First Term Agric Lesson Note for Primary 6
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PRIMARY SIX AGRIC SCIENCE FIRST TERM
SCHEME OF WORK
Week 1: Review of Last Year Work
Review of Last Year Work
Week 2 And 3: Meaning Of Agriculture
Meaning of Agriculture
Week 4 And 5:
Importance of Agriculture
Week 6 And 7: Problems of Agriculture
Problems of Agriculture
Week 8 And 9: People in Agriculture
People in Agriculture
Week 10 And 11: Origin of Farming
Origin of Farming
Week 12 And 13: Revision and Examination
Revision and Examination
Week 2 and 3:
TOPIC: Meaning Of Agriculture
BEHAVIOURAL OBJECTIVES: AT THE END OF THE LESSON, PUPILS
SHOULD BE ABLE TO:
1 .State the meaning of agriculture
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: A chart showing the various tools for
planting crops and rearing animals.
REFERENCE MATERIALS
Scheme of work
All relevant materials
9-Years Basic Education Curriculum
Online information
BUILDING BACKGROUND/CONNECTION TO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE:
Pupils are familiar with the topic in their previous classes.
CONTENT OF THE LESSON
MEANING OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
Agriculture is the science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products. Agriculture is one of the oldest and most important occupations of mankind. It is the practice of growing crops and rearing animals for food and raw materials for man’s use. It also includes many other aspects of production, such as processing of harvested crops into food and raw materials; processing of animals into food and raw materials and marketing of processed crops and animals. The meaning of agriculture as cultivation of land is derived from two Latin words: ager – meaning land and cultura – meaning land cultivation.
Agriculture involves different types of farming practices, such as land
preparation, nursery making, establishment of plantations, control of pests and diseases, plant breeding, control of weeds and harvesting. Animal husbandry practices include breeding, housing, feeding, health care, egg collection, culling, meat processing and sales of animal products. Agriculture supplies the three main basic human needs: food, clothing and shelter.
It involves:
1. Growing of crops,
2. Rearing of animals.
3. Processing, and selling of agricultural products for the benefits of man
Assessment & Evaluation:
1 .State the meaning of agriculture
(WRAP-UP CONCLUSION)
Teacher goes over the topic once again to enhance better understanding
WEEK 4-5
TOPIC: IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURE
BEHAVIOURAL OBJECTIVES: AT THE END OF THE LESSON, PUPILS
SHOULD BE ABLE TO:
1. List the areas of importance of agriculture to man.
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: A chart showing the various tools for
planting crops and rearing animals.
REFERENCE MATERIALS
Scheme of work
All relevant materials
9-Years Basic Education Curriculum
Online information
BUILDING BACKGROUND/CONNECTION TO PRIOR KNOWLEDGE:
Pupils are familiar with the topic in their previous classes.
CONTENT OF THE LESSON
IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURE
Agriculture is important to man in many ways. It provides man with food, shelter, clothing, money or income, employment or job, raw materials, medicine, foreign exchange and recreation. Agriculture ensures a constant food supply.
It therefore helps in the following ways:
1. Provision of food,
2. Provision of shelter,
3. Provision of income (money),
4. Provision of employment /job opportunities,
5. Provision of raw materials for industries,
6. Provision of clothing,
7. Provision of medical herbs,
8. Provision of foreign exchange,
9. Provision of transportation i.e. the use of horses, donkeys and camels.
10. Provision of recreational and sport i.e. the use of animals like rabbits,
dogs, cock, etc.
Food
Agriculture provides food for people. Food can be obtained from crops and
animals Food gives man the energy required to perform his daily activities.
Examples of food materials from crops and their by-products are yam, rice and maize. Food materials from animals include meat, eggs and milk.
Shelter Agriculture provides materials for building houses. Such materials include forest wood from timber, bamboo, thatch from grass and palm fronds, and leaves.
Clothing
The material used for making the clothes we wear, i.e. cotton comes from plants. Hides and skins, which are used to make our shoes and bags, come
from animals. Wool, also from animals, is used to make winter suits and wears. All these are products of agriculture
Money
Sales of agricultural products are a source of money and income to farmers
for meeting their daily needs and expenses.
Employment
Agriculture provides many people with work or employment through which
they earn money for a living. Apart from the farmers, many people do works
that have to do with agriculture. A good example is your agriculture teacher.
Raw materials
Agriculture provides agro-based industries with the raw materials that they
process into goods for consumers, e.g. cocoa for the beverage industries.
Medicine
Many parts of plants, e.g. roots, leaves and barks are medicinal herbs which people use to treat many diseases, e.g. by boiling, crushing or rubbing them. Materials from plants are also used to make modern drugs, e.g. tablets.
Foreign exchange Agriculture is a source of foreign exchange through crops that are sold to other countries as exports, e.g. timber and cocoa.
Recreation
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