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Week: 6

Class: Junior Secondary School 2

Term: 2nd Term

Age: 13 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods

Date:

Subject: Agriculture

Topic:-       Farming systems - Crop rotation or continuous cropping

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

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

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

The teacher explains the meaning of crop rotation and continuous cropping

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She then discusses the advantages and disadvantages of crop rotation and continuous 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

CROP ROTATION

This is a scientific system of farming where crops may be grown on the same piece of land time after time following each other in a definite order or cycle.

 

Advantages of crop rotation

  1. labour is used much more effectively
  2. fertility of the soil is maintained
  3. effective utilization of plant food
  4. facilitate the control of weed, diseases and pests
  5. facilitate maximum utilization of the soil without destroying it

 

CONTINUOUS CROPPING

This is the cultivation of piece of land from year to year for period of five or more years. Continuous cropping is normally caused by scarcity of land.

 

EVALUATION:    1. Define the term “Crop rotation”

  1. Discuss the advantages of crop rotation
  2. Discuss the continuous cropping

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively