Agricultural Science Primary 5 (Basic Five) First Term
Subject Scheme & Timeline:
Please check through the topics down and be sure it conform with the scheme you are using.
WEEK 2&3TOPIC: SOIL FORMATIONOBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: Describe how the action of wind helps in soil formation. Describe each of these activities. Name four activities of man that help in soil formation. Name six agents of soil formation.
WEEK 5&6TOPIC: CLASSIFICATION OF CROPS AND THEIR USESOBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: Name three ways by which we can classify crops What are perennial crops? Give examples Classify these crops according to their forms: maize, beans, water-leaf, soya beans, cassava, pepper and cocoa.
WEEK 7&8Classification According to Uses and TypesThere are many classes of crops depending on their types and uses. These are cereals, legumes, tubers, vegetables, fruits, beverages, oils, drugs, spices, latex and sugar crops.
WEEK 9TOPIC: CLASSIFICATION OF ANIMALS (LIVESTOCK)OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: Name five farm animal State the product obtained from farm animals Give examples of ruminant animals Give examples of non-ruminant animals Name animals used as beasts of burden.
WEEK 10Classification of farm animals based on the mode of breedingBreeding is the way farm animals produce their young ones. Some animals produce their young ones alive and in their own shape and form.