (ER), ribosomes, lysosomes and golgi bodies
Draw the smooth and rough endoplasmic reticulum and the golgi apparatus
Defining
Explanation
Discussion
Observation
Class notes
Class text book
Chalks
Charts
KLB Biology
book 1 Pg. 24-25
9 3-4
THE CELL
The cell structure as seen under the electron microscope
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Explain the function of centrioles, chloroplasts, vacuoles, cell wall and nucleus

Identify the differences between plants and animals cell
Identify the similarities between plants and animals
Defining
Explanation
Discussion
Demonstration
Observation

Defining
Explanation
Discussion
Demonstration
Observation
Experimenting
Class notes
Class text book
Chalks
Charts
KLB Biology
book 1 Pg. 25-26
KLB Biology
book 1 Pg. 26
9 5
THE CELL
Preparation of temporary slides
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Prepare a temporary slide of onion cells under light microscopes
Observe onion epidermis strip under a microscope
Defining
Explanation
Discussion
Demonstration
Observation
Experimenting
Class notes
Class text book
Chalks
Charts
KLB Biology
book 1 Pg. 27
10 1
THE CELL
Estimation of cell size
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

List three limitations of measuring the size of certain cells
Calculate the diameter of a cell using the formula
Defining
Explanation
Discussion
Demonstration
Observation
Experimenting
Class notes
Class text book
Chalks
Charts
KLB Biology book 1 Pg. 27-28
10 2
THE CELL
Cell specialization; tissues, organs and organ systems
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define specialized cells
Draw the root hair cell and sperm cell
Identify the types of tissues in animals
Draw epithelial tissue skeletal tissue, blood tissue and connective tissue
Defining
Explanation
Discussion
Demonstration
Observation
Class notes
Class text book
Chalks
Charts
KLB Biology
book 1 Pg. 29-30
10 3-4
THE CELL
Cell physiology
Cell specialization; tissues, organs and organ systems
water relations in plants
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Define an organ and an organ system
Explain the functions of an organ and an organ system


Explain the terms turgor pressure, turgid, wall pressure, flaccid, plasmolysis and deplasmolysis
Describe what happens to plant cells when placed in various solutions
Defining
Explanation
Discussion
Demonstration
Observation

Explanation
Description
Questions
Class notes
Class text book
Chalks
Charts
KLB Biology
book 1 Pg. 31
KLB Biology book one page 40-41
Explore biology book one
10 5
Cell physiology
water relations in plants
By the end of the lesson, the learner should be able to:

Explain why the grass dries up when sodium chloride was poured onto the grass
Illustrate turgor and plasmolysis in a plant cell
Explanation
Description
Illustration
Class notes
charts
KLB Biology book one page 41-42
Explore biology book one
11-12

End of term one exam

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REVISION AND CLOSING


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