SHS3 Applied Technology · Semester 2 Week 4: Materials and Artefacts Production in Woodwork Industry in Ghana

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 3.4.2.LI.5 - Classify Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs).

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Define Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in their own words, distinguishing them from timber products.
Classify at least five NTFPs into their major categories (food, medicine, fibres, resins and gums, and ornamental products).
Identify the sources of NTFPs in Ghana, including specific forest zones and communities.
Explain the importance of NTFPs to households, local communities and the national economy.
Justify, with reasons, why NTFPs are important for the sustainability of the timber industry in Ghana.

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Curriculum details

Strand: Wood Technology (Strand 4)
Sub-strand: Materials and Artefacts Production in Woodwork Industry in Ghana (4.2)
Content standard: 3.4.2.CS.1 - 3.4.2.CS.1 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of Sustainability of Timber Industry in Ghana 3.4.2.LO.1 Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of Sustainable Timber Industry in Ghana.
Indicator: 3.4.2.LI.5 - Classify Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs).
Suggested placement: Semester 2, Week 4 (Week 24 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:

exemplars - p.174: prints the assessment code as "3.6.2.AS.5"; filed under the section's own 3.4.2.AS.5
Curriculum reference: NaCCA curriculum document, p. 174

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Critical Thinking and Talk for Learning Approaches: Guide learners through whole class session to brainstorm the meaning of NTFPs with open-mindedness.
Group work/Collaborative Learning:
- Organise learners into mixed gender ability groups and assist them to co-operatively and open-mindedness, identify the source of NTFPs.
- Assist learners with open-mindedness in mixed ability groups to co-operatively discuss the uses of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP).
Digital Literacy learning: Task learners to passionately with open-mindedness use search engines (YouTube) to surf for videos on the availability and sources of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFP).

Assessment (3.4.2.AS.5). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 1 Recall; Level 3 Strategic reasoning.

Teaching and Learning Materials:
- Hand samples /Flip chart of:
- i. Lesser-Known timber species (LKS)
- ii. Lesser Used timber species (LUS)
- YouTube videos on
- i. Lesser-Known timber species (LKS)
- ii. Lesser-Used timber species (LUS)
- Computer/Smart phone
- Hand samples /Flip chart of:
- iii. Lesser-Known timber species (LKS)
- iv. Lesser Used timber species (LUS)
- YouTube videos on
- iii. Lesser-Known timber species (LKS)
- iv. Lesser-Used timber species (LUS)
- Computer/Smart phone