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.4 - Identify and classify different types of machinery used in Agriculture

Suggested placement

Semester 1, Week 14 (Week 14 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)

Collaborative Learning:
- Learners in pairs discuss knowledge of simple farm tools.
- Visit places where machinery is used for a practical activity or undertake simulated demonstrations on the use of machinery in agriculture including tractors/
- Classify machines into different types based on their uses
- Gardens/farms or videos of farms employing different
- Functional Internet facilities
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.4):
Knowledge and skills demonstrated in operating selected machinery.