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Week: 3
Term: 3rd Term
Class: Junior Secondary School 3
Age: 14 years
Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods
Date:
Subject: Agriculture
Topic:- Career opportunities in Agriculture
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Videos, loud speaker, textbook, pictures
INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES
PERIOD 1-2
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PRESENTATION |
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY |
STUDENT’S ACTIVITY |
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STEP 1 INTRODUCTION |
The teacher revises the previous lesson the roles of government agencies in agricultural production |
Students pay attention |
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STEP 2 EXPLANATION |
The teacher mentions the career opportunities in agriculture |
Students pay attention and participates |
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STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION |
She explains each of the career opportunities in agriculture |
Students pay attention and participate |
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STEP 4 NOTE TAKING |
The teacher writes a summarized note on the board |
The students copy the note in their books |
NOTE
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN AGRICULTURE
An agricultural engineer seeks to improve current farming methods, designing new equipment and machinery using computer aided technology (CAD).
An agricultural economist applies microeconomic and macroeconomic concepts and theories to understand economic decisions, such as why shoppers make certain decisions about the food they buy and how the government chooses how to support farmers.
A farm manager oversees the running of the farm and make business decisions whilst keeping within budget parameters.
A soil and plant scientist tests the composition of the soil in order to assess how it affects plant growth, researching alternative methods of growing crops (such as genetic modification) in order to maximize efficiency.
Conservation planners are responsible for determining the environmental and ecological value of land, to decide whether it should be preserved or whether it can be built on.
A commercial horticulturalist is involved in the monitoring of the entire production process – overseeing the growing, harvesting, packaging, distribution and selling of food, crops and plants.
Agricultural salesperson sells machinery, animal feed, fertilizers and seed to farmers.
Research scientists who specialize in agriculture often work as food scientists, who research and develop processes for manufacturing, storing and packaging food.
Feed mill managers supervise the production and storage of animal feed. They are responsible for monitoring inventory levels, scheduling feed production and inspecting the quality of the grain.
Environmental engineers use science and engineering principles to design and apply solutions to problems that occur on agricultural sites. They assess environmental conditions—including testing soil and analyzing drainage capabilities—and develop improvements.
The agricultural food scientist invents innovative mediums that can be harnessed to increase the quality of food supply. The role of an agricultural and food scientist entails researching ways to improve the safety of agricultural products.
EVALUATION: 1. Mention and explain the career opportunities in Agriculture
CLASSWORK: As in evaluation
CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively