SHS1 Agriculture · Semester 1 Week 3: Agriculture and Society

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

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

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define Agriculture education in their own words, distinguishing it from the general practice of Agriculture.
Explain at least four ways Agriculture education contributes to national development and individual wellbeing.
Identify the relationship between Agriculture education and further studies, career pathways, and adult life.
Justify why every citizen, regardless of gender or background, should receive some form of Agriculture education.
Present findings on the importance of Agriculture education to peers using appropriate communication skills.

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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.2 - Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of the meaning, importance and scope of Agriculture education. 1.1.1.LO.2 Use the knowledge acquired in Agriculture education for further studies, world of work and adult life.
Indicator: 1.1.1.LI.1 - Explain the meaning and importance of Agriculture education.
Suggested placement: Semester 1, Week 3 (Week 3 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.30: the document prints this content-standard code as "1.1.1.CS2", with no separator before the final digit
Curriculum reference: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 30

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Think-pair-share: Learners individually think about the meaning of Agricultural Education and share it with his/her peers. Teacher should ensure that learners with difficulty are assisted with leading questions to define Agricultural education. teacher should challenge other learners to further explanations to the meaning of Agricultural education.
Problem-based learning: In mixed-gender/gender groups (where applicable), learners surf the internet to come up with the importance of Agricultural Education and make a presentation in class. The teacher should help learners with suitable website links, that they can access the information needed for the presentation. The teacher should monitor learners not to veer into unapproved sites. The teacher should ensure that all learners fully participate in the activity to prevent a few learners from hijacking the activity. Confident learners should be given leading roles in presenting their findings.
A resource person makes a presentation on the entry requirements for pursuing Agriculture and related courses, as well as specialisations at higher educational institutions to all learners. Learners listen to the resource person and ask questions for clarification.
Assessment (1.1.1.AS.1). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding; Level 3 Strategic reasoning.
Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Functional internet connectivity
- Videos/pictures on the importance of Agriculture Education
- Computer
- Projector
- Pens
- Notebook
- Agriculture textbooks
- Videos/pictures on the types of Agriculture education.
- Resource persons from higher institutions
- Radio
- Televisions