Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises Grade 10 Applied Agriculture Lesson Plans Term 1 2026. The PDF version is also available upon your request.

  The lesson plans are well-structured and neatly presented, covering a duration of 12 weeks with an average of 4 lessons per week, typically organized into double-lesson blocks. The content is fully aligned with the KICD-approved CBE (formerly CBC) curriculum, integrating core competencies and values throughout the term.

  The document covers the following strands, sub-strands, and topics:

  • Strand: Crop Production
    • Sub-strand: Agricultural Land
      • Methods of accessing agricultural land (leasing, inheriting, buying, donation)
      • Evaluating the utility of land for different agricultural purposes
      • Natural factors determining land productivity (climate, altitude, soil, topography)
      • Importance of land as a critical factor of production
    • Sub-strand: Properties of Soil
      • Categories of soil properties: Physical, Chemical, and Biological
      • Investigating soil texture via the feel method and drainage experiments
      • Testing chemical properties (pH) and biological properties (humus content)
      • The soil profile and its relationship to root penetration
      • Importance of soil properties in determining crop yield
    • Sub-strand: Land Preparation
      • Activities of fallow land preparation (clearing, primary and secondary cultivation)
      • Selection of tools and machinery for seedbed preparation
      • Practical application of land preparation techniques
      • Conservation tillage (minimum or zero tillage) in sustainable agriculture
      • Impact of proper land preparation on the final harvest
    • Sub-strand: Field Management Practices
      • Overview of management practices: weeding, thinning, pruning, staking
      • Procedure for pruning selected vegetable crops (e.g., tomatoes)
      • Top dressing techniques and fertilizer application
      • Economic value and impact of field management on profitability
    • Sub-strand: Growing Selected Crops
      • Identification of crops established through a nursery
      • Nursery bed preparation, sowing, and management
      • Transplanting procedures and field care (hardening off, spacing, watering)
      • Justification of management practices and project portfolio compilation
  • Strand: Revision / Assessment
    • Sub-strand: End of Term Assessment
      • Comprehensive assessment of concepts covered in Strands 1.1 to 1.5
• Category:

  Lesson Plans
• Level:

  Grade 10
• Subject:

  APPLIED AGRICULTURE

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