IMPORTANCE OF FARM PRODUCE PRESERVATION
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AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE SECOND TERM E NOTES FOR BASIC FOUR
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Subject :
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
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Topic :
METHOD OF FARM PRODUCE PRESERVATION
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Class :
BASIC FOUR
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 SECOND TERM Â
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LEARNING MATERIALS
- Whiteboard/Chalkboard
- Explanatory posters/pictures
- Explanatory videos
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Instructional Materials :
- Lagos State Scheme of Work.
- Online Materials.
- Physical and Health Education for Primary Schools
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Previous Knowledge :
The pupils have been taught
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food preservation
in their previous lesson
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PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson , pupils should be able to
- say the meaning of preservation
- list the importance of preservation
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Content :
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METHOD OF FARM PRODUCE PRESERVATION
To preserve means to make it last longer . It means to keep food items in fresh forms or states until they will be ready for consumption .The proper keeping of food until they are needed is called food preservation. Some crops will be needed to be stored until the next planting season. To make sure that they are good for planting (viable), they must be properly preserved.
IMPORTANCE OF FARM PRODUCE PRESERVATION
- To retain the freshness of the food
- To reduce the loss of quality of the food
- To prolong the food shelf life
- To prevent possible contamination and infection.
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Presentation
The topic is presented step by step
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Step 1:
The class teacher revises the previous topics
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Step 2.
He introduces the new topic
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Step 3:
The class teacher allows the pupils to give their own examples and he corrects them when the needs arise
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Evaluation :
- To make food last longer and fresher is called ___________(a) love (B) Preservation ( c) Embalm
- Preservation helps to prevent ______________ (a) painfuller (b) Hunger (c) Wastage
- ________ retains the freshness of the food or crops (a) Preservation (b)Beauty (c) Insecticides
- To preserve means to make it last ________ (a) shorter (b) neater (c) longer
- The proper keeping of food until they are needed is called ________ (a) Food preservation (b) Majestically (c) snakes
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Conclusion :
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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
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