LESSON PLAN

School: Mitandi secondary school     Term: Two    Name: Bwambale Georeen

Date	Time	Subject	Class	Number of students	Average age
15/02/2016	11:10am-11:50am	Geography	S3	70	17

Theme: Drainage system

Sub-theme: River profile

Lesson objectives: by the end of this lesson, the learner should be able to

1.      Define a long profile.

2.      State the youthful stage of a river

3.      Explain the Mature stage of a river

4.      Explain the Old stage of a river

Teaching methods: question and answer, Exposition and demonstration

Teaching aids: Illustrations.

References: Serwanga C R, Kaggwa H, Emmanuel I (2011). Geography of East Africa. Rev Ed. MK publishers, Kampala.

Lesson Development

Time	Steps	Content	Teachers activities	Students activities
2Min	1	What is a river? A river is a body or water flowing in a defined channel.	Review the previous lesson By asking questions.	Answer questions
3min	2	What is a long river profile? The long profile shows how a river’s gradient changes as it flow from its source to its mouth.	Introduce the sub topic by asking questions.	Answer questions
20min	3	The youthful stage of a river: In the youthful stage, a river is full of vigor and splash it forms interlocking spurs, Plunge pools, V-shaped valleys, Gorge, River canyon, water fall, rapids and potholes. The mature stage of a river: In the mature stage, a river slows the speed of flowing and it forms the U-shaped valley, Bluffs, Cliffs The old stage of a river: In the old stage, a river is too slow in flowing and it forms the Flood plain, braided channel, meanders, ox-bow lakes, meander scars, Distributaries, Differed tributaries, Lagoons and Deltas.	Explains the river profile Illustrate the diagrams.	Listen and observe
13min	4	Exercise What is a long profile Outline the stages of the river profile. Outline three features formed in each stage.	Evaluate the learners by giving an exercise Mark students books	Write down the exercise Present their books for marking.
2min	5	Summary of what has been taught	Summarize what has been taught	Listen and observe.