Importance of Agriculture as Source of Food to Man | Source of Manufactured Produce in Agriculture | Nutritional Values of Some Agricultural Produce Primary 4 (Basic 4) Term 1 Week 2 Agriculture

AGRICULTURE

PREVOCATIONAL STUDIES 

FIRST TERM 

WEEK 2

PRIMARY 4

THEME – AGRICULTURE 

 PREVIOUS LESSON – Meaning and Importance of Agriculture Primary 4 (Basic 4) Term 1 Week 1 Agriculture

TOPIC – IMPORTANCE OF AGRICULTURE 

LEARNING AREA 

1. Introduction

2. Agriculture as Source of Food to Man

3. Source of Manufactured Produce in Agriculture

4. Nutritional Values of Some Agricultural Produce

5. Revision and Weekly Assessment (Test)

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES

By the end of the lesson, the pupils should have attained the following objectives –

1. outline various food substances produced from agriculture.

2. identify the sources of manufactured produce in Agriculture.

3. give the nutritional value of some Agricultural produce.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

The pupils can identify and state agricultural products.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

1. Pictorial display of people planting crop, rearing animals, processing agricultural products, selling agricultural products.

2. Simple chart or pictures showing the importance of Agriculture in Nigeria.

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

Scheme of Work

9 – Years Basic Education Curriculum

Course Book

All Relevant Material

Online Information

CONTENT OF THE LESSON  

LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTION 

Agriculture means growing of crops, rearing of animals, processing and selling of agricultural products. There are four components of agriculture as stated in its meaning.

AGRICULTURE AS SOURCE OF FOOD FOR MAN

The world’s population depends on agriculture. No man can survive without food. Foods are solid or liquid substances that gives essential nutrients to the body.

Food crops are subsistence crops that are meant for human consumption. They include fruits, vegetables, grains, and tubers. Farm animals provide fish, meat, eggs, and dairy products.

Agriculture products can be further process into finished or semi finished products.

FOOD SUBSTANCES PRODUCED FROM AGRICULTURE 

There are five (5) food substances produced from agriculture – fruits, vegetables, grains, and tubers and farm animals.

1. Fruits are crops that contains seed and can be eaten as food. For examples – oranges, apples, water melon, banana, etc.

2. Vegetables are crops whose fruit, seeds, roots, tubers, bulbs, stems, leaves, or flower parts are used as food. For examples – onion, tomato, okra, pepper, carrot, melon, Corchorus olitorus (ewedu), Hibiscus sabdariffa (sobo), etc.

3. Grains are seeds that are harvested from crops such as wheat, millets, maize, guinea corn, oats, rice, etc.

4. Tubers are underground crops such as yam, sweet potato, Irish potato, etc.

5. Farm animals provide fish, meat, eggs, and dairy products.

LESSON 2 – SOURCES OF MANUFACTURED PRODUCE IN AGRICULTURE 

Agriculture is a source of raw materials for Foods and Beverages Manufacturers. They depend on agriculture products to produce goods such as,

1. Breads, biscuits, indomine, corn flakes, cheese, etc. (wheat)

2. Titus (fish), corned beaf (meat), etc.

3. Plantain chips (plantain)

4. All kind fruit beverages such as milo, bourvita, etc. (cocoa)

NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF SOME AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE 

Agriculture provides a major part of a nutritious Diet. Plants provide us with grains, tubers, fruits and vegetables which are an important source of vitamins, fibres, proteins and carbohydrates.

While food produced from animals is the main source of protein which include fish, milk, meat, poultry, and cheese.  They are important sources of energy, proteins, minerals, vitamins and water.

LESSON 3 – CLASSES OF FOOD 

There are six (6) classes of food nutrients – carbohydrates, proteins, fats and oil, minerals, vitamins and water.

1. Carbohydrates are the energy giving Foods. For example, rice, yam, maize, bread, etc.

2. Proteins are the body building Foods. For example, eggs, meat, fish, plantain, etc.

3. Fats and Oils are the oily and fatty foods. For example, groundnut, groundnut oil, palm oil, butter, etc.

4. Minerals and Vitamins are the fruits and vegetables foods. They contain high content of minerals.

5. Water, most of the agricultural produce contains water.

PRESENTATION

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

1. To introduce the lesson, the teacher revises the previous lesson based on what he/she taught or what the pupils have learned.

2. Teacher organizes pupils in groups or pairs depending on the size of the class and available instructional materials.

3. Teacher displays chart showing crops and animals for the pupils to identify them as food and discuss the importance of food to man.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils make a list of various food substances gotten from agriculture and share with the class.

4. Teacher uses the chart and the pupil’s relevant responses to introduce the lesson and leads a class discussion on agriculture as source of food to man.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils pay attention to the introduction and participate actively in the class discussion and analyze the importance of agriculture as source of food to man Nigeria.

5. Teacher uses chart showing processed agriculture products to guide the pupils to discuss and appreciate the importance of other products made from agriculture produce.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils discuss the source of biscuit, plantain chips, fruit drinks, etc. and share with the class.

6. Teacher guides the pupils to identify and discuss the nutritional values of some agricultural products.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils create charts of some selected food of their choice with their respective classes of food provided.

7. Teacher summarizes the lesson on the board using appropriate lesson evaluation.

Pupil’s Activities – The pupils participate actively in the summary by responding correctly to the questions and write as instructed.

CONCLUSION

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

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LESSON EVALUATION 

Teacher asks the pupils to –

1. outline 5 food substances produced from agriculture.

2. identify 3 sources of manufactured produce in Agriculture.

3. give 3 nutritional value of some Agricultural produce.