MAJOR USES OF FARM and ANIMAL TOOLS

SUBJECT: AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

TERM: THIRD TERM

WEEK: WEEK 5 and Week 7

CLASS: PRIMARY 4

DURATION: 40 MINUTES

TOPIC: MAJOR USES OF FARM and ANIMAL TOOLS

ENABLE OBJECTIVES

At the end of this Module, Pupils should be able to:

• Uses different  farm Tools
• Uses different  Animal  Tools

TEACHING AND LEARNING MATERIALS

• Whiteboard/ Chalkboard
• Explanatory posters/pictures
• Explanatory videos
• Hoe
• Shovel
• Machet
• Trap
• Basket

TEACHING AND LEARNING METHOD

• Explanation
• Discussion
• Questions and Answers.

REFERENCE MATERIALS

• Universal Basic Education Curriculum.
• NERDC Basic Education Curriculum for Primary Schools.
• Online Materials.
• Lagos State Agricultural Science Scheme of Work
• Agricultural Science for Primary Schools.

                        MODULE CONTENT

MAJOR USES OF FARM TOOLS

• Cutlass: it is use for clearing weeds, Cutting unwanted branches, planting grains and tubers.
• Sickle : used when Harvesting grains like rice and sorghums
• Hoe: used for weeding and making heaps, ridges, harvesting tubers.
• Axe: used in felling of trees, cutting logs, uprooting slumps and splitting fire wood
• Watering Can: t is used to apply water to crops like seedlings in a nursery and vegetables. it is used in applying liquid fertilizers to crops
• Spade: It can be used for digging of holes and trenches around us, for leveling the ground, for making seedbeds, ridges, mounds and heaps, transplanting of seedlings like palm oil seedlings, turning the soil and the mixing of manures, light weeding in the farm and at home.
• Shears: are used to prune down trees or branches of shrubs, trimming of hedges and trimming of Ornamental plants used in house decoration.

MAJOR USES OF ANIMAL TOOLS

• Drinking Trough: it holds water or drugs for animals
• Feeding Trough: it Holds feeds(food) or drugs for animals
• Fishing Net: it is use for catching and collecting fish from the river
• Battery Cage: it is use for keeping poultry birds.

PRESENTATION

• The Teacher revises the previous lesson.
• The Teacher introduces the topic.
• The Teacher explains the lessons.

EVALUATIVE ACTIVITIES

• Mention  three  farm and animal Tools uses

CONCLUSION: the teacher summarize the lesson.