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Land as a factor of production

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Term: 1st Term

Week: 9

Class: Senior Secondary School 1

Age: 15 years

Duration: 40 minutes of 2 periods each

Date:       

Subject:      Economics

Topic:-       Land as a factor of production

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

  1. Define land as a factor of production
  2. State the characteristics of land
  3. Discuss the importance 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 the theory of production

Students pay attention

STEP 2

EXPLANATION

She defines land as a factor of production

 

Students pay attention and participates

STEP 3

DEMONSTRATION

She discusses the characteristics and importance 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 AS A FACTOR OF PRODUCTION

Land as a factor of Production

Land is defined in economics as a free gift of nature.

 

CHARACTERISTICS OF LAND

  1. Land is a gift of nature
  2. Land is geographically immobile
  3. Land is important in mining and quarrying activities.
  4. Land is subject to the law of diminishing returns
  5. The reward for land is rent

 

IMPORTANCE OF LAND

  1. It provides areas when agricultural activities can be carried
  2. It provides areas for forestry and wild- life resources
  3. Land is important in mining and quarrying activities
  4. Land is important in production activity because it provides the sites and materials for production purposes. It is important in building and construction
  5. Bodies of water such as rivers, lakes and seas, which are part of land are used for transport purposes.

EVALUATION:    1. Define land as a factor of production

  1. State three characteristics of land
  2. Discuss the importance of land

CLASSWORK: As in evaluation

CONCLUSION: The teacher commends the students positively