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Friday, 29 October 2021 08:41
Science Questions and Answers - Class 7 End of Term 2 2021 Set 1 with Marking Schemes
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
- You have been given this question paper and a separate answer sheet. The question paper contains 50 questions.
- Make sure that you have written on the answer sheet.
QUESTIONS
- Which of the following is not a way in which plants depend on animals?
- Decomposition
- Pollination
- Support
- Manure
- Alice was walking near an air strip she noticed a wind sock pointing towards North. Which direction was the wind blowing from?
- South
- North
- West
- East
- Which of the following type of teeth is not part of milk teeth?
- Premolar
- Canine
- Incisor
- Molars
- Which of the following is not an example of rotational grazing?
- Strip grazing
- Herding
- Paddocking
- Tethering
- Roughage in a diet helps in:
- constipation
- absorption of digested food
- removing digested matter
- emptying bowls
- Digestion of food ends in the;
- large intestines
- ileum
- rectum
- anus
- Which of the following food preservation methods are both modern and tradition?
- Drying and use of low temperature
- Drying and salting
- Canning and refrigeration
- Proper storage and drying
- Which of the following is a health effect drug abuse?
- Hallucination
- Truancy
- Accidents
- Rape
- All the following are signs of ill health in livestock except
- rough coat
- coughing
- dry muzzle
- glossy coat
- Which of the following is not an insectivorous plant?
- Butterworts
- Sundew
- Water lily
- Cobra lily
- Which one of the following materials is opaque?
- Mirror
- Kerosene
- Skylight
- Oiled paper
- All the following are factors that increase soil erosion except
- ploughing along contours
- slope
- human activities
- amount of rainfall
- Std five pupils set up the experiment below.
What observation was made from the experiment above?- Water level raised in the container
- Water level dropped in the straw
- Bubbles were seen in water
- Bottle broke
- Three of the following are properties of crops used to prepare green manure. Which one is not?
- quick decay
- slow growth
- leafy crops
- high nitrogen content
- Which of the following plants can give us oil?
- Cocoa
- Maize
- Coffee
- Yams
- Maize, rice and wheat are examples of:
- cereals
- tubers
- legume
- vegetables
- Which part of a maize seed forms the embryo?
- Endosperm and cotyledon
- Testa and plumule
- Scar and endosperm
- Plumule and radicle
- The experiment below was used by std 4 pupils. Where they put soil and water in bottle, shook it left it to settle down
What caused the arrangement of the layers shown above?- type of soil
- humus
- density
- mass
- Drenching is a method of controlling livestock parasites. Which parasite below can not be controlled by drenching?
- tick
- liverfluke
- tapeworms
- roundworms
- Which one of the following processes require loss of heat to the environment?
- Freezing
- Evaporation
- Melting
- Boiling
- The experiment below was set up by std 4 pupils
Which one of the following materials was not needed for the experiment above?- a nail
- clay
- tin lid
- tin can
- All the following are organic fertilizers except one. Which one is it?
- Farmyard manure
- Muriate of potash
- Green manure
- Organic mulches
- The chart below shows classification of plants
Name the plants named M, N and R
M N R- Maize toad stool beans
- onion algae mushrooms
- cypress yeast moulds
- sugarcane cactus pine
- Which one of the following group contains the foods that promotes body immunity?
- Eggs, milk, beans
- Maize, wheat, rice
- Yams, sugarcane, omena
- Lemon, cabbage, carrot
- What happens to a lizard when it busk in the sun?
- Its temperature rises
- Its body temperature remain constants
- Its body temperature drops
- It expands
- "Which method of rotational grazing is practiced only with few number of animals?
- Strip grazing
- Paddocking
- Tethering
- Zero grazing
- Std 5 pupils classified animals as shown below.
Which animals were wrongly classified?- Seal, newt
- Bat, salamander
- Bat, seal
- Seal, salamander
- Which one of the following is not part of the non-living environment?
- Plants.
- Soil
- Water
- Air
- All the following are ways of maintaining simple tools, which one is not?
- Sharpening
- Cleaning after use
- Oiling and greasing
- Fiting handle with insulators
- When constructing a beam balance the hole you make for the pivot should be:
- very wide
- very small
- at the balancing point
- on the base
- Magnetic force is measured in:
- beam balance
- spring balance
- kilograms
- newtons
- Which statement below is true about all medicines?
- All medicines are drugs
- All medicines cause stimulation
- All medicine cure diseases
- All medicines are made from plants
- Which one of the following is formed when ova fuses with sperm?
- Ovary
- Zygote
- Embryo
- Sex cell
- Which one of the following is not a myth about HIV and AIDS?
- AIDS is a curse from God
- Witchcraft can cure AIDS
- AIDS has no vaccine
- Mosquito can transmit HIV
- Tick feeds by;
- chewing
- sucking
- butting
- nibbing
- The experiment below was used by std 6
What conclusion can be made from the set up?- Candle produce heat and light
- Light can be reflected
- Light can be refracted
- Light travel in a straight line
- Which one of the following statement is not true about one kg of salt and one kg of feathers?
- lkg of feather has more volume than 1 kg of salt
- They have equal masses
- Ikg of salt has more mass than 1kg of feathers
- They have different volumes but equal masses
- The following are signs of certain illnesses
- fever
- pain in joints
- blood in stool and urine
- pain in the chest
- fatigue and dizziness
Which symptoms above are for malaria?- ii and iii
- i and ii
- ii and iv
- i and v
- When breathing in air is warmed by:
- mucus
- hour
- blood capillaries
- lungs
- The diagram below shows the human heart
Which heart chamber marked above gets poison last when a snake bite you?- M
- R
- N
- O
- What is the role of finger like projections in the human digestive system
- produce digestive juice
- increase the surface area for food digestion
- store undigested food
- facilitate absorption of digested food
- BCG is administered at the age of:
- at birth
- 6 weeks
- 9 months
- 14 weeks
- Which one of the following is not a source of current electricity?
- Batteries
- Bicycle dynamo
- Dam
- Generator
- Std 5 pupils set up the experiment below to investigate heat transfer.
After some minute pin fell, what made the wax to melt?- conduction
- radiation
- convection
- evaporation
- Digestion of oils takes place in the:
- duodenum
- small intestines
- mouth
- stomach
- Which one of the following is not a function of plasma
- Transport digested food
- Transports carbon dioxide
- transport oxygen
- transport heat in the body
- Which method of separating mixture leads to recovery of one substance only?
- Evaporation
- Filtering
- Picking
- use of magnet
- Which one of the following is not a good conductor of electricity?
- Copper
- Graphite
- Carbon rod
- Glassrod
- The following are safety precaution against lightnening. Which one is not?
- Fiting lightening arrester on building
- Avoid walking on pools of water
- Wear rubber soled shoes
- Avoid inserting objects in sockets
- The two gases in the air that makes 99% when combined are
- oxygen and carbon dioxide
- Nitrogen and oxygen
- Nitrogen and carbondioxide
- oxygen and innert gases
Marking scheme
Wednesday, 27 October 2021 09:35
Earth And Space - Grade 5 Science and Technology Revision Notes
Moon
Observing different phases of the moon.
- The phases of the moon are the different shapes of the moon we can see from over a month.
- This can be observed at night during the month of the moon.
Identifying different phases of the moon
- There are eight phases that the moon goes through. Each phase repeats itself every 29.5 days. The following are the phases of the moon
using the real moon as an example, here is how they look like:
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Force and Energy - Grade 5 Science and Technology Revision Notes
Gravity
Demonstrating Gravity
- Hold and suspend erasers in the air. Release them and tell what happens.
- Identify what causes the objects to act as they do. Name and define the cause.
- The fruits and leaves fell to the ground due to a force acting on them. The erasers dropped to the ground due to a force acting on them. This force is known as gravity.
- Gravity is defined as the force acting on objects pulling them down.
Effects of gravity on an object.
- The force that pulls down things is called the force of gravity.
- When you throw a ball into the air, gravity pulls it back down. When you release a stone suspended in the air, gravity pulls it down to the ground.
- When the books are tipped at the edge of the desk, the fall down due to gravity.
- Gravity causes fruits and leaves to fall from trees.
- Gravity is a force that pulls things down. It is also called the normal force.
Application of Gravity.
- The force of gravity enables the following in our lives:
- Gravity causes a ball you throw in the air to come down again
- It cause a glass to drop down and fall onto the floor
- It causes us to move down and slide
- It causes apple to fall down from apple tree
- It keeps us firmly on earth, otherwise we would float away into space.
- It causes a pen that rolls off your desk to fall onto the floor
- It causes water to move down a river and waterfall.
- It causes a rock to roll downhill.
Sound
Energy Producing sounds
- Sounds are produced when we the following
- Clap our hands
- Stamp our feet
- When we whistle.
- When we hot a drum
- Playing guitar
- Sound is the energy that things produce when they vibrate.
Loud and soft sounds
- Volume is the amount of sound something produces.
- It is the measure of the loudness of sound. Loud sounds are produced by big vibrations, while low sounds are produced by small vibrations.
- The energy of a sound determines its loudness. The greater the energy the greater the sound.
- Whispering makes a soft sound while shouting to a friend across a playground makes a loud sound.
- Fire alarms and car’s horn are examples of loud sounds, while whispering to a friend and the sound of blowing wind are examples of soft sounds.
Identifying areas with loud sounds
- Areas that produce loud sound in the environment include:
- Industries
- Music shops
- Markets
- Stadia (plural for stadium)
Sound pollution
- Sound pollution is defined as sounds or noises that are loud, annoying and harmful to the ears.
Effects of sound pollution
- The effect of sound pollution on human health and behaviour include the following:
- Loss of hearing - the immediate effect of noise pollution to a person, over a period of time is reduced hearing ability. Over a time a person may completely lose his or her hearing.
- Poor concentration - loud and continuous noise makes a person lose concentration on any activity that they are carrying out.
- Irritability - loud and continuous noise at home and at school may result in irritability which lead to aggressive behaviour.
- Sleep disturbances - loud noise disturbs your sleep and keeps you awake.
- Interferences with communication - loud noise makes people unable to communicate freely. You may find it difficult to understand or even hear what someone else is saying.
Protecting self from loud sound
- Turning down devices producing loud sound
- Using hearing protection devices when in a place with loud sound.
- Avoid areas with loud sound.
- Staying in houses with soundproof walls.
Heat Transfer
Demonstrating Transfer of heat in liquids
- Materials
- Sawdust
- A glass container
- A stand
- Water
- A matchbox
- A source of heat (a candle)
Procedure
- Fill in the glass container with water
- Place a small amount of sawdust in the water
- Allow the sawdust to settle at the bottom of the container
- Place the glass container on the stand
- Heat the container using candle as the source of heat
- Observe what happens.
- As the water continues to heat, a steady rise of sawdust is observed. This is because the water at the bottom of the glass container gets hotter, expands and rises.
- The cold water at the top then moves downwards and takes the place of the risen hot water.
- The cycle repeats itself. The sawdust particles show a movement in the water called convection currents.
- Therefore, heat is transferred in liquids through convection.
(convection currents in liquids)
(heating water via convection)
Demonstrating transfer of heat in gases
- Materials
- A small carton box with a top
- Hard paper or piece of carton
- A piece of paper
- A short candle
- A matchbox
Procedure
- Make a chimney on each end of the top of the box
- Divide the box with hard paper or a piece of carton to make two chambers A and B. place the transparent glass on the side of the box for viewing.
- Light up a candle. Put the lit candle below the chimney B on the box. Close the box.
- Place a burning piece of paper over chimney A as shown in figure 6
- Observe chimney B and tell what you see.
- Record your observations.
- The burning paper produces smoke that moves from chamber A to Chamber B through the opening.
- The candle in chamber b heats the smoke coming from chamber A, which becomes lighter and rises.
- As the smoke rises up it moves up through chimney B. Cooler air enters Chamber A through chimney A, creating a circular motion known as convection currents.
- These currents can be viewed through the transparent glass.
- The transfer of heat in gases is known as Convection
(convection in gases)
Application of convection in everyday life
- Convection of heat is used in everyday life by many ways. These ways include:
- Ventilating buildings
- Inflation of hot air balloons
- Heating of food in a microwave
- Formation of land and sea breezes
- Boiling of water in a sufuria or kettle
- Vehicle engines
Transfer of heat by radiation
- When you stand in the sunlight, you can feel the warmth of the sun. The heat energy from the sun is transferred to your skin through radiation.
- When you sit beside a fire, you feel warm. The warmth of the heat from the fire is transferred from the fire to you through radiation.
Application of radiation in everyday life
- Radiation is used in everyday life in many ways. These ways include:
- Warming ourselves using electric heaters
- Using solar heaters in the house
- Drying clothes and grains
- Using greenhouses to aid growth of plants
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Matter - Grade 5 Science and Technology Revision Notes
Change of state
Effects of heating matter.
- Matter - everything around us. All materials and substances that exist and occupy space.
- States of matter - different forms of substances, that is solids, liquids and gases.
- Change of state - to turn from one form to another, for example from solid to liquid. It occurs when matter absorbs or loses energy.
- When solids are heated, they change their states of matter. Some solids such as candle wax and cookin fat, melt into liquid, while ice cubes melt into water (liquid)
- The process in which a solid changes to a liquid is called melting.
- There are some solids that change to gases when heated, for example mothballs. The process in which a solid changes directly to a gas is called sublimation.
Heating Liquids.
- Some liquids change their state of matter through heating.
- Water (liquid) changes to water vapour (gas) when heated.
- The process in which a liquid boils and changes to a gas is called evaporation.
Effects of cooling matter.
Cooling water vapour
- When vapour is cooled it changes to liquids. This means that it has changed its state from gaseous state to liquid state.
- The process in which a gas changes to a liquid is called condensation. Cooling Liquids
- When liquids such as water, melted fat and melted candle wax are cooled, they harden and become solids.
- They change from liquid state to solid state.
- The process in which a liquid changes to a solid is called freezing.
- When gases such as mothball vapour are cooled, they become solids without forming liquids first. A mothball is made up of a substance known as naphthalene whose vapour changes from gaseous state to solid state on cooling.
- The process in which a gas changes directly to a solid without going through the liquid state is known as deposition.
Application of change of state of matter.
- Heating is used to dry grains, fish and other foods to preserve them. It also dries clothes and salt through evaporation.
- Heating of water bodies causes evaporation and cooling of air forms rain through condensation.
- Cooling preserves food and also makes ice through freezing. Solid metal melts into liquid on heating.
Water cycle
- A cycle is something that happens over and over again. It has no beginning and no end. The following are the water cycle stages:
Stage 1: Evaporation and Transpiration.
- The water cycle begins with the sun heating the water bodies. As the water heats up, it evaporates.
- In addition, green plants also release water vapour into the air in a process called transpiration. The vapour rises up into the sky.
Stage 2: condensation
- High up in the sky, the temperatures are cool. Water vapour in the clouds cool down and becomes liquid water. This liquid water is stored in clouds. The process of water vapour turning back into liquid is called condensation.
Precipitation
- The water falls from the sky in the form of rain, snow or hail through precipitation.
Runoff and infiltration
- As the water fall on the ground, the water forms streams and rivers and collects in lakes and oceans. This is known as run-off. Besides runoff, water is also absorbed into the soil.
- This is called infiltration. The water get stored as groundwater. The cycle then continues.
Acids and Bases
Identifying acids and bases
- Most substances are both acids and bases in nature.
- However, we cannot taste each and every substance to tell whether it is an acid or a base.
- In order to taste whether it’s an acid or base we use a litmus paper to find out whether a substance is acidic or basic in nature.
- The litmus paper is known as an indicator. Indicators change their colour when they are dipped in a solution containing an acidic or a basic substance. Lemon juice turns the blue litmus paper red. This means that lemon juice is an acidic
- Wood ash solution turns red litmus paper blue. This means that the wood as solution is a base.
- Common substances used as acids and bases
- Blue litmus paper turns red when dipped into:
- Lemon juice
- Grape juice
- Orange juice
- Sour milk
- Therefore, soap, antacid tablets, baking soda and wood ash are bases.
Physical properties of acids and bases
Acids
- They have sour taste
- They turn blue litmus paper red.
(testing acid using blue litmus paper)
Bases
- Have bitter taste
- They are slippery when touched
- Turn red litmus paper blue
(testing base using
Uses of acids and bases
Acids
- Acids in fruits such as lemon and orange is used to enhance taste in drinks and to flavor
- Lemon acid is used in some cultures to make milk sour
- Vinegar contains acid that is used for cooking purposes and it is also used to give salads a delicious taste.
- Vehicles have batteries that have an acid which is used to produce electricity.
Bases
- There are various items used on a daily basis that contain bases. They include:
- Baking powder is used to bake bread, burns and doughnuts
- Antacid tablets are used to relieve heartburn.
- Soap is used for bathing. We use detergents to wash our clothes
- We clean our teeth using toothpaste.
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Coding - Grade 5 Science and Technology Revision Notes
Patterns and games
Simple programming using Scratch.
- The scratch language has similarities to children’s building brick toys.
- It uses a simple structure of graphical bricks or blocks of computer code.
- They snap and interlock together to build and control sound, music and images.
Main parts of Scratch
- Menus - this part contains the file menu used to save or load your projects.
- Main tabs - this part helps a user switch between different activities, such as coding, drawing or adding sound.
- Blocks categories (Blocks Palette) -this part contains a coloured set of code blocks that are used to program the sprite and give actions to it.
- Code blocks -these are blocks that are shaped differently and are used to create code in scratch. The blocks connect to each other vertically like a jigsaw.
- Coding area (sprite area) - this is the place where you create a code (script) for a sprite to do a specific action. You drag and drop the code here and snap them together to create your programme.
- Start and stop - you click the green flag to start your code or the stop sign to stop the code.
- The stage: this is the main working area where the sprite moves and performs as per the given code of instruction.
- Sprite - this is a small graphic character that performs actions, such as moving around in the stage.
- Sprite info - this part of scratch shows information about each sprite, such as how big it is.
- Sprite list - this part displays all the sprites in your project.
- The selected sprite has a blue border around it.
- Choose a backdrop - this part is used for adding a new background to your project.
- Choose a sprite - this part is used for adding a new sprite to your project.
- Tutorials - this part contains some help videos. Click the white X to close it.
Sprites
- The sprite info is where scratch displays icons of the sprites that are being used in the current project.
- A sprite is an animated character or object in your program.
- Sprites can move around, be active or be objects that stay still. These actions are determined by the scripts that your create.scripts tell the sprites what to do and what actions to perform.
- The cat sprite called Sprite1 always appears by default when you create a new project.
- To add a new sprite to a scratch project, you use the icon in the button right-corner of the pane.
- Clicking this button allows you to choose from a library of already existing sprites offered for free on the scratch program.
- Moving the mouse over this reveals more options, as shown
- The options include the following
- Upload sprite
- this button allows you to upload a sprite from your computer.
- Surprise
- this button randomly selects a sprite from the scratch library and inserts it into your current project.
- Paint
- this paint brush button creates a blank sprite with an empty costume.
- Choose a sprite
- this button allows you to choose a sprite from the library.
Creating animation using scratch.
- Start the scratch 3.0 from your desktop by clicking the icon below.
- At the moment we only have one sprite, a cat named scratchy labelled sprite1.
- By placing blocks in the coding area, we give instructions to the sprite.
- first , go to the blocks Category section located at the lefthand side of the scratch interface which contains thematic folders of blocks of code such as the following:
- Motion - these blocks of code control the movement of the sprite
- Looks - these blocks of code change the appearance of a sprite.
- Sound - these blocks of code add and control sound in your scratch project.
- Events - these blocks of code control when and how the scripts or codes are activated.
- Control - these blocks of code control how the scripts or codes run.
- Motion - these blocks of code control the movement of the sprite
- Now let us make a scratchy run. On the main tabs, click on the events from the blocks categories. Select when the space key pressed block and drag it from the code blocks to the coding area. To drag the block, press on it and hold the space key while dragging.
- Drop the block in the coding area by releasing the mouse button as shown below
- Next, switch from events to motion in the blocks categories. Select move 10 steps block and drag it from the code blocks to the coding area
- Position the block under the events block by pressing the space key.
- Release the mouse and the motion block will attach and fix itself under the events block.
- You have managed to create your first code. Press the space key and watch how scratchy moves. If you keep pressing the space key, scratchy will go to the edge of the stage. The tail will still be visible
- To bring scratchy back, press on its tail, and drag the cat back to the center of the stage. You can press the space key again to move scratchy to the right. Drag it once more to the left side of the stage.
- Next, give sound to the source code. Make the scratchy Meow. Switch from motion to sound in the blocks categories.
- Select play sound Meow until done block and drag it from the code blocks to the coding area.
- Fix it under the motion block. Scratchy is now moving and meowing when you press the space key.
- If scratchy meows too loudly, adjust the volume by going to the main tabs, then clicking on sounds tab. Then reduce the volume by continuously clicking on the softer sound icon.
- If you tire with meowing, you may add new sounds. Let us make scratchy bark. Go to main tabs, click sounds tab. Click on the choose a sound icon. It will open the sound library. This contains different types of sounds. Select animal.
- Click on the Dog 1 sound. Now, we can use two different sounds for scratchy. Go to the code tab, then the code blocks section.
- On the play sound meow until done block, click on the drop-down menu. Select Dog1 sound.
- Press the space key. Watch the cat walking and barking.
- Save your project. Click file. Next, click save to your computer. You will see the save window where you enter a file name.
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Computing Devices - Grade 5 Science and Technology Revision Notes
- Handling data - word processing
Handling data - word processing
- A word processor is computer software used to compose, format, edit and print documents. Examples include:
- Microsoft word
- Open office .org Writer
- Word pad
- Word perfect
- Open office writer
Creating a word document
- Open Microsoft word 2010 by searching through windows “Microsoft word”
- Launch Microsoft word 2010 by double clicking.
- On the landing page (immediate page) click blank and Microsoft word 2010 document will open
Components of A word document
- They include:
- Title bar
- Ribbon
- Horizontal scroll bar
- Status bar
- Typing area
- Vertical scroll bar
Keying information (typing)
- Create a word document
- Key in the information by doing the following:
- Type on the keyboard to create text
- Use the mouse to move the insertion point (blinking line - indicates where you can enter or key in text on the page) to a specific place in your document. Click the location in the text where you want to place it.
- Press the spacebar on the keyboard to add space after a word or in between text.
- Press enter on the keyboard to move the insertion point to the next paragraph.
Editing a word document.
- Click and drag across the text you want to select.
- You can select any amount of text with this method, from a single character to your entire document.
- Here are some other ways to select text you’ll find useful:
- Press and hold down the Shift key, and move the insertion point either with your mouse or the arrow keys to select text.
- Double-click a single word to select it.
- Press the Ctrl key and click in a sentence to select it.
- Triple-click in a paragraph, or double-click in the left margin next to a paragraph, to select it.
- Click in the left margin to select an entire line, or click and drag in the left margin to select multiple lines.
- Press Ctrl + A to select everything in the document
Edit Text
- Select the text you want to replace, then start typing the new text.
Changing font size
- Create a word document
- Type a short essay on good citizenship
- Select the text you want to edit
- left - click or long press the drop-down arrow next to the font size box on the home tab.
- Move your cursor over the various font sizes
- Left-click the font size you want to use. The font size will change on the document.
Changing font style
- Use the text you typed on good citizenship. Select the text you want to edit.
- Left-click the drop-down arrow next to the font style box on the home tab.
- Move your cursor over the various font styles
- Left-click the font style you want to use. The font style will change in the document.
Changing font colour
- Use the text you typed on good citizenship. Select the text you want to edit
- Left-click the drop down arrow next to the font colour box on the home tab.
- Move your cursor over the various font colours.
- Left-click the font colour you want to use. The font colour will change in the document.
Changing text into bold, italic and underlining
- Open an existing word document or start a new document and type your text.
- Change some of the text that you have already types to a different font
- Select the text that you wish to edit or change for the formatting.
- To change the selected font to bold, click B in the formatting ribbon at the top of the document
- To change the selected font to italics, click I in the formatting ribbon at the top of the document
- To change the selected so that it is underlined, click U in the formatting ribbon at the top of the document
Changing Text Case
- Select the text you want to edit
- Click the change case command in the font group on the Home Tab.
- Select one of the case options from the list.
- Write down the different options on the case list.
Changing text alignment
- Open an existing word document or start a new document and type your text. The default layout is left align, where text will be aligned to the left margin of the document.
- To change the layout of your text, select the text that you wish to change using the mouse.
- To center the selected text, click on
icon in the formatting ribbon at the top of the document.
- To right align the selected text, click on
icon in the formatting ribbon at the top of the document.
- To left align the selected text, click on
icon in the formatting ribbon at the top of the document.
- To justify text so that it is aligned both right and left, click on
icon in the formatting ribbon at the top of the document.
Inserting Text
- Create a new word document
- Type some text into the document
- Move your mouse to the location where you want text to appear in the document.
- Left-click the mouse. The insertion point appears.
- Type the text you want to appear.
Deleting text
- Create a new word document
- Type some text into the document
- Place your cursor next to the text you want to delete
- Press the backspace key on your keyboard to delete text to the left of the cursor.
- Press the Delete key on your keyboard to delete text to the right of the cursor.
Selecting text
- Create a new word documentb.
- Type some text into the document
- Place the insertion point next to the text you want to select.
- Left-click your mouse. While holding it down, drag your mouse over the text to select it.
- Release the mouse button. You have selected the text
- A highlighted box will appear over the selected text.
Copying and pasting
- Create a new word document
- Type some text into the document
- Select the text you want to copy
- Click the copy command on the Home Tab.
- Place the insertion point where you want the text to appear.
- Click the paste common on the Home tab. The text will appear.
Saving a document
- When saving the document for the first time:
- Choose file. Then save from the menu bar. The save as dialog box appears
- Another option is clicking the save button on the standard toolbar.
Then save as dialog box appears.
- There as a last option of choose file, the save as from the menu bar. The save as dialog box appears.
- Before clicking save button in the save as dialog box, first name your file with a descriptive name that you will remember.
- To name you file, once the save as dialog box is open, the current file name appears highlighted, ready for you to change it.
- Type a short descriptive name in the file name box. File names can include spaces and capital letters but not special
characters. - If you do not choose a file name, word program will assign a file name for you. It assigns the first line of text in your document. If you save a blank document, the file will be saved as Doc1, Doc2 and so forth.
- After you name your file, choose a file location. This will keep your files orderly and easy to find. My documents is the default file location in word program.
- To save a file in My documents, make sure My documents is the current file location in making sure the left column and save in drop-down box state my documents.
- Click save button.
NOTE
- Save - is used when saving file for the first time, it doesn't matter if you choose to save it using save or save as.both commands open the save as dialog box.
- Save as - lets you save an existing file under a new name, allowing you to create a new file.
Retrieving documents
- Open a Microsoft word
- Click file in the upper left-hand corner of the screen.
- Click open
- An open dialog box will pop up. From this, find your way to the file in which your document is saved. Files that are on your computer can be located by clicking browse.
- Once you have located your document and clicked on it to select it, its name will be shown in the file name box at the
bottom of the dialog box. - Click open. The document will then be opened.
Safety when using computer devices
- Turn on the computer correctly. Follow the right process.
- Respect yourself by not giving your name and password.
- Prepare early for each task. Using time wisely
- Respect others by sharing computer devices.
- Report problems with the computer devices. It saves time and energy.
- Take responsibility for your actions.
- Log off and leave the computer station ready for the next person to use.
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Environment - Grade 5 Science and Technology Revision Notes
Solid waste management
Identifying solid waste
- Solid waste is a type of waste that consists of everyday items that are thrown away by people.
- Solid waste is also known as rubbish, garbage or trash
- Solid waste comes from our offices, homes, schools, industries and hospitals among other places.
- Solid waste management is the process of collecting, treating and disposing of solid waste. It's about how solid waste can be changed and used as a valuable resource.
Classifying waste.
- Wastes are classified as both those that decompose easily and those that do not decompose.
- For example:
- Tomato fruit brakes down and starts to rot and eventually becomes part of soil. This is called decomposition.
- The plastic bottle did not show any change after a week. Therefore, the plastic bottles do not rot. It cannot decompose.
Ways of managing solid waste
- Different types of waste are managed differently. These ways include the 3Rs - Reusing, Recycling and Reducing.
- Reusing
- Some solid waste can be used again for their original purpose or for different work. For instance, discarded bottles can be cleaned and used for bottling drinks, or used at home for other tasks.
- Other reusable solid waste include boxes, bags, old clothes, books, old newspapers and wood.
- Recycling
- Recycling solid waste means that the material is reprocessed before being used to make new products. All types of organic waste can be recycled by composting. Other solid wastes that can be recycled include paper, waste metals, glass and plastic bottles, among others.
- Reducing
- Waste reduction is a set of processes and practices intended to reduce the amount of waste produced. It is a way of preventing materials from ending up as waste. This can be done by buying products with less packaging, making use of reusable rather than disposable items, using your own shopping bags, minimizing food waste and repairing and maintaining items such as clothing, so that they last long. Solid waste can be reduced through the following ways
- Avoiding using plastic bags to carry items. Instead use baskets.
- Using reusable (canvas) bags for buying items
- Borrowing, renting or sharing items that are not regularly used.
- Using sponges or dish clothes instead of paper towels.
- Using plug-in appliances instead of battery 0perated gadgets.
- Buying durable and repairable products.
- Waste reduction is a set of processes and practices intended to reduce the amount of waste produced. It is a way of preventing materials from ending up as waste. This can be done by buying products with less packaging, making use of reusable rather than disposable items, using your own shopping bags, minimizing food waste and repairing and maintaining items such as clothing, so that they last long. Solid waste can be reduced through the following ways
Project
- Making dustbins using locally available materials
- Make a toy car
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Human Beings - Grade 5 Science and Technology Revision Notes
- Sense Organs
- Skeleton and Muscles
- Types of Muscles
- Breathing system
Sense Organs
- Human have five basic senses, namely sigh, smell, taste and feeling or touch
- The organs associated with each senses send informations to the brain to help us understand and perceive the world around us.
Functions of sense organs
- These organs include;
- Tongue - for taste
- Ears for hearing
- Nose for smell
- Skin – for feeling or touch
Cares for various sense organs
- Bathing daily with soap and clean water
- Applying oil to keep the skin moist
- Brushing tongue and teeth when cleaning the mouth
- Keeping the nose clean by using the handkerchief.
- Clean the ears using cotton buds.
- By no putting sharp objects into the nose or ears.
Skeleton and Muscles
Parts of a human skeleton
- The human body is a complex design made of various system and structures
- The parts that make the human skeleton are the skull, the rib cage and the smooth muscles.
Functions of human skeleton
- This is the structure made of bones, cartilages and connective tissues; it serves the following functions;
- The skull protects the brain from injuries
- Backbone provides support to the body and helps the body to remain upright
- It also makes the person flexible.
- It is also known as human spine
- It is made up of 33 bones called the vertebrae . these bones stretches from the neck to the pelvis and protect the spinal cord.
- The backbone provides support to the body,allowing the body to stand , bend or twist.
- The backbone also protect the brain and the body
- The rib cage protects the heart and the lungs
- It is made up of curved bones called lungs
- It is found in the chest area
- It protects a person’s internal organs from damage and gives structures to the test.
- Most human beings have 12 pairs of rib bones
- The limbs bones support the weight of the human body.
- They also help a person to move
- There are 30 bones in each lower limps(leg) these are,
- Femur – is a single bon of the thigh, its rounded head connects with the hip socket to form the hip join. There are 30 bones in each upper limb (arm)
- The humerus is the single bone of the upper arm and the ulna and the radius are the paired bones of the forearms. Other bones include:
- Tibia
- Fibula
- Seven tarsal bones
- Five metarsal bones and 14 phalanges
Types of Muscles
- It is a tissue that functions as a source of power
- It is a bundle of fibrous tissue in a human or animal body that can contract, producing movements in the body maintaining the position of the part of the body.
- The human body has three types of muscles
- Cardiac muscles – these muscles make up the mass of the heart and are responsible for the heart’s rhythmic contractions.
- Skeleton muscles - they connect to and control the motions of the human skeleton. They are found between the bones and use tendons to connect to bones. They are controlled voluntarily and are concerned with movement, posture and balance of human body.
- Smooth muscles – are control involuntarily. They are found in the walls of blood vessels ,urinary bladder , the intestine and stomach
Functions of Skeleton Muscles (Voluntary muscles)
- support and help the body move
- Control the body temperature
- Keep the body upright
- Protect the organs of the body
Breathing system
Parts of human breathing system
- System – the human body is like a factory that is made of many parts. These parts work in groups called system
- The breathing system has both visible parts such as the nose, internal parts such as the trachea, lungs and diaphragm. These parts work together to enable human being to breathe.
Functions of breathing system
- Breathing – this is the mechanism of taking air and blowing out air.\
- Air blow from outside into the nose through nostril. The nose has tiny hairs that clean the air by trapping dusts. At the back of the nose these is membrane that produces mucus which makes the air moist, warm and clean.
- The trachea is called windpipe, it receives air from the nose,it has C- shaped ring that keep it strong and open. The walls of the windpipe have mucus and tiny hairs that filter air and keep it clean. The trachea acts as a passage for air from the nose into the lungs
- A human being has two lungs
- Membrane that produces mucus, which makes the air moist, warm and clean.
- The trachea is also called the windpipe. It receives air from the nose. It has C-shaped rings that keep it strong and open. The walls of the windpipe have mucus and tiny hairs that filter the air and keep it clean. The trachea acts as passage for air, from the nose into the lungs
- A human being has two lungs located inside the chest. The lungs are a pair of airfilled organs. The lungs take in the oxygen in the air and take out carbon dioxide that the body does not need.
- The diaphragm is located under the lungs. It controls breathing. It separates the chest from the abdomen. It helps to fill the lungs with air when breathing in.
- It also helps to take out air when breathing out.
- Breathing is essential for the living process of human beings to continue.
Diseases that affect the human breathing system
- The human breathing system is affected by many diseases. They include:
Tuberculosis (TB)
- Is a disease that affects the breathing system. It mainly affects the lungs. TB is caused by bacteria. It spreads from one person to another
through sneezing, coughing or spitting.
- Night sweats
- Coughing up blood
- Unintentional weight loss
- Coughing that last for three or more weeks
- Chest pain or pain when breathing or coughing
- Staying dust free, well-ventilated rooms
- Vaccinating infants
- Covering the mouth when sneezing
- Wearing a mask in public if you are already infected
- An infected person should finish his or her entire course of medication
Pneumonia
- Is caused by germs such as bacteria and viruses. It can also be called fungi.
Signs and symptoms of Pneumonia
- Chest pains when breathing or coughing
- Cough that may produce mucus
- Sweating and shaking
- Nausea, vomiting or diarrhoea
- Fatigue
- Shortness of breath
- Fever
- Vaccination against pneumonia
- Keeping immune system strong
- Practicing good hygiene
- Not smoking
Colds
- Colds are caused by a virus. The virus affects the nose and the throat.
- Children under the age of six years are at greatest risk of getting it.
- Running or stuffy nose
- Congestion in the nose
- Sneezing
- Mild fever and generally feeling unwell
- Sore throat and cough
- Mildhead.
- Wash your hands thoroughly with soap and clean water.
- Disinfecting items
- Covering the mouth when coughing or sneezing
- Avoid sharing utensils
Asthma
- Is a disease that narrows and swells the airways in the lungs, producing extra mucus. This makes breathing difficult. Being exposed to substances such as pollen, dust mites, infections such as common cold, cold air, pollutants such as smoke, strong emotions and some kinds of medications can cause asthma.
- Shortness of breath
- Chest pains
- A whistling sound when breathing out
- Getting vaccinated for influenza na pneumonia
- Identifying and avoiding asthma triggers
- Monitoring your breathing
- Treating early attacks
- Taking medication as prescribed by the doctor.
- Carefully following your medication plan.
Coughs
- Can be caused by smoke exposure, infections, asthma and presence of mucus in the throat.
- Frequent throat clearing and sore throat
- Wheezing and shortness of breath
- Persistent coughing
- Running nose
- Hoarse voice
- Avoiding smoke particles and dusty places
- Avoiding smoking
- Drinking a lot of water
- Avoiding unhealthy surroundings and crowded places
Influenza
- It is commonly called the flu. It is caused by a virus. The flu is transmitted through the air in droplets when someone with the infection coughs, sneezes or talks.
Signs and symptoms of influenza
- A high fever
- Chills and sweats
- Dry and persistent cough
- Nose congestions
- Aching muscles
- Headache
- Fatigue and weakness
- Sore throat
- Yearly flu vacation for any person who is six months old and above.
- Thorough and frequent hand-washing
- Covering your mouth and nose when sneezing or coughing
- Avoiding crowds during peak flu season.
Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID - 19)
- COVID-19 is a disease of the breathing system. It is caused by a virus, known as coronavirus. The virus looks like a round ball with
a spiky crown. - When an infected person sneezes or coughs, tiny droplets are spread into the air. These droplets contain the virus.
- One can get infected if he or she touches a surface with the virus. The virus enters a person’s system if one touches their nose, eyes or mouth
Signs and symptoms of COVID-19
- Fever
- Dry cough
- Sore throat
- Headache
- Tiredness
- Loss of taste or smell
- Wash your hands well frequently for at least 20 seconds withsoap and running water. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol- based hand sanitizer.
- Use a handkerchief or tissue when sneezing or coughing. If you do not have one, sneeze or cough into your elbow.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose and mouth
- Clean and disinfect surfaces and objects.
- During an outbreak, stay home. If you need to go out put on the right face mask
- During an outbreak, keep social distance of about 2 metres from other people
- If you feel sick, tell your parents or guardians. You will be taken to see a doctor. You will be put on treatment.
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Living Things - Grade 5 Science and Technology Revision Notes
Plants
Classification of plants
- Plants are living things
- Classifications - is the act or the process of dividing plants in groups, according to the given features.
- In grade 5 plants are groups into two categories which include
- Flowering plants – these are plants that produce flowers for examples maize, pawpaw and beans.
- Non – flowering plants - these are plants that do not produce flowers for examples mosses, fern and algae.
Safety precautions when handling harmful plants
Precautions – are measures taken in advance to prevent harm to the learners when carrying out different
activities. They include
- Wearing protective cloths
- Washing hands after handling plants
- Not eating or tasting or smelling poisonous plants
Importance of flowering plants
- Flowering plants are very useful
- They give food
- They give shelter
- They give medicine
- They add beauty to the environment
Fungi
- They are neither plants nor animals
- They grow on dead and decaying plants and obtain their food from them
- They include bread mould, yeast and mushroom
- The black or green patches on the slice of bread are called mould
- Fungi grow on soil and water. They also grow on decaying food or rotting plants,
Safety precautions when handling fungi.
- Precautions – these are measures taken in advance to prevent harm to the learners when carrying out
different activities. They include;- Wearing protective gears
- Washing hands after handling plants
- No eating or tasting or smelling poisonous plants
Importance of fungi to human beings
- Fungi are useful.
- Some fungi are used as food e.g. Mushrooms
- Some fungi are used in the process of cooking e.g yeast. It is used in the baking industries .
- Some fungi are used in making medicines
- Some are use in the processing some beverages e.g in fermenting milk
Economic importance of fungi to the environment.
- It’s a source of food
- Yeast used in baking
- Pesticides used in controlling insect and pest
- Mushrooms farming is both for food and for export
Animals
Vertebrates
- Animals are divided into two groups, vertebrates and invertebrates
- Vertebrates have vertebral column also called backbone. The backbone runs from the skull, joining the upper limbs and the ribcage to the lower limbs
- There are 5 classes of animals in the vertebrates groups
- Mammals
- Birds
- Fish
- Reptiles
- Amphibians
- Mammals and birds are warm blooded, meaning their body temperatures are constant
- Fish and reptiles and amphibians are cold blooded meaning their body temperature changes according to the surrounding
Characteristics of mammals
- They have memory glands
- They range in different sizes
- They have backbones
- They give birth to young on while other lay eggs e. the duck bill platypus and spiny ant eater.
- They live in land
- Body covered with far or hairs
- They are warm blooded
Characteristics of birds
- These are animals with have feathers and can fly, however some do not fly e.g ostrich which can just run fast.
- They have the following characteristics
- They are warm blooded
- They have backbone
- Body covered with feathers
- Birds lay eggs
- They have wings
Characteristics of fish
- These are animals which live in water
- They have backbones
- They live in water
- They are cold blooded
- They breathe through gills
- Move by swimming
- Their bodies are covered with scales
Characteristics of reptiles
- They have backbones
- They are cold blooded
- Their bodies are covered with scales
- They breathe through lungs
- Most reptiles lay eggs
Characteristics of Amphibians
- These are animals that spend their lives in water and on land
- They have the following characteristics;
- They have backbones
- They have moist skins
- Live partly in water and partly on land
- They breathe through gills when young and through lungs when mature
- They are cold blooded
- Most amphibians lay eggs
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Making Work Easier - Class 6 Science Revision Notes
Force
Force is a pull, push or lift.
It is measured in Newtons (N)
A moving object is said to be in motion while an object at rest is said to be stationary.
Force is measured by the use of a spring balance.
Examples of Force
- Force of gravity (weight)
- Frictional force
- Magnetic force
- Inertial force
Effects of Force
- Makes an object to start moving
- Stops a moving object
- Change direction of a moving object
- Speeds up a moving object
- Change the shape of an object.
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