Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 4

WEEK 10&11

SUBJECT: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

CLASS: PRIMARY 4

TERM: 1^ST TERM

TOPIC: WHY FARM PRODUCE SHOULD BE PROCESSED

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

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

The Meaning of farm produce.

The Importance of food processing

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR/ PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE: the students are familiar with process of making compost.

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

�Agricultural Science for Primary Schools.

WORD FILE: product, grinding.

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CONTENT

MEANING OF FARM PROCESSING

It is the process of turning raw food into eatable food and other product.

The processes can be the following:

Sun drying

Peeling

Milling

Soaking

Shelling

Grinding

Sieving

Parboiling

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PROCESS OF PROCESSING CASSAVA INTO GARRI

The farmer will harvest the cassava from his/her farmland.

The cassava tubers will peeled

Then the cassava will be wash and taken to a machine for grinding.

After grinding it.

It will be taken to another machine for removal of water.

After the removal of water

It will fried using heat (fire)

Then we will have garri

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IMPORTANCE OF FOOD PROCESSING

It improves usage of food.

Improves food value

Removal of poisonous agents from the food.

Helps in storage of food

Provide employment

Provide source of income

It enables us to get different kinds of food from a farm produce.

It makes transporting of produce easy.

Importance of food processing

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INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURE

The Teacher revises the previous lesson (PROCESS OF MAKING COMPOST).

The Teacher introduces the topic (WHY FARM PRODUCE SHOULD BE PROCESSED).

The Teacher explains the lessons.

LEARNERS ACTIVITIES

Learners participate in the class discussion

Learners identify process and unprocessed food.

EVALUATIVE ACTIVITIES

Define farm produce.

List three Importance of food processing

CONCLUSION: the teacher summarizes the lesson.