PROPOSED LESSON
PLAN/NOTE FOR THE FIRST WEEK ENDING 13th SEPTEMBER, 2022
2022 /2023 ACADEMIC
SESSION
SUBJECT: AGRIC SCIENCE
TOPIC: MEANING,
IMPORTANCE AND TYPES OF
AGRICULTURE
CLASS: GRADE 7
NUMBER OF STUDENTS: 15
AVERAGE AGE: 11+ YEARS
GENDER: MIXED
PERIOD: 7th
AND 8th PERIOD ON TUESDAY AND FRIDAY RESPECTIVELY
TIME: 1:20-2:00
DURATION: 40 MINUTES
DATE: 12/09/2022
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES: By
the end of the lesson the students should be able to;
i.
discuss the origin of agriculture;
ii.
state the meaning of agriculture;
iii.
explain types of agriculture.
ENTRY BEHAVIOUR: Students
are familiar with farms, animals and plants.
INSTRUCTIONAL
METHODS/TECHNIC: Questions, simulation, quiz.
INSTRUCTIONAL
MATERIALS: Pictures showing a farm, plant and animals.
INTRODUCTION: Questions posed
to the students include:
Question 1. Have
you seen a farm before?
Expected
Answers: Yes
Question 2: What
and what do you expect to see in a farm?
Expected Answers
Plants, animals, weed, trees
DEVELOPMENT:
STEP I: ORIGIN OF
AGRICULTURE
Many
years ago, man moved from place to place. He did not live in any particular
house, village or town as he does today. This was during the stones age. During
that period, man caught animals for food from the forests and fishes from the
rivers, lakes and seas. He also collected fruits such pawpaw and banana from
the bush around him. He ate them and lived mainly on these items. Man was then a
collector of fruits and nuts and a hunter. It was the beginning of agriculture
as a work for man.
Question 3: Discuss how man lived long ago before he became a farmer
Expected answers: During the stones age man was a wanderer and gatherer of fruits and
tender of animals.
Question 4: Mention
some plant and animals collected by man during the stones age.
Expected answers: Pawpaw, banana, fishes, etc
Teacher: Man
also collected fruits such as oranges, pineapples, guava, water melon, at first
he chose took care of those animals and plants which looked better to him,
before he later noticed that appearances can be deceptive.
STEP
II: MEANING OF AGRICULTURE
Agriculture
is the cultivation of crops and rearing of animals for man consumption. The
term Agriculture was derived from two latin words which are: “Ager” meaning “field” and “Cultus”
meaning “cultivation” Literally,
agriculture means “Field Cultivation”.
The people who engage in agriculture are called agriculturalists.
Question 5: Why
do you think agriculture is the practice of farming?
Expected answers: Because it involves cultivation of crops and rearing of animals for man
consumption
STEP III: TYPES OF AGRICULTURE
(i) Subsistence Agriculture: In this type,
the farmer produces the quantity that is just enough for family use and none
for sale in the open market. This is regarded as the most primitive type of
farming.
(ii) Semi-Subsistence Agriculture: In this type, the farmer produces
what is enough for the family and the excess is sold in the market for income.Traditional
tools are used and many crops are planted in the same piece of land at a time and this may be a small piece of farm
land.
(iii) Commercial Agriculture: Commercial Agriculture requires the
production of food in very large quantities. Most times people in this type of
Agriculture produce solely for the local and international markets. In
commercial Agriculture, large spaces, huge labor and capital investments,
mechanized operations, special marketing strategies and modern farming
equipment are used. Examples of commercial farms include Songhai Farms, Obasanjo
Farms, Ada palm plantation in Imo State etc.
STEPIV: Use of Teaching Aids
A picture showing the different types
of agriculture is shown to the students and explanation made on them.
EVALUATION:
Oral-questioning and answers
i.
discuss the origin of agriculture;
ii.
state the meaning of agriculture;
iii.
explain types of agriculture.
SUMMARY:
(a) Agriculture evolves when men
wander from place to place in search of fruits and animals for meat.
(b) Agriculture is
the cultivation of crops and rearing of animals for man consumption.
Agriculture is the science or practice of farming.
(c)
Types of agriculture include subsistence, semi-subsistence and commercial
agriculture.
ASSIGNMENT:
1. Discuss how man lived long ago
before he became a farmer.
2. Explain the meaning of
agriculture.
3. Identify the three different types of agriculture.
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