Classification of Energy-giving foods Agricultural Science Primary 3 First Term Lesson Note for Week 4

First Term Lesson Note for Week 4

Class : Primary 3

Subject: Agricultural Science

Topic: Classification of Energy – giving Foods

Duration: 40 minutes

Period : Single Period

Reference Book :

Agricultural Science for Primary Schools Book 3.

Lagos State Unified Schemes of Work for Primary (Primary 1 – 3)

Online Resources

 

Instructional Material : Chart showing classes of energy-giving foods

 

Behavioural Objectives: By the end of the lesson, learners will be able to :

i. Identify the classifications of energy-giving foods

ii. Describe  each classes and list examples.

 

Content:

Energy – giving foods are foods that give energy when eaten and it gives the farmers strength and power to work efficiently. Energy – giving foods can be classified into two and these are:

i. Grain  crops

ii. Tuber crops

Grain crops are crops noted for supplying energy to the body. Most grain crops are members of the grass family grown from their edible seeds. Grain crops are called cereal crops.

Examples of grain crops are

• Millet
• Wheat
• Rice
• Corn (maize)
• Barley and
• Sorghum

All the above mentioned grain crops are food  eaten by human and animals. They can be eaten directly or processed into another form before being eaten.

 

Tuber crops are crops that grow underground as the root of a plant. They supply energy to the body. Tuber crops may also be called carbohydrates.

Examples of tuber crops are :

• Yam
• Cassava
• Sweet potato
• Cocoyam

Tuber crop are further divided into two:

i. Stem Tuber crops, e. g. Cassava

ii. Root tuber crops, e. g. Yam

 

Presentation Step: The teacher presents the lesson using the steps stated below:

Step 1: He/ she revises the previous topic with the learners in form of questions and calls them in turn to answer.

Step 2: He / she introduces the new lesson by asking the questions, “what are the classes of Energy- giving foods?”

Step 3: He/ she calls the learners to describe the classes of energy – giving food with several examples

Step 4 : The teacher then mention the division of tuber crops with examples.

Step 5: He/ she entertains questions and then write Note on the board for the learners to copy in their notebooks.

 

Evaluation:

1. There are __________ classes of Energy-giving foods. (a) two  (b) three  (c) five

2. What are grain crops?

______________________________________________

3. ______________________ are crops that grow underground crop at the root of plant. (a) Grain crops (b) Tuber crops (c) Fruit crops 

4. Grain crops are also called ________________. (a) cereal crops  (b) Tuber crops  (c) Fibre crops

5. ___________, ___________ and _____________ are examples of grain crops.

6. List three examples of tuber crops.

_______________,  ______________,  _____________.

 

Conclusion: At the end of the lesson learners were able to answer the questions correctly.

 

Assignment:

1. List the two divisions of tuber crops.

i. _____________________________

ii. ____________________________

2. Give one examples of each divisions of tuber crops.

i. _________________________________________

ii. _________________________________________