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Week: 9

Term: 1st Term

Class: Junior Secondary School 3

Age: 14 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods

Date:

Subject: Agriculture

Topic:-       Farm animal diseases - Fungi

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

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

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 virus diseases

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

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

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She discusses some symptoms of fungal 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.

FUNGAL DISEASE

Fungal disease or mycoses are infections caused by fungus, a type of microorganism. Fungi is similar to a plant but has no chlorophyll and cannot make its own food like a plant. Mycology is the study of fungi and those who specialize in fungi studies are called MYCOLOGISTS.

Some examples of fungal diseases include aspergillosis, ringworm etc

 

MODE OF TRANSMISSION

Some are air-borne, water-borne, insect-borne or by close contact and by means of spores

 

SYMPTOMS OF FUNGAL DISEASES

  1. gasping and labored breathing
  2. whistling noises
  3. stunted growth
  4. reduced use of food
  5. exudates or discharges

 

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

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

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively