MATERIALS NEEDED FOR GROWING CROP

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TITLE: NOTE OF LESSON ON AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

SUBJECT: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

THEME: PROCESSES OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION

TERM: FIRST TERM

WEEK: WEEK 4

CLASS: PRIMARY 4

NAME OF TEACHER:

DATE:

AGE OF STUDENTS:

CLASS COMPOSITION: Slow and fast learners.

PERIOD:

DURATION: 40 MINUTES

TOPIC: MATERIALS NEEDED FOR GROWING CROP

Units:

Meaning of preservation of farm produce.
Importance of farm produce preservation
Methods of farm produce preservation

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

At the end of this Module, Pupils should be able to know about:

Materials needed for growing crops

TEACHING AND LEARNING MATERIALS

Samples of soil
Whiteboard/ Chalkboard
Explanatory posters/pictures
Explanatory videos

TEACHING AND LEARNING METHOD

Explanation
Discussion
Questions and Answers.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR/ PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE: the students are familiar with methods of farm produce preservation.

REFERENCE MATERIALS

Universal Basic Education Curriculum.
NERDC Basic Education Curriculum for Primary Schools.
Unified Schemes of Work Primary Schools four Agricultural Science (MIDDLE BASIC)
Internet.
Lagos State Agricultural Science Scheme of Work
Edudelight Agricultural Science for Primary Schools.

WORD FILE: chemicals, disease.

MODULE CONTENT

MATERIALS NEEDED FOR GROWING CROPS

The following are needed for growing crops

Good seeds;
Good stem cuttings;
Fertilizer or manure;
Weed and pest killing chemicals.

GOOD SEEDS

Use seed that have the following:

The seeds should be healthy.
They must not be infected by disease.
The seeds should be fresh.
The seeds should not have holes or damage on them.

TYPE OF SEED

Maize seeds
Melon seeds
Bean seeds

GOOD STEM CUTTING

Some plants or tress crops stem can be plated like cassava.

Before planting a stem ensure the following are in place:

The cutting must be infected by diseases.
The stem must be clean
The stem must be healthy

FERTILIZER OR MANURE

They gives the soil nutrients and it is pass to the plant for effective growth.

Types of fertilizer

Inorganic or synthetic fertilizer;
Organic fertilizer or manure.

PESTS OR WEED KILLING CHEMICALS

Chemical such as gram Oxone, prim extra and atrazine can be used to kill weeds by spraying it on the weed to kill the weed or spraying it on the ground for the weed not to germinate.

Insecticides are sprayed on plants to kill insects, baits are used for rodents or rodenticides chemical and scare crow for birds.

SAFETY MEASURES IN APPLYING CHEMICALS

Avoid using bare hand when mixing chemicals.
Make use of back pack with your mouth and face covered.
Put on protective clothing like gloves.
Don’t use your mouth or teeth to open a chemical bottle.
Do not blow the nozzle of the sprayer when it is blocked.
Avoid eating, smoking or drinking when working with pesticides.
Do not allow the chemical to come in contacts with your skin.
Observe the direction of the wind when spraying.
Wash your hands with soap and water after the applying chemicals on plants.
Take a full baths after applying chemicals on plants.
If you don’t feel well after working with chemicals, see a doctor immediately.

DANGERS INVOLVED IN EXCESSIVE USE OF CHEMICALS

It will change the colour of the crops.
It may kill the crops.
It can destroy the useful living things in the soil like earthworm.
It can be washed away into streams and rivers thereby killing fishes and other living things in the water.
It can lead to air pollution.
It can lead to water pollution.

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURE

The Teacher revises the previous lesson (METHOD’S OF FARM PRODUCE PRESERVATION).
The Teacher introduces the topic (MATERIALS NEEDED FOR GROWING CROP).
The Teacher explains the lessons.

LEARNERS ACTIVITIES