Subject: Social and Environmental Sciences

Topic: Population

Class: Standard 6

Number of learners: 70

School: S

Teacher: ST1

Lesson summary

The teacher began the lesson by reminding learners that in the previous lesson they discussed about physical features. He asked them to define the term physical features. Two learners responded to the question. But when he asked them another question on examples of physical features most learners showed enthusiasm to respond.

He then told learners that they were going to learn about population. He asked the learners to be in groups and discuss the meaning of the term population and population density. During the presentation one group gave the meanings of the two terms. But the rest of the group members gave the same response. The impression was that some group members were just repeating what their friends presented. Finally the teacher consolidated by repeating the learner’s responses. He then highlighted that figures of population were derived from census and gave explanation of the 2018 census in Malawi. Later on, he asked learners to discuss factors influencing high population density in the southern region. Learners came up with only two responses and these were; availability of industries and vast space. The teacher then came up with other factors. Finally, he concluded by asking learners the definitions of population and population density and factors resulting into high densities in the southern region.

Teacher ST1 lesson observation, 03.10.2018 time 11:15 am