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AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE SS2 FIRST TERM TEACHING SCHEME
| WEEK | TOPIC / CONTENT | ACTIVITIES |
| 1 | Agricultural Laws and Reforms Land ownership and tenure systems in Nigeria | State the different land tenure systems in Nigeria. |
| 2 | Land Use Act of Nigeria Land use Act of 1978: Features of the ActThe need for government to enforce the law etc. | State and explain the different laws on land with emphasis on land use Act of 1978 |
| 3 | Role of Government in Agricultural Production Role of government in Agricultural production e.g. Making of agricultural policiesDrawing of agricultural programmesProvision of loan and subsidiesProvision of agricultural education etc. | Class discussion |
| 4 | Forest Management Forest management techniques: Forest regulationSelective explorationDeforestationRegenerationAfforestationTaungya system | Students should visit forest reserves |
| 5 | Diseases of crops Diseases of major crops: e.g. Cereals-smut, rice blast, leaf rustLegume-cercosporal leaf spot, rosetteBeverages-cocoa blackpod, coffee leaf rustTuber – cassava mosaic virus, bacterial blight. etc. | i. Diseased crop items should be observed to identify some crop diseases ii. field observation and identification of different types of crop diseases and mouldy grains in storage. |
| 6 | Symptoms and economic importance of crop diseases Symptoms of diseases: e.g. spots, yellowing, rots, wilting, stuntedness etc.Economic importance: e.g. increase cost of production, reduces quality of crops, reduces farmers income etc. | Describe the disease symptoms and damage done to crops |
| 7 | Preventive and Control Measures of diseases Preventive and control measures: Cultural methodsBiological methodsChemical methods | i. State the control measures ii. Identify some chemicals used |
| 8 | Pests of crops Important insect pests of major crops: Cereal – System borer, army-worm, ear-wormLegume – pod borer, aphids, sucki bugs, leaf beetleBeverage – cocoa myrids (capsids) | i. Students should collect and preserve some insect pests ii. Definition of pest |
| 9 | Other important pests Other important pests e.g. BirdsRodentsManMonkeyNature of damages doneDestruction of leavesDestruction of tender stemsDestruction of root/tubers | Observe some damaged crops by rodents and monkey |
| 10 | Economic importance of selected pests i. Economic importance of pests e.g. – reduction in quality of crops – reduction in quantity of crops – makes vegetables unattractive and unmarketable etc. ii. Preventive and control measures: – cultural methods – biological methods – chemical methods iii. Side effects of the various preventive and control methods: – chemical pollution, poisoning etc. | Use sprayers and insecticides to control pests in the field. |
| 11 | Pasture and forage crops Morphology of the common grass and legume species of Nigerian pastures | Each student to collect a pasture and legume crop (a grass and a legume) |
| 12 | Types of Pastures i. Types of pastures: permanent pasture, rotational pasture, temporary pasture, irrigated pasture. ii. Factors affecting pasture: EstablishmentDistributionProductivity iii. Management practices of a pasture land. | Prepare a pasture/forage album. |
| 13 | Revision | Revision |
| 14 | Examination | Examination |
Senior Secondary School Sciences Education Resource Centre. SS 2 Agricultural Science Scheme of Work Federal – Schemeofwork.com
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE SS2 SECOND TERM TEACHING SCHEME
| WEEK | TOPIC / CONTENT | ACTIVITIES |
| 1 | Range Management and Improvement Definition of rangelandImportance of rangeland Characteristics of rangeland | State importance of rangeland to livestock production. |
| 2 | Rangeland Improvement Methods of rangeland improvement: Controlled stockingRotational grazingUse fertilizersReseeding etc. | Describe the methods of improvement |
| 3 | Animal Nutrition Definition and meaning of nutritionSources and functions of nutrients e.g. carbohydrates, fats, minerals, vitamins, water and proteins. | Collect and identify samples of feeding stuff. |
| 4 | Rations Types of ration: balanced ration etc.MalnutritionEffects of malnutrition | Students should feed animals on the farm using various feeds. |
| 5 | Environmental factors affecting Agricultural Production Climatic factors: rainfall, temperature, light, and wind. | Grow plants under different conditions of moisture and light, for comparison purpose. |
| 6 | Biotic factors affecting agricultural production Biotic factors: predator, parasites, soil micro organisms, pests and disease organisms etc. | Grow plants under different conditions of moisture and light, for comparison purpose. |
| 7 | Edaphic Factors affecting agricultural production Edaphic facrors: soil types, soil PH, soil texture etc. | Grow plants under different conditions of moisture and light, for comparison purpose. |
| 8 | Plant nutrients Definition of micro and macro nutrients, functions and deficiency symptoms. | Prepare water/sand culture to demonstrate deficiency of various elements in different crops. |
| 9 | Factors influencing availability of nutrients Factors: soil PH, excess of other nutrients, leaching, crop removal, oxidation etc. | |
| 10 | Methods of replenishing plant nutrients in the soil Methods of replenishing plant nutrients: Rotational cropping, organic manuring, inorganic manuring, fallowing, liming, cover cropping etc. | Apply fertilizers to field crops. |
| 11 | Nutrients cycles Nitrogen cycleCarbon cycleWater cycle | Prepare charts of the nutrient cycles |
| 12 | Effects of farming practices on the soil Farming practices and the soil effects: bush burning, over-grazing, clean clearing, stumping, fertilizer application, inorganic manuring etc. | |
| 13 | Revision | Revision |
| 14 | Examination | Examination |
Senior Secondary School Sciences Education Resource Centre. SS 2 Agricultural Science Scheme of Work Federal – Schemeofwork.com
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE SS2 THIRD TERM TEACHING SCHEME
| WEEK | TOPIC / CONTENT | ACTIVITIES |
| 1 | Farm Machinery Farm machinery: TractorBulldozer | Visit agro-service centres or mechanized farms and identify these farm machinery and implements. |
| 2 | Farm machinery continues ShellersDryersIncubatorsMilling machines etc. | Visit agro-service centres or mechanized farms and identify these farm machinery and implements. |
| 3 | Tractor – coupled implements Tractor-coupled implements: Ploughs, harrows, ridgers, planters, harvesters, sprayers. | Name the major parts of tractor-coupled implements and their functions. |
| 4 | Surveying and planning of farmstead Definition of surveying and planningImportance of farm surveying and planning. | Carry out the layout of the school farm. |
| 5 | Surveying equipment Common surveying equipment e.g. ranging pole, measuring tape, peg, gunters chain, theodolite etc. | Identify simple survey equipment |
| 6 | Planning of farmstead Definition of planningImportance of farm stead planningPrinciples of farmstead planning. | Class discussion |
| 7 | Basic Economic Principles Law of diminishing returnsPrinciples of demand and supply. | Use graphs to show response of prices to supply and demand. |
| 8 | Demand and Supply Inter-relationship of demand and supply as it affects prices and profits | |
| 9 10 | Farm Accounts Entries of sales and purchases. Farm Accounts Profit and loss accounts | Prepare entries of sales and purchases Prepare profit and loss account |
| 11 | Practicals Identification of pests Identification of soils Identification of rocks Identification of farm machines and their parts. | Collect pests, soil samples, rocks and identify them. |
| 12 | Revision | Revision |
| 13 | Examination | Examination |
