NERDC JSS1 Intermediate Science Scheme of Work

Description

NERDC JSS1 Intermediate Science Scheme of Work 2025 Edition

Prepare your science lessons with ease using the NERDC JSS1 Intermediate Science Scheme of Work (2025 Edition) — the latest and most comprehensive version based on the New Revised Basic Education Curriculum developed by the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC).

This updated scheme provides a competency-based and skill-oriented structure, ensuring that learners develop a sound foundation in Science, Technology, Engineering, Health, and Environment (STEM). It emphasizes hands-on learning, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills for Junior Secondary School 1 learners.

The curriculum helps teachers structure lessons weekly, with clear performance objectives, key competencies, teaching activities, and evaluation guides that promote effective classroom delivery.

Key Topics Covered

1. Our Environment

• Erosion: Causes, control, and prevention measures

• Flooding: Meaning, causes, and flood control techniques

• Bush Burning: Effects on farmland and the environment; government regulations

2. Living and Non-Living Matter

• Matter – Basic Concepts: Meaning, states, and classification

• Living Matter: Characteristics, uses, and relationships with non-living matter

• Non-Living Matter: Sorting objects into metals and non-metals

3. Energy

• Energy: Sources, forms, and transformation

• Renewable & Non-Renewable Energy: Uses, impacts, and applications in technology and health

4. Science, Technology, and Development

• Skill Acquisition: Importance of learning practical and digital skills

• Ethical Issues in Science: Safety, integrity, and sustainability practices

• Workshop Safety: Laboratory equipment, accident prevention, and first aid

• Technology Materials: Identification and use of wood, metals, ceramics, and building materials

• Workshop Processes: Drawing practice, board techniques, and freehand sketching

• Machines & Tools: Woodwork and metalwork tools — use, care, and maintenance

Why Teachers and Students Need This Pack

• Official Curriculum: Developed directly from the NERDC 2025 Revised Basic Education Curriculum

• Teacher-Friendly: Provides clear learning outcomes and weekly activity plans

• STEM-Focused: Integrates real-life science, environmental care, and skill development

• Practical-Based: Encourages critical thinking, experiments, and hands-on learning

• Ideal for Assessments: Helps plan quizzes, tests, and practical projects efficiently