Detailed Lesson Note
School: Junior Secondary School
Subject: Agricultural Science
Class: JSS 1 (Grade 7)
Topic: Classes and Uses of Crops
Week: Nine
Duration: 40 minutes
Average Age: 11–13 years
Date: To be inserted by teacher
Class Size: To be inserted by teacher
Instructional
Objectives
By the end of the lesson, students
should be able to:
- Define crop classification correctly. (Lower domain
– Knowledge)
- Identify at least four classes of crops with examples. (Middle
domain – Understanding/Application)
- Differentiate between food crops and cash crops, citing
examples. (Higher domain – Analysis)
- Assess the importance of crop classification in
agriculture. (Higher domain – Evaluation)
Instructional
Materials
- Chart showing different crops (maize, yam, cocoa,
cotton, etc.)
- Real samples of crops (if available)
- Whiteboard and marker
- Textbooks
Entry
Behaviour
Students are already familiar with
common crops grown around their homes and communities, such as yam, maize,
rice, and cassava.
Lesson
Development
Step
I: Introduction (5 minutes)
- Teacher’s Activity:
- Greets the students and settles the class.
- Asks: “Can you name three crops you ate this week?”
- Students’ Activity:
- Respond with answers like yam, rice, maize, beans,
etc.
- Teacher’s Remark:
Links responses to the lesson and introduces the topic: “Classes and
Uses of Crops.”
Step
II: Presentation (25 minutes)
Objective
1: Definition of Crop Classification (5 minutes)
- Teacher’s Activity:
Explains that crop classification is the grouping of crops into
different categories based on their uses or features.
- Students’ Activity:
- Write down the definition.
- Repeat after the teacher.
- Teacher’s Remark:
Emphasizes that classification makes it easier to understand and use
crops.
Objective
2: Classes of Crops (10 minutes)
- Teacher’s Activity:
Uses chart/samples to explain the main classes:
- Food crops
– e.g., rice, maize, yam, cassava.
- Cash crops
– e.g., cocoa, cotton, groundnut, rubber.
- Fibre crops
– e.g., cotton, jute.
- Beverage crops
– e.g., coffee, cocoa, tea.
- Oil crops
– e.g., groundnut, palm oil, soybean.
- Students’ Activity:
o
Observe the chart and identify crops
in each class.
o
Give additional examples from their
environment.
Teacher’s
Remark: Praises students’ contributions and
reinforces correct classification.
Objective
3: Differentiating Food Crops and Cash Crops (5 minutes)
- Teacher’s Activity:
Explains the difference:
- Food crops are grown mainly for eating (consumption).
- Cash crops are grown mainly for sale (income
generation).
- Students’ Activity:
- Mention examples of food crops and cash crops.
- Compare the two groups.
- Teacher’s Remark:
Notes that some crops can serve as both food and cash crops (e.g., maize,
groundnut).
Objective
4: Importance of Crop Classification (5 minutes)
- Teacher’s Activity:
Explains that crop classification is important because it:
- Helps farmers know what to grow.
- Guides agricultural planning.
- Makes storage and processing easier.
- Assists government in planning food supply.
- Students’ Activity:
- Discuss reasons why classification is useful to
farmers and the country.
- Teacher’s Remark:
Summarizes and reinforces the uses.
Step
III: Conclusion (5 minutes)
- Teacher’s Activity:
Reviews the lesson by asking:
- What is crop classification?
- Mention two classes of crops with examples.
- Differentiate between food crops and cash crops.
- Why is crop classification important?
- Students’ Activity:
Answer the questions orally.
- Teacher’s Remark:
Summarizes the topic and corrects errors.
Evaluation
(5 minutes)
- Define crop classification.
- State four classes of crops with examples.
- Differentiate between food crops and cash crops.
- Mention two reasons why crop classification is
important.
Assignment
- Draw a table of five classes of crops and write two
examples of each.
- Find out the cash crops that are commonly grown in your
state.
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