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Week: 9

Class: Junior Secondary School 2

Term: 3rd Term

Age: 13 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods

Date:

Subject: Agriculture

Topic: Forest resources and their uses

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

  1. List forest resources and their uses

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 the meaning and types of forests

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

The teacher lists the forest resources

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She further discusses the uses of forest resources

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

FOREST RESOURCES AND THEIR USES

The following are some resources gotten from the forest and their uses

  1. Wood pulp- it is used for making paper and newsprint.
  2. Industrial raw materials- this includes dyes, resins, gums, tannies etc
  3. Timber- it is used as a raw material in construction and furniture
  4. Food- wild fruits, vegetables, animal flesh (bush meat or games) are supplied which nourishes the body.
  5. Medicines- the roots, stems, leaves, bark, flower etc are used in treating people.

The benefits of forest and its resources are

  1. It provides opportunities for teaching and research in the natural, physical and agricultural sciences
  2. it can attract employment opportunities for foresters, forest guards, game wardens, wildlife and game managers
  3. Forests are natural habitat to wild animals
  4. It attracts patronage from tourists, naturalists etc. They act as recreational centres or reserve for people who love and admire wild animals

EVALUATION:    1. List forest resources and explain their uses

  1. state the benefits of forest and its resources

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively