Health Issues in Crop Production

Curriculum details

Strand

Agriculture and Health (Strand 4)

Sub-strand

Health Issues in Crop Production (4.1)

Content standard

3.4.1.CS.1 - Demonstrate knowledge, understanding and skills of the meaning, importance, classification, dispersal and control of weeds in Agricultural production. 3.4.1.LO.1 Employ the knowledge of the importance of classification and dispersal of weeds to select appropriate method of control in Agricultural production.

Indicator

3.4.1.LI.3 - Discuss the methods of weed control in Agricultural production.

Suggested placement

Semester 2, Week 8 (Week 28 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. 201

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Inquiry-based learning: Learners in mixed-ability/mixed-gender groups surf the internet for information on weed control.
Managing talk for learning: Learners in mixed-ability groups discuss the methods of controlling weeds in farms and indicate their advantages and disadvantages.
Think-pair-share: Learners in pairs discuss the materials, tools and equipment used in controlling weeds in farms.
Experiential learning (An arranged lesson): Learners in gender-based groups apply various weed control methods on the school farm under the guidance of a technician, observing all the safety protocols.
Assessment (3.4.1.AS.3). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 3 Strategic reasoning.
Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Realia (examples of weeds in the community)
- Weed album, functional internet connectivity
- Video/pictures of various species of weeds in Agricultural fields,
- Video/pictures of weeds dispersed by the various agents of dispersal
- Weed science textbooks
- Cutlass
- Hoe
- Knapsack sprayer/hand sprayer
- Weedicide/herbicide
- Rotary hoes
- Textbooks and journals on weeds