Meaning of Farming
Subject :
AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE
Term :
THIRD TERM
Week:
WEEK 5
Class :
Primary 5
Topic :
Meaning and Benefits of Farming
Previous lesson:
The pupils have previous knowledge of
Endoparasites and Ectoparasites
that was taught as a topic in the previous lesson
Behavioural objectives :
At the end of the lesson, the pupils should be able to
- Say the meaning of farming
- Mention types of farming
- Write out the tools that are used by Farmer’s for substance farming and commercial farming
Instructional Materials:
- Wall charts
- Pictures
- Related Online Video
- Flash Cards
Methods of Teaching:
- Class Discussion
- Group Discussion
- Asking Questions
- Explanation
- Role Modelling
- Role Delegation
Reference Materials:
- Scheme of Work
- Online Information
- Textbooks
- Workbooks
- 9 Year Basic Education Curriculum
- Workbooks
Content :
Meaning and Benefits of Farming
Farming is the cultivation of land and rearing of animals for man’s use. It involves tilling the land, ploughing, and making ridges for proper growth of crops. Farming also involves taking care of livestock like cattle, goats, or sheep in order to get the best produce like meat or milk from them.
Types of Farming
1. Substance farming : This type of farming makes farmers to provide for what will sustain himself and members of his family only.
Crops that are cultivated by substance farmers
The farmers produce staple crops like
- yam,
- rice
- beans,
- millet,
- or maize that his family can feed on.
Tools used by substance farmers
Substance farming is done on a small scale level and he makes use of simple farm tools like
- hoe,
- cutlass,
- spade,
- shovel,
- rake or
- watering can.
2. Commercial farming : This type of farming is done by Farmers on a very large scale for business purpose. The farmers provide what he will be able to sell and make huge money and profit. This type of farming needs large hectares of land.
Crops that are cultivated by commercial farmers.
The commercial farmers produce cash crops like
- coffee,
- cocoa,
- timber, or
- palm that they can easily sell and make profit.
Tools used by commercial farmers.
Since commercial farming is done on a very large scale, the farmers will need large equipment to get his job done. Equipment that are needed by large scale commercial farmers are
- Tractor
- Plough
- Harrow
- Harvester
- Planter
- Harrower
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
- _______ is the cultivation of land and rearing of animals for man’s use (a) Farming (b) Dancing (c) Investing
- ________ involves tilling the land, ploughing, and making ridges for proper growth of crops.(a) Farming (b) Dancing (c) Investing
- Farming also involves taking care of farm animals to produce milk or meat (a) True (b) false (c) not sure
- What is substance farming
- Commercial farming is done on a very large scale (a) True (b) false (c) not sure
- Mention four crops that are cultivated by substance farmers
- Write out four tools that are used by substance farmers
- What is commercial farming
- Mention four crops that are cultivated by commercial farmers
- Write out four modern tools that are used by commercial farmers
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Conclusion
The class teacher wraps up or concludes the lesson by giving out short notes to summarize the topic that he or she has just taught.
The class teacher also goes round to make sure that the notes are well copied or well written by the pupils.
He or she does the necessary corrections when and where the needs arise.
