LESSON PLAN (2018-19)

Subject:Economics Day & Date: 3.06.18 Class & Div: VI & VII Teacher’s Name: Anne
Prescribed Text Book: Social science goyal brothers. Duration : 40 min

Lesson: Natural resources land and soil

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

Background knowledge: previous knowledge about
the concept of natural resources.
Learning Objectives: The learners will be able to
understand the importance of soil.
Summary of the Lesson / Module: soil is one of the
most valuable resources. It is formed by breaking
down of rock particles due to weathering and humus
or decayed plant and animal remnants as well as living
organisms, water and air. Different layers of soil.

To identify and list out the various factors that affect

the formation of soil.

To compare and contrast the various layers of soil.

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Resource used: placards, jar and layer of soil, Key words and terminologies :
samples of soil Humus, soil profile, weathered parent rock, bed rock

Text Book: Social science goyal brothers.

Smart Board: pictures of soil importance, video on

layers of soil formation of soil.
Cross curricular Link: The topic natural resource soil Integration with U.A.E culture and Arabic Language (If
is linked with soil profile in science. any)

The UAE recognises the importance of soil so the UAE

scientists trying to make the sandy land into a fertile
soil. A video is shown based on it.

Arabic word for soil: turba

Values / Skills to be attained: the learners identify the importance of soil in the economic growth of the
country.

Development of the Lesson

Starter Activity: The teacher begins the class by doing some breathing exercise and elicits the topic soil and
its importance from the students by showing pictures in smart board.

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Development of Teacher Role: Student Role: Duration :
the lesson: Duration: 10 min 30 min

The teacher shows a sample soil From the video clip the students identifies
and conducts a brain storming session on and lists out the layers of soil and formation
soil profile and formation of soil and shows of soil.
a video.
The students are divided into four groups
Then the teacher divides the class into four and one group performs a role play based
groups and gives each group activity to on the printable notes on the layers of soil
perform on soil profile. given by the teacher and the second group
makes model of soil profile jar.Third group
The teacher shows a video on the UAE
draws layers of soil.
scientists trying to make sandy soil into
fertile land. Fourth group does a poster on importance
of soil.

Based on the video -formation of soil the

teacher conducts a memory game to list
down the elements in the formation of soil.

The student explains the UAE type of soil

and the idea of UAE scientist trying to make
sandy soil into fertile land based on the
video clip.

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Differentiated Expected Outcome
activities Duration:10 mins
The learners understands the importance of
HA: role play on layers of soil. soil.

To identifies and lists out the various factors

MA: model of soil profile.
that affect the formation of soil.

LA: group discussion on importance of soil. To compares the various layers of soil.

SEN: nil

Plenary / Evaluatio : draws a mind map on the importance and formation of Notes / Extension
soil. opportunities/
Homework: observe in your
locality and find out the
following
Major uses of land and soil
type of your region.

Teacher’s Sign:…………………………….. H.O.D’s Sign:

………………………

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