Economic Production of Pigs and Fish

Curriculum details

Strand

Farming for Jobs and Incomes (Strand 2)

Sub-strand

Economic Production of Pigs and Fish (2.2)

Content standard

3.2.2.CS.1 - Demonstrate knowledge, skills and understanding of the economic production of pigs or fish. 3.2.2.LO.1 Explain the key processes in the successful production of pigs or fish.

Indicator

3.2.2.LI.2 - Organise and produce pigs and fish

Suggested placement

Semester 2, Week 6 (Week 26 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. 88

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Project-Based Learning: All Learners select a site for a semi-intensive pig farm and a dug-out fishpond. Learners obtain fingerlings, piglets, feed, drinkers, waterers, vaccines etc. from Agroinput dealers. Learners set up the farms on the site, visit the site daily to provide feed, water vaccination to animals and to take records for discussion.
Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Community market
- Cold storage facilities
- Video documentaries
- Functional internet facilities
- Computer
- Projector
- Smartphone
- Fingerlings
- Piglets
- Feed
- Drinkers
- Waterers
- Vaccines
- Pocket
- Advertising Billboards
- Information Centres and FM stations * Posters
- Weighing scale * Plastic
- notebooks
- or paper bags
Assessment (3.2.2.AS.2). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 1 Recall; Level 4 Extended critical thinking and reasoning.
Strategic and reasoning