Jss 3 Second Term Weekly E Lesson Note and Plan

SECOND TERM: E-LEARNING NOTES

JS3 (BASIC 9)

SUBJECT: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

SCHEME OF WORK

WEEK     TOPIC

1.  Revision of first term work.
2. Cooperatives Societies in Agriculture: (a) Definition of an Agricultural cooperative society (b) Objectives of Agricultural cooperative Society (c) Types of Agricultural Cooperatives  (d) Importance of Cooperative Societies
3. Management of Cooperative Societies in Agriculture: (a) How Cooperatives societies are formed (b) Management of Cooperative societies (c) Qualities of a good cooperative member.
4. Export Promotion in Agriculture: (a) Meaning of export promotion (b) Examples of Nigerian export produce (c) Importance of export promotion

     5.Employment Opportunities in Agriculture : Self-employment in farming, Buying and selling farm produce, processing of farm produce, Paid employment in Government ministries or establishments, in Agro-based industries, in Banks and in Educational industries, etc.

6. Early Development of World Agriculture: Introduction, The Paleolithic Era, the Mesolithic Era, the Neolithic Era, the Agrarian (agric) revolution
7. School Farm: Meaning and importance of school farm, (school, students, community) principles of sitting school farm, problems of sitting school farm.
8. Farm Record: Importance of farm records, Types of farm records. e.g Farm Diary, Farm Inventory, Farm Account, etc. 
9. Current Issues in African Agriculture: Food crisis in Africa; Hunger and poverty in Africa; Meeting the challenges of African food crisis, hunger and poverty; New Programmes in African Agriculture.
10. Agriculture and Health: Effects of HIV/AIDS and Malaria on Agricultural production.
11. Revision
12. Examination