Using plants as food for people

Subject:  Agricultural Science 

 

Class: Basic 1 / Primary 1 / Year 1

 

Term: First Term / 1st Term

 

Week: Week 2

 

Topic:

Using plants as food for people

 

 

 

Previous Knowledge: The pupils have previous knowledge of

 

 

Some flowering plants

 

 

that was taught in their previous lesson.

 

 

Behavioural  Objectives : At the end of the lesson, learners will be able to

  • mention some flowering plants
  • mention some plants which seeds are used as food
  • mention some plants which fruits are used as food

 

Instructional Materials 

  • Wall charts
  • Online Resource
  • Textbooks
  • Laptop

 

Methods of Teaching 

  • Role modelling
  • Questions and Answers
  • Explanation
  • Discussion
  • Recitation
  • Imitation
  • Story Telling
  • Dramatization

 

Content: 

Using plants as food for people

Plants that their leaves can be eaten as foods are called vegetables.

Examples of vegetables are

  • Ewedu
  • pumpkin leaves
  • Okra.
  • Ugu.
  • Spinach.
  • Water leaf.

 

Some plants serve as food for us.

Examples of such foods are

  • yam
  • cassava
  • maize
  • banana
  • mango
  • apple

 

Some plants are bad and we should not touch them

Examples are

  • tobacco
  • Indian hemp

 

 

Presentation : 

The topic is presented step by step

Step 1: The class teacher revises the old topic

Step 2: The class teacher introduces the new topic

Step 3: The class teacher allows the pupils to give their own contributions and gives room for pupils” participation

 

Class Teacher and Pupils Activities. Interaction or Participation 

This involves class teacher and pupils’ interaction, conversation, imitation or modeling through discussion, play method or just by recitation or asking and answering questions that are related to the topic that has just been taught.

 

Evaluation

  1. Mention three vegetables
    • _________________________
    • ________________________
    • ________________________
  2. Mention three plants that we can use as food
    • ________________________
    • _________________________
    • _________________________

 

 

 

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Some flowering plants

 

 

 

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Using plants as food for animals

 

 

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