SHS1 Agriculture · Semester 1 Week 1: Agriculture and Society

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 1.1.1.LI.1 - Explain the meaning and importance of Agriculture.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define Agriculture in their own words, using at least three key elements from the class discussion.
Explain at least four ways Agriculture is important to individuals, families, and the nation.
Give two concrete examples of how daily life in Ghana depends on Agriculture.
Work collaboratively in groups to present a short talk on how Agriculture affects their own lives and their community.
Respond to at least two probing questions that ask them to justify why Agriculture matters beyond just producing food.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Concept of Agriculture and Industrializing Society (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Agriculture and Society (1.1)
Content standard: 1.1.1.CS.1 - Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the meaning, importance and branches in Agriculture as a discipline. 1.1.1.LO.1 Use the knowledge of the concepts in Agriculture to identify the career opportunities and to clear misconceptions about Agriculture.
Indicator: 1.1.1.LI.1 - Explain the meaning and importance of Agriculture.
Suggested placement: Semester 1, Week 1 (Week 1 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.
Source document note: The official curriculum document has a fault in this entry, so the curriculum text above is transcribed exactly as printed:

content standard text - p.27: the document prints this content-standard code as "1.1.1.CS1", with no separator before the final digit
Curriculum reference: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 27

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Initiating talk for learning: The teacher should put learners in mixed-ability/ability groups (where appropriate) to brainstorm and come up with the meaning of Agriculture. Learners share their ideas with the whole class. Teacher should assist learners with difficulties with leading questions that will help them to come up with the definition. Learners who can give further details should be encouraged to do so.
Think-pair-share: Learners individually list the importance of Agriculture to society and share with a peer in their group. Teacher should guide learners with difficulties with leading questions that will help them to come up with importance of Agriculture to society. Confident learners should be guided with probing question to give further explanation of the importance of Agriculture to the society.
Structuring talk for learning: In their mixed-ability/ability groups (where appropriate), learners make a presentation on how Agriculture will impact their life and society in a plenary session. The teacher should ensure that all learners take part in gathering information for the presentation. The teacher should also assign roles equitably to learners in the groups.
Assessment (1.1.1.AS.1). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding; Level 4 Extended critical thinking and reasoning.
Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Functional internet connectivity
- Video/pictures on the importance of Agriculture in society
- Pens
- Notebooks
- Agriculture textbooks
- Model chart showing the sectors of Agriculture
- Charts on the branches of Agriculture
- Projectors
- Computers
- Sample questionnaire on misconceptions in Agriculture
- Camera
- Video/pictures on mechanized farm owned by a female, a rich farmer, and a female driving a tractor.