Transportation – Basic 5 Social Studies Lesson Note (Second Term)

Learning objectives

1. Meaning of transportation
2. Types of transportation
3. Forms of land transport
4. Advantages of transportation
5. Identify the problem of land transportation
6. Solution to problems of land transportation

Teaching and learning materials

• Whiteboard/ chalkboard
• Interactive poster
• Interactive video

Teaching method

• Explanation
• Discussion
• Questions and Answers

Reference materials

• NERDC Basic Education Curriculum for primary school
• Lagos State Scheme of Work
• Unified Schemes of Work Primary Schools four Social Studies (MIDDLE BASIC)
• Internet
• Edusdelight Social Studies TextBooks for Primary Schools

Entry behaviour/ previous lesson

The students are familiar with communication.

Word file

movement, transportation.

Module content

Transportation is the act of moving something from one location to another.

LAND TRANSPORT is the movement of people and materials from one place to another on land.

Types of transportation

1. Road transport: car, vehicle, bicycle.
2. Rail transport: train
3. Sea transport: ship, ferries
4. Air transport: airplanes, helicopter

Forms of land transportation

1. Road transport
2. Buses
3. Bicycles
4. Motorcycle
5. Motor cars
6. Lorries
7. Donkey
8. Horses
9. Camels
10. Trains: trains are used to carry people and goods from one place to the other using railway tracks.
11. Trekking: It is the oldest and slowest form of transportation. Human and animal move from places to places with our legs.

Advantages of transportation

1. Movement of goods and people is easier
2. Movement of goods is faster

Problems of land transportation

1. Bad roads
2. Bad vehicles
3. Non availability of machine part
4. High cost of spare part
5. Lack of expert
6. Inabilities of drivers to read and write
7. Overloading of vehicles

Solution to problems of transportation

1. Effective supervision
2. Patriotism
3. Spoilt road should be repaired and maintained