BECE Success • JSS 1 – JSS 3
Basic Science — JSS 1–JSS 3
Step-by-step JSS 1–3 curriculum for this subject, aligned with the Lagos State Unified Scheme, Nigerian National Curriculum and BECE exam expectations.
JSS 1 Basic Science Curriculum
- Nature of science: meaning of science, scientific attitudes and simple scientific methods.
- Living and non-living things: characteristics, classification and examples from the environment.
- The human body: major systems, sense organs and personal health/hygiene.
- Environment: components of the environment, conservation and simple pollution issues.
- Matter: states of matter (solid, liquid, gas) and changes in state (melting, evaporation, condensation).
- Energy: forms and sources of energy (light, heat, sound, mechanical, electrical).
- Soil: types of soil, properties and importance to plants and animals.
- Measurement: basic units and tools for length, mass, time and temperature.
- Safety in science: laboratory rules, first aid and safe handling of materials.
- Simple scientific investigations and classroom experiments using local materials.
JSS 2 Basic Science Curriculum
- Reproduction in plants and animals; pollination, fertilisation and seed dispersal.
- Ecosystems: components (biotic and abiotic), food chains and food webs.
- Weather and climate: elements of weather, simple instruments and effects on living things.
- Air and water: composition, properties, pollution and purification methods.
- Force and motion: types of force, friction, gravity and simple machines (levers, pulleys).
- Magnetism: magnetic materials, properties of magnets and simple applications.
- Energy transformation: examples of conversion from one energy form to another.
- Nutrition and health: balanced diet, deficiency diseases and healthy lifestyle.
- Communicable and non-communicable diseases: causes, prevention and control.
- Adolescence and puberty: physical, emotional changes and personal responsibility.
JSS 3 Basic Science Curriculum (BECE Year)
- Heredity and variation: inheritance of traits, dominant and recessive traits (introductory).
- Adaptation of plants and animals to their environment; survival strategies.
- Biodiversity and conservation of natural resources; endangered species and protection measures.
- The earth in space: solar system, planets, rotation and revolution of the earth.
- Acids, bases and salts: simple properties, indicators and neutralisation (everyday examples).
- Solutions, suspensions and colloids; solubility and factors affecting solubility.
- Electricity: simple circuits, conductors and insulators, safety in handling electricity.
- Energy and machines: work, power and more complex applications of simple machines.
- Environmental issues: pollution, global warming (intro), waste management and recycling.
- Drug abuse and substance misuse: types of drugs, effects on health and prevention.