WEEK 2

SUBJECT: ENGLISH

TOPIC 1:        SPEAKING TO PERSUADE, CONVINCE AND SWAY OPINION

TOPIC2:         – VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT (SUFFIXES)

ASSIGNMENT:

1.         Write a composition of NOT less than 450 words to convince someone to buy the product you have for sale.

2.         Do the exercise on page 177 of your NOSEC textbook onPreservative Prefixes.

3.         Answer question (a-e) in “War against Cultism” on page 71 of your NOSEC Textbook.

4.         Vividly explain the differences between Suffixes and Prefixes.

SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS

TOPICS: LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE

ASSIGNMENT:

No1:    A(30% N, 470E), B(300N, 830E)

i.          Find the angle between A and B

ii.         Find the distance between A and B along the parallel of Latitude.

iii.        Find the distance between A and B along a great circle (Line of Longitude)

            Take =22/7, R=6400.

No.2:   P and Q are two point in the same parallel of latitude 440N, Their longitudes are 900N and 1300N respectively.

            Find the shortest distance between the point. Take =3.142 and R = 6400KW.

No.3:   A plane flies from town A(200M, 83.70E) to town B(200N, 33.80E)

            The plane then flies to town C(O0, 27.20W)

Calculate to the nearest KM.

i.          The distance between A and B along the parallel of latitude.

ii.         The distance between B and C along the lines of longitude.

iii.        The distance covered by the plane.

SUBJECT: CHEMISTRY

TOPIC 1: CHEMICAL BONDING

TOPIC 2: METAL AND THEIR COMPOUNDS

ASSIGNMENT:

1.         What are the struction or shapes of the following compounds.

            a. Water

            b. Carbon(iv)oxide

            c. Methane and ammonia

2.         Explain the extraction of metals by electrolysis reduction.

3.         What are the uses of sodium and its properties.

SUBJECT: BIOLOGY

TOPIC 1: FOOD SHORTAGE

TOPIC 2: BALANCE IN NATURE

ASSIGNMENT:

1.         State five causes and effects of food shortage.

2.         State four factors affecting population based on biotic and abiotic factors.

3.         What is family planning?

4.         Mention and explain four methods of birth control.

5.         State the factors affecting population rate.

6.         Mention and explain four function of kidney.

7.         List four kidney diseases, their effects and remedies.

8.         Draw and label a longitudinal section of the kidney.

SUBJECT: PHYSICS

TOPIC 1: ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES.

TOPIC 2: GRAVITATIONAL FIELD.

ASSIGNMENT:

1.         State faraday’s law of electromagnetic inductor.

2.         State Fleming’s right hand rule.

3.         Explain the Lenz’s law.

New School Physics, Page 378, Exercise 2, Question 1, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11 and 14.

SUBJECT: CIVIC

TOPIC:

1.         Citizenship – Origin of citizenship, Acquisition,Withdrawal of Citizenship, Duties & Obligations of Citizens.

2.         Capitalist Democracy – Meaning of Capitalist democracy characteristics competition of power among political parties, Importance of Employment in Alleviating Poverty.

WEEK 1

ENGLISH

i.          Write out three preservative prefixes you know and use them in sentences

ii.         What is the theme of the story on page 151 of your NOSEC?

            Paraphrase the peom “ The Sun Rising” By John Donne .

iii.        Use five preservation prefixes to make five sentences. 

TOPIC: Creative writing

QUESTION: Write a short play or story of your choice (Not Less Than 2 Pages)

Read the comprehension passage on the effects of war (NOSEC) and answer the question that follows 

GOVERNMENT

Topic: Nigeria Federalism

Assignment

(a)   Trace the origin of federalism in Nigeria.

(b)   Highlight three problems of federalism in Nigeria.

(c)   Explain five factors that necessitated the formation of federalism in Nigeria.

ECONOMICS

Topic: Theory of demand, supply and price determination.

Assignment:

List and explain various types of demand and supply

Topic: Concept of Elasticity and its application.

Assignment:

List and explain three types of elasticity of demand

BIOLOGY

Topic: Overcrowding; Population; Population Density

Assignment:

(a)       What is Population?

(b)       Define Population density

(c)        Differentiate between population and overcrowding

(d)       State four causes of overcrowding.

(e)       Mention and explain four effects of overcrowding

(f)        What are the three adaptations to avoid overcrowding?

Topic: Food Shortage.

Assignment:

(a)       Define food shortage?

(b)       Mention and explain four causes of food shortage.

(c)        State four effects of food shortage.

PHYSICS

Topic: Sound waves.

Assignment

(a)       State four applications of Echoes.

(b)      What is the wavelength of the sound from a turning fork which vibrates at a frequency of 250Hz in air? Take the velocity of sound as 330MS-1

Week 2: Topic: Pressure in Fluid.

Assignment:

(a)       Explain the concept of pressure.

(b)       Calculate the pressure exerted on the ground by a person weighing 70kg whose two feet cover an area of 400cm2.

If the man stands on one foot, what is the new pressure he exerted on the ground?

(c)        Explain the applications of atmospheric and gas pressure.   

CHEMISTRY

TOPIC: Nuclear Chemistry

Explain briefly the devices used to detect radiation

TOPIC: Chemical bonding:

Explain the type of bonding existing between group IV elements in the periodic table. Give one example of the compound formed.

MATHEMATICS

TOPIC: VARIATION

i. If P varies directly as a square root of q, p=2, q=64, what is the relationship between p and q?

ii. Find p when q is 16/25 and find a when p= 125.

iii. If  x varies inversely as square of Y, when X= 3, Y=2, find X when Y=2 and when X=8.

iv. If M varies L and M=6 when L=2, find A, the relationship between M and L,B, the values of L when M=15.

v. W is directly proportional to U. if W=5, when U=3 find U when W=2/7.

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