IMPORTANCE OF FARM PRODUCE PRESERVATION

Table of Contents

 

 

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE SECOND TERM E NOTES FOR BASIC FOUR

 

 

Subject :

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

 

 

Topic :

METHOD OF FARM PRODUCE PRESERVATION

 

 

Class :

BASIC FOUR

 

 

 SECOND TERM  

 

 

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

 

food preservation

in their previous lesson

 

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

At the end of the lesson , pupils should be able to

  1. say the meaning of preservation
  2. list the importance of preservation

 

 

Content :

 

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

  1. To retain the freshness of the food
  2. To reduce the loss of quality of the food
  3. To prolong the food shelf life
  4. To prevent possible contamination and infection.

 

 

 

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 :

  1. To make food last longer and fresher is called ___________(a) love (B) Preservation ( c) Embalm
  2. Preservation helps to prevent ______________ (a) painfuller (b) Hunger (c) Wastage
  3. ________ retains the freshness of the food or crops (a) Preservation  (b)Beauty (c) Insecticides
  4. To preserve means to make it last ________ (a) shorter (b) neater (c) longer
  5. The proper keeping of food until they are needed is called ________ (a) Food preservation (b) Majestically (c) snakes

 

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

 

 

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