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Week: 10

Term: 1st Term

Class: Junior Secondary School 3

Age: 14 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods

Date:

Subject: Agriculture

Topic:-       Farm animal diseases - Protozoa

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

  1. Explain the meaning of disease
  2. Discuss protozoan diseases and its symptoms
  3. Give examples of protozoan diseases
  4. Describe the modes of transmitting protozoa

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 fungal diseases

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

The teacher explains the meaning of diseases and protozoa. She describes the mode of transmitting protozoa

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She discusses some symptoms of protozoan diseases and gives examples

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

FARM ANIMAL DISEASES

A disease is defined as any abnormality in the function of the tissue, organ or system of the animal or plant body.

PROTOZOAN DISEASE

Protozoans are non-phototrophic unicellular eukaryotic organism that possess membrane bound organelles and nucleus micro-organisms without cell walls.

Some examples of protozoan diseases include trypanosomiasis, coccidiosis, heart water etc

 

MODE OF TRANSMISSION

  1. tse tse fly on cattle, sheep and goats
  2. blood sucking arthropods
  3. faeces, birds litter, feed, contaminated water and soil

 

SYMPTOMS OF FUNGAL DISEASES

  1. sleepiness
  2. high fever and temperature
  3. weakness and lack of vigour
  4. swelling over legs
  5. bloody faeces
  6. emaciation
  7. paleness
  8. ruffled feathers
  9. convulsions and turning in circles

 

EVALUATION:    1. Define the term “Disease” and “protozoa”

  1. Discuss the modes of transmitting protozoan diseases
  2. Describe the symptoms that accompany protozoa
  3. Give examples of protozoan disease

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively