LESSON: 1 SUBJECT: Social Science (Geography) DATE: /03/2022
CLASS: 9th UNIT: Major tourist centers of Karnataka. TIME: 20 Mins.
LESSON: An introduction and importance of tourism.
& Hill stations of Karnataka.
Instructional objectives: (THE PUPIL) Teaching point:
1. An introduction and importance
of tourism.
1. Remembering:
2. Hill stations of Karnataka.
Recalls the term ‘TOURISM’.
Recalls various Tourists places. Instructional Aids:
Recognizes the pictures of some famous tourism places.
Recognizes the video of Nandi hill station. 1. Pictures of various tourist
places.
2. Clip of Nandi hill.
2. Understanding: 3. Clip of Kudremukh hill.
4. Map locations of hills.
Explains the meaning of Tourism.
Give reasons for tourism.
Exemplifies some Importance of tourism.
Books Referred:
3. Applying:
1. 9th Standard text book.
Analyses different types of tourist places.
Explains the childhood of Santosh Yadav.
Reads the paragraphs with proper punctuations.
4. Skills:
Writes down all the important points.
Locates some famous Tourist places.
INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITIES
PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY PUPIL’S ACTIVTY
Have some knowledge and Teacher greets students. Pupil greets teacher.
experiences of tourisms, types of
tourist places & some famous tourist Teacher asks “How many of you have Responds.
places. travelled to any tourist place since
last year?”
Picks a student and ask him/her to He/She explains.
explain her experience and the
reason why she/he went to that
place.
[SHOWS THE COLLAGE PICTURE] can These are all famous tourist places.
you recognize these places and a
commonality among them?
“Yes, these are all tourist places in
India.”
“Since we are talking about Tourism, They respond.
can anyone tell me the meaning of
Tourism?”
“Very good!”
[SHOWS THE VIDEO] can anyone tell It was a mountain, hill top, clouds.
me what did you guys saw? If you can
recognize it or anything relative thing
you can say.
“IS it a tourist place?” Yes.
“Well, there are different types of
tourist places and have their own
importance.”
INTRODUCTION:
Statement of aim: So, Students in today’s class we will learn more about ‘An
introduction to tourism, & hill stations of Karnataka.’
DEVELOPMENT OF LESSON
Expected Learning Experiences
Content analysis / learning Evaluation
Teaching points outcome
Teacher’s activity Pupil’s activity
An introduction and
importance of tourism.
People go to different Recalls the Teacher starts the Starts opening text
places from their places to meaning of lesson with a general book.
satisfy their curiosity, for Tourism /R introduction, talking
religious celebrations for about relative terms.
peace of mind for
relaxation, to see
picturesque places,
seeking happiness and for
improvement of health.
This is called touring. Writes down all He asks various easy They answer and join
Tourist centers have the important questions from pupils the discussion.
facilities to stay and eat. points. /S regarding tourism and
So, people stay there and their experiences.
visit tourist places.
Karnataka is one of the
many states in India which
has very famous tourist
spots. Karnataka has Exemplifies some
many natural scenic Importance of “Can you all guess the Shares their views,
places, for instance, the tourism. /A importance of knowledges.
evergreen Sahyadri ranges tourism?”
with their rivers,
waterfalls, beautiful Explain me the
valleys, wild animals, importance of
sandalwood forests etc. tourism.
Realizing the importance Recalls various “Name some famous Shares their
of tourism, Karnataka Tourists tourist place in experiences.
Government has places. /R Karnataka, where you
established the ‘Karnataka have travelled.”
State Tourism
Development
Corporation’ (KSTDC) in
the year 1974 to provide
tourists with basic
requirements like tourist
homes, lodges and
restaurants at important
tourist centers.
Hill stations of
Karnataka
Karnataka has a variety of “Have you ever been They respond.
relief features and many Recognizes the to Kudremukh hill?”
hill ranges. Thus, there are video of Nandi
many hill stations. hill station. /A
Kudremukh hill station of
Chikkamagaluru district, is
a major hill station. It has Teacher shows various They observe
dense, green forests, pictures and video clips carefully.
many hillocks, coffee of these hill stations.
estates and waterfalls
making it a beautiful
place. Locates some
famous Tourist
Nandi hill station of places. /S
Chikballapur district, is
about 1492 meters above
sea level, and has Teacher gives valuable Pupil notes them
pleasant climate. As it is notes and information down.
close to Bengaluru, it regarding these tourist
attracts lakhs of tourists. sites. Where’s Nandi
It has lodging and hill station is
boarding facilities. Since situated?
Mahatma Gandhi stayed Recalls other
there for the famous tourist
improvement of his sites in Karnataka
health, a Gandhi Bhavan /R
has been constructed in
his memory.
Concluding statement: So far in the class we have learnt about ‘An introduction to tourism, &
hill stations of Karnataka.’
1. What is tourism?
2. Why tourism is important?
3. What are the different types of tourist places?
4. Name any two-hill station in Karnataka.
Recapitulation: 5. How many meters high is Nandi hill from sea level?
Tourism is an activity of visiting new places to satisfying one’s curiosity,
for relaxation, seeking happiness. Tourism is important because we can
learn about our history, different cultures, civilization, lifestyle. A nation
can improve its economy from the activity of tourism. There are different
types of Tourist places such as Historical places, naturally beautiful
places, amusement parks, adventure sport related places. Kudremukh
hill station and Nandi hill station is the two famous hill station in
Summary: Karnataka. Nandi hill is about 1492 meters above from sea level.
