2022 Social studies  lesson note for JSS1 Second term 

Scheme Of Work

WEEK 1: NIGERIAN COMMON HERITAGE

WEEK 2: NIGERIAN NATIONAL SYMBOLS

WEEK 3: CIVIC RIGHTS OF A CITIZEN

WEEK 4: CIVIC RESPONSIBILITIES AND OBLIGATION OF A CITIZEN

WEEK 5 UNSOLICITED CIVIC RESPONSIBILITIES AND OBLIGATIONS OF A CITIZEN

WEEK 6: SOCIAL ISSUES AND PROBLEMS ( EXAMINATION MALPRACTICES)

WEEK 7: SOCIAL ISSUES AND PROBLEMS (CULTISM)

WEEK 8: SOCIAL ISSUES AND PROBLEMS (HIV/AIDS)

WEEK 9: CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL PROBLEMS

Lesson Notes on Social Studies JSS1Second Term

 Below are the 2022 complete social studies lesson notes for JSS1 Second term

Week 1

Topic: Nigerian Common Heritage

Hausa/Fulani Political System

Historical background: Fulani took over the political leadership of the Habe (Hausa) states in the early 19th century. The Jihad that proceeded with this occupation was seen as religious and political. Othman Dan Fodio led the Fulani Jihad, took over the Hausa’s political leadership, and established the Sokoto caliphate with an outstanding centralized political system of government. He introduced a new system of selecting and appointing rulers described as Emirs to rule the caliphate. Each of the emirs owed allegiance of Dan Fodio and his two representatives at Gwandu and Sokoto.
Political administration

1. The Emirate: the caliphate was divided into emirates and each was headed by an Emir.  To learn more, Click here.

Week 2

Topic: Nigerian National Symbol

The National Symbols

1. The National anthem: The current national anthem in Nigeria was replaced in 1978 and the lyrics were composed by John A Ilechukwu, Eme Etim Akpan, B.An Ogunaike and P.O Aderibigbe and the music by the Nigerian police band under the directorship of B.E Odiase. This song that Nigerians have accepted to sing as a symbol of unity and readiness to serve the country and promote her good image.
2. The Nigerian coat of arms: This was adopted when Nigeria got her independence in 1960. It is an emblem that shows the unity of the country. The black shield represents the good soil of the land, the Eagle represent strength, the two white horses represents the dignity and the pride of the country, the mark ‘Y’ represents river Niger and Benue which flow through the part of Nigeria, the flower represents the beauty of the country, the motto of the country ‘unity and faith’ is written on it.
3. The National flag: the national flag of Nigeria has two colors white and green, the green stands for agriculture and the white stands for peace and unity. The Nigerian flag which was designed by Mr Taiwo Akinkunmi in 1958 is made up of two colours; white and green. The white part stands for Peace and Unity while the Green represents our rich Agriculture. It is placed in important public places like schools as a sign of patriotism. To learn more, Click here.

Week 3

Topic: Civic Rights of a citizen

Contents:

1. Meaning of civic rights
2. Civic Responsibility
3. Who is a citizen
4. Some basic rights of a citizen

 Meaning of Civic Rights

Civic rights is the right belonging to a member or citizens of a place.

Civil rights are the rights of individuals to receive equal treatment (and to be free from unfair treatment or “discrimination”) in a number of settings — including education, employment, housing, and more — and based on certain legally-protected characteristics.

Civic Responsibility is defined as the “responsibility of a citizen” It is comprised of actions and attitudes associated with democratic governance and social participation. To learn more, Click here.

Week 4

Topic: Civic Responsibilities and Obligation of a Citizen

Contents:

1. Meaning of civic responsibilities/ obligation
2. Duties and obligations of citizens
3. Categories of civic duties and obligation

Meaning of Civic responsibilities

Civic Responsibility is defined as the “responsibility of a citizen“. It is comprised of actions and attitudes associated with democratic governance and social participation.the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force

Citizenship carries with it both rights and responsibilities. Citizens must do their duties. Some examples of civic duties are obeying the law, serving on a jury, paying taxes and voting. To learn more, Click here.

Week 5

Topic:  Unsolicited Civic Responsibilities And Obligations Of A Citizen

Contents:

1. The meaning of Unsolicited obligations
2. Examples of unsolicited civic obligations
3. Duties of community to its citizens

Meaning of Unsolicited obligations

Unsolicited duties/ obligations are the duties that we perform out of our sense of fair play and because we feel that doing them helps to maintain peace and order in society. To learn more, Click here.

Week 6

Topic: Social Issues And Problems ( Examination Malpractices)

Contents:

1. Meaning of Examination Malpractices
2. Types of Examination Malpractices
3. Causes of Examination Malpractices
4. Effects/ consequences of Examination Malpractice
5.  Solutions to Examination Malpractices

Meaning of Examination Malpractices

Examination malpractices can be defined as any form of irregular behaviour or unwholesome associated with the conduct of an examination which can take place before, during and after any examination.

It is any misconduct or improper practice in any examination with a view to obtaining good results through fraudulent action. It is a situation where examination outcomes is influenced in one way or the other. To learn more, Click here.

Week 7

Topic: Social Issues and problems (Cultism)

Contents:

1. Meaning of cultism
2. Causes of cultism
3. Effects/consequences of cultism
4. Solution to cultism

Meaning of Cultism

Cultism can be defined as any form of organization whose activities are not known to the general membership of the public and are carried out at odd hours of the day.

Cultism is a kind of evil behaviour that goes on in our educational institutions. The cultist who are the members of cultism uses charms and arms to assert their influence on university campuses and some secondary schools.

Individuals who belong to this group see themselves as being above the law and believe they can get anything they want such as good grades, money, position, girls, favor etc. There activities lead to the oppression of of the other students in school. To learn more, Click here.

Week 8

Topic:Social Issues And  Problems (HIV/AIDS)

Content:

1. Meaning of HIV /AIDS
2. Causes of HIV / AIDS
3. Effects of HIV / AIDS
4. Prevention of HIV /AIDS

Meaning of HIV / AIDS

HIV means Human Immune-deficiency Virus and AIDS means Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome.

AIDS is a disease that is caused by the virus called HIV. It damages the immune system of an organism. It is epidermic that is rapidly killing people all over the world. To learn more, Click here.

Week 9

Topic: Challenges associated with contemporary social problems

Content: The challenges of social issues and problems on:

1. The Individual
2. The Family
3. The Nation

The Challenges of social issues and problems on Individual

The Social issues and problems can affect an individual in the following ways:

• Poverty: An individual who is infected with HIV/AIDS can end up in poverty as they will have to spend money on drugs, cultism and examination malpractices can also lead to poverty because they will not have good result for good jobs. To learn more, Click here.