Biology and Chemistry scheme of work below is prepared for both students in SS 1 – 3 and teachers. This will help teachers to form their lesson note and help students to know the right topics to read for each of the subject.
Biology SS1 – SS3
SS 1 – FIRST TERM
Organization of Life
- Recognizing living things
- Classification of Living Things – Kingdoms: Monere, Protista and Fungi, Plantae and Animalia
- The cell
- The Cell and its Environment
- Some Properties and ‘Functions of the Cell
- Tissues and Supporting Systems
- Nutrition in Animals
SSS 1- SECOND TERM
The Organism and Its Environment
- Basic Ecological Concepts
- Functioning Ecosystem, Autotrophy and Heterotrophy – Food Webs and Tropic Levels
- Energy Transformation in Nature
- Relevance of Biology to Agriculture
- Micro-organisms around us
- Micro-organism in action
- Micro-organism and better health
- Aquatic habitat (Marine Habitat)
- Aquatic habitat (Estuarine Habitat)
SSS 1- THIRD TERM
- The Organism and Its Environment (Cont’d)
- Aquatic habitat (Fresh Water Habitat)
- Terrestrial Habitat (Marsh)
- Terrestrial Habitat (Forest)
- Terrestrial Habitat (Grassland)
- Terrestrial Habitat (Arid Lands)
- Reproduction in Unicellular Organisms and Invertebrates
SSS 2- FIRST TERM
Organization of Life
- Classification of Plants
The Organism at Work
- Digestive System
- Transport System
- Respiratory System
- Excretory System
SSS 2- SECOND TERM
The Organism and Its Environment
- Nutrient Cycling in Nature
- Ecological Management: Association, Tolerance, Adaptation, Pollution
- Conservation of Natural Resources
- Pests and Diseases of Crops
SSS 2- THIRD TERM
Continuity of Life
- Reproductive Systems in Vertebrates
- Reproductive Systems in Plants
- Pollination in Plants
SSS 3 – FIRST TERM
- Regulation of Internal Environment
- Nervous Co-ordination
- Sense Organs
- Ecology of Population
- Balance in Nature
- Reproductive System and Reproduction in Humans
SSS 3- SECOND TERM
- Development of New Seeds
- Fruits
- Reproductive Behaviours
- Biology of Heredity (Genetics)
- Variation and Evolution
- Adaptation for Survival
- Evolution
- General Revision…General Revision…General Revision
Chemistry SS 1 – 3
SSS 1- FIRST TERM
- Introduction to Chemistry
- Particulate Nature of Matter
- Symbols, Formulae and Equations
- Chemical Combination
- Gas Laws
SSS 1- SECOND TERM
- Gas Laws (Cont’d)
- Standard Separation Techniques for Mixtures
- Acids, Bases and Salts
- Water
SSS 1- THIRD TERM
- Carbon and its Compounds
- Chemical Industries
SSS 2- FIRST TERM
- Periodic Table
- Chemical Reactions
- Mass, Volume Relationships
- Acid-Base Reactions
- Water
Read: JAMB Chemistry Syllabus
SSS 2- SECOND TERM
- Air
- Hydrogen
- Oxygen
- Halogens
- Nitrogen
- Sulphur
SSS 2- THIRD TERM
- Oxidation-Reduction (Redox) Reactions
- Ionic Theory
- Electrolysis
- Hydrocarbons
- Alkanols
SSS 3- FIRST TERM
- Petroleum or Crude Oil
- Metals and their Compounds
- Iron
- Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
- Ethical, Legal and Social Issues
SSS 3- SECOND TERM
- Fats and Oil
- Soap and Detergents
- Giant Molecules (Sugars, Starch)
- Giant Molecules (Proteins)
- Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
SSS 3- THIRD TERM
- Quantitative and Qualitative Analysis
- General Revision…General Revision…General revision
