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Mechanized agriculture

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Term: 3rd Term

Week: 10

Class: Primary 5

Age: 10 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 3 periods

Date:

Subject: National Values Education

Topic:-Mechanized agriculture

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

  1. Explain the concept of mechanized Agriculture
  2. List Agriculture machines
  3. Outline problems of mechanized agriculture
  4. Describe modern agricultural technology to fishing and farming.

INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNIQUES: Identification, explanation, playway method, questions and answers, demonstration, videos from source

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: Charts showing tools for farming

INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES

PERIOD 1: Mechanized agriculture

PRESENTATION

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY

PUPIL’S ACTIVITY

STEP 1

INTRODUCTION

The Teacher revises the previous topic on Natural Disaster.

Pupils pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She defines Mechanized Agriculture as using machines to do farm work usually on a large farmland. It involves the use of machines such as:

1. Trawlers    2. Incubators    3. Tractor    4. Harvester   5. Sprinkler

6. Grinders

 

Problems Of Mechanized Agriculture

1. It can lead to unemployment

2. It increases deforestation

3. Some of the machines make use of electricity which is not readily available.

4. Unavailability of storage facilities

5. Difficulty of farmers to get large piece of land.

Pupils pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

Application Of Modern Agricultural Technology

1. Application of fertilizer to boost crop output

2. By irrigation in areas with low rainfall

3. Provision of fish ponds in areas without rivers

4. Use of insecticides to fight pests and diseases that attack crops.

5. Use of improved seedlings

6. Use of Agricultural extension staff

Pupils pay attention and participate

STEP 4

NOTE TAKING

The teacher writes a short note on the board

The pupils write the notes in their books

 

NOTE

Mechanized Agriculture is using machines to do farm work usually on a large farmland. It involves the use of machines such as:

  1. Trawlers 2. Incubators 3. Tractor    4. Harvester   5. Sprinkler
  2. Grinders

 

Problems Of Mechanized Agriculture

  1. It can lead to unemployment
  2. It increases deforestation
  3. Some of the machines make use of electricity which is nor readily available.
  4. Unavailability of storage facilities
  5. Difficulty of farmers to get large piece of land

 

Application Of Modern Agricultural Technology

  1. Application of fertilizer to boost crop output
  2. By irrigation in areas with low rainfall
  3. Provision of fish ponds in areas without rivers
  4. Use of insecticides to fight pests and diseases that attack crops.
  5. Use of improved seedlings
  6. Use of Agricultural extension staff

 

EVALUATION:    1. What is Mechanized Agriculture?

  1. State 3 Problems of Mechanized Agriculture
  2. List 5 application of modern agricultural technology

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the pupils positively



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