Quarter ONE Grade Level 9

Week FOUR Learning Area TLE AGRICROP PRODUCTION

Prepare Materials, Tools, Implements, and Equipment for Agronomic Crop Work Check farm tools,
MELCs materials and equipment for faults and defects based on manufacturer’s lists and pre-operating
procedures. (TLE_AFAACP912UFTE-IIa-b-4)

Home-Based
Objectives Topic/s Classroom-Based Activities
Activities
1 1. Check farm tools, Begin with classroom routine:
materials and Manual a. Prayer Kindly check TLE
equipment for faults Handling in b. Reminder of the health and AGRICROP
and defects based Preparing safety protocols PRODUCTION NC1
on the Materials, Tools c. Checking of attendance
manufacturer's list; and Equipment d. Quick “Kumustahan” ADM Q1 week 3
2. Enumerate for Agronomic
faults/defects of Crop A-Recall
farm tools and Production
equipment; and I. Direction: Read each item carefully
3. Apply sharpening and use your notebook to write your
activity to a specific answer.
farm tool. Write the word or group of words that
fit the statement.
_______1. A tool used to harvest crops.
_______2. Before sharpening, check
the ______ nut of the cutting tool.
_______3. What holds the vise firmly in
a vise when sharpening?
_______4. When sharpening, try to
maintain the _______ factory bevel or
angle.
_______5. Keep the blade flat and
move it in a ______ motion.
_______6. Serious injuries or kills many
people every year. In fact farm
fatalities are on the rise.

Background Information for Learners

DANGERS OF DEFECTIVE FARM

EQUIPMENT
Working with heavy machinery and
equipment on a farm brings risks. In
fact, even the locks require regular
maintenance to ensure safety.
However,
sometimes that is not enough. Faulty
parts and defective farm equipment
can cause serious and even fatal
injuries.

Types of Defective Farm Equipment

Most farmers understand that

agriculture is dangerous. They respect
and try to be as careful as possible
while working. However, many are
injured, and it is beyond their control.
These injuries are from defective farm
equipment. These can include hay
balers, plows, tractors, harvesters and
other equipment.

DESIGN DEFECTS
When a company designs equipment
without proper safety guards, shut
off switches and protective
enclosures agriculture workers are at
risk. This happens all too often.

1. Pinch Points-points at which two

objects on the machine make it
contact, with at least one of them
moving in a circle.

2. Wrap Points- any exposed rotating

machine component attached at
one end to a piece of equipment.
These can catch on clothing and one
end to a piece of equipment. These
can catch on clothing and limbs
pulling them into the machine.

3. Freewheeling Points- after a farmer

turns off the machine power,
equipment parts such as rotary motor
blades and baler flywheels, continue
to rotate long after it is has been
switched off.

4. Spring Points- released springs that

cause injury.

5. 5. Hydraulic lifts and Hoses-

hydraulic lifts that raise and
support heavy objects and assist
in steering and braking
equipment can and crush a
worker. The equipment also can
eject high-pressure blasts of oil
that can burn eyes and skin.
Leaky hydraulic hoses can emit
toxic fluids that can burn.

B-Activity 1

Directions: Answer the given

questions.

1. Why is agriculture dangerous?

_____________________________________
__________________________________

2. What would happen if a certain

part of a machine is exposed?
_____________________________________
___________________________________
3. Which is safer to use, blunt cutting
tools or sharp cutting tools?
Why? Explain.
_____________________________________
___________________________________
4. How are you going to maintain
your cutting tools to their optimum
condition?
_____________________________________
___________________________________
5. What are you going to do with
blunt cutting tools?
_____________________________________
___________________________________

Activity 2

Directions: fill out the table

C-Analysis
1. Why are farm tools in agricultural
 crop production beneficial to the
famers/farm workers?

2. How are you going to avoid being

inflicted with the different hazards
associated with exposure to the
exposed parts of farm machineries?

D. Abstraction
Safety Inspections ensure that all
equipment is safe before use. Of
course, the primary purpose of safety
is the well-being of employees, but
there are also compelling business
reasons for using equipment
inspections to increase safety.
Workplace injuries lower productivity
due to lost work time.

E. Assessment
I. Direction: Read each item carefully
and use your notebook to write your
answer.
Write the word or group of words that
fit the statement.
_______1. A tool used to harvest crops.
_______2. Before sharpening, check
the ______ nut of the cutting tool.
_______3. What holds the vise firmly in
a vise when sharpening?
_______4. When sharpening, try to
maintain the _______ factory bevel or
angle.
_______5. Keep the blade flat and
move it in a ______ motion.
_______6. Serious injuries or kills many
people every year. In fact farm
fatalities are
on the rise.

II. Give examples of design defects.

1. ___________3.______________
2.___________ 4.______________

2 1. Check farm tools, Begin with classroom routine:

materials and Tools, materials a. Prayer Kindly check TLE
equipment for faults and equipment b. Reminder of the health and AGRICROP
and defects based in rice drying safety protocols PRODUCTION NC1
on the c. Checking of attendance ADM Q1 week 1
manufacturer's list; d. Quick “Kumustahan”

2. Enumerate A-Motivation
faults/defects of Background Information for Learners
farm tools and Imagine that the long, hot summer
equipment; and vacation has finally come to an end. It’s
the beginning of the school year and you
3. Apply sharpening are ready to start working your
activity to a specific vegetable gardens. But before that, we
farm tool. need to think always on our safety to
check all our tools, implements and
equipment before use. Armed with your
working cloth and personal protective
equipment (PPE), please proceed to the
shop to retrieve your tools so that you
can start clearing away the last remnants
of summer and begin breaking the soil
for a new year. Imagine your frustration
as you start pulling out all of your tools
to see that they are covered with rust
and dirt that has hardened like concrete,
and crusty globs of oil that have
collected dust last vacation. It seems that
you are going to spend more time
cleaning and repairing tools on this nice
day than you will actually use them.
Tools, materials, implements and
equipment enable work conveniently but
then a user or an operator must bear in
mind that knowledge on the usability of
these tools lead on a safe and successful
work. Before using any of the tools,
implements, and equipment, always
check before and after use if they are
usable or serviceable. Always check or
refer to the manual of operations as
prescribed by the manufacturer for other
tools and equipment that are new to
you. Always ask the assistance of skilled
operator whenever necessary to avoid
accident. Always remember to use the
right tool for the right task. Serviceability
of tools depends on how they are being
used, maintained and stored. Lastly,
tools that are defective should be
separated and be fixed immediately to
avoid accident.

B - Activity -
Activity 1
Directions: Below are jumbled
letters, arrange them and find or
hunt the word given below.
These words are related on the
materials and equipment for
faults and defects on
manufacturer’s lists and pre-
operating procedures.
Highlight/Encircle the word that
you find.

WORDS TO HUNT:
1. TYLIFCIA- something designed or
created to provide a service or fulfill a
need
2. RUNRYSE- a light structure where
seedlings are cared for before planting.
The shed also provides shade to growers
while raising seedling
3. NEREG SEOHU- a more sophisticated
building in which seedlings are being
started before bringing to the nursery
shed. In most green houses,
environmental conditions are controlled
4. RAGEOTS BRAN- a building where
agricultural chemicals are being stored
5. PSOH GNILDBUI- a building where
hand tools are being stored and repaired
6. LANUMA DLINGNAH- any activity that
requires a person to use force to push,
hold, restrain, or carry an object.
7. TNEACNENAMI- work that is done
regularly to keep a machine, building, or
piece of equipment in good condition
and working order
8. TIZESTANI- a process of cleaning
removing dirt.
9. SIDIFCETN-it is a process of removing
of bacteria
10. NIOTVNEREP- an activity or operation
done to prevent malfunction of tools and
equipment and it is done to prolong the
useful life of tools and equipment
 11. TLOO MORO-this is was the tools are
kept.
12. GAR- used clothes use to wipe wet
tools and surfaces 13. OLI-it is use to
lubricate tools and bearings
14. LIFE-mostly used in sharpening the
teeth of cross cut saw and chain saw
even bolos.
15. DSAN RPPAE-It is use in wood to
soften the surface and it can be use also
to sharpen knife, bolo and scissors.
16. RAPIRE- to restore something broken
or damaged to good condition.
17. MARF EPIQUTMEN- These are
machineries used in crop production.
They are used in land preparation and in
transporting farm inputs and products.
This equipment need a highly skilled
operator to use
18. MFAR LTOSO- objects that are usually
light and are used without the help of
animals and machines
C. Analysis
Answer the following questions. Write
your answer below each question.
1. What should you do to your tools after
use and why? (5 pts.)
2. Why is there a need to construct
preventive structures in your work
place? (5pts)
3. What preparations should you do
before you store the farm facilities?
(5pts)
D. Abstraction
Safety Inspections ensure that all
equipment is safe before use. Of
course, the primary purpose of safety
is the well-being of employees, but
there are also compelling business
reasons for using equipment
inspections to increase safety.
Workplace injuries lower productivity
due to lost work time.

ASSESSMENT
Directions: True or False. Read and
analyze each statement below. Write
TRUE if the statement is correct and
FALSE if the statement is incorrect on the
space provided.
_____1. The best way to use the stone is
 to find a way to stabilize the tool that
you want to work on.
_____2. Tools that are worn out should
be separated and be fixed immediately
to avoid accident.
_____3. When sharpening, try to
maintain the original factory bevel or
angle.
_____4. Always push the file across the
blade in a motion away from your body.
_____5. Clean accumulated rust and dirt
off all metal surfaces with a wire brush.
_____6. Move the file diagonally, so that
its cutting teeth are biting into the metal
on the tool.
_____7. Use medium-grit sandpaper to
remove rust on larger tools such as
shovels, spades, and hoes.
_____8. When sharpening with a file, do
not use oil; metal filings will accumulate
and clog the file's serrations.
_____9. Oil will help tools to work as
intended and will prevent the formation
of rust.
____10. For pruners, use a whetstone
because it produces a very sharp cutting
edge.

3 1. Check farm tools, Begin with classroom routine:

materials and Tools, materials a. Prayer Kindly check TLE
equipment for faults and equipment b. Reminder of the health and AGRICROP
and defects based in rice drying safety protocols PRODUCTION NC1
on the c. Checking of attendance
manufacturer's list; d. Quick “Kumustahan” ADM Q1 week 1

2. Enumerate A-Motivation
faults/defects of Background Information for Learners
farm tools and Imagine that the long, hot summer
equipment; and vacation has finally come to an end. It’s
the beginning of the school year and you
3. Apply sharpening are ready to start working your
activity to a specific vegetable gardens. But before that, we
farm tool. need to think always on our safety to
check all our tools, implements and
equipment before use. Armed with your
working cloth and personal protective
equipment (PPE), please proceed to the
shop to retrieve your tools so that you
can start clearing away the last remnants
of summer and begin breaking the soil
for a new year. Imagine your frustration
as you start pulling out all of your tools
to see that they are covered with rust
and dirt that has hardened like concrete,
and crusty globs of oil that have
collected dust last vacation. It seems that
you are going to spend more time
cleaning and repairing tools on this nice
day than you will actually use them.
Tools, materials, implements and
equipment enable work conveniently but
then a user or an operator must bear in
mind that knowledge on the usability of
these tools lead on a safe and successful
work. Before using any of the tools,
implements, and equipment, always
check before and after use if they are
usable or serviceable. Always check or
refer to the manual of operations as
prescribed by the manufacturer for other
tools and equipment that are new to
you. Always ask the assistance of skilled
operator whenever necessary to avoid
accident. Always remember to use the
right tool for the right task. Serviceability
of tools depends on how they are being
used, maintained and stored. Lastly,
tools that are defective should be
separated and be fixed immediately to
avoid accident.

B - Activity -
Activity 1
Sharpening Actual Performance
Directions: Learners will perform on how
to sharpen a tool. Among the tools given
below, choose one that is available in
your house.
Hoes, forks, shears, and spades become
blunt and need to be sharpened. Use a
file or sharpening steel. Sharpen the
upper surface. Then rub over with an oily
rag.
Criteria for Evaluation: While performing
the activity it is important for you to
assess your performance following the
scoring rubrics:
Note: always observe the proper use of
PPE for your safety.
Materials, Tools and Equipment:
o Oil –
o Rag - 1 pc
o Sand Paper 300 - 1 pc Tools:
o Hedge shear - 1 set
o Metal clamp - 1 set
o File - 1 pc
o Wrench

Procedure:
Step 1: Tighten the pivot nut. Before
sharpening, check the pivot nut. It could
be loose, making the blades drift apart
while cutting and tearing the twig
instead of cutting it clean. The nut should
be snug with no play in the pivot. With
the nut tightened, check the tool; if it
cuts cleanly, it doesn't need sharpening.
If it still cuts poorly, look down each
blade to make sure it's not bent. If a
blade is slightly bent, loosen the pivot
nut and separate the blades. To
straighten the blade, put it in a vise, slip
on some thick leather gloves and tweak
it until it's straight.
Step 2: File the edge to expose clean
metal Clamp the blade firmly in a vise.
Examine the factory edge. Hold the file
with both hands and mimic the direction
of the bevel like a golfer taking a practice
putt. Now move the file in one broad
stroke away from you along the entire
cutting angle. To reiterate, move the file
in one direction, away from you. Don't
use small, jerky strokes or you'll lose the
factory edge. As you work, you can see
the clean metal path left by the file.
Adjust your angle as needed to file the
entire edge evenly. Repeat this motion
several times until you expose clean
metal over the whole edge. Usually it'll
take only about 10 strokes. Do the same
with the other blade.
Step 3: Sand the back side of the blade
Place a sheet of 300-grit wet/dry
sandpaper on a smooth, flat piece of
plywood. You'll be able to feel the burrs
(be careful— they're sharp) on the back
side of each blade caused by the filing
action. To remove them, lightly sand the
back side of the blade. Keep the blade
flat and move it in a circular motion.
After making several circles, pick up the
blade and gently feel the edge. When the
burrs left by the file disappear, assemble
the blades and lightly oil the moving
parts with 3-InOne oil.
Step 4. Perform house keeping

D. Analysis
Answer the following questions. Write
your answer below each question.
1. What should you do to your tools after
use and why? (5 pts.)
2. Why is there a need to construct
preventive structures in your work
place? (5pts)
3. What preparations should you do
before you store the farm facilities?
(5pts)
D. Abstraction
Safety Inspections ensure that all
equipment is safe before use. Of
course, the primary purpose of safety
is the well-being of employees, but
there are also compelling business
reasons for using equipment
inspections to increase safety.
Workplace injuries lower productivity
due to lost work time.

ASSESSMENT
Directions: True or False. Read and
analyze each statement below. Write
TRUE if the statement is correct and
FALSE if the statement is incorrect on the
space provided.
_____1. The best way to use the stone is
to find a way to stabilize the tool that
you want to work on.
_____2. Tools that are worn out should
be separated and be fixed immediately
to avoid accident.
_____3. When sharpening, try to
maintain the original factory bevel or
angle.
_____4. Always push the file across the
blade in a motion away from your body.
_____5. Clean accumulated rust and dirt
off all metal surfaces with a wire brush.
_____6. Move the file diagonally, so that
its cutting teeth are biting into the metal
on the tool.
_____7. Use medium-grit sandpaper to
 remove rust on larger tools such as
shovels, spades, and hoes.
_____8. When sharpening with a file, do
not use oil; metal filings will accumulate
and clog the file's serrations.
_____9. Oil will help tools to work as
intended and will prevent the formation
of rust.
____10. For pruners, use a whetstone
because it produces a very sharp cutting
edge.

Reference:
References: Asuncion, Jr. Ramon
et.al.; Technology and Home
Economics 1 Agricultural Arts; Abiva
Publishing House, Inc.; Quezon City.
1991 Asuncion, Jr. Ramon et.al.;
Technology and Home Economics 2
Agricultural Arts; Abiva Publishing
House, Inc.; Quezon City. 1991
Mendiola,N.B.; Principles of Crop
Production. United Circulation, Inc.;
Malabon, Rizal. 1959 Phipps, McColly,
Scranton, & Cook.,”A Practical Safety
Guide for the Horticulture Industry in
the Murray Valley Farm Mechanics
Textbook”

Prepared by: ELLYN S. OTARA Noted by:

TLE TEACHER PRINCIPAL