### Lesson Plan for Primary 1: Basic Science and Technology
**Topic:** Exploring Your Environment + Personalizing My Computer
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#### **General Information**
**Grade Level:** Primary 1
**Duration:** 1 hour
**Subject:** Basic Science and Technology
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### **Objectives**
By the end of the lesson, students will be able to:
1. Identify various elements in their immediate environment.
2. Understand the concept of personalizing a computer and practice simple customization steps.
### **Materials Needed**
- Chart paper
- Markers
- Pictures of different environments (forest, city, ocean, etc.)
- A computer with basic personalization options (e.g., desktop background)
- Worksheets
- Crayons or colored pencils
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### **Lesson Outline**
#### **Introduction (10 minutes)**
1. **Welcome and Warm-up:**
- Greet the students warmly.
- Conduct a short activity to get them excited about learning. For example, a quick song or clapping game to engage them.
2. **Introduction to the Topic:**
- Explain the day's topics: "Exploring Your Environment" and "Personalizing My Computer."
- Briefly discuss what the environment is and what personalizing means.
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#### **Section 1: Exploring Your Environment**
**Activity 1: Discussion and Identification (10 minutes)**
- **Discussion:**
- Ask students what they see when they look around outside.
- Discuss different types of environments by showing pictures (e.g., forest, city, ocean).
- Ask them to describe their immediate environment (school yard, classroom, home).
- **Identification:**
- Show a few pictures of different environments.
- Ask students to identify and name the elements they see: trees, flowers, buildings, cars, etc.
- Encourage students to express what they like about each environment.
**Activity 2: Environment Drawing (10 minutes)**
- Distribute the worksheet featuring a blank scene (a park, for example).
- Ask students to draw elements of an environment using crayons or colored pencils.
- Encourage creativity and provide assistance if needed.
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#### **Section 2: Personalizing My Computer**
**Activity 3: Introduction to Personalization (5 minutes)**
- **Explanation:**
- Explain what it means to personalize a computer (changing desktop background, adding icons).
- Show students a computer screen and point out the desktop background.
**Activity 4: Hands-on Personalization (10 minutes)**
- Demonstrate how to change a desktop background using simple instructions suitable for young students:
1. Right-click on the desktop.
2. Select "Personalize" or "Change background."
3. Choose a picture they like.
- Allow a couple of students to come up and try changing the background with supervision.
**Activity 5: Design Your Own Desktop Background (10 minutes)**
- Hand out a blank sheet where students can draw a picture they would like to see as their desktop background.
- Encourage them to draw their favorite environment or a scene they would like to see on a computer screen.
- Collect the drawings and show them how each can be scanned or photographed to use as a real desktop background later.
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#### **Conclusion (5 minutes)**
1. **Recap and Questions:**
- Summarize the key points: different environments, elements of the environment, and how to personalize a computer.
- Ask students if they have any questions.
2. **Wrap-up Activity:**
- Do a quick review by asking simple questions about the environments and personalization steps.
- Praise students for their participation.
- Encourage students to observe their environments at home and talk to their parents about personalizing their family's computer.
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### **Assessment**
- **Observation:** Monitor students' participation in discussions and their ability to identify different environmental elements.
- **Drawing:** Review their environment drawings for understanding.
- **Hands-on Activity:** Assess their ability to follow steps for personalizing the computer and the creativity in their custom desktop background drawing.
### **Follow-Up/Homework**
- Ask students to draw or take a photo of their favorite spot in their home environment and bring it to the next class for a show-and-tell.
- Encourage students to practice explaining to their family members how to change the desktop background on the computer.
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### **Reflection**
After the lesson, reflect on what worked well and what could be improved. Note any students who might need additional support and prepare for follow-up activities or lessons.