IMPORTANCE OF EACH FACTOR OF PRODUCTION
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE SECOND TERM E NOTES FOR BASIC FOUR
Subject :
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
Topic :
- IMPORTANCE OF EACH FACTOR OF PRODUCTION
Class :
BASIC FOUR
SECOND TERM
WEEK
LEARNING MATERIALS
- Whiteboard/Chalkboard
- Explanatory posters/pictures
- Explanatory videos
Instructional Materials :
- Lagos State Scheme of Work.
- Online Materials.
- Physical and Health Education for Primary Schools
Previous Knowledge :
The pupils have been taught
SAFETY MEASURE IN APPLYING CHEMICALS
in their previous lesson
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson , pupils should be able to
- say what is crop production
- list factors of production
- explain each factors of production
- say the importance of each factor of production
:CONTENT
What is crop production ?
Crop production deals with the combing and bringing together the factors of production which are land , labour, capital and entrepreneur towards rearing of rearing of animals and planting crops for man’s use .
It is the joining together of all resources for the creating of things that will satisfy man’s needs and want.
What are the Factors of Production ?
The factors of production are
- Land
- Labour
- Capital
- Entrepreneur
Explain Each Factor of Production
- Land : Land is the free gift of nature that is naturally for rearing of animals and rearing of animals for man’s use .Man may be inherited or purchased for the purpose of agricultural activities like fish farming . animal husbandry or crop production .
- Labour : This is man’s effort or energy be it physical or mental that is directed towards the creation of agricultural produce for man’ use .
- Capital: This is the aspect of man’s wealth or personal belongings that he or she has set aside for the creation of ,m ore wealth or resources . Capital may be in form of personal landed prosperity ,motor vehicle . or even cash
- Entrepreneur : This is the manager of all other factors of production . Without the manager , all other factors of production will just be laying fallow and idle and nothing meaningful will be achieve
Presentation
The topic is presented step by step
Step 1:
The class teacher revises the previous topics
Step 2.
He introduces the new topic
Step 3:
The class teacher allows the pupils to give their own examples and he corrects them when the needs arise
Evaluation :-
- what is crop production
- list four factors of production
- explain land as a factor of crop production
- say the importance of each factor of production
Conclusion :
The teacher summarize the lesson. He or she gives out a board summary of the topic as note . He or she goes round to mark and does the necessary corrections
