SHS2 Agriculture · Semester 1 Week 18: Principles of Agriculture in Food Production

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 2.3.1.LI.2 (Apply the technologies and techniques to cultivate selected crops)

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify and describe at least four distinct cultivation technologies and techniques applicable to vegetable crops, arable crops, cash crops, and ornamentals.
Match appropriate cultivation techniques to specific crops based on the crop’s growth requirements and purpose.
Demonstrate the correct sequence of steps for land preparation, planting, and crop maintenance for at least two selected crops.
Compare and contrast the technologies used for cultivating vegetable crops with those used for arable or cash crops, noting similarities and differences.
Prepare a record book entry documenting the techniques applied to a selected crop, including observations and outcomes.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Food Production and Natural Resource Conservation (Strand 3)
Sub-strand: Principles of Agriculture in Food Production (3.1)
Content standard: 2.3.1.CS.1 - Demonstrate knowledge, understanding and skills of the cultivation of selected crops. 2.3.1.LO.1 Use the knowledge and skills acquired in the management and production of the selected crops.
Indicator: 2.3.1.LI.2 - Apply the technologies and techniques to cultivate selected crops.
Suggested placement: Semester 1, Week 18 (Week 18 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:

indicator text - p.143: the document prints this learning-indicator code as "2.3.1.LI.1", the same code it printed for the first indicator of this content standard on the same page. Its assessment on the same baseline is printed 2.3.1.AS.2, its statement is different, and keeping the printed code would produce two rows with the same (content standard, indicator) pair, which cannot be imported. Filed as 2.3.1.LI.2
Curriculum reference: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 143

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Problem based learning: In gender-based groups, learners visit a nearby farm/watch video on the techniques of growing selected vegetable crops, arable crops, cash crops and ornamentals. In the same groups, learners tabulate the techniques vis-à-vis the selected crops,
Experiential learning: Each group prepares a record book on all the techniques used in the cultivation of each crop. Teachers should endeavour to take learners to visit nearby farms which are owned by women and persons with disability to dispel stereotyping in crop production or the visit school farm(s). Videos/pictures used in the class should not enforce stereotyping in crop production, if they do, teachers should discuss them with learners. Teachers should encourage all learners to actively take part in all activities.
Assessment (2.3.1.AS.2). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 2 Skills of conceptual understanding; Level 3 Strategic reasoning; Level 4 Extended critical thinking and reasoning.
Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Functional internet connectivity to surf for information on the economic importance of vegetable crops, arable crops, cash crops and ornamentals.
- Charts and videos showing the economic importance of crops such as food for humans, feed for animals, raw materials for industry etc.