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Week: 7

Term: 1st Term

Class: Junior Secondary School 3

Age: 14 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods

Date:

Subject: Agriculture

Topic:-       Farm animal diseases - bacteria

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

  1. Explain the meaning of disease
  2. Discuss bacterial diseases and its symptoms
  3. Give examples of bacterial diseases

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 marketing

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

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

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She discusses some symptoms of bacteria 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.

BACTERIA DISEASE

Bacteria are tiny or microscopic single-celled micro-organisms that exist in millions. Scientists who specialize in bacteria are called bacteriologists.

Some examples of bacteria diseases include anthrax, brucellosis, tuberculosis, pneumonia, Gastro enteritis etc

MODE OF TRANSMISSION

  1. water and food contaminated with blood
  2. food and water contaminated by discharge and aborted foetus
  3. directly or indirectly from infected animals
  4. from dirty floors, milkers’ hands through injuries on udder and teats
  5. through animals exposed to unfavourable weather conditions
  6. digestive tract

 

 SYMPTOMS OF BACTERIA DISEASE

  1. poor appetite
  2. sudden death with blood oozing from the nose
  3. incidence of abortion during 7th to 9th month of pregnancy
  4. loss of weight and poor food utilization
  5. swelling of joints
  6. cough and labored breathing
  7. increase in temperature
  8. diarrhea
  9. wart-like pimples
  10. skin lesions

 

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

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

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively