Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Junior Secondary School 2

Week: 5

Class: Junior Secondary School 2

Term: 2^nd Term

Age: 13 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods

Date:

Subject: Agriculture

Topic:-       Farming systems - Mono cropping

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

1. State the meaning of mono cropping
2. Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of mono cropping

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1-2

PRESENTATION	TEACHER’S ACTIVITY	STUDENT’S ACTIVITY
STEP 1 INTRODUCTION	The teacher revises the previous lesson on mixed cropping	Students pay attention
STEP 2 EXPLANATION	The teacher explains the meaning of mono cropping	Students pay attention and participates
STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION	She then discusses the advantages and disadvantages of mono cropping	Students pay attention and participate
STEP 4 NOTE TAKING	The teacher writes a summarized note on the board	The students copy the note in their books

 

NOTE

MONO CROPPING

This involves the planting only one type of crop on a piece of land at a time and harvesting it before another crop is planted on the same piece of land.

 

Advantages of mono cropping

1. it is easier to market one crop
2. easy to mechanize
3. specialization gives rise to improved yields and quality products
4. easy to treat large area where only one crop is growing

 

Disadvantages of mono cropping

1. does not supply family with all its food requirements
2. encourages spread of diseases and pests; this may result in total crop loss.

 

EVALUATION:    1. Define the term “Mono cropping”

2. Discuss the advantages of mono cropping
3. Discuss the disadvantages of mono cropping

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively