Package Criteria (JSS 3)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

PREVOCATIONAL STUDIES

THIRD TERM  

JSS 3

THEME: PRODUCE PROCESSING AND MARKETING 

TOPIC – PACKAGE CRITERIA 

LEARNING AREA

1. Meaning of Packaging

2. Packaging Criteria

3. Packaging Materials

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 

By the end of the lesson, the students should have attained the following objectives (cognitive, affective and psychomotor) and should be able to –

1. identify what influences the choice of materials to use in packaging farm produce for sale.

2. give examples of some types of packaging materials in agriculture.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

Product pack

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

Samples of locally available packaging items, e.g. egg trays, perforated boxes, palm frond cages etc.

METHOD OF TEACHING – Choose a suitable and appropriate methods for the lessons.

Note – Irrespective of choosing methods of teaching, always introduce an activities that will arouse pupil’s interest or lead them to the lessons. 

REFERENCE MATERIALS

1. Scheme of Work

2. 9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

3. Course Book

4. All Relevant Material

5. Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON  

MEANING OF PACKAGING

Packaging are materials used for wrapping or protecting goods for distribution, storage, sale or personal use.

PACKAGING CRITERIA

1. Nature of the produce (liquid or solid and shape).

2. Bulkiness (size).

3. Live or frozen or dry stock.

4. Distance to market.

EXAMPLES OF PACKAGING ITEMS

1. Boxes

2 Drum/barrels

3. Cages

4. Polythene

5. Trays, etc.

PRESENTATION

To deliver the lesson, the teacher adopts the following steps:

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson. Based on this, he/she asks the students some questions;

2. Guides class discussion of the variety of packaging materials in use in agriculture.

Student’s Activities – Partake in providing information on packaging items they have seen before.

3. Guides discussion on what influences choice of materials for packaging farm produce.

Student’s Activities – Participate in the class discussion on what influences choice of materials for packaging farm produce.

4. Gives a board summary.

Student’s Activities – Copy board summary.

CONCLUSION

To conclude the lesson for the week, the teacher revises the entire lesson and links it to the following week’s lesson.

LESSON EVALUATION 

Students to:

1. state why some packaging items cannot be used for all farm produce.

2. list 4 examples of local packaging items.