GES-JHS-SCIENCE-CCP-CURRICULUM-B7-B10

COMPETENCIES

B10.5.4.1 Evaluate the B10.5.4.1.1 Assess data on climate change and green economy Critical Thinking and
effectiveness of initiatives actions/ activities globally including Ghana and other countries. Problem Solving (CP),
that address the issue of Digital Literacy (DL)
climate change and green
economy in Ghana and the
world at large.

Exemplars: CP: Identify important and

1. Research into climate change and green economy actions in appropriate alternatives

Ghana.

2. Access climate change and green economy actions in other DL: Ability to ascertain
countries. when information is

needed and be able to

identify, locate, evaluate

and effectively use them to

solve a problem

3. Compare and contrast climate change and green economy actions CP: Ability to identify
in Ghana and other countries. important and appropriate

criteria to evaluate each

alternatives

4. Identify and write the effective initiatives that address climate CP: Ability to select
change and green economy issues in Ghana and other countries. alternative(s) that

adequately meet selected

criteria

5. Prescribe with reasons best practices to serve as possible CP: Ability to combine
solutions to address climate change and green economy issues in Information and ideas from

Ghana. several sources to reach a
conclusion

CLASS: BASIC 10 (SHS 1)
STRAND 5: HUMANS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
SUB-STRAND 5: UNDERSTANDING THE ENVIRONMENT

CONTENT STANDARDS INDICATORS AND EXEMPLARS SUBJECT SPECIFIC
PRACTICES AND
CORE
COMPETENCIES

B10.5.5.1Demonstrate B10.5.5.1.1Show and explain the uses of non-living things for Critical Thinking and
understanding of the uses agricultural purposes. Problem Solving (CP),
of non-living things (rocks, Creativity and
rivers, stones and soil) for Innovation (CI),
agricultural purposes Communication and
Collaboration (CC)

Exemplars

1. Make a list of non-living things found on the crops farm and animal CP: Ability to identify
farm (stones, metals, water, rock/soil particles, plastic materials). important and appropriate
criteria to evaluate each

alternatives

2. Describe how various non-living things are used for agricultural CI: Recognise and
generalise information and
purposes in the community and environment.

experience ; search for

trends and patterns

3. Discuss and explain other possible roles or uses of each non-living CC: Demonstrate

material for agricultural purposes. behaviour and skills of

working towards group

goals

CP: Ability to identify
important and appropriate
criteria to evaluate each
alternatives

B10.5.5.1.2Observe and discuss the uses of non-living things for Critical Thinking and
agricultural purposes in school garden and local communities Problem Solving (CP),
Creativity and
Innovation (CI)

Exemplars

1. Prepare a list of non-living things and their use for agricultural CP: Ability to identify
important and appropriate
purposes in a tabular format.

criteria to evaluate each

alternatives

2. Plan and demonstrate the use of different non-living things for CI: Ability to merge
simple/ complex ideas to
agricultural purposes in the field or school garden.

create novel situation or

thing

CLASS: BASIC 10 (SHS 1)
STRAND 5: HUMANS AND THE ENVIRONMENT
SUB-STRAND 6: SOIL AS COMPONENT OF THE ENVIRONMENT

CONTENT STANDARDS INDICATORS AND EXEMPLARS SUBJECT SPECIFIC
PRACTICES AND
CORE
COMPETENCIES

B10.5.6.1Recognize the B10.5.6.1.1Observe and describe different types of rocks as Critical Thinking and
different types of rocks as origin of soils. Problem Solving (CP)
origin of different types of (CP)Creativity and
soils. innovation

Exemplars

1. Identify different labeled samples of rocks presented in the CP: Ability to select
alternative(s) that
classroom/laboratory.

adequately meet selected

criteria

2. Describe the visible characteristics of each rock. CI: Recognise and
generalise information and
experience ; search for
trends and patterns

3. Collect samples of rocks from around the community and label CP: Ability to identify
them rock identification guide and compare them with the labeled important and appropriate

laboratory samples in exemplar one (1). criteria to evaluate each

alternatives

4. Research and report the stages of weathering of rocks to form CP: Identify important and
soil. appropriate alternatives