MINISTRY OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

MAT NORTH PROVINCE; BINGA DISTRICT

LEARNERS CALA GUIDE

CALA COMPONENT D
Learning area: Agriculture
Level: 4
Cala type Demonstration
Syllabus topic: Farm structures
Sub topic: Farm implements maintenance
Cala title: Adjusting mouldboard plough
Competence skills: Problem solving

Back ground
Farmers in the local area are using mouldboards ploughs which are not properly adjusted leading to poor land preparation (poor depth of cut)
which results in poor root penetration of crops and consequently quick wilting of crops whenever there is a dry spell hence low yields.
Cala description
Part a
1. State parts of a mouldboard plough 12
2. Explaining uses of pars of a mouldboard plough 10
Part b Plough maintenance
1. Explain cleaning procedure of mouldboard plough (2)
2. State routed checks done to the mould board plough (2)
3. State seasonal maintenance done to the mouldboard plough (2)
4 .Explain plough storage (2)
Part c
1. Adjusting depth of cut (6)
2. Adjusting width of cut (4)
Total marks (40)

ACHIEVEMENT STANDADS

MARK ALLOCATION
Dimensions/ Excellent 15-13 marks 12-10marks 9-0 marks
Criteria 20-16marks
Ability to state at Ability to state at least11- Ability to state at least Ability to state at Ability to state
least 12 parts of the 10 parts of the moldboard 9-6 parts of the least 5-3 parts of the at least 2-1parts
moldboard plough plough moldboard plough moldboard plough of the
(20 marks) moldboard
plough

15-13 marks 12-10 marks 9-8 marks 7-0 marks

Ability to explain at Ability to explain at least Ability to explain at Ability to explain at Ability to
least 10 or more uses 9-8 uses of parts of a least 7-6 uses of parts least 5-4 uses of explain at least
of parts of a moldboard plough of a moldboard parts of a moldboard 3-1 uses of parts
moldboard plough plough plough of a moldboard
(15 marks) plough

8-7 marks 6-5 marks 4-3 marks 2-0 marks

Ability to adjust both Ability to adjust the depth Ability to adjust the Ability to adjust the Ability to adjust
depth and width of of cut by using the three depth or width of cut depth of cut by using the depth of cut
cut of a moldboard methods and width of cut of a moldboard the two methods and by using the one
plough (8 marks) of a moldboard plough plough only by using width of cut of a methods and
the three methods. moldboard plough width of cut of a
moldboard
plough
7-6 marks 5-4 marks 3-2 marks 1-0 marks
Ability to state and Ability to state and explain Ability to state and Ability to state and Ability to state
explain seasonal and 2 seasonal and 2 routine explain zero seasonal explain 1 seasonal and explain 0
routine maintenance maintenance of a and 2 routine and 1 routine seasonal and 1
of a moldboard moldboard plough maintenance of a maintenance of a routine
plough moldboard plough moldboard plough maintenance of
(7 marks) a moldboard
plough
FACILITATORS’ CALA GUIDE
Component D
Learning area: Agriculture
Level 4
Cala type Demonstration
Syllabus topic Farm structures
Sub topic Farm implements maintenance
Cala tittle Adjusting mouldboard plough
Competence skills Problem solving

Back ground
Farmers in the local area are using mouldboards ploughs which are not properly adjusted leading to poor land preparation (poor depth of cut)
which results in poor root penetration of crops and consequently quick wilting of crops whenever there is a dry spell hence low yields.
Cala description
Part a
3. State parts of a mouldboard plough 12
4. Explaining uses of pars of a mouldboard plough 10
Part b
Plough maintenance
4. Explain cleaning procedure of mouldboard plough (2)
5. State routed checks done to the mould board plough (2)
6. State seasonal maintenance done to the mouldboard plough (2)
4 .Explain plough storage (2)
Part c
3. Adjusting depth of cut (6)
4. Adjusting width of cut (4)
Total marks (40)

ACHIEVEMENT STANDARDS

MARK ALLOCATION
Dimensions/ Excellent 15-13 marks 12-10marks 9-0 marks
Criteria 20-16marks
Ability to state at Ability to state at least11- Ability to state at least Ability to state at Ability to state
least 12 parts of the 10 parts of the moldboard 9-6 parts of the least 5-3 parts of the at least 2-1parts
moldboard plough plough moldboard plough moldboard plough of the
(20 marks) moldboard
plough

15-13 marks 12-10 marks 9-8 marks 7-0 marks

Ability to explain at Ability to explain at least Ability to explain at Ability to explain at Ability to
least 10 or more uses 9-8 uses of parts of a least 7-6 uses of parts least 5-4 uses of explain at least
of parts of a moldboard plough of a moldboard parts of a moldboard 3-1 uses of parts
moldboard plough plough plough of a moldboard
(15 marks) plough

8-7 marks 6-5 marks 4-3 marks 2-0 marks

Ability to adjust both Ability to adjust the depth Ability to adjust the Ability to adjust the Ability to adjust
depth and width of of cut by using the three depth or width of cut depth of cut by using the depth of cut
cut of a moldboard methods and width of cut of a moldboard the two methods and by using the one
plough (8 marks) of a moldboard plough plough only by using width of cut of a methods and
the three methods. moldboard plough width of cut of a
moldboard
plough
7-6 marks 5-4 marks 3-2 marks 1-0 marks
Ability to state and Ability to state and explain Ability to state and Ability to state and Ability to state
explain seasonal and 2 seasonal and 2 routine explain zero seasonal explain 1 seasonal and explain 0
routine maintenance maintenance of a and 2 routine and 1 routine seasonal and 1
of a moldboard moldboard plough maintenance of a maintenance of a routine
plough moldboard plough moldboard plough maintenance of
(7 marks) a moldboard
plough