SHS3 Agricultural Science · Semester 1, Week 8
Emerging Technologies in Agriculture
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Curriculum details
- Strand
- New Dawn Agriculture (Strand 1)
- Sub-strand
- Emerging Technologies in Agriculture (1.2)
- Content standard
- 3.1.2.CS.2 - Demonstrate knowledge and skills in emerging technologies of plantation and fruit tree and their benefits relating to real life situation 3.1.2.LO.1 Identify emerging technologies plantation and fruit tree enterprises. 3.1.2.LO.2 Distinguish between existing emerging technologies used in plantation and fruit tree enterprises and their benefits.
- Indicator
- 3.1.2.LI.2 - Describe the use and importance of issue culture in plantation and fruit tree enterprises.
- Suggested placement
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Semester 1, Week 8
(Week 8 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
- Curriculum reference
- NaCCA curriculum document, p. 79
Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)
Talk-for-Learning: Learners in mixed-ability and mixed-gender groups review the meaning and importance of tissue culture in the cultivation of vegetable crops and ornamental plants. Collaborative Learning: Task learners in mixed gender groups (of 4) to research and come up with the importance of tissue culture in plantation and fruit tree production. Activity-Based Learning: Learners discuss the benefits of using tissue culture and present their findings on cardboard posters and paste them on the walls. Teaching and Learning Resources: - Parks and Gardens - Plantation and fruit tree farms - Reading materials - Functional Internet facility - Laptop computer - Wi-Fi, seeds and other planting materials of selected plantation and fruit tree - Containers for planting - Water - Field notebook - Pens - Video documentaries on - Smartphones - Recorded videos on other plantation and fruit tree - LCD projector - tissue culture - emerging technologies for production Assessment (3.1.2.AS.2). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 1 Recall; Level 3 Strategic reasoning; Level 4 Extended critical thinking and reasoning.