Economic Production of Crops

Curriculum details

Strand

Farming for Jobs and Incomes (Strand 2)

Sub-strand

Economic Production of Crops (2.1)

Content standard

3.2.1.CS.1 - Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of market-oriented production of plantation and fruit trees 3.2.1.LO.1 Explain how to produce plantation and fruit trees for profit

Indicator

3.2.1.LI.2 - Organise and produce selected plantation and fruit trees.

Suggested placement

Semester 2, Week 2 (Week 22 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. 86

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Project-Based Learning: Learners in mixed-ability groups select some of the plantation and fruit trees to grow. Regular visits are made, and records are taken for discussion.
Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Well-planned community
- Community market
- Pocket notebooks
- Plots of land or boxes or cans or large plastic bottles with soil
- Seeds of selected vegetables
- Tools and implements for growing the crops
- Land, boxes
- Cans
- Large plastic bottles
- Seeds of selected vegetables
- Black soil
- Notebooks
- and ornamentals
Assessment (3.2.1.AS.2). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 1 Recall; Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding; Level 4 Extended critical thinking and reasoning.