DAWOOD PUBLIC SCHOOL SOCIAL STUDIES

Course Outline 2013-2014 CLASS I

Book: Paramount Social Studies for Pakistan Book I by Azra Raza Yearly Syllabus:

Month Content Chapter Page #

August Map of Pakistan Social behaviour

Hand outs 18 36

September Old and new

Mother Teresa

13

Hand out

23-24

October Land forms

Signs and road safety Hand outs

20

40-44

November People & Profession

Revision for Mid-Term Exam 19 37-39

December Mid-Term Examination

January My city

Places in the city In the village

8 9

Hand outs

17-18 19

February Environment Fatima Jinnah

16 Hand outs

31

March Weather Seasons

22 21

48-49 45-46

April World map (continents and oceans)

Revision for final-exams Hand outs

May Final Examination

Syllabus Contents and their objectives: August:

CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

ACTIVITY

Hand Out Map Of Pakistan Chapter 18 Social Behavior

Locate on the map of Pakistan

Balochistan Province

Sindh Province

Punjab province

Khyber Pakhtun Khwa Province

Gilgit Province and

Arabian Sea Largest Area

Balochistan Smallest Area

Gilgit

Model Questions Q1. How many provinces are there in Pakistan? Q2. In which province do you live? Use of courtesy words

Thank you A word when you are pleased because somebody gave you something or helped you.

I’m Sorry A word you say when you feel bad about something you have done wrong.

I beg your pardon

Excuse Me A word we use when we need someone’s attention.

Please A word that is used when you ask for something politely.

Rules and Regulations

Be punctual

Be polite

Respect others

Keep the environment clean.

Speak the truth Emotions

* Worksheet will be given to the student, to fill the map of Pakistan. *Research work skill, will be inculcated asking them to bring some items belonging to different provinces. * Students will be asked to do the activity on Pg 36. * Students will be asked to collect the names of famous Social Workers of Pakistan.

Happiness Feeling of being happy

Sadness Making you feeling unhappy ; bad feeling

September Chapter 13 Old and New

Anger

The strong feeling when something has happened that you do not like.

Changing old technologies Old Train

Old train had louder sounds while new trains are sound proof.

Coal was used to transport the old model trains. Diesel is used to transport the new model trains.

Old model trains were much smaller and slower than the new model trains.

Old aero plane

Old model aero planes did not fly very fast as compare to new model aero planes.

Old aero planes did not have television and computer. Now new aero plane have television and computer.

Old model aero planes were smaller in size than the new model aero planes.

Old ships

In olden days ships were made up of wood, now the ships are made up of iron.

Old model ships had only one floor; new model ships have many floors.

Old ships sailed by ore, new ships sail with diesel.

Old Cars

Old model cars were manually operated, new model cars are automatic.

Old model cars were not equipped with air conditioner while new model cars have air conditioner.

Old model telephone

Old model telephone had wires while cell

* Students will be asked to collect the information from their grandparents about the things in use during their time period. * They can also bring the old items from their grandparents, to show and tell about it to their class fellows.

Hand out Mother Teresa

phones are wireless.

We could not take the photograph by old model telephones, while cell phones have this facility.

We can only talk through the old model telephones, whereas we can send written messages through cell phones.

Old model television

Old model television had knobs to switch off and on, but new model televisions are remote controlled.

We could only watch one channel on old model television; there are many channels on new television.

LCD is thinner than a television set. Model Questions

What were old ships made up of?

How was the old train transported?

Personality

Mother Teresa was a nun. Date Of birth

26th August 1910 Place of birth

Macedonia Her achievement

She worked the poorest people throughout the world especially for the poorest people of India.

Awards

Nobel peace prize

Peace Prize

John.F.Kennedy International Award Year of death

1997 Place of death

Calcutta, India. Model Questions

Who was Mother Teresa?

Where was she born?

October Hand Outs Landforms

Identify the following landforms

Island

Forest

Mountains

Sea

Lake

River

Valley Define the following landforms.

Island It is a piece of land surrounded by water.

Mountains It’s a high landform.

Desert It is an area covered with sand.

Forest It is an area with different kinds of trees and wild animals.

Valley It is a land between hills often with a river.

River It is the natural source of water starts from mountain and end in sea.

Sea Is an area of salty water covering the greater part of earth.

Lake It is an area of water surrounded by land.

Model Questions:

Define the following:

Mountain

Forest

River Give an example of a famous mount

stone of Pakistan.

Mountain

Desert

Sea

* Students will make a scrap book showing the pictures or photos of different Landforms.

Chapter 20

Signs And Road Safety

Identify the following signs:

Slippery Road Animal Crossing

Railway Crossing No smoking

Do not walk handicapped

No left turn Stop

No U-Turn Falling Rocks

Eating Place Beware of dogs

* Students will demonstrate different signs. They will tell the meanings of different signs. *Students will be asked to make a char of the signals and other signs they see in there any way to school? *Pg 41 and 44

Bend Road Do not blow horns. Things on the road

Bridge

Vehicles

Traffic Lights

Street Lights

Pavements

Zebra Crossing

Road

Manhole Rules of road

We should stand in a queue to wait for a bus.

We should follow the traffic signals.

We should not throw rubbish on the streets.

Pedestrians should use Zebra crossing.

Model Questions

What is the sign of “No Smoking”?

Draw and label the traffic signal.

November Chapter 19 People And Professions

Describe the following people.

Artist Draws and paints the pictures.

Computer Operator Operates the computer.

Police Man Keeps law and order.

Banker Works in a bank.

Pilot Flies an aero plane.

Teacher Teaches students.

Doctor Treats patients.

* Students will be shown pictures of different professions. * A role play will be performed by the students on different professions. They will come in different getups and will tell something about that profession. *Page number 39.

Revision for Mid Year Examination

Captain Sails the ships.

Barber Cuts and sets hair.

Dentist Cures our dental problems.

Plumber Works with pipes

Carpenter Works with wood.

Astronaut Explores the space.

Nurse Looks after the patients.

Model Questions

What would you like to be?

What does a doctor do?

MID TERM EXAMINATION

MID TERM EXAMINATION

MID TERM EXAMINATION

Contents Learning outcomes Activity

January Chapter 8

My city

Chapter 9

Places in the city

The name of my city is Karachi. In the city there are

buildings

shops

buses

people

police man

traffic lights

cars

motor cycles

offices

roads

schools

A city is a large town where people work and live.

We must plant more trees.

We must follow traffic rules

We have to keep our city clean. Model questions.

What is the name of your city?

How can we keep our city clean?

Places in the city.

Airport

Cinema

Factory

Railway station

Fire station

Library

Hospital

School

Park

Market

Harbor

Model questions. What is the name of your city? Name the famous places of your city.

Students will paste or draw and color important landmarks of Karachi in their note book.

Hand outs In the village

What is a village?

A village is a small community or group

of houses in rural area. It does not have

very tall buildings. People live in small

houses.

People live in village by farming in the

fields.

Model questions. How do people live in village? What types of houses are there in

village?

Students will be divided into groups. Each group will make a project on village and city life with teacher’s assistance.

February:

Contents Learning outcomes Activity

Chapter 16 Environment

Define environment. Our surroundings in which humans

animals or plants live. Define pollution.

When we do not look after our surroundings, the environment becomes dirty. This is called pollution.

Types of pollutions. Land pollution Air pollution Water pollution Noise pollution

Land pollution. Substances that cause environmental

destruction through human activities. Vegetation and greenery is important for

balance in Nature. Causes:

Land sliding. Deforestation. Overpopulation.

Prevention: Afforestation. Garbage should be buried. Use of plastic should be

minimizing. Follow 3Rs (Reduce. Recycle,

Reuse.) Air pollution.

Air pollution occurs when gases, dust particles, fumes (or smoke) or odors are released into the atmosphere in a way that makes it harmful to humans, animals and plant.

Causes: Burning of garbage. Smoke from factories and

industries. Smoking. Dust and pollen. Allergies and lungs diseases.

Water pollution. Water pollution is the contamination of

Students will be asked to bring waste free lunch.

They will also be helped to talk and discuss about the things that are healthy for an environment.

water bodies very often by human activities.

Effects: Death of aquatic animals Disruption of food chain Diseases Destruction of ecosystem

Model questions. How many types of pollution are there? What do you mean by the term

environment?

Contents Learning outcomes Activity

Fatima Jinnah handout

Who was Fatima Jinnah?

She was the younger sister of Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah. she was born on July 31st, 1893 in Sindh.

Fatima Jinnah’s parents:

Poonja Jinnah Bhai Mithibai Jinnah Bhai

Her siblings. Quaid-e-Azam Rehmat ali Bunde ali

Shireen Ahmed ali Maryam

Fatima Jinnah’s professional career: She was the first female dentist of the

sub-continent.

Awards. Madre millat Khatun-e-Pakistan

She was an instrumental figure in the

Pakistan movement and continued to work for the welfare of Pakistani people until she died.

She died on 9th July, 1967 n Karachi. Model questions.

Who was Fatima Jinnah? When and where was she born?

March:

Contents Learning outcomes Activity

Chapter 22 Weather

Types of weather.

Windy

Rainy

Cloudy

Sunny

Snow

Students will be asked to make a weather chart of a week by using different signs given in the book.

Partly cloudy

Model questions. What do you mean by the term weather

Contents Learning outcomes Activity

Chapter 21 Seasons

Seasons There are four seasons in a year.

Summer

Winter

Autumn

spring

Summer The days are hot and long in summer. People wear light clothes and like to go to

beach and sea side for picnic.

Students will paste fruit, vegetables and dress cutouts in their note book. They will paste real flowers in their books.

Winter The days are short and the nights are cold

and chilly in winter. People like to drink tea and coffee and

wear warm clothes.

Autumn

Leaves turn to yellow, red and brown and fall from trees in autumn.

Spring New leaves grow and flowers bloom in

spring.

Model questions.

How many seasons are there? Name them.

What type of clothes do you wear in winter?

April World map

World map.

Continents

There are 7 continents in the world.

Europe

Africa

Australia

South America

North America

Antarctica

Asia

Oceans.

There are 5 oceans in the world.

Atlantic ocean

Pacific ocean

Indian ocean

Arctic ocean

Southern ocean

Model questions.

How many oceans are there in the world? Name them.

List the names of the continents.

Students will colour and mark the continents and oceans in the given map