SUB TOPICS:
A. Meaning of water cycle
B. Diagram of water cycle
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, learners should be able to:
1 Define water cycle.
2 Explain water cycle with the aid of a fully labeled diagram.
3 ETC
SUB TOPICS:
A. Importance of water to crops
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, learners should be able to:
1 State and explain the importance of water to crops.
2. Identify five ways of conserving water in the soil (Source: Ref WAEC 2021, Q3d)
3. ETC
SUB TOPICS:
A. Forms in which water exits in the soil
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, learners should be able to:
1 Discuss the forms in which water exists in the soil.
2 Define and mention types of organic manure.
3. ETC
SUB TOPICS:
A. Meaning and causes of diseases
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, learners should be able to:
1 Explain the meaning of diseases.
2 State the causes of diseases.
3 ETC
SUB TOPICS:
A. General effects of diseases on crop production
B. Ways by which diseases spread on a crop farm
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, learners should be able to:
1 Mention the effects of diseases on crop production.
2 Highlights ways by which diseases spread on a crop farm.
3 ETC
SUB TOPICS:
A. General control of crop plant diseases
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, learners should be able to:
1 Mention the general controls of crop plant diseases.
2 Discuss each of the methods mentioned above.
3 ETC
SUB TOPICS:
A. Effects or Economic importance of insect pests in crop production
B. Prevention and control methods of pests
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, learners should be able to:
1 Describe the economic importance of the following: (i) Stem borrower (ii) Grain weevils (iii) Cotton stainer (iv) Cassava mealybug
2 Mention and discuss the control and preventive measures of crops pests.
3 ETC
SUB TOPICS:
A. Definition of insecticide
B. Forms or groups of insecticides
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, learners should be able to:
1 Define insecticides.
2 Mention and discuss forms or groups of insecticides.
3 ETC
SUB TOPICS:
A. Preventive and control methods of diseases and pests of crops: chemical method, biological method and cultural method
B. Side effects of various preventive and control methods of diseases and pests of crops
LEARNING OBJECTIVES: At the end of the lesson, learners should be able to:
1 List and explain various preventive and control methods of diseases and pests of crops.
2 Enumerate two effects of each of the following pest control measures: (i) chemical method (ii) cultural method (iii) biological method
3 ETC