LESSON PLAN

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ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION
 LESSON PLAN

Name of teacher Gurjinder kaur

Subject Environmental Sanitation

Topic Water .
Group
ANM 1st year students

Venue Class room

Date & time 1 hour
Teaching method Lecture cum discussion
AV aids / instructional aids White board, ppt

Student Pre requisite
General Objective
The students have knowledge regarding Water, sources of water , prevention water from
contaminated
At the end of the session the student will be able to gain the knowledge regarding Water,
sources of water , prevention of water from contaminated.
Specific objective
At the end of the class the student will be able to:-
• Define Water .
• Discuss sources of water.
• Discuss the prevention water from contaminated

Student have some knowledge regarding Water , sources of water , prevention water from
Review of previous class
contaminted

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objective learning
activity
1 10 min Define Water . Definition- Water :- Water is one of the most important natural T: Define What is
resources available in the world. It is available on the surface of Water. S: Water ?
the earth
listen and takes
notes.

2 20 min Discuss the Sources of water :-

sources of water T: Discuss Q. Explain the
There are 3 universal sources of water . These are :
Sources of sources of
1. Rain water
2. Surface water water . S: water ?
3. Under surface water ( ground water) listen and takes
notes.
1) Rain water :- Rain water is the basic source of water . It is
pure like distilled water to start with .It is colourless , clear ,
sparking and pleasant in taste ;it is soft and contains very
impurities and it is free from pathogenic bacteria
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2. Surface water :- Rain , as it reaches on the earth surface,

known as surface water .A brief description is given as under :

i) Rivers :- Rivers form a dependable source of water

supply for cities located on their banks eg . cities like
Allahabad, Banaras, Delhi etc but the river water is
never safe to drink directly as it is usually polluted
with industrial waste, agricultural waste , sewage
etc .
ii) Ponds /tanks :- Ponds / tanks are the sources of water
supply in many of the villages in India. Ponds are
bult up by digging up earth to collect water in them
but these are not safe for drinking as people in the
surrounding areas take bath , wash cloths , bath their
animals etc.
iii) Artificial lakes :- Artificial lakes are built up – land
areas using stones and bricks to collect rain water.
These are also known as dams or impounding
reservoirs . The water can be used for irrigation,
domestic and drinking purposes. The water from this
sources must be purified before supplied to
community for drinking and domestic use.
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3.Under Surface water (Ground water):- The ground water

is available in the form of:-
i) Wells :- A well is pit or deep hole dug up or bored in the
ground to obtain water . wells can be shallow or deep .
 Shallow well :- A Shallow well derives its water from
above the impervious layer i.e subsoil water .
 Deep wells :- A deep well drives its water from
below the impervious layer and above the second or
third rocky layer.
 Sanitary well :- A sanitary well which is located at a
suitable place , constructed properly and protected
from getting contaminated
ii) Artesian wells:- An artesian well is kind of a deep well.

iii)Springs :- Springs are a form of ground water . Spring can

be shallow or deep on same criteria as that of shallow well and
deep well
.
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3 15 min Discuss the Prevention of water from contaminated :- T: Discuss the How to
prevention Some chemical methods that help in the control of water prevention prevent
contaminated are water from Water to get
water from
contaminated .  Precipitation contaminated . contaminated
 The ion exchange process
S: listen and ?
 Reverse osmosis
:- :  Coagulation takes notes.

As an individual reusing , reducing and recycling

wherever possible will advance a long way in
overcoming the effects of water contamination
Summary: 15 minutes Today we discuss about Water , sources of water and prevention of water contaminated

Evaluation: Unit test of 15 marks when the unit is complete.

Bibliography:

1 K Park: Community Health Nursing

2 K Swanker: Community Health Nursing I
3 K Park: Park’s Textbook of Preventive and Social Medicine