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.










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