THIRD TERM AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE SCHEME OF WORK FOR PRIMARY FIVE (5)

WEEK 1: REVISION ON FIRST AND SECOND TERM’S WORK

WEEK 2: PESTS AND DISEASES OF CROP PLANTS

UNIT: COMMON PEST

• Insects
• Bats
• Birds
• Rodents
• Monkeys etc.

WEEK 3: Casual agents of crop diseases

UNIT:

• Fungi : bacterial, Viruses
• Nematocides
• Some common crop diseases
• Maize and nut
• Cassava mosaic
• Tomato rot
• Groundnut rosette etc.

WEEK 4: RAISE SCHOOL FARM (PRACTICAL)

1. Prepare Materials For Planting.
2. Prepare The Land For Planting Using Farm Tools.
3. Participate In The Planting Of The Crops.
4. Care for the Farm.

WEEK 5: General requirement for livestock production/ Animal Husbandry

UNITS:

1. What are livestock?
2. Examples of Livestock

WEEK 6: REQUIREMENT FOR LIVESTOCK MANAGEMENT

UNITS:

1. Housing – construct house for animal
2. Food
3. Care etc.

WEEK 7: COMPONENT OF ANIMALS FEED

UNITS:

• Locally
• Processed

WEEK 8: SPECIFIC NEEDS OF YOUNG ANIMALS FOR HEALTHY GROWTH

UNITS: Needs of growing farm animals

• Needs of growing farm animals

WEEK 9: Effects of lack of care on the growing animals

UNITS: Effects of lack of care on the growing animals’

• care for young animals in the school

WEEK 10: EFFECTS OF DIRTY ENVIRONMENT AND STARVATION ON THE POOR GROWTHS OF YOUNG ANIMALS

UNITS:

• Effect of  dirty environment on young animals
• Effect of starvation on young animals

WEEK 11: How to raise livestock (farm Animals)

UNITS: Procedures for rearing any named animals

• Chicken

WEEK 12: Rear any livestock and apply necessary skin and procedures.

UNITS:

• Nurture the young animals to maturity

WEEK 13: Revision of the years’ work

WEEK 14: Examination.