Effects of Dirty Environment and Starvation on the Poor Growth of Young Animals (Primary 5)

AGRICULTURE

PREVOCATIONAL STUDIES

THIRD TERM  

WEEK 10

PRIMARY 6

THEME – PROCESSING OF AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTION 

PREVIOUS LESSON – Effects of Lacks of Cares on the Growing Animals (Primary 5)

TOPIC – EFFECTS OF DIRTY ENVIRONMENT AND STARVATION ON POOR GROWING ANIMALS 

LEARNING AREA 

1. Meaning of Dirty Environment and Starvation

2. Effects of Dirty Environment and Starvation on the Poor Growing Young Animals

PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES 

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

state the effects of dirty environment and starvation on poor growing animals.

ENTRY BEHAVIOUR

Rearing of animals like poultry.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS

The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:

Chart of healthy and unhealthy farm animals.

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

Relevant link – Third Term Scheme of Work and Plan Lesson Note for Agriculture Primary 4 Primary 5 and Primary 6 Links

 

CONTENT OF THE LESSON  

LESSON ONE – INTRODUCTION 

An environment includes the land, water, the air, grassland and forests, etc. Life flourish in a very good environment. But in a bad environment, the quality of life is low.

There are a lot of factors that caused poor growth in animals. Among these are dirty environment and starvation. Poor growing animals are the inability of farm animals to grow in full capacity.

MEANING OF DIRTY ENVIRONMENT 

A dirty environment is an unhygienic environment that are harmful to both man and animals. Dirty environments are made of dirty materials or substances.

MEANING OF STARVATION 

Starvation is the lack of food. Animals need to feed well in order to grow well.

No animals can survival in dirty environment and without foods.

EFFECTS OF DIRTY ENVIRONMENT ON POOR GROWING ANIMALS 

1. The heath of the animals will reduce.

2. The animals will sick.

3. No hygiene water and food for the animals.

4. Dirty environment will produce dirty and unhealthy animals.

5. Dirty and unhealthy animals attract diseases.

6. Diseases contaminated animals will infect other animals.

7. The animals will starve to death.

8. Death animals should be burn or bury properly.

LESSON TWO – EFFECTS OF STARVATION ON POOR GROWING ANIMALS 

1. Faintness

2. Dizziness

3. Blood pressure reduce

4. Unable to breath well

5. Weakness

6. Dehydration

7. Thyroid disorder

8. body temperature fluctuation

9. Organ failure

10. Death

Teacher’s Activities – Take a trip to the nearest animal farm to describe the environment and the health of the animals. 

REVISION AND WEEK 10 LESSON ASSESSMENT 

As stated in performance objectives or lesson evaluation. 

 

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 pupils some questions;

2. Asks pupils to describe the term – dirty environment and starvation.

Pupil’s Activities – Differentiate between clean and dirty environment.

3. Discusses the effects of dirty environment on the poor growing young animals.

Pupil’s Activities – State the effects of dirty environment on the poor growing young animals.

4. Discusses the effects of starvation on the poor growing young animals.

Pupil’s Activities – State the effects of starvation on the poor growing young animals.

CONCLUSION

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

• Next Lesson – How to Raise Livestock and Procedures for Rearing Farm Animals (Primary 5)

LESSON EVALUATION 

Pupils to:

1. explain the term – dirty environment and starvation.

2. state 4 effects of dirty environment on poor growing animals.

3. state 4 effects of starvation on poor growing animals.