Lesson Notes By Weeks and Term - Senior Secondary School 1

Term: 1^st Term

Week: 8

Class: Senior Secondary School 1

Age: 15 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:    Agriculture

Topic:-      Land and its uses

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

1. Define land
2. State the characteristics of land
3. Mention the uses of land

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 reviews the previous lesson on agricultural ecology	Students pay attention
STEP 2 EXPLANATION	She explains the meaning of land She states the characteristics of land	Students pay attention and participates
STEP 3 DEMONSTRATION	She mentions the uses of land	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

LAND AND ITS USES

Land is the solid part of the earth on which plants can grow

 

CHARACTERISTICS OF LAND

1. Land is immobile
2. Land is in fixed supply and increases in values based on the demand on it

 

USES OF LAND

AGRICULTURAL USES
1. Crop cultivation

2. Grazing and animal raising
3. wildlife preservation and conservation
4. fishery
5. forestry

NON-AGRICULTURAL USES
1. For housing

2. for industrial building
3. For the construction of transportation networks such as roads, rails etc
4. To build social and economic centres such as markets, schools, parks etc
5. For mining

EVALUATION:   1. Define land

2. State the characteristics of land
3. Mention the uses of land

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively