Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Primary 4

WEEK 7

SUBJECT: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

CLASS: PRIMARY 4

TERM: 1^ST TERM

TOPIC: WAYS OF MAKING SOIL FERTILE

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

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

Ways of making soil fertile.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR/ PREVIOUS KNOWLEDGE: pupils are familiar Soil Formation.

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 School.

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CONTENT

WAYS OF MAKING SOIL FERTILE

MANURING: use of manure and fertilizer will give the soil nutrient and make it productive.

MULCHING: it makes soil fertile by covering the top surface of the soil� and plant with palm fronds, leavers to prevent air or winds from blowing the soil particles away and thereby adding nutrient to the soil when it decay.

CROP ROTATION: planting of different crop on a farm land at a time improve the soil fertility.

BUSH FALLOWING: leaving a farm land for sometimes make the soil to regain it loss nutrient and make it fertile again.

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INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURE

The Teacher revises the previous lesson (SOIL FERTILITY).

The Teacher introduces the topic (WAYS OF MAKING SOIL FERTILE).

The Teacher explains the lessons.

LEARNERS ACTIVITIES

Learners participate in the class discussion

EVALUATIVE ACTIVITIES

�Mention three Causes of loss in soil fertility.

Mention three Ways of making soil fertile

CONCLUSION: the teacher summarizes the lesson.