Summary

• Description:

  The MS Word document comprises Grade 9 Agriculture and Nutrition Term 3 Schemes of Work - MTP (Mountain Top Publishers). The PDF version is also available upon your request.

  This downloadable Grade 9 Agriculture and Nutrition Scheme of Work provides structured coverage of hygiene practices, plant propagation techniques, and food preservation technology. The scheme of work primarily uses the MTP Agriculture Grade 9 Pupil's Book and Teacher's Guide as its main learning resources, supported by cleaning materials, household articles, potted seedlings, grafting tools, and materials for constructing vegetable preservation equipment.

  The scheme is organized into the following strands and substrands:

  • Disinfecting Clothing and Household Articles
    • Cleaning and disinfecting clothing and household articles – Sunlight
    • Importance of disinfecting clothing and household articles
  • Production Techniques
    • Grafting in Plants
    • Parts of grafted plant
    • Methods of grafting (Whip or tongue grafting, side grafting, bark grafting)
    • Carrying out grafting for various reasons (Repair, aesthetics, rejuvenation)
    • Caring for the grafted seedling
  • Homemade Sun Dryer
    • Searching for information on homemade sun dryer
    • Vegetables to be dried for preservation using homemade sun dryer
    • Materials used in constructing a homemade sun dryer
    • Reasons why households should construct their own sun dryer
    • Constructing a homemade sun dryer for vegetable preservation
    • Using the sun dryer to dry vegetables for preservation

  The topics covered throughout the term include:

  • Disinfecting Clothing and Household Articles: Describing procedures and using sunlight to clean and disinfect personal and household items such as aprons, dust coats, towels, gloves, socks, and handkerchiefs, while examining the importance of household hygiene.
  • Plant Propagation by Grafting: Exploring grafting principles, identifying the parts of a grafted plant (scion and rootstock), and demonstrating methods including whip or tongue grafting, side grafting, and bark grafting.
  • Practical Grafting and Aftercare: Carrying out hands-on grafting on potted seedlings for repair, aesthetic improvement, and plant rejuvenation, alongside critical aftercare practices such as watering, protecting the union, removing grafting tape, and pruning unwanted rootstock buds.
  • Innovative Vegetable Preservation: Investigating vegetables suitable for solar drying, identifying locally available construction materials, and evaluating the importance of household sun dryers for food security and post-harvest preservation.
  • Sun Dryer Construction and Application: Sketching, assembling, and constructing a homemade sun dryer using local materials, followed by practical drying of vegetables and promoting technology adoption within the school community.

  Assessment methods incorporated across the term include practical project work, direct observation, oral assessments, and written tests and assignments.

• File Size:

  18.71 KB
• Length:

  9 pages
• Category:

  Schemes of Work
• Level:

  Grade 9
• Subject:

  Agriculture & Nutrition
• Posted By:

  Caleb_Peter

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