02 Identifying The Issues

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CORE SKILLS AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE

UNIT ONE: Issues affecting Agriculture


Learning Plan: 2 of 4
Class: Standard 5 Term: 1 Theme: Encouraging global citizenship
Duration: 2 weeks Topic: Identifying the issues
Context: CONSIDERATIONS:
Farmers throughout the world experience challenges in the
production of plants and animals for food. The issues are HFLE:
generally similar and may include high cost of production, adverse Understanding
weather conditions, availability of land and pest and diseases. Consequences
The issues may exist in our local context and attempts can be Critical Thinking
made to solve the problems so that farmers can increase and
improve production. Literacy
Outcomes: Reading
At the end of this learning experience students will: Writing
define a problem that affects agriculture globally Oral
investigate the needs and opportunities of the farming Communication
community Literary
acquire vital information concerning the issues Appreciation
express how the issues become a challenge to the people Media &
involved in agriculture Information Literacy
highlight the issues affecting agriculture internationally and
locally Numeracy
uphold the position taken by the Food and Agricultural Problem Solving
Organisation to alleviate the challenges affecting Critical thinking
agriculture. Communication
Activities: Representation
1. Students identify the problems affecting agricultural Reasoning
production through research using the theme for World
Food Day as a guide. ICT Skills
2. They complete a T chart showing needs (challenges) and
opportunities (solutions) based on the World Food Day Differentiated
theme. Instruction
3. They write a short statement that outlines one of the
problems to be solved from the T chart. Assessment for
4. Students explain explicitly in prose, poetry or song the learning
impact of the selected issue affecting agriculture in groups.
5. They associate the international issues with our local
situation by providing evidence through pictures,
interviews, newspaper articles.
6. They participate in a discussion to endorse the position
taken by the Food and Agricultural Organisation to alleviate
the challenges affecting agriculture.
Resources:
Stationery: paper, pencil, marker, pen
ICTs: computer, printer, videos, pictures
Literature: books, journals, newspaper
Assessment:
Portfolio development

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