Agricultural Machineries

Curriculum details

Strand

New Dawn Agriculture (Strand 1)

Sub-strand

Agricultural Machineries (1.3)

Content standard

3.1.3.CS.1 - Demonstrate knowledge and skills in the use of various forms of irrigation systems in plantation and fruit tree enterprises and relate them to the community. 3.1.3.LO.1 Evaluate the relevance of using various forms of irrigation agricultural production 3.1.3.LO.2 Explain the functions of parts various machinery provided 3.1.3.LO.3 Use the application of machines computing tools to reduce in agriculture

Indicator

3.1.3.LI.3 - Conduct a cost-benefit analysis on the cultivation of selected crops using the simple irrigation constructed

Suggested placement

Semester 1, Week 13 (Week 13 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. 82

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Inquiry-Based Learning: Research from various sources about how to conduct cost-benefit analysis.
Experiential Learning: Learners in mixed-gender and mixed-ability groups conduct a costbenefit analysis on the cultivation of selected crops using the simple irrigation constructed.
Teaching and Learning Resources:
- forms of irrigation * Sprinklers * Drip irrigation facilities * Video documentaries
- Computer
- Smart phone
- Selected machinery on demonstrations on machinery practical sessions. Machinery mattocks, pickaxes, shovels, ploughs, harrows, planters, videos/real machinery on
- farms or homes or simulated in agriculture provided for includes hoes, cutlasses, hand trowels, tractors, combine harvesters etc. nearby farms/homes
Assessment (3.1.3.AS.3). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 1 Recall; Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding.