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Lesson Note - Science

LA PRESBY A & B JHS

Weekly Lesson Plan

JHS 1 (B7) · Term 3

Science

Lesson 1 of 1

Week Ending

Friday, 29 May 2026 Backdated

Week & Term

Week 6 · Term 3

Class Teacher

WONDER MAKAFUI TOKLO

Subject

Science

Class

JHS 1 (B7)

Class Size

—

Duration

50 mins

Week No.

Week 6

Content Standard & Indicator

B7.4.4.2.2

Content Standard

Recognise some simple machines, and show understanding of their efficiency in doing work. 1. Discuss what magnets are and describe the types of magnets that

Indicator

Describe the types and functions of levers.

Performance Indicator

Learners will describe the types and functions of levers by classifying them into first, second, and third classes.

Core Competencies

Key Words

Teaching / Learning Resources (TLR)

References

Lesson Activities by Day

Date	Phase 1: Starter (7 mins) Preparing the brain	Phase 2: Main (16 mins) New learning + assessment	Resources	Phase 3: Plenary (5 mins) Reflection + exercise
Mon 25 May 2026	1Identify simple machines and levers used in everyday Ghanaian life 2Show learners a crowbar, a seesaw picture, and a bottle opener; ask them to name which tools they have seen at home or in the market	TYPES AND FUNCTIONS OF LEVERS 1Using the Science kit/specimens, show a real crowbar and explain the three lever classes: first class (fulcrum in the middle like a seesaw), second class (load in the middle like a nut cracker), third class (effort in the middle like scissors). Draw and label each on the Chart/diagram 2Learners copy the three lever diagrams into their Exercise books and label the fulcrum, effort, and load for each class 3Ask learners to identify a tool from their home or Makola Market for each lever class: Kofi finds a crowbar (first class), Ama identifies a wheelbarrow (second class), Kwame points out tongs (third class)	1Science kit/specimens (crowbar, seesaw model, nut cracker, scissors, tongs) 2Chart/diagram showing three lever classes with labels 3Textbook showing lever examples 4Exercise books	1Learners stand and mime using a seesaw (first class), a bottle opener (second class), and chopsticks (third class) while others guess the lever type 2Ask one representative from each ability group to state one function of levers: making work easier, reducing effort, or moving heavy objects Exercise 1Name the type of lever used when a farmer opens a coconut with a machete and a fulcrum log, then describe how the fulcrum helps reduce effort in their exercise books.

Class Teacher

WONDER MAKAFUI TOKLO

Head Teacher

Signature & Date

SISO / Circuit Supervisor

Signature & Date

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