SHS2 Agriculture · Semester 1 Week 15: Modern Mechanised Agriculture

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 2.2.2.LI.2 - Describe the uses of harvest and post-harvest tools, implements and machinery in Agricultural production

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

State the primary use of at least five harvest tools, implements and machinery.
Describe the use of at least five post-harvest tools, implements and machinery.
Match specific harvest and post-harvest tools to the crop or produce they are typically used on.
Explain the importance of using the correct tool or machine for a given harvest or post-harvest operation.
Discuss the difficulties women and people with disabilities face when using harvest and post-harvest tools and suggest at least two practical solutions.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Modern Technical and Mechanised Agriculture (Strand 2)
Sub-strand: Modern Mechanised Agriculture (2.2)
Content standard: 2.2.2.CS.2 - Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of harvest and post-harvest implements and machinery. 2.2.2.LO.2 Use the knowledge and skills acquired to operate a simple harvest and post-harvest implements and machinery.
Indicator: 2.2.2.LI.2 - Describe the uses of harvest and post-harvest tools, implements and machinery in Agricultural production
Suggested placement: Semester 1, Week 15 (Week 15 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. 137

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Experiential learning: Learners in mixed-ability groups embark on a visit to a nearby agro processing factory/watch a video on the uses of harvest, post-harvest and storage tools, implements and machinery to observe the uses of the available harvest, post-harvest and storage tools, implements and machinery in Agriculture production.
Structuring talk for learning: Learners in mixed-ability groups discuss the uses of the harvest, post-harvest and storage tools, implements and machinery.
Project based learning: Learners individually create a table showing the harvest, post-harvest and storage tools, implements and machinery and their uses. Learners should discuss the difficulties faced by women and people with disabilities in the use of the harvest and post-harvest tools, implements and machinery. Teachers should make sure the videos/pictures used do not enforce stereotyping and if they do, the teacher should discuss it with the learners.
Assessment (2.2.2.AS.2). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 3 Strategic reasoning.
Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Functional internet connectivity
- Pictures/videos of harvest, post-harvest and storage tools, equipment and machinery
- Realia (sickle, cutlass, go-to-hell, hoe, chisel)
- Pictures/videos on the uses of harvest, post-harvest, storage tools, equipment and machinery
- Videos/pictures of irrigation and drainage systems used in Agricultural production