Download Ethiopian new Curriculum grade 5 environmental science Teacher's Guide PDF

The Grade 5 Environmental Science Teacher’s Guide is designed to help Teachers facilitate lessons that develop students’ understanding of Ethiopia’s geography, natural and social environment, science concepts, and major environmental issues. It emphasizes hands-on learning, observation, and critical thinking, enabling students to connect scientific knowledge with their daily life, community, and national context. The guide provides strategies for teaching content, guiding activities, and assessing student understanding effectively.

Writers / Editors

The Teacher's guide is written by Yene G/Meskel, Abebe Kebede, Solomon Fekadu, Melkamu Taleffe, and Chalew Gebeyehu.

Teacher's Guide Summery

• Country: Ethiopia
• Publisher: Addis Ababa City Administration Education Bureau
• Subject: Environmental Science / አካባቢ ሳይንስ
• Grade: 5
• Curriculum: New
• Type: Teacher's Guide
• Total Units: 5 units
• Total Pages: 82
• File Size: 27 MB
• File Format: PDF

Chapters

Ethiopian Grade 5 Environmental Science / አካባቢ ሳይንስ Teacher’s Guide has 5 chapters, they are:

1. Location of Ethiopia / የኢትዮጵያ መገኛ
2. Understanding Science / ሳይንስን መገንዘብ
3. Natural Environment / ተፈጥሮአዊ አካባቢ
4. Social Environment / ማኅበራዊ አካባቢ
5. Transboundary Issues / ድንበር ተሻጋሪ ጉዳዮች

Chapters overview

Chapter One – Location of Ethiopia / የኢትዮጵያ መገኛ:

This chapter helps Teachers guide students to identify Ethiopia’s absolute and relative location, understand its position relative to neighboring countries, locate famous places, and use maps and digital tools like GPS, Google Maps, and Google Earth. Activities emphasize map reading, spatial thinking, and geographic literacy.

Chapter Two – Understanding Science / ሳይንስን መገንዘብ:

Teachers are provided strategies to teach foundational science concepts, including systems, matter, measurement, energy, and observations. The chapter promotes critical thinking, scientific inquiry, and hands-on experiments.

Chapter Three – Natural Environment / ተፈጥሮአዊ አካባቢ:

Focuses on Ethiopia’s climate, natural resources, and ecosystems. Teachers help students understand environmental protection, sustainable use of resources, and human-nature interactions.

Chapter Four – Social Environment / ማኅበራዊ አካባቢ:

Enables Teachers to explore cultural diversity, language families, traditional and modern institutions, economic sectors, and tourism. Students learn about community structures, heritage preservation, and social responsibilities.

Chapter Five – Transboundary Issues / ድንበር ተሻጋሪ ጉዳዮች:

Guides Teachers in discussing HIV/AIDS, chemical misuse, harmful traditional practices, drought, and famine. Focus is on raising awareness, fostering responsible behavior, and linking science to real-life social challenges.