BAUCHI STATE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

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SUBJECT: BASIC TECHNOLOGY CLASS: JSS I TERM: 1ST

WEEK TOPIC CONTENT

1. Concept of Technology (a) Definition of technology
(b) Benefit of technology
(c) Technology related occupations
2. Concept of Technology (Cont.) (a) Life application of technology
(b) Products of technology
3. Concept of Technology (Cont.) (a) We should study technology
(b) Need for technology literacy and capability
for all as life coping skills
4. Workshop Safety (a) Rules and regulations
(b) Meaning and causes of accident in a
workshop
(c) Types of the workshop accident
5. Workshop Safety (Cont.) (a) Accident prevention techniques
(b) Types of fire
6. Workshop Safety Devices (a) Fire extinguisher
(b) Sand bucket
(c) Overall
(d) Fire alarm
(e) Goggle
(f) Hand gloves
7. Properties of Materials (a) Wood
i. Identification of wood
ii. Classification of wood
iii. Properties of wood
8. Properties of Materials(Cont.) (b) Identification and classification of wood by
colour
(c) Differences between hardwood and
softwood
9. Properties of Materials(Cont.) (d) Metals
i. Definition of metals
ii. Identification of metals
iii. Properties of metals
10. Properties of Materials(Cont.) (e) Ceramics
 i. Identification of ceramics
ii. Properties of ceramics
(f) Glass
11. Properties of Materials(Cont.) (g) Plastics, Rubber
i. Definition of plastics
ii. Classification of plastics
iii. Properties of plastics
(h) Properties of rubber
12. Revision Revision
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BAUCHI STATE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

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SUBJECT: BASIC TECHNOLOGY CLASS: JSS I TERM: 2nd

WEEK TOPIC CONTENT

1. Drawing Instruments and (a) Definition of technical drawing
Materials (b) Drawing instruments and materials
(c) Caring of drawing instruments and materials
2. Board Practice (a) Setting the paper on drawing board
(b) Drawing of boarder line
(c) Preparation of title block
3. Board Practice (Cont.) (d) Writing freehand legible letters and numbers
(e) Uses of tree-square
(f) Grid for lettering
4. Freehand Sketching (a) Definition
(b) Sketching materials
(c) Techniques of sketching
5. Scale and Scale Drawing (a) Scale rule
(b) Types of scale
6. Woodwork Hand Tools (a) Measuring tools
(b) Setting and marking out tools
(c) Cutting tools
7. Woodwork Hand Tools (Cont.) (d) Driving tools
(e) Boring tools
(f) Holding devices
8. Concept of Energy and Power (a) Definition
(b) Unit of measuring energy
(c) Unit of power
9. Concept of Energy and Power (d) Forms of energy
(Cont.)
10. Concept of Energy and Power (e) Forms of energy (Cont.)
(Cont.)
11. Concept of Energy and Power (f) Relationship between energy and power
(Cont.)
12. Revision Revision
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BAUCHI STATE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

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SUBJECT: BASIC TECHNOLOGY CLASS: JSS I TERM: 3rd

WEEK TOPIC CONTENT

1. Basic Electronic Devices (a) Thermionic emission
i. Primary emission
ii. Photo emission
iii. Field emission
iv. Secondary emission
2. Basic Electronic Devices (b) Resistors
(Cont.) (c) Capacitors
(d) Diodes
(e) Transistors
(f) Integrated circuit (IC)
(g) Inductor
(h) Circuit board
3. Building (a) Types of building according to their number
of floors
4. Building (Cont.) (b) Types of buildings according to their uses
5. Building Materials (a) Common building materials
i. Cement
ii. Wood
iii. Sand
iv. Glass
v. Metal
vi. Grass
vii.Plastics
viii. etc
6. Simple Blueprint Reading (a) Building symbols
(b) Reading a building plan
7. Simple Blueprint Reading (c) Soackaway
(Cont.) (d) Septic tank
(e) Windows and doors
(f) etc
8. Maintenance (a) Definition
(b) Need for maintenance
9. Maintenance (Cont.) (c) Types of maintenance
i. Preventive
 ii. Corrective
iii. Predictive
10. Maintenance (Cont.) (d) Importance of maintenance
11. Maintenance (Cont.) (e) Importance of maintenance (Cont.)
12. Revision Revision
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BAUCHI STATE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

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 SUBJECT: BASIC TECHNOLOGY CLASS: JSS II TERM: 1ST

WEEK TOPIC CONTENT

1. Information and (a) Analogue and digital communication system
Communication Technology (b) Meaning and nature of I.C.T.
2. Information and (c) Schematic diagram of G.S.M. transmission
Communication Technology (d) Meaning of internet
(Cont.)
3. Information and (e) Internet equipment and transmission process
Communication Technology (f) Merit and demerit of internet
(Cont.)
4. First Aid and Material (a) First aid materials
(b) Application of simple first aid
5. Uses of Materials (a) Wood
(b) Metal
6. Uses of Materials (c) Brass
(d) Bronze
7. Uses of Materials (e) Ceramics
(f) Rubber
(g) Plastic
8. Geometrical construction (a) Line
(b) Types of line
(c) Uses of line
9. Geometrical construction (d) Bisection of line
(Cont.) (e) Division of line
10. Angles (a) Right angle
(b) Acute angle
(c) Complementary, Obtuse, Reflex
11. Angles (Cont.) (d) Bisection of angle
(e) Construction of angles (90, 60, 45, 30, 20,
15, etc.)
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BAUCHI STATE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

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 SUBJECT: BASIC TECHNOLOGY CLASS: JSS II TERM: 2nd

WEEK TOPIC CONTENT

1. Circle (a) Diameter, Radius, Chord, Sector, Quadrants,
Circumference, etc.
2. Circle (Cont.) (b) Uses of Set-square, Tee-square to divide
circle into equal parts
(c) Construction of tangent and normal to a
circle
3. Triangle (a) Right angled triangle, Equilateral, Isosceles
and Scalene triangle
4. Triangle (Cont.) (b) Inscribed circles to a given triangle
(c) Circumscribed circles to a given triangle
5. Quadrilaterals and Polygon (a) Construction of regular quadrilaterals,
rectangle, square, rhombus, parallelogram
and trapezium, etc
6. Quadrilaterals and Polygon (b) Definition and construction of regular and
(Cont.) irregular polygon
7. Quadrilaterals and Polygon (c) Construction of pentagon, hexagon,
(Cont.) heptagon, octagon, using general and
specific method
8. Plane Figures (a) Area of regular plane figures (triangle,
rectangle of equal area)
(b) Square
9. Plane Figures (Cont.) (c) Enlargement of plane figures
(d) Reduction of plane figures
10. Metalwork Hand Tools (a) Marking out tools
(b) Measuring tools
11. Metalwork Hand Tools (Cont.) (c) Driving tools
(d) Cutting tools
12. Revision Revision
13/14 Examination Examination

BAUCHI STATE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

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SUBJECT: BASIC TECHNOLOGY CLASS: JSS II TERM: 3rd

WEEK TOPIC CONTENT

1. Energy Based on Technology (a) Principle of pressing iron, electric kettle,
Appliance electric cooker and water boiler
(b) Gas lamps, gas cooker, kerosene cooker and
charcoal pressing iron
2. Energy Based on Technology (c) Principle of evaporation leading to cooling
Appliance (Cont.) by refrigerants
(d) Operation of compressor as responsible for
the circulation of the refrigerants
3. Energy Based on Technology (e) Principle of operation of electric grinder
Appliance (Cont.) (f) Working principle of generators, bicycle,
dynamo
4. Transmission of Electricity (a) Transmission of Electricity
(b) Low frequency
(c) High frequency
5. Transmission of Electricity (d) Distribution of electricity
(Cont.) (e) Utilization of electricity
6. Transmission of Electricity (f) Materials and equipment; Transformers,
(Cont.) Cables, Insulators, Separators, Fuses, etc
7. Site Preparation (a) Hand tools (Cutlasses, Axes, Hoes, Diggers,
etc)
(b) Mechanical plants (Reciprocating chain
saw), Bulldozer, Pan loader, etc
(c) Root grabbing techniques
8. Setting Out (a) Setting out materials
- Pegs, lines, builders square, plump,
hammer, etc
9. Setting Out (Cont.) (b) Building plant
(c) Profile
10. Simple maintenance (a) Simple maintenance methods: cleaning and
dusting
(b) Washing, oiling, replacement of damaged
parts
11. Simple Maintenance (Cont.) (c) Care of common goods, kitchen wares, pots,
cutlery and knives
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BAUCHI STATE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

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 SUBJECT: BASIC TECHNOLOGY CLASS: JSS III TERM: 1ST

WEEK TOPIC CONTENT

1. Processing of Timber (a) Concepts in timber processing (timber
growth, felling, conversion and seasoning)
(b) Properties of good timber
2. Processing of Timber (Cont.) (c) Common timber defects
i. Natural (knot, shake and upset grain, etc)
ii. Artificial (twist, bowing and cupping,
etc)
3. Processing of Timber (Cont.) (d) Treatment and timber preservation method
(e) Importance of timber treatment
4. Processing of Metals (a) Metal processing (smelting and casting)
(b) Advantages and disadvantages of different
metal processing method
5. Processing of Metals (Cont.) (c) Metal alloys
(d) Uses of common metal alloys
6. Processing of Clay and Glass (a) Method of processing: Clay, Ceramic and
Glass materials
(b) Advantages and disadvantages of the
different processing methods
(c) Production and uses of clay, ceramic and
glass
7. Processing of Plastics (a) Examples of plastic products
(b) Method of processing plastic
8. Processing of Plastics (Cont.) (c) Advantages and disadvantages of the
different processing method
(d) Uses of plastics
9. Processing of Rubber (a) Examples of rubber products
(b) Methods of processing rubber
10. Processing of Rubber (Cont.) (c) Advantages and disadvantages of the
different processing methods
(d) Uses of rubber
11/12 Revision Revision
13/14 Examination Examination

BAUCHI STATE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION

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SUBJECT: BASIC TECHNOLOGY CLASS: JSS III TERM: 2nd

WEEK TOPIC CONTENT

1. Woodwork Machine (a) Portable power tools:
- Belt sender
- Hand drill
- Fret saw
- etc
2. Woodwork Machine (Cont.) (b) Machines
- Circular saw
- Band saw
- Wooth lathe
- Surface plainer
- Thickness sender
- Drill
- etc
3. Simple Woodwork Project (a) Uses of common joints (wooden tables,
stools, boxes, photo frame, tee-square, pot
stand, book rack, book stand, shelf, etc)
4. Metal Work Machine (a) Types of metal work machines
(b) Functions of the different types of machines
5. Metal Work Machine (Cont.) (c) Care and maintenance of metal work
machine
6. Simple Metal Work Projects (a) Principles of measurement and measuring
tools, cutting tools
(b) Files and filling, bending and folding, drill
and drilling
7. Soldering and Brazing (a) Definition of soldering and brazing
(b) Types and uses of soldering
(c) Procedure and precaution of brazing
8. Gear and Motion (a) Types of motion
(b) Uses and principles of motion
9. Gear and Motion (Cont.) (c) Linear arrangement to produce linear
motion
(d) Uses of slides and slote in mechanical
system
10. Gear and Motion (Cont.) (e) Types of rotary motion
 (f) Conservation of rotary motion
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 SUBJECT: BASIC TECHNOLOGY CLASS: JSS III TERM: 3rd

WEEK TOPIC CONTENT

1. Isometric Drawing (a) Examples of isometric drawing
(b) Isometric drawing of simple shaped blocks
without curves
2. Oblique Drawing (a) Examples of oblique drawings
(b) Simple oblique drawings
3. Orthographic Projections (a) Meaning of orthographic
(b) Components: Principal planes
4. Orthographic Projections (c) Angles of projection
(Cont.) (d) Principal views
5. Orthographic Projections (e) Placing principal view in the quadrants
(Cont.) (f) Dimensioning techniques
6. One-Point Perspective Drawing (a) Meaning of one-point perspective drawing
(b) Example of one-point perspective drawing
7. One-Point Perspective Drawing (c) Principle of one-point perspective drawing
(Cont.) (d) One-point perspective drawing
(e) One-point perspective drawing practice
8. Scales and Scale Drawing (a) Measuring comparing given sizes
(b) Scale drawing: Full size, 1:1, Scale
reduction 1:5, 1:10, 1:20, 1:100; Scale
Enlargement 2:1, 3:1, etc
9. Drawing Plans and Blueprint (a) Common symbols used in plan and
blueprints and their interpretation
(b) Identification of building components,
fittings, sanitary wares; sink, bath
10. Drawing Plans and Blueprint (c) Fittings: showers, soak-away, septic tank,
(Cont.) socket, windows, doors, etc on building
plants
(d) Blueprint drawing techniques
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