NERDC Year 4 PVS Agricultural Science Curriculum for Primary 4 . Meaning of Agriculture, Soil Types, farm tools –Schemeofwork.com
THEME 1: INTRODUCTION AND MEDIUM OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTIONContentsTeacher’s Activities Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material Evaluation GuideTopic: Soil Types and EnrichmentContentsTeacher’s Activities Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material Evaluation GuideTopic: Agricultural Tools and EquipmentContentsTeacher’s Activities Student’s ActivitiesTeaching & Learning Material Evaluation Guide
THEME 1: INTRODUCTION AND MEDIUM OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION
Week 1
Topic: Meaning of Agriculture
Performance objectives
- Define agriculture.
- List the importance of agriculture in Nigeria.
- Identify people involved in agricultural activities.
Contents
- Meaning of Agriculture:
- growing of crops like corn, rice, guinea corn, cassava
- rearing of animals like chicken, pig, goat, cattle
- processing and selling of agricultural products
- Importance of agriculture:
- As source of food
- Income generation
- As job or employment
- For producing industrial raw materials
- For cloth making,
- Medicines etc.
- People in agriculture:
- Animal bearers
- Crop farmers
- Fishermen
- Market people
- Gardeners
- Agriculture teachers.
- Displays live samples in class.
Teacher’s Activities
- Explains the meaning of agriculture.
- Guides the pupils to mention activities that can build up the definition in a broad sense.
- Guides pupils to mention the importance of agriculture in Nigeria. Explain briefly each of the importance named.
- Asks pupils to name different activities that people engaged in agriculture do.
- Explains the role performed by each group of people named.
- Give a board summary.
Student’s Activities
- Pupils suggest definition of agriculture.
- Mention what they know as the importance of agriculture to the community.
- List the different activities that people engaged in agriculture do in their localities.
- Identify the various crops displayed
- Copy board summary
Teaching & Learning Material
- Pictorial display of people planting crop, rearing animals, processing agricultural products, selling agricultural products.
- Simple chart or pictures showing the importance of Agriculture in Nigeria.
- Live samples of some crops produce.
Evaluation Guide
- Define Agriculture.
- Mention four importance of agriculture in Nigeria.
- Mention five groups of people involved in agriculture.
Week 2
Topic: Soil Types and Enrichment
Performance objectives
- Define soil
- List soil types.
- Mention the causes of soil fertility reduction
- Describe ways of enriching soil fertility.
- Maintain the soil fertility of the school farm.
Contents
- Meaning of soil
- Soil classification Clay, Sandy and loamy.
- Causes of soil fertility reduction:
- burning
- leaching
- overgrazing
- Clean clearing
- Erosion, etc.
- Ways of making the soil fertile:
- adding fertilizer
- Manure
- mulching
- Crop rotation
- Leaving fallow.
Teacher’s Activities
- Collects soil samples to show their characteristics
- Performs simple soil experiments to show their properties.
- Guides soil fertility discussions
- Collects samples of fertile soil (loam) and non-fertile soil (sand) in separate pots.
- Plants maize in the pots to illustrate effect of soil fertility level on the plants.
- Give a board summary
Student’s Activities
- Observe and identify soil types.
- Collect different soil types and note their differences.
- Participate in class discussions.
- Participate in carrying out the experiments set up by the teacher.
- Copy board summary
Teaching & Learning Material
- Soil samples:
- Sandy, clayey & loamy
- Funnel
- Water
- Measuring glass
- Filter paper
- Cotton wool
- Pots
- Maize grains
Evaluation Guide
- Define soil.
- Identify soil types
- State the best soil for growing crops.
- Explain what makes the soil to lose its fertility.
- Describe various methods involved in enriching the soil.
NERDC Year 4 PVS Agricultural Science Curriculum for Primary 4 . Meaning of Agriculture, Soil Types, farm tools –Schemeofwork.com
Week 3
Topic: Agricultural Tools and Equipment
Performance objectives
- Name farm tools.
- Identify and describe the tools and their uses.
- Maintain the tools after use.
Contents
- Farm tools:
- Cutting tools e.g. cutlass, sickle, axe, etc.
- Digging tools e.g. hoe, pick axe, spade, etc.
- Carrying tools e.g. basket, head pan, wheel barrow, etc.
- Gathering tools e.g. rake.
- Animal farm tools:
- Fishing nets, traps, hook and line, baskets, watering troughs, etc.
- Maintenance and care of the tools:
- Store in a cool dry place
- Wash/clean and dry
- rub oil on metal ends to avoid rusting
- Sharpening blunt edges, etc.
Teacher’s Activities
- Displays the tools in class.
- Helps pupils to identify farm tools and their uses.
- Demonstrates the use of farm tools.
- Demonstrates proper maintenance of farm tools.
- Give a board summary.
Student’s Activities
- Identify and narrate the uses of farm tools.
- Use some farm tools on the school farm.
- Carry out proper maintenance of tools after use.
- Copy board summary.
Teaching & Learning Material
- Different farm tools e.g. hoe, cutlass, spade, shovel, rake, pick axe, wheelbarrow, fishing nets, hook and line, baskets, watering troughs, feeding troughs, etc.
- Poster, charts and pictures of farm tools
Evaluation Guide
- List 4 farm tools.
- State the uses of hoe, hand trowel, rake, and matchet, on the farm, fishing net, hook and line.
- Mention the uses of wheel barrow, watering can, head pan in the farm.
- Maintain farm tools
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