Agricultural Machineries · SHS2 Agricultural…

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: 2.1.3.LI.1 - Identify and classify different types of machinery used in arable crop (cereals, legumes, and tuber crops) production.

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least eight different types of farm machinery and hand tools used in arable crop production from pictures, videos, or real objects.
State the primary function of each identified machine (e.g., tractor for pulling, plough for primary tillage, planter for sowing).
Classify farm machinery into logical groups based on their use, such as land preparation, planting, crop maintenance, and harvesting equipment.
Distinguish between simple hand tools, animal-drawn implements, and engine-powered machinery, giving at least two examples of each.
Justify the choice of a specific machine or tool for a given farm operation, explaining why it is more suitable than an alternative (strategic reasoning).

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Curriculum details

Strand: New Dawn Agriculture (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: Agricultural Machineries (1.3)
Content standard: 2.1.3.CS.2 - Demonstrate knowledge, understanding and skills in the operation of farm machinery and implements used in arable crop (cereals, legumes, and tuber crops) production. 1.1.3.LO.1 Compare the production of crop enterprises (cereals, and tuber crops) under rainfed agriculture and irrigation. 1.1.3.LO.2 Explain the roles of farm machinery and equipment in arable crop (cereals, legumes, and tuber production.
Indicator: 2.1.3.LI.1 - Identify and classify different types of machinery used in arable crop (cereals, legumes, and tuber crops) production.
Suggested placement: Semester 1, Week 17 (Week 17 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. 61

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

Talk for Learning: Watch videos or pictures showing different types of farm machinery and identify the machines and their functions.
Collaborative learning: Classify the various machines observed based on their uses and other criteria.
Teaching and Learning Resources:
- Functional internet facilities
- Video documentaries
- Hoes, cutlasses
- Mattock
- Pickaxe
- Shovel
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- Hand trowel
- Tractor
- Ploughs
- Harrows
- Planters
- Combined harvesters
- Large-scale farm.
Assessment (2.1.3.AS.1). The document marks these depth-of-knowledge levels for this indicator: Level 3 Strategic reasoning.