FIRST TERM AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE SCHEME OF WORK FOR PRIMARY FOUR (4)/ BASIC FOUR (4)
WEEK 1: REVISION OF SOME TOPICS IN PRIMARY THREE
WEEK 2: THE LAND AND THE SOIL
Unit:
- Meaning of land and soil
WEEK 3: CHARACTERISTICS OF TYPES OF SOIL
WEEK 4: FORMATION OF SOIL
Units:
- Agents of soil formation.
- How soil is formed/ processes of soil formation.
WEEK 5: PROPERTIES OF SOIL – PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
WEEK 6: HOW TO ENRICH AND MAINTAIN THE SOIL FERTILITY
Units:
- Causes of loss in soil fertility.
WEEK 7: WAYS OF MAKING SOIL FERTILE
WEEK 8: PREPARATION OF COMPOST/MANURE
Units:
- Meaning of compost/manure.
- Location of the compost
- Methods of compost making
- Materials for compost making
- Steps in making compost
WEEK 9: PROCESSES OF MAKING COMPOST/MANURE
Units:
- Methods of compost making
- Steps in making compost
WEEK 10: WHY FARM PRODUCE SHOULD BE PROCESSED
Units:
- Meaning of farm produce.
- Importance of food processing.
WEEK 11: PRESERVATION OF FARM PRODUCE
Units:
- Meaning of preservation of farm produce.
- Importance of farm produce preservation
- Methods of farm produce preservation
WEEK 12 and 13: Revision and Examination.
