SS1 Agricultural Science Scheme of Work for Second Term
WEEK(S)
TOPIC(S)
CONTENT
- (a) Agro-based Industries and Raw Materials
(i) Paper Industry – Pulpwood
(ii) Beverage industry-cocoa, tea, etc.
(iii) Soap industry-oil seeds, etc. - (b) Relationship between Agriculture and Industries: Agriculture provides market for industrial products e.g. farm machinery, chemicals, etc.
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Environmental Factors Affecting Crops and Production
(i) Climatic Factors e.g. rainfall, temperature, light, wind, etc.
(ii) Biotic Factors e.g. predators, parasites, soil micro-organisms, inter-relationship such as competition, parasitism, mutualism (symbiosis), etc.
(iii) Edaphic Factors e.g. soil pH, soil texture, soil structure, soil type, etc.
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(a) Process of Rock Formation
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(b) Types of Rocks
(i) Igneous Rocks
(ii) Sedimentary Rocks
(iii) Metamorphic Rocks
- (a) Factors of Soil Formation (The parent rock, organisms, climate topography and time)
- (b) Outline of Soil Formation Processes e.g. Weathering process
- (c) Soil Profile Development
- (a) Types of Soil
- (b) Chemical and Biological Composition of Soil
(i) Soil macro- and micro-nutrients
(ii) Soil water
(iii) Macro-organisms
(iv) Soil microbes
(v) Soil air
(vi) Soil pH - (c) Physical Properties of Soil
(i) Soil texture
(ii) Soil structure - (d) Soil Classification Systems
- (a) Meaning of Simple Farm Tools
- (b) Types of Simple Farm Tools – Cutlass, hoe, spade, shovel, etc.
- (c) Identification and Description of Each of the Tools
- (d) Identification of Various Accessory Tools and their Uses
- (e) General Maintenance of Simple Farm Tools
- (a) Farm Machinery
(i) Tractor
(ii) Bull dozer
(iii) Sheller
(iv) Dryers
(v) Incubators
(vi) Milking machines, etc. - (b) Tractor-coupled Implements – Ploughs, harrows, ridgers, planters, harvesters, sprayers, etc.
- (a) Reasons for Maintaining Farm Machines
- (b) Maintenance of Farm Machinery
(i) Check water and oil levels regularly
(ii) Carry out routine service
(iii) Keep the machines clean, etc.
- (a) Definition and Meaning of Farm Mechanisation
- (b) Mechanised Agricultural Operations (Farm Activities Involving Machinery)
- (c) Advantages and Disadvantages of Farm Mechanisation
- (d) Limitation/Problems of Farm Mechanisation, e.g. Prospect of farm mechanisation
- (a) Meaning of Farm Power
- (b) Sources of Farm Power
- (c) Advantages and Disadvantages of Each Source of Farm Power
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Halima Ahmadu
Frank Nima
Wilfred Bassey
Isaac Ansah
Favour nwankwo
Maryam
Zainab
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