Meaning of Compost and Manure | Different between Compost and Manure | Preparation of Compost and Manure Primary 4 (Basic 4) – Agriculture
AGRICULTURE
PREVOCATIONAL STUDIES
FIRST TERM
WEEK 8
PRIMARY 4
THEME – AGRICULTURE
PREVIOUS LESSON – Ways of making the Soil Fertile or How to Maintain Soil Fertility Primary 4 (Basic 4) – Agriculture
TOPIC – PREPARATION OF COMPOST AND MANURE
LEARNING AREA
1. Introductory Activities
2. Meaning of Compost and Manure
3. Making Compost Using Heap Compost
4. Lesson Evaluation and Weekly Assessment (Test)
PERFORMANCE OBJECTIVES
By the end of the lesson, most of the pupils should have attained the following objectives –
1. State the different between compost and manure.
2. Mention materials needed for making composts and manure.
3. Attempt 70% (and above) of weekly assessment correctly.
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS
The teacher will teach the lesson with the aid of:
1. Organic materials
2. Manure
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 – Basic Education Curriculum
Course Books
All Relevant Materials
Online Materials
CONTENT OF THE LESSON
LESSON 1 – INTRODUCTION
Soil fertility is the ability of soil to sustain agricultural plant growth by providing essential plant nutrients.
One of the ways of improving soil fertility is using compost or manure.
MEANING OF COMPOST AND MANURE
Compost and manure are used as a fertilizer for growing plants.
The different between compost and manure is the content.
Compost is made of decayed organic materials such as leaves, grasses, etc.
Organic materials are materials from plants.
While manure are the animals dung, feces, urine, death animals, etc.
METHODS OF MAKING COMPOST AND MANURE
1. Heap method
2. Pit method
HEAP METHOD
Heap compost is the method of making compost on open surface area.
MATERIALS NEEDED FOR MAKING COMPOST
1. Dried plants such as leaves, grasses, flowers, decayed fruits or seeds, weeds, etc.
2. Sewage
3. Farmyard waste
4. Sand dust (little)
5. Soil
6. Water
LESSON 2 – MAKING COMPOST USING HEAP METHOD
Organize the pupils into groups, guide them to adequately mix up the organic materials on open surface area far away from the classroom to avoid bad odour.
MATERIALS NEEDED FOR MAKING MANURE
Manures are the animals dung, feces, urine, death animals, etc.
They are ready to use materials unless to dry if wet.
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. Displays all materials for making compost for the pupils to identify each material.
Pupil’s Activities – Identify organic materials and manure.
3. Groups the materials into organic materials and manure for the pupils to identify and differentiate between the two.
Pupil’s Activities – Identify and differentiate between compost and manure.
4. Leads pupils to make a compost using one of the heap methods.
Pupil’s Activities – Follow the teacher’s introduction to make a compost using heap method.
5. Summary each lesson on the board.
Pupil’s Activities – Copy as the teacher writes.
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
Process Involved in Making Pit Composts | Different between Heap and Pit Composts Primary 4 (Basic 4) – Agriculture
LESSON EVALUATION
Ask pupils to:
1. state 3 materials for making compost and manure.
2. differentiate between compost and manure.
3. make a heap compost.
WORKBOOK
WEEKLY ASSESSMENT (TEST)
1. ________ are used as a fertilizer for growing plants.
A. Compost
B. Manure
C. A and B
2. ________ are organic materials.
A. Dried leaves, soil, farmyard waste, etc.
B. Animal dungs
C. Decayed plants and animals
3. ________ are made of animals dung, faces etc.
A. Manures
B. Composts
C. Decayed plants and animals
4. There are ________ methods of making composts and manures.
A. 2
B. 3
C. 4
5. The different between compost and manure is the content.
A. True
B. False
6. Manures are made of decayed organic materials such as leaves, grasses, etc.
A. True
B. False
7. Composts are materials from plants.
A. True
B. False
8. Manure are the animals dung, feces, urine, death animals, etc.
A. True
B. False
Use the following options – composts, manures or organic materials to answer question 9 – 10.
9. ________ are used as a fertilizer for growing plants.
10. ________ are made of animals dung, faces etc.
11. ________ are materials from plants.
State 4 materials for making compost.
12. ________________
13. ________________
14. ________________
15. ________________