Scheme of work for Senior Secondary School- All Subjects

SS 1 FIRST TERM 1. Introduction to chemistry 2. Chemical industries 3. Atoms molecules, atomiuty 4. Physical and chemical changes 5. Electronic configuration 6. Relative atomic molecular 7. Atomic mass/atomic number 8. Chemical symbol 9. Chemical equation 10. Empirical formular 11. Molecular formular 12. Chemical examination 13. Chemical laws

SECOND TERM
1. Knetic theory of matter
2. Gas laws:
Boyle’s law
Charles law
Combined gas law
Gay Lussa’s law
Avogadro’s law
3. Septanut on techniques
4. Acids, basis, and salt

THIRD TERM
1. Water
2. Carbon and its compounds
3. Formation of coal: Destructive distillation of coal; Uses of coal; Properties of Carbon
4. Oxides of carbon: Carbon cycle
5. Synthetic gas: Carbonaceous; Tiorxocarbenates (iv) acid; Tiroxrocaronata iv
6. Hydrocarbons: Crude oil and natural gas

SCHEME OF WORK FOR BIOLOGY
SS 1 FIRST TERM
1. RECOGNIZING LIVING THINGS
Characteristics of living things
Differences between plants and animals
2. ORGANISATION OF LIVING THINGS
Levels of organization of living things
Complexity of organization in higher organisms.
3. CLASSIFICATION OF LIVING THINGS
Kingdom Animalia, Kingdom Monera, Kingdom Protista, Kingdom Fungi.
4. THE CELL
Cell as a living unit of life, Cell forms, Cell structures.
5. THE CELL AND ITS ENVIRONMENT

SECOND TERM
1. SOME PROPERTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE CELL
Nutrition, Importance of nutrition &Plant nutrition.
2. MECHANISM OF PHOTOSYNTHESIS
Cell respiration, Excretion, Growth, Basis of growth
Types of cell division
Mitosis and meiosis
3. CELL REACTION TO ITS ENVIRONMENT
Movement
Reproduction
4. TISSUE AND ITS SUPPORTING SYSTEM
– Skeleton
5. ANIMAL NUTRITION
Food substance
Balance diet
Enzymes
6. MAMMALIAN TEETH

THIRD TERM
1. ECOSYSTEM : Ecological concept
Component of an ecosystem
Major biomes of the world
2. POPULATION STUDIES : Population characteristics
Methods of population studies
3. FUNCTIONING ECOSYSTEM
Autotrophy and heterotrophy
Food web and trophic level
4. ENERGY TRANSFORMATION IN NATURE
Energy loss in nature; Laws of thermodynamics
5. RELEVANCE OF BIOLOGY TO AGRICULTURE
Classification of plants
Effects of agricultural activities on ecological system
Pest and diseases of agricultural importance

SCHEME OF WORK MATHEMATICS

SS 1 FIRST TERM
1. NUMBER BASE SYSTEM: Conversion from one base to base 10, conversion of decimal fraction to base 10, conversion of a number from one base to another base. Addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division of number bases.
2. MODULAR ARITHMETIC:
Definition and concept of module arithmetic:
Addition, subtraction, and multiplication of module arithmetic and applying it to solving life problems.
3. INDICES: Conversion of numbers to standard form; laws of indices, indicial equations.
4. LOGARITHMS AND INDICES:
Definition of logarithm; logarithm of numbers in base 10, expressing logarithm as the inverse of Indices, Graph of Y = 10x, logarithm and anti-logarithms tables of numbers greater than one, laws of logarithms – multiplication, division, powers and roots.
5. SET: Definition of set, set notation, types of sets, set operation, use of Venn diagrams.
6. SIMPLE EQUATIONS AND VARIATIONS: Change of subject of formulae involving bracket, root, and powers. Types of variation – direct, inverse, joint, and partial.
7. QUADRATIC EQUATION: Factorisation, completing the square, formulae, and graphical method, and obtaining roots from quadratic graphs.
8. LOGICAL REASONING: Simple and compound statements.

SECOND TERM

1. CONSTRUCTION OF ANGLES 30, 45, 60, 90 e.t.c. Triangles, Equivalent angles, Equidistance from 2 points, 2 lines, fixed point and 4 – sides plane figure given certain conditions, locus of given points.
2. PROOFS OF SOME BASIC THEOREMS IN EUDIDEAN GEOMETRY: The angle sum of a triangle is 180o, and the exterior angle of a triangle is equal to the sum of two interior opposite angles.
3. RIDERS: Proofs of properties of
i. Angles on parallel lines
ii. Angles in a polygon
iii. Congruent angles
iv. Parallelograms and intercept theorem
4. TRIGONOMETRIC RATIOS: Sine, cosine and tangent with reference to right angled triangles.
5. TRIGONOMETRY: Derivation of Trigonometric ratios of 30°, 45° and 60°
from drawn angles.
6. TRIGONOMETRY: Angle of elevation and depression and application of trigonometric ratios.
7. TRIGONOMETRIC RATIOS: In relation to unit circle, Sine and Cosine of various angles.
8. GRAPH OF SINES AND COSINES USING 15°, 20°,
30°, 60° etc.
9. LENGTH OF ARC OF CIRCLE

THIRD TERM
1. Perimeters of sectors and segments
2. Areas of Sectors of a Circle
3. Areas of Segments of a Circle
4. Relation between the sector of Circle and the surface of a Cone.
5. Surface Area and Volume of Shapes – Cube, Cuboid, Cylinder, Pyramids, Cone, and Prism.
6. Surface Area and Volume of fraction of Cones and Pyramids.
7. Surface Area and Volume of Compound Shapes.
8. Data Presentation and frequency distribution tables.
9. Linear graph, Bar chart and Histograms Differences between Bar charts and Histograms
10. Pie chart and frequency polygon.

SCHEME OF WORK CIVIC EDUCATION

SSI First Term

1 Definition Of Civic Education
2 Values: Definition And Types
3 Moral Values
4 Self Defence
5 Community Service

6 Hiv/Aids Continues
7 Hiv/Aids Continues
8 Youth Empowerment
9 Importance Of Skill Acquisition
10 Revision

SECOND TERM
1 The Structure Of Government
2 Law And Order
3 Democracy
Definition And Types
4 Pillars Of Democracy I.E Constitution, Rule Of Law Etc.
5 Nationalism
6 United Nation Declaration Of Human Rights
7 Types Of Human Rights

THIRD TERM
1 Cultism – Origin
2 Cultism in Higher Institutions of Higher learning in Nigeria
3 Consequences of Cultism
4.Constituted Authority
5. Respect for Constituted Authority

6. Emergence of Leadership

7. Importance of Constituted Authority

SCHEME OF WORK ENGLISH LANGUAGE
SS 1 FIRST TERM
WEEK 1 VOC. DEVELOPMENT. Words Associated with Agriculture (crops)
GRAM: Noun and its types
SPOKEN ENG: Voiced/voiceless consonant sounds
Reading Comprehension
Narrative Essay.
WEEK 2 VOC. DEVELOPMENT: Words Associated with Agriculture (livestock farming)
GRAM: Noun/Noun phrase
SPOKEN ENGLISH: Voiced/voiceless consonant sounds
Comprehension
Narrative Essay.
WEEK 3 VOC. DEVELOPMENT: Words Associated with Agriculture (Fisheries)
GRAM: Noun Phrase
SKPOKEN ENGLISH: Consonant sounds
SUMMARY WRITING
Narrative Essay
WEEK 4 VOC. DEVELOPMENT: Words Associated with Agriculture (Farm implements)
GRAM: Noun phrase
SPOKEN ENGLISH: Exercise on consonant sounds
Summary writing
Narrative Essay
WEEK 5 CONTINUOS ASSESSMENT TEST
WEEK 6 MID-TERM BREAK
WEEK 7 VOC. DEVELOPMENT: Words Associated with Animal Husbandry
GRAM: Nouns – Number
SPOKEN ENGLISH: Consonant sounds
Comprehension
Descriptive Essay
WEEK 8 VOC. DEVELOPMENT: Words Associated withAnimal Husbandry
SPOKEN ENGLIGH: Words of two syllables
Comprehension
Descriptive Essay
Nouns – the possessive care.
WEEK 9 NOUNS: Nominalization
Descriptive Essay
SPOKEN ENGLISH: Words of two syllables.
SUMMARY WRITING

SECOND TERM
WEEK 1 REVISION OF FIRST TERMS WORK
WEEK 2 Vocabulary And Oracy Skill Development Words Associated with Religion
Christian Religion
Phrasal verbs
Comprehension
WEEK 3 Vocabulary And Oracy Skill Development Words Associated with Religion
Phrasal verbs
Comprehension
WEEK 5 Words Associated with Islamic Religion
Phrasal verbs
Continuous Writing (Descriptive Essay)
Summary Writing
WEEK 6 Other Expressions associated with religion
Adjuncts (Adverbs)
Continuous Writing
Formal letter
WEEK 7 Vocabulary and Oracy Skill Development
(Antonyms)
Adjuncts (Adverbs)
Synonyms
Complex sentences
WEEK 8 Antonyms
Complex sentences
Letter Writing
Formal letter

THIRD TERM
WEEK 1 REVISION OF LAST TERM’S EXAM
WEEK 2 Vocabulary and Oral skill Development; Words Associated with Profession
1. Advertising
2. Some Selected Consonant sounds
Class Exercise
1. Sentence Stress
2. Consonants followed by /J/
WEEK 3 Words Associated with Advertising Selected Consonant sounds
Speech writing
Class exercise
Sentence stress
WEEK 4 Selected consonant sounds
Words Associated with stock exchange
Types and functions of subordinate clauses
Class exercise
Consonants followed by K + W
WEEK 5 First Continuous Assessment
WEEK 6 Words commonly mis-spelt
Stress
Articles
Class Articles
WEEK 7 Reading comprehension
Stress of words of two syllables Consonants followed by l
WEEK 8 Summary Writing
Stress of Words of three syllables
Sentence stress

WEEK 9 Stress of Words of three syllables and above
Emphatic stress
Summary Writing
Class exercise
WEEK 10 Syllabic consonants / L /
Syllabic consonants / n /
Class exercise

SCHEME OF WORK – AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
SS 1 FIRST TERM
1. Problems of Agricultural Development in Nigeria /West Africa
2. Solutions to problems of Agricultural Development
3. Types of Agriculture
4. Cereal Crop Production
5. Leguminous Crop Production
6. Tuber Crop Production
7. Vegetable Crop Production

SECOND TERM
1. Fruit Crop Production
2. Beverage Crop Production
3. Oil Crop Production
4. Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals
5. Reproductive system of Farm Animals: Male and Female

THIRD TERM
1. Process of Egg Formation in a Hen
2. Structure of a Fertile Egg
3. Incubation
4. Systems of Livestock Management: Ruminants
5. Systems of Livestock Management: Non – Ruminants

SCHEME OF WORK – PHYSICS

SS 1 FIRST TERM
1. Meaning of Physics: Physical quantities and units of quantities
2. Measuring of instruments
3. Concepts of position and motion
4. Speed velocity and acceleration
5. Displacement and velocity – time graphs
6. Circular motion
7. Friction
8. Density and relative density

SECOND TERM
1. Work, energy and power
2. Concepts of heat and temperature
3. Measurement of temperature
4. Thermal expansion of solids
5. Transmission of heat

THIRD TERM
1. Electric charges and static electricity
2. Description and properties of fields
3. Introduction to current electricity
4. Ohm’s law, resistors in circuits, electrical energy and power
5. Elastic properties of solids
6. Molecular properties and forces; adhesion and cohesion
7. Surface tension and viscous forces
8. Crystalline nature of solids
9. Industrial units (Technological applications of Physics)

SCHEME OF WORK FOR COMPUTER

SSI FIRST TERM
1. FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER
Constituents of a computer

3. Hardware: System unit, Peripherals
4. Software: System software, Application software Characteristics of a computer with computer Terminology
3. DATA AND INFORMATION
Definitions of data and information
Examples of data and information
Differences between data and information
How the computer processes data
Diagrammatic representation of a computer
4. COMPUTATION DEVICES I (PRE-COMPUTER AGE TO 19TH CENTURY)
The Abacus
Features, components, and uses

Napier’s Bone

Features, components and uses

Slide Rule

Features, components and uses

Pascal’s Calculator, Leibnitz multipliers, Jacquards

Loom Charles Babbage

Difference and Analytic engine, Augusta Ada Byron,

Hollerith Census machine,

Punched cards, Burroughs, the comptometer and the

cash register.

5. COMPUTING DEVICES II (20TH CENTURY TO

DATE)

Antanasoft Berry computer, Electronic Numerical

integrator and calculator

Electronic Discrete Variable Automatic Computer

Universal Automatic Computer

Desktop Personal Computer

Laptops and Notebooks

Difference between laptop and Notebooks

Other forms of portable device.

SECOND TERM

INPUT DEVICES: Definition

Types

The computer keyboard: Types, Functions, commands

The mouse: Type, function, features etc

Pointing stick, joy stick, track ball, bar code reader,

optical character recognition,

magnetic ink character recognition etc.

OUTPOU DEVICES: Definition

Monitor: Types of monitor

Types of screen display

Printers: Functions of printer, types of printer

Speakers

Plotters

Video graphic cards sound cards etc

COMPUTER SYSTEM SOFTWARE: Definitions, types, categories of application packages

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES: Definitions, different level of programming languages, advantages and disadvantages of the different level of programming language.

FIFTH GENERATION PROGRAMMING

LANGUAGE

THIRD TERM

COMMUNICATION SYSTEM: Definition of I.C.T., types of I.C.T. Broadcasting, Telecommunications, Data Networks, information systems, and satellite communications.

3. APPLICATION AREAS OF I.C.T

Tele-conferencing, Tele presence, Tele computing, video conferencing, Tele communication and

networking, multimedia message services, instant messaging

4. I.C.T BASED GADGETS

5. BASIC COMPUTER OPERATIONS – Booting,

Description of the booting process, types of booting, and components of the Windows desktop. Practicals on other simple basic computer operations.

6. WORD PROCESSING – Definitions, examples of Word Processor features of Word Processor

7. PRESENTATION PACKAGE – Definitions, examples of a presentation package, features of Word

Processor using the presentation package.

SCHEME OF WORK – GEOGRAPHY

SS1 1st TERM
1. (a) Introduction to the study of Geography
(b) Components of the Solar System
2. The Earth as a planet
(a) Proofs of Earth shape
(b) Rotation and Revolution
(c) Effects
3. (a) Lines of Longitude and Time
(b) Lines of Latitude and distance
4. The structure of the Earth:
(a) Internal structure
(b) Layers of the Atmosphere
5. Landforms Development: The formation of :
(a) Mountains
1. types of mountains
2. uses/importance of mountains
(b) Plateaus
1. types of plateaus
2. uses/importance of Plateaus
(c) Plains
1. types of Plains
2. uses/importance of Plains
3. Rock types and Importance

SECOND TERM

1. Elements and factors of Weather and Climate
2. Precipitation and types
3. (a) The Major Ocean Basins of the World
(b) A typical ocean floor
(c) Ocean salinity
(d) Ocean currents
(e) Uses of Oceans
4. Soils
(a) Components of soil
(b) Types of soil
(c) Factors and processes of soil formation
(d) Soil profile
5. Resources

THIRD TERM
REGIONAL GEOGRAPHY OF NIGERIA
1. Location, Position and Size of Nigeria
2. The relief features
3. The drainage and importance of rivers
4. The Climate of Nigeria
5. The vegetation belts and importance of forests
6. (a) Farming system:
7. Shifting cultivation
8. Bush fallowing

Irrigation farming
1. Plantation farming
2. Crop rotation
3. Terrace farming
Animal husbandry
(b) Major cash and food crops
(c) Importance and problems of agriculture
7. Major fishing areas
8. Mineral resources
9. The Industrial Zones

SCHEME OF WORK PHYSICS

SS2

FIRST TERM

1. The concepts of position and distance in coordinate

systems.

2. Vectors

3. Uniformly Accelerated motion

4. Projectiles

5. Basics concepts of simple harmonic motion (S.H.M.)

6. Applications of simple Harmonic motion

7. Force and equilibrium of particles/concurrent forces

8. Equilibrium of rigid / coplanar forces centre of gravity

and stability

9. Equilibrium of bodies in fluids – upthrust, Archemetes

and floatation principles

SECOND TERM

1. Force momentum and Newton’s laws of motion

2. Application of Newton’s laws’ resultant forces and

acceleration.

3. Simple machines

4. Pressures in fluids

5. Heat capacity

6. Latent heats

7. Practical effects of state changes:

Melting, evaporation, vapour pressures, boiling and humidity.

8. Expansion of Gases and gas laws

THIRD TERM

1. Rectilinear propagation of light and reflection of light

at plane surface

2. Reflection by curved mirrors

3. Refraction of light at plane boundaries

4. Refraction and image formation by lenses

5. Technological application of lenses: Optical

instruments

6. Basic concepts and propagation of wave motion

7. Musical sounds: Waves in string and pipes

8. The wave equation: Physical properties of waves.

SCHEME OF WORK CIVIC EDUCATION

SS2

FIRST TERM

WEEK 1 CITIZENSHIP

1. Meaning and definition of citizenship education

2. Duties and obligation of citizens

•

Preservation of tradition, custom and culture

WEEK 2 DEMOCRACY AND NATIONAL

DEVELOPMENT

1. Meaning of capitalist democracy

2. The features of capitalist democracy

•

Competition for power

1. National Consciousness, integrity and unity.

WEEK 3 DEMOCRACY AND NATIONAL

DEVELOPMENT

1. Capitalist democracy

WEEK 4 IMPORTANCE OF EMPLOYMENT IN

PROVERTY ALEVATION

1. Factors that guarantee employment)
WEEK 5 FIRST CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT TEST
WEEK 6 MID TERM BREAK
WEEK 7 POLITICAL APATHY
1. Reasons for political apathy
2. Why leaders fail to protect the interest of their followers?
WEEK 8 WHY LEADERS FAIL TO PROTECT THE INTEREST OF THEIR FOLLOWERS?

SECOND TERM
WEEK 1 POPULAR PARTICIPATION
1. Achieving popular participation in politics
2. Meaning of popular participation
• Reasons why people do not participate in politics.
WEEK 2 FORMATION OF POPULAR ORGANISATION
1. Definition of popular organisation
2. Formation of popular organization
WEEK 3 HUMAN RIGHT
1. The meaning
2. Limitation to human right
WEEK 4 CONTINOUS ASSESSMENT TEST
WEEK 5 DRUG AND DRUG ABUSE
1. Meaning of drug abuse
2. The types of drugs and ways they are abused
• Symptoms of drug abuse.
WEEK 6 EMERGENCY PERIOD
1. Meaning
2. Limitations to human right

WEEK 8 PREVENTION OF DRUG ABUSE
1. Drug law enforcement agency and administration
2. Law promulgated to curb drug abuse.

THIRD TERM

WEEK 1 RESPONSIBLE PARENTHOOD
1. The meaning
2. Role of responsible parenthood
Importance of responsible parenthood
WEEK 2 RELATIONSHIP/INTERPERSONAL RELATIONSHIP
1. Meaning
2. Types
WEEK 3 SKILLS THAT PROMOTE INTER-PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP
WEEK 4 INTER-COMMUNAL RELATIONSHIP
1. The meaning of inter-communal relationship
2. The importance of inter-communal relationship.
WEEK 5 FIRST CONTINOUS ASSESSMENT TEST
WEEK 6 SKILLS FOR RESOLVING INTER-COMMUNAL CONFLICTS
WEEK 8 TRAFFIC REGULATION
1. The meaning of traffic regulations
2. Examples or types of traffic regulations.
WEEK 9 ROLES OF INDIVIDUALS AND GOVERNMENT IN ENFORCING TRAFFIC REGULATION.

SCHEME OF WORK – BIOLOGY

SS2 FIRST TERM
1. Food Production and Storage
2. Micro-Organisms in action
3. Towards better health
4. Aquatic Habitats
5. Terrestrial Habitats

SECOND TERM
1. Terrestrial Habitat
2. Reproduction in unicellular organisms and invertebrates
3. Classification of plants

4. Digestive system
5. Transport system
6. Respiratory system
7. Excretory system

THIRD TERM
1. Excretory Mechanism
2. Nutrient Cycling in Nature
3. Ecological management
4. Adaptation
5. Pollution

SCHEME OF WORK – GEOGRAPHY

SS2

FIRST TERM
1. Faulting and associated landforms
2. (a) Earthquake
(b) Volcano and volcanicity

3. Processes of denudation
(a) Weathering
(b) Mass wasting

4. Atmospheric heating:
(a) Isolation
1. Radiation
2. conduction
3. Convection
(b) Temperature
(c) Pressure
5. River system
(a) Processes of river erosion
(b) Profile and characteristic features
6. Features of karst Landscape and Human activities

SECOND TERM
1. Transportation : Merits and demerits of
(a) Rail Transport
(b) Road Transport
(c) Water Transport
(d) Air Transport
(e) Contributions transport to national development
2. Settlement pattern and functions
3. World Population
4. World vegetation
5. Fishing Grounds
6. Environmental Conservation

THIRD TERM
1. World industrial areas
2. Environmental hazards:
(a) Air pollution

(b) Water pollution
(c) Soil erosion
(d) Desertification
3. Wind as agent of denudation in arid/ semi – arid lands
(a) Features of wind erosion
(b) features of wind deposition
4. Remote Sensing and Geographic Information System (G.I.S.)

SCHEME OF WORK – MATHEMATICS

SS2 FIRST TERM
1. Logarithms
2. Approximations and Accuracy
3. Sequences and series
4. Quadratic equations
5. Simultaneous, linear and Quadratic Equations
6. Gradient of a curve and lines

SECOND TERM
1. Logical Reasoning
2. Determining Gradient of a curve by graph reading
3. Linear Inequalities
4. Algebraic Fractions
5. Chord property (Circle geometry I)
6. Circle theorems (Circle geometry II)

7. Trigonometry (Derivation of Sine rule)

THIRD TERM
1. Trigonometry (Derivation of Cosine rule)
2. Trigonometric Ratios (revision) and Angles of elevation and depression
3. Bearings
4. Statistics (grouped data)
5. Probability

SCHEME OF WORK – AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

SS2 FIRST TERM
1. Land Tenure System in Nigeria (West Africa)
2. Roles of Government in Agricultural Development
3. Forest Management Practices
4. Diseases and Pests of Crops
5. Pasture and Forage Crops
6. Weeds

SECOND TERM
1. Animal Nutrition
2. Rangeland Management and Improvement
3. Environmental Factors Affecting Agricultural Production
4. Plant Nutrients
5. Plant Nutrient Cycle

THIRD TERM
1. Sources of Farm Power
2. Farm Mechanization
3. Farm Machinery
4. Farm Survey
5. Farm Stead Planning
6. Factors of Production
7. Farm Records and Accounts
8. Farm Finance and Budget

SCHEME OF WORK – ENGLISH LANGUAGE

SS2 FIRST TERM
WEEK 1 Revision of last term examination questions
WEEK 2-3 (a) Vocabulary /Oral skills development
Words Associated with the Human internal Body system and function e.g heart, liver etc
(b) Grammar (structural pattern)
Noun phrase. Functions
©Literacy skills (Reading and writing)
Reading for main gist/points
WEEK 4-5 (a) Vocabulary and Oral skills development
Words Association with health eg drugs, pills etc
(b) Grammar (structural pattern)
Relative pronouns – Whom, whose, which, that, who
© Literacy skills (Reading and writing)
Reading and summarize an argument
WEEK 6-7 (a) Vocabulary and Oral skills development
Words Associated with sport
1. Names of major national games eg handball
2. Words for sporting activities. Contest etc
3. Venue for sport eg stadium
4. Sports officials eg referee
5. Games results eg winning
(b) Grammar (structural pattern)
Nominalization
Parts of speech that is nominalized
Adjectives, verbs
© Literacy skills (Reading and writing)
Reading for summary
Meaning of summary
Summarizing selected passages, reports and stories
WEEK 8-9 (a) Vocabulary and Oral skills development Words Associated with building and construction
Meaning of building
Some words associated with buildings. Eg plumbing, plot, land etc
(b) Grammar (Structural Pattern)
Verb forms: Active verbs, passive verbs
© Literacy skills (Reading and writing)
Reading for note taking
Differences between note making and reading
Steps in effective note making
WEEK 10-11 (a) Vocabulary and Oral skills development
Words Associated with the environment
Meaning of environment/types of environmental problems
(b) Grammar (Structural Pattern)
Introduction to sequence of tenses
© Literacy skills (Reading and writing)
Reading for implied meaning
Meaning of the implied word
Identifying the implied meanings of words and sentences

SECOND TERM
WEEK 1 Revision of last term’s examination question papers

WEEK 2-3 (a) Vocabulary and Oral skills development
(Word modifiers)
Meaning of a word or phrase that describes a thing, an action, or an experience, eg Greenish, appetizing, bitter, rapidly, slowly monthly, etc. eg “He slowly moved to the gate”
(b) Grammar (structural pattern)
Phrasal verbs = verbs with more than one particle
examples
Go + on, go + through, look + out for, look + down on, look + up to, look + forward to, put + for, put + up with, do + away with, keep + away from. Etc
© Literacy Skills (Reading and writing)
Reading different materials to discover
misleading statements, faulty reasoning, inconsistency, and illogicality in them.
WEEK 4-5 (a) Vocabulary and Oral Skills Development
Prefixes as word extension, making for new meaning. Eg un in unhealthy, Miss in misspell,ed etc.
(b) Grammar (Structural Pattern)
Adjuncts = meaning
Adjuncts are adverbials modifying verbs
Types of adjuncts eg place, manner, time etc
© Literacy skills. (Reading and writing)
Reading to paraphrase poems and dramatic works
1. Drama
Theme/features
2. Poetry
Types of poetry
WEEK 6-7 (a) Vocabulary and Oral Skills Development

Preservative prefixes
Meaning of the word preserve
(b) Grammar (Structural Pattern)
Complex sentences or structure
Features of complex structure/sentence
© Literacy skills (Reading and writing)
Reading to pick out topic sentences in paragraphs and longer passages.
WEEK 8-9 (a) Vocabulary and Oral Sills Development
Suffixes: Meaning of a suffix and examples
(b) Vocabulary and Oracy Skills Development
Oral composition
Skills
1. Narrative
2. Descriptive
© Literacy Skills (reading and writing)
Reading for specific structural patterns in current
issues like youth development, gender, deregulation, human rights, religious and ethnic conflicts, etc.
WEEK 10-11 (a) Vocabulary and Oral Skills Development
Spelling of words using the dictionary to check for
correct spelling and meaning of words
(b) Vocabulary and Oral Skills Development
Oral Composition
Expository
Argumentative
© Literacy skills (reading and writing)
Expository essay
Definition
Style/format, introduction, sequential, presentation of
ideas and a conclusion

THIRD TERM
WEEK 1 Revision of last term’s examination questions
WEEK 2-3 (a) Vocabulary and Oral Skills Development
Speaking to persuade/convince in topics like: (i)
Farmers are more important than doctors
(ii) women are better leaders than men ©corruption destroys a nation
(b)Vocabulary and Oral Skills Development
Listening to identity details
Meaning of detail. Some words that signify the
presentation of details (a) as a result (b) for example, because, (c) In other words, such as consequently etc.
© Literacy Skills (Reading and writing)
Argumentative writing
Definition
Features
WEEK 4-5 (a) Vocabulary and Oral Skills Development
Consonants/consonant clusters at initials eg two, bride etc
(b) Vocabulary and Oral Skills Development
Three consonants and initial. Eg strike
© Literacy Skills (Reading and writing)
Letter writing
Formal letters, types (examples of them) and features
WEEK 6-7 (a) Vocabulary and Oral Skills Development
Unstressed Vowel Sounds
(b) Vocabulary and Oral Skills Development
Words with five syllables stressed on the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th syllables.
© Literacy Skills (Reading and writing)
Technical and Scientific writing
Features/format
WEEK 8-9 (a) Vocabulary and Oral Skills Development
Intonation expressing surprise/disbelief
(b) Vocabulary and Oral Skills Development
Intonation falling tone
© Literacy Skills (Reading and writing)
Creative writing
Features of a short play or story – plot, style, setting, characterization, theme, etc.
WEEK 10-11 (a) Vocabulary and Oral Skills Development
Rising tone
(b) Vocabulary and Oracy Skills Development
Speaking skills
Argument, debate © Literacy skills (Reading and writing)
Free writing
A short write – up based on interest or personal experience

SCHEME OF WORK – CHEMISTRY

SS2 FIRST TERM
WEEK 1 Periodic Table
WEEK 2 & 3 Oxidation and Reduction Reactions
WEEK 4 & 5 Mass-Volume Relationship
WEEK 6 Electrolysis
WEEK 7 Electrode Potential
WEEK 8 Acid-Base Reactions
WEEK 9 Rates of Chemical Reaction
WEEK 10 Energy and Chemical Reactions

SECOND TERM
WEEK 1 Chemical Equilibrium
WEEK 2 Hydrogen Gas
WEEK 3 Oxygen Gas
WEEK 4 & 5 Chlorine and its Compounds
WEEK 6 & 7 Nitrogen and its Compounds
WEEK 8 & 9 Sulphur and its Compounds
THIRD TERM
WEEK 1 & 2 Water and Solutions
WEEK 3 Hardness of water
WEEK 4 & 5 Sulphur and its Compounds
WEEK 6 – 7 Organic Chemistry (Hydrocarbons)
WEEK 8 Benzene and its Compound
WEEK 9 Alkanols

SCHEME OF WORK FOR – COMPUTER

SS2 FIRST TERM
1. Central processing unit (CPU)
2. Memory
3. Logic circuits i
4. Logic circuits ii
5. Computer data conversion

SECOND TERM
6. Concept of computer files
7. Handling computer files
8. Word processing
9. Systems development life cycle

THIRD TERM
10. Program development
11. Algorithms and flow charts
12. Basic programming ii
13. Internet
14. Electronic mail services

SCHEME OF WORK – PHYSICS

SS3 FIRST TERM
1. The electromagnetic spectrum and dispersion of light
2. Gravitational fields
3. Electrostatic fields; capacitors
4. Direct current circuits, resistance, and resistivity
5. Electrochemical cells, E.M.F, internal resistance and circuits
6. Principles of electrical mensuration (shunts, multipliers, bridge circuits)
7. Electrical work, energy, and power; cost.
8. Conduction of electricity through liquids (electrolysis)
9. Magnetism and magnetic fields
10. Electromagnetic induction

SECOND TERM

1. Alternating current (a.c) circuits
2. Atomic models, atomic spectra and the uncertainty principle
3. Gas-tube electronics; electronic emissions and their applications.
4. Semi-conductor electronics
5. Radio-activity
6. Technological applications of Physics (1); Uses of machines, power transmission in mechanical systems, maintenance.
7. Technological applications of Physics (2); Energy, dams, power stations, and satellites in Nigeria.

SCHEME OF WORK – ENGLISH LANGUAGE

SS3 FIRST TERM
WEEK 1 Concord
Nouns
Vocabulary on Culture and Ceremonies
Comprehension
WEEK 2 Pronoun Antecedent Agreement
Intonation
Narrative Essay
Comprehension
More on Nouns
WEEK 3 Grammatical terms and functions
Descriptive Essay
Intonation
Summary writing
WEEK 4 Vocabulary on Science and Technology
Oral: Monophthongs
Adverbials
Comprehension
WEEK 5 Argumentative Essay
Adjectival
Figurative Expression
Monophthongs
WEEK 6 Vocabulary on Law and Order
Oral: Diphthongs
Verbs
Comprehension
WEEK 7 Law and Order
Diphthongs
Consonants
Clusters of consonants
WEEK 8 Consonants Clusters
Stress
Summary writing
Comprehension
Revision of WAEC Past Questions

SECOND TERM

WEEK 1 Consonants
Summary
Verbs
Usages of pronouns
WEEK 2 Vocabulary on Technology
Usages of pronoun
Register of Medicine
Comprehension
WEEK 3 Grammatical Terms: Adverbials
Adjectival
Stress
Antonyms
WEEK 4 Order of Adjectives
Collocations
Speech writing
Lexis and structure
WEEK 5 Vocabulary: Motor Vehicles
More on stress
Lexis
Summary writing
WEEK 6 Rhymes
More on verbs
Figures of Speech
Creative Writing
Writing Articles
WEEK 7 Diphthongs
Letter writing
Consonants
Real and unreal future
WEEK 8 Subjunctive
Lexis and structure
Monoghongs
Diphthongs
WEEK 9 General Revision
Essay, letters
Summary
Comprehension

SCHEME OF WORK – MATHEMATICS

SS3

FIRST TERM
WEEK 1 Surds
WEEK 2 Matrics and Determinants
WEEK 3 Logarithm (Revision)
WEEK 4 Commercial Arithmetic
WEEK 11 Simultaneous, Linear and Quadratic
Equation (Revision)

SECOND TERM

WEEK 1 Trigonometric Graph of Trigonometric Ratios
WEEK 2 Graphical Solution of Simultaneous Linear and Trigonometric Equations
WEEK 3 Surface Area of Sphere
WEEK 4 Volume of Sphere
WEEK 5 Longitude and Latitude
WEEK 6 Coordinate Geometry of Straight Lines
WEEK 7 Gradients and Intercept of a Straight Line
WEEK 8 Differentiation of Algebraic Fractions
WEEK 9 Integration of Simple Algebraic Functions
WEEK 10 Arc Length of a Curve

SCHEME OF WORK – MATHEMATICS

SS3 THIRD TERM
WEEK 1 – 3 Revision of Past Waec Question
WEEK 4 Areas of Segments Of A Curve
WEEK 5 Relation Between The Sector of a Circle and The Surface Area Of A Cone
WEEK 6 Surface Area and Volume of Shapes
WEEK 7 Surface Area and Volume of Frustum of a Cone and pyramid

SCHEME OF WORK – CHEMISTRY

SS3 FIRST TERM
WEEK 1 & 2 Atomic Structure
WEEK 3 Nuclear Chemistry
WEEK 4, 5 & 6 Metals and their compounds
WEEK 7 & 8 Organic Chemistry 2

SECOND TERM
WEEK 1 Revision of Non-metals and their compounds
WEEK 2 Revision of Organic Chemistry I
WEEK 3 Revision of Organic Chemistry 2
WEEK 4 Revision of Periodic table
WEEK 5 Revision of Mass-volume Relationship
WEEK 6 Acid-Base Titration Calculations
WEEK 7 Salt analysis (qualitative analysis)

SCHEME OF WORK– CIVIC EDUCATION

SS3
1. Our Values
2. Emerging Issues
3. Citizenship
4. Representative Democracy
5. Pillars of Democracy
6. Human Rights
7. Law and Order
8. Cultism
9. Citizenship
10. Democracy and National Development
11. Dangers of Political Apathy I
12. Achieving Popular Participation in Polities
13. Limitation of Human Rights
14. Drugs and Drug Abuse
15. Responsible Parenthood
16. Traffic Regulations
17. Relationships
18. Characteristics of Human Rights
19. Dangers of Political Apathy II
20. Public Service in a Democracy
21. Civic Society and Popular Participation
22. Constitutional Democracy and the Rule of Law
23. Human Trafficking.

SCHEME OF WORK– BIOLOGY

SS3
1. Regulation of the Internal Environment
2. Hormones
3. Reproduction in Man
4. Reproduction in Flowering Plants
5. Fruits and seeds
6. Genetics
7. Reproductive Behaviours in Animals
8. Evolution

SCHEME OF WORK– COMPUTER
SS3
1. Networking
2. Introduction to the world wide web
3. Cables and connectors
4. Database
5. Graphics (introduction to corel draw)
6. Programming iii (one dimensional array)
7. High level languages (HLL)
8. Overview of number bases
9. Data representation
10. Security and ethics

SCHEME OF WORK– GEOGRAPHY

SS3

INTRODUCTION TO PRACTICAL GEOGRAPHY:
1. (a) Scale, types and application
(b) Surveying
(c) Direction and Bearing
(d) Map reduction and Enlargement
(e) Methods of relief representation on Topographical map
(f) Contour representation of landforms
(g) Gradient, Cross profile and Inter-visibility
2. Description of relief on the map & Drainage pattern
3. Statistical diagrams:
(a) Bar graph (b) Line graph (c) Pie Chat (d) Histogram etc.
4. Classification of Climate
(a) Greek
(b) Koppen
5. Climate types and characteristics
6. Interpretation of Climate data

SECOND TERM
1. Geographical Regions of Nigeria
(a) The Western Highlands
(b) The Eastern Highlands
(c) The Lake Chad basin
(d) The Cross River Basin
2. Transport in Nigeria
(a) The Rail Lines
1. Problems &
2. Contributions to the national development of inland waterways