BRICKS AND BRIDGES IV SIMMI CHADHA

^{LESSON PLAN}

CLASS	IV
TOPIC	BRICKS AND BRIDGES
SUB TOPICS	·       Materials used for building temporary and permanent houses ·       Brick making process ·       Types of bridges
DURATION	8 periods

^{Ø  LEARNING OUTCOMES}

^{Students will be able to}

^{1.       Recognise temporary and permanent houses in different parts of the country they visit.}

^{2.      Identify different building materials used for making temporary and permanent houses.}

^{3.      They will recognize different types of bridges built in different parts of country which make our life easy and comfortable.}

^{Ø LEARNING OBJECTIVES:- After completing the lesson the students will be able to :}

^{1. Define and explain the meaning of temporary and permanent houses.}

^{2. List the different materials used for making temporary and permanent houses.}

^{3. List the steps of brick formation.}

^{4. List and compare the different types of bridges.}

^{5. Explain the construction of bridges.}

^{Ø    CONTENT FLOW}

   ^{DAY 1}

^{The lesson will be started by showing samples of concrete building materials.}

  ^{DAY 2 & 3}

^{The teacher will make the students understand the formation of bricks by showing a video of steps of brick making. https://www.youttube.com/watch?v=uWBz9kl-hTA}

^{DAY 4 & 5}

^{The teacher will make the students understand the different types of bridges using the power point presentation prepared by the teacher that includes pictures .}

^BRIDGES.pptx

^{Ø  TEACHING STRATEGY / METHODOLOGY}

^{1.      Types of building materials used: Demonstration method (showing concrete samples which are available).}

^{2.      Brick making: Audio visual, interaction and discussion method.}

^{3.      Types of bridges : Power point presentation}

^{TOOLS/AIDS/RESOURCES}

^{1.      Smart board}

^{2.      Samples of building material}

^{3.      Video and pictures}

^{4.      Power point presentation}

^{5.      Pictures of actual construction sites}

^{Ø      VOCABULARY}

^{1.      Bridge}

^{2.      Kiln}

^{3.      Mine}

^{4.      Suspension}

^{Ø      VALUES INTENTED TO BE INCULCATED}

^{1.                     Critical thinking}

^{2.                     Creative skills}

^{3.                     Imagination}

^{4.                     Analysis the content}

^{5.                     Community awareness}

^{DAY 6 & 7}

^{Ø    ASSESSMENT TECHNIQUES}

^{1.                     Social Science + Craft  Activity:  Design a bridge on a drawing sheet/ model making(group activity) using waste materials such as matchsticks, nails, wire, wool, straws, walnut shells etc.}

^{RUBRIC ASSESSMENT: (Based on Activity –Design a bridge on drawing sheet/ Model making)}

^{·       Designing-2marks}

^{·       Creativity-2marks}

^{·       Neatness-1marks}

^{English Activity:  Write a letter to your friend telling him about your experiences of visiting Rishikesh during vacations and highlighting the fun & excitement you had in watching very famous Lakshman Jhula overthere.}

^{RUBRIC ASSESSMENT:(Based on Activity-Letter writing)}

^{·       Content knowledge-2marks}

^{·       Language:2marks}

^{·       Presentation:1marks}

^{DAY - 8}

 ^{ASSIGNMENTS FOR SLOW LEARNERS ,GENERAL & HIGH ACHIEVERS}

^{SLOW LEARNERS}

^{Q1. Fill ups:-}                          

^{a)                    A tent is made up of__________.
b) Clay which is mined and stored in the open to make it soft and remove unwanted oxides is called ______________.
c) Lokhan lives in the state of ____________.
d) The development in science and technology has enabled us to construct _____________bridges.}

^{Q2. State whether true or false:-
a) Temporary houses are like huts, tents, tree houses etc _______
b) Lokhan’s house is made up of mud, bamboo, straw and dry leaves________
c) Permanent houses are like bungalows, flats, villas etc________
d) Lokhan lives in Himachal Pradesh_______
e) Bricks were also made by machines________}

^{Q.3 Name the different types of bridges.}

 ^{FOR GENERAL STUDENTS}

^{Q1. Give meanings:-
a) Mining:_______________________
b) Mould:_______________________
c) Kiln:__________________________}

^{d)Suspension:____________________}

^{Q2. Answer the following:-}

^{a)     Mention the main steps of bricks making.}

^{b) Define cantilever bridges}

^{__________________________________________________________________________________________________}

^{Q3. Give differences between:-}

^{Temporary houses and permanent houses}

^{Suspension bridge and Cantilever bridge.}

 ^{FOR HIGH ACHIEVERS}

^{Qs1. Which type of bridges should constructed at the following places and why?}

SITUATION	TYPES OF BRIDGE	REASON
Between mountains
Across a river
To ease road traffic

^{Qs2. On a political map of India, mark the states where the following bridges are located.}

^{1.      Lakshman jhula}

^{2.      Howrah bridge}

^{3.      Golden bridge}

^{4.      Bandra sea link bridge}

^{Qs3.Research Work: Find out the names of different types  of  famous bridges of the world.}

^{Ø FOLLOW-UP / REMEDIAL STRATEGY}

^{1.      A follow-up worksheet will be given to the students}

^{2.      Students will be called for remedial class where teacher will provide extra material in the form of special worksheets having graphic representation of the lesson  for easy comprehension of the topic.}