JSS2 First Term Scheme of Work for Agricultural Science
| ONDO STATE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION: UNIFIED SCHEMES OF WORK FOR JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL | ||
| Agricultural Science Scheme of Work for Junior Secondary School 2(JSS2) | ||
| Class | J.S.S 2 | |
| Subject | Agricultural Science | |
| Term | First Term | |
| Week | Topic | Breakdown |
| 1 | GENERAL CLEANING AND REVISION ON PROBLEMS OF FARM MANAGERS | |
| 2 | FARM STRUCTURES AND BUILDING | I. Types of Farm Structures and Uses
II. Maintenance of Farm Structures and Building |
| 3 | SITTING OF FARM AND LAYOUT OF FARM STRUCTURES | I. Factors Guiding Sitting of Farm Structures
II. Factors Guiding Layout of Farm Structures III. Importance of Siting Farm Structures |
| 4 | CULTURAL PRACTICES | I. Definition of Cultural Practices
II. Explain Pre – Planting Operations – Harrowing, Ploughing, Ridging, etc |
| 5 | CULTURAL PRACTICES | I. Define Planting Operations
II. State/List Various Planting Operations III. Planting/Sowing –Thinning, Spacing, Depth IV. Supplying Planting Distances, etc |
| 6 | CULTURAL PRACTICES | I. Post Planting Operation
II. Fertilizer Application III. Explain Methods of Fertilizer Application IV. Explain Methods of Harvesting Different Types of Crops • Harvesting • Storage • Processing |
| 7 | AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES | I. Definition of terms Farming Systems – Mixed Farming, etc.
II. Cropping Systems – Mono Cropping, Sole Cropping, Mixed Cropping, etc. III. State Advantages and Disadvantages of Each System. |
| 8 | AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES | State Advantages and Disadvantages of each of the Systems |
| 9 | FIELD WORK | I. Students are to practice all they have been taught on the field
II. Practice all the farm practice – Planting, Pre – planting and Post – Planting Operations |
| 10 | REVISION | |
| 11-12 | EXAMINATION | |
JSS2 Second Term Scheme of Work for Agricultural Science
| Term | Second Term | |
| Week | Topic | Breakdown |
| 1 | GENERAL CLEANING AND REVISION ON TYPES OF FARM STRUCTURES AND BUILDINGS | |
| 2 | ANIMALS FEED AND FEEDING | I. Meaning of Feed
II. Types of Feed – Energy, Protein, etc. III. Mention Feeding Tools |
| 3 | CLASSIFICATION OF LIVESTOCK | I. Feeds – Protein, Energy, etc
II. Identify Feed Nutrients |
| 4 | FACTORS TO CONSIDER BEFORE DECIDING ANIMAL FEEDS | I. Age
II. Physiological Status III. Purpose of Rearing |
| 5 | ANIMAL PESTS AND DISEASE CONTROL | I. Define Diseases
II. Causes of Diseases in Farm Animal |
| 6 | FARM ANIMAL DISEASES AND CONTROL | I. Bacteria – Mastitis, etc. Fungal, Ringworm, Viral Foot and Mouth Disease, Protozoan –
Coccidiosis, Trypano – Somaisis – Worms II. State Mode of Transmission of Animal Diseases III. Identify Symptoms of Farm Animals Diseases IV. State the Effects of Diseases on the Farm Animals |
| 7 | FARM ANIMAL DISEASES | I. Bacterial and Fungal Diseases
II. Modes of Transmission III. Methods of Control Symptoms |
| 8 | FARM ANIMAL DISEASES | I. Viral and Protozoan
II. Examples of Animal Infected Mode of Transmission III. Symptoms and Effects Control Measures |
| 9 | FARM ANIMAL DISEASES | I. Worms and Bloat
II. Identify types of worms III. Identify Types of Animals affected by these disease |
| 10 | REVISION | |
| 11-12 | EXAMINATIONS |
JSS2 Third Term Scheme of Work for Agricultural Science
| Term | Third Term | |
| 1 | REVISION AND GENERAL CLEANING | I. Disease Control
II. Methods of Disease Control |
| 2 | FISHERY | I. Definition of Fishery
II. Importance of Fishery – Food, Protein, Income, Medicine, etc. |
| 3 | CLASSIFICATION OF FISH | I. Based on habitat – fresh Water Fish, Marine Water Fish
II. Based on morphology – Bony and Boneless fish / Cartilaginous fish |
| 4 | ESTABLISHMENT OF FISH POND | I. Factors to be considered before siting Fish Pond
II. Methods of Fishing |
| 5 | ESTABLISHMENT OF FISH POND | I. Field Trip/Excursion to a nearby Fishery
II. Explain how to establish a Fish Pond III. Identify Types of Fish Food |
| 6 | FOREST AND FOREST USES | I. Define Forest
II. Types of Forest – Mangrove (Swampy), Rain Forest (Many Tree) and Derive forest (few trees) III. State the Characteristics of a Forest |
| 7 | FOREST RESOURCES AND THEIR USES | I. Trees, Wild Life (Animal) and Fruits II. Various Herb, Shelter, etc
III. State the Uses of the Forest Resources |
| 8 | EFFECTS OF FOREST ON THE ENVIRONMENT | Explain the Effects of Forest on the Environment |
| 9 | EFFECTS OF FOREST ON THE ENVIRONMENT | I. Human Activities that Affects the Forest
II. Afforestation, Deforestation, Hunting, Bush burning, Over Grazing, etc. III. State the Advantages and Disadvantages of Each |
| 10 | REVISION | |
| 11-12 | EXAMINATION |
