NERDC JSS1 Basic Technology Scheme of Work

Description

NERDC JSS 1 Basic Technology Scheme of Work (Third Term)

This is a well-structured educational resource designed to support teachers, schools, lesson planners, and students in delivering effective Basic Technology instruction in line with Nigeria’s national curriculum.

The material provides clear explanations, workshop-based concepts, practical tool identification, uses, and assessments, ensuring learners understand both theory and real-world applications.

It covers woodwork and metalwork hand tools, measurement, marking-out tools, holding devices, driving tools, boring tools, cutting tools, and proper workshop practices. Each topic is presented in a simple, student-friendly format suitable for classroom teaching, private tutoring, and exam preparation.

Table of Contents

THIRD TERM

Key Topics Covered

Week 1: Revision

• Revision of Second Term Basic Technology topics

Week 2: Woodwork Hand Tools

• Meaning and uses of boring tools

• Types of boring tools (wood brace, ratchet brace, bradawl)

• Parts and functions of the ratchet brace

• Cutting and paring tools

• Types of saws:

  • Rip saw

  • Cross-cut saw

  • Tenon saw

  • Dovetail saw

  • Panel saw

• Curve-cutting saws:

  • Coping saw

  • Fret saw

  • Bow saw

  • Compass saw

  • Keyhole saw

• Assessment questions and answers

Week 3: Woodwork Hand Tools (Continued)

• Driving and impelling tools

• Nails and screws

• Types and uses of hammers:

  • Ball peen hammer

  • Cross peen hammer

  • Straight peen hammer

  • Planishing hammer

  • Blocking head hammer

• Holding devices:

  • Bench vice

  • Hand vice

  • Machine vice

• Clamps and cramps:

  • G-clamp

  • Sash clamp

  • Corner clamp

  • Pliers (long nose, cutting, gripping, combination)

• Bench hook and bench holdfast

• Assessment questions and answers

Week 4: Metalwork Hand Tools

• Introduction to metalwork

• Classification of metals (ferrous and non-ferrous)

• Measuring tools:

  • Steel rule

  • Protractor

• Marking-out tools:

  • Surface plate

  • Scriber

  • Calipers (inside, outside, odd-leg)

  • Dividers

• Holding devices in metalwork

• Uses of vices and clamps

Week 5: Metalwork (Continued)

• Driving tools

• Boring tools

• Cutting tools

• Care and maintenance of tools

Why Teachers and Students Need This Pack

For Teachers this pack eliminates the stress of lesson preparation by providing a ready-to-use, NERDC-aligned scheme of work that follows the exact weekly breakdown approved by Nigerian educational standards.

Students need this pack because it simplifies Basic Technology concepts and connects classroom learning to real-life workshop practices.