Week TOPIC & OBJECTIVES: By TEACHING AND S.O.

M/AIDS COMPETENCY EVALUATION

Endin CONTENT the end of the LEARNING SKILLS
g lesson learners ACTIVITIES
should be able to:
• Describe the -Learners in groups
10 Soil Constituents composition of to describe the Knowledge and
an composition of an CPS Agriculture understanding
Importance of soil agriculturally agriculturally book 3
components (1) viable soil. viable soil. Critical thinking
• Explain the -Teacher to explain ICT tools
importance of the importance of Team work
each soil each soil
component. component. Discussing
• Describe the -Learners to
types of soil describe the types
05 water. of soil water.

Tour of Identify Learners to visit Field crops Observing and

Agriculture Agriculture agriculture project Vegetable identifying.
projects projects within the sites in the school garden
school orchard

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 TOPIC & OBJECTIVES: TEACHING AND S.O.M/AIDS COMPETENCY EVALUATION
Week CONTENT By the end of the LEARNING SKILLS
Ending lesson learners ACTIVITIES
should be able to:
-Recap of the
Soil • Describe the previous lesson. Leadership
17 Constituents movement of CPS Communication
water in the -Teacher to describe Agriculture
Importance of soil. the movement of book 3 Team work
soil water in the soil.
components (2) • Explain field ICT tools Knowledge and
capacity. -Learners to Explain understanding
field capacity. Pictures
• Outline the role
of living -Learners in pairs to
05 organisms in outline the role of
the soil. living organisms in
the soil.

Practical: -Carryout - Learners to collect Critical thinking

-Experiment on Experiment on the soil organisms and Soil samples
the percentage percentage identifying them. Problem solving
composition of composition of air, -Learners to Samples of
air, water, water, organic and Experiment on the soil Knowledge and
organic and inorganic matter in percentage organisms understanding
inorganic the soil. composition of air,
matter in the - Collect soil water, organic and
soil organisms and inorganic matter in
24 identifying them the soil.
Week TOPIC & OBJECTIVES: By the TEACHING AND S.O.M/AIDS COMPETENC EVALUATION
Ending CONTENT end of the lesson LEARNING Y SKILLS
learners should be ACTIVITIES
able to:
24 -Describe distribution, -Learners describe
Soil Effectiveness, distribution, Critical thinking
Temperature reliability, and effectiveness, CPS
intensity of rainfall in reliability and Agriculture Problem solving
intensity.
-Influence of soil Zimbabwe. book 3
temperature on -In groups learners
Knowledge and
plant growth and -Explain the effects of discuss how ICT tools understanding
soil organisms. distribution and agriculture activities
intensity of rainfall on are influenced by Pictures
agricultural activities. rainfall.

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-Answer revision work -Learners answer Textbooks Critical thinking

End of Month questions in the revision work
Test stipulated time questions Chalkboard Problem solving

-Exhibit a certain level -Teacher monitors Exercise Knowledge and

of concept taught the answering books understanding
session

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Week TOPIC & OBJECTIVES: By TEACHING AND S.O.M/AIDS COMPETEN EVALUATION

Ending CONTENT the end of the LEARNING CY SKILLS
lesson learners ACTIVITIES
should be able to:
31 • Describe -Recap of the previous CPS
Soil Fertility different lesson. Agriculture
methods of -In groups learners Critical
book 3
-Fertilizer fertilizer describe methods of thinking
application application fertilizer application Ordinary level
• Calculate -Teacher to help National
-Application fertilizer learners to Calculate syllabus Knowledge
methods and application fertilizer application and
calculations. quantities per quantities per given ICT tools
05 understanding
given area area. Pictures
• Differentiate -Learners to Team work
basal from top differentiate basal
dressing. from top dressing.
-Identify materials -Learners in their School Observational
Practical used for mulching. groups to mulch field syllabus skills
beans and maize using Wheelbarrow
Water -Describe mulching, different materials in Dry grass Knowledge
conservation advantages and their locality. Leaves from and
techniques: disadvantages. trees understanding
-Teacher to explain Small and
Hands on
-Mulching -Explain other ways the advantages of medium stones
of conserving different conserving
moisture in the soil. water conservation
techniques that can be
used.
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Week TOPIC & OBJECTIVES: By the TEACHING AND S.O.M/ COMPETE EVALUATIO
Ending CONTENT end of the lesson learners LEARNING AIDS NCY N
 should be able to: ACTIVITIES SKILLS
07 • Define the term soil -Recap of the National
Soil sampling sampling. previous lesson. Syllabus
Critical
• Explain the importance -Teacher to define CPS thinking
-Sampling of soil sampling. soil sampling. Agriculture
Team work
methods book 3
• Sample soil using at -In groups learners Knowledge
ICT Tools
least one method. explains the and
importance of soil Pictures and understanding
sampling. Charts

06

PRACTICAL -Identify tools used when -Leaners to identify -Hoes, Observational

doing soil sampling. tools used when spades, skills
Soil sampling.
doing soil sampling mattocks
-Identify methods of soil Critical
sampling. -Learners to identify thinking
methods of soil
-Sample soil using at least Psychomotor
sampling.
one method. skills
-Learners in their
24 groups to sample soil
using at least one
method.

Week TOPIC & OBJECTIVES: By TEACHING AND S.O.M/AIDS COMPETENC EVALUATION

Ending CONTENT the end of the lesson LEARNING Y SKILLS
 learners should be ACTIVITIES
able to:
14 -Teacher to define
Soil pH • Define soil ph. soil ph.
CPS Communication
• Describe how -Learners to Agriculture
Critical thinking
soils are tested describe how soils book 3
for ph. are tested for ph. Knowledge and
ICT Tools
• Discuss the -Class discussions understanding
influence of soil on the influence of National
06 ph. soil ph. Syllabus
• Describe Teacher to help
methods of learners to
correcting soil Describe methods
ph. of correcting soil
ph.

Revision
Exercise -Answer revision -Learners answer
test questions in the revision questions Textbooks Critical thinking
stipulated time and problem
Chalkboard
-Teacher monitors solving
-Exhibit a certain the answering Exercise books
Knowledge and
level of concept session
understanding
taught

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Week TOPIC & OBJECTIVES: By TEACHING AND S.O.M/AIDS COMPETEN EVALUATION
Ending CONTENT the end of the lesson LEARNING CY SKILLS
learners should be ACTIVITIES
able to:
21 -Recap of the National Critical
Liming • Identify types of previous lesson. Syllabus thinking
lime.
-In groups learners CPS Knowledge
• Explain the identify types of lime. Agriculture and
importance of book 3 understanding
liming materials. -Teacher to help
ICT Tools Problem
learners to explain the
importance of liming Pictures solving
• Explain the materials.
difference between -Learners to Explain
lime and fertiliser. the difference
06 between lime and
fertiliser

End of Month -Answer revision test Textbooks Critical

Test questions in the -Learners answer thinking and
stipulated time revision questions Chalkboard
problem
Exercise books solving
-Exhibit a certain level -Teacher monitors the
of concept taught answering session Knowledge
and
24 understanding

Week TOPIC & OBJECTIVES: TEACHING AND S.O.M/AIDS COMPETENCY EVALUATION

Endin CONTENT By the end of the LEARNING SKILLS
g lesson learners ACTIVITIES
should be able to:
28 • Explain the -Recap of the previous National Team work
Soil Erosion methods of soil lesson. Syllabus
and conservation on Communication
Conservation. arable and -Class discussion on the Critical thinking
grazing lands. methods of soil CPS
-Conservation • Describe the conservation on arable and Knowledge and
Agriculture
methods and construction of grazing lands. understanding
book 3
structures basic
conservation -Learners in their groups
structures to to describe the
standard construction of basic ICT Tools
dimensions. conservation structures to
06 Pictures
standard dimensions.

Practical: -Measure -Learners to measure Tape

dimensions of dimensions of mechanical measure
-Reclaiming mechanical conservation structures. Problem solving
eroded areas in conservation Hoes
and around the Knowledge and
structures. -Learners to construct and Picks understanding
school -Construct and maintain structures.
maintaining Stones Hands on
structures. -Teachers to help learners
- Reclaim eroded to reclaim eroded areas in Shovels
areas in and around and around the school.
24 the school.

Week TOPIC & OBJECTIVES: By TEACHING AND S.O.M/AIDS COMPETEN EVALUATION

Ending CONTENT the end of the lesson LEARNING CY SKILLS
 learners should be ACTIVITIES
able to:
05 Water Loss -Recap of the previous Team work
and Soil • Describe drainage lesson.
Drainage. and water logging. A Practical Critical
-Teacher to describe Approach to thinking
-Drainage and • Explain the effects drainage and water Agriculture
Co-operation
water logging of water logged logging. book 3
soils on crop Knowledge and
CPS
growth. -In groups learners understanding
explain the effects of Agriculture
• Describe methods water logged soils on book 3
of improving crop growth.
drainage. -Group discussions on
the methods of
07 improving drainage.

ASSIGNMENT -Answer questions in -Learners as -Exercise -Critical

ON the stipulated time individuals answer books thinking and
questions problem
Water Loss -Teacher monitors the -Chalkboard
solving
and Soil answering session Text books
Drainage Knowledge and
understanding

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Week TOPIC & OBJECTIVES: By TEACHING AND S.O.M/AIDS COMPETENC EVALUATION

Ending CONTENT the end of the lesson LEARNING Y SKILLS
learners should be ACTIVITIES
 able to:
12 • Explain the causes -Teacher to explain A Practical
Leaching of leaching in the causes of leaching Approach to
arable lands. in arable lands. Critical thinking
Agriculture
book 3 Communication
• Outline the effects -Learners in groups to
of drainage on loss outline the effects of CPS Agriculture Knowledge and
of plant nutrients. drainage on loss of book 3 understanding
plant nutrients.
• Describe methods Problem solving
of controlling -Class discussions on ICT Tools
leaching in arable methods of controlling
lands. leaching in arable
lands.
07

Answer revision test Textbooks -Critical thinking

questions in the -Learners answer and problem
Revision stipulated time revision questions Chalkboard
solving
Test
Exercise books
Exhibit a certain level -Teacher monitors the -Knowledge and
of concept taught answering session understanding

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Week TOPIC & OBJECTIVES: By the TEACHING AND S.O.M/AIDS COMPETENC EVALUATION
Endin CONTENT end of the lesson LEARNING Y SKILLS
g learners should be able ACTIVITIES
to:
19 -Recap of the Team work
Water • Explain methods of previous lesson.
Conservation harvesting and A Practical Critical thinking
storing water. -Class discussion Approach to
-Rain water on methods of Agriculture
harvesting and • Describe different harvesting and book 3
storage ground water sources. storing water.
CPS
-In groups learners Agriculture
describe different book 3
ground water
sources.

07
-Answer questions in the -Learners as -Exercise -Critical thinking
stipulated time individuals answer books and problem
ASSIGNMENT questions solving
-Teacher monitors -Chalkboard
Water
harvesting the answering Text books
24 session
Techniques.
Week TOPIC & OBJECTIVES: By the TEACHING AND S.O.M/AIDS COMPETENC EVALUATION
Endin CONTENT end of the lesson LEARNING Y SKILLS
g learners should be able ACTIVITIES
to:
26 -Recap of the Team work
Irrigation • Describe methods of previous lesson.
irrigation. A Practical Critical thinking
-Methods and -Teacher to explain Approach to
types of • Explain different different types of Agriculture
irrigation types of irrigation. irrigation. book 3
CPS
• Discuss the -In groups learners
advantages and to discuss the Agriculture
disadvantages of each advantages and book 3
method of irrigation. disadvantages of
each method of
07 irrigation.

Practical: • Visiting irrigation -Learners as a class -Critical thinking

schemes in the to visit irrigation and problem
-Applying water locality. schemes in the Local
solving
to crops using at • Applying water to locality. irrigation
least one method crops using at least -Teacher monitors scheme Hands on
24 of irrigation. one method of learners while facility.
Knowledge and
irrigation. applying water to
Irrigation understanding
crops using at least
one method of models
irrigation.

Week TOPIC & OBJECTIVES: By the TEACHING AND S.O.M/AIDS COMPETENC EVALUATION
Ending CONTENT end of the lesson LEARNING Y SKILLS
learners should be able ACTIVITIES
to:
-Learners to answer Past exam
questions in the given papers
02 Mid-Year -Answer questions in the Problem solving
time
exam stipulated time Exercise
Critical thinking
(Paper 1) -Teacher to monitor books
learners during the Knowledge and
Chalkboard
revision test understanding

-Learners to answer Past exam

questions in the given papers
Mid-Year -Answer questions in the Problem solving
time
exam stipulated time Exercise
08 Critical thinking
(Paper 2) -Teacher to monitor books
learners during the Knowledge and
Chalkboard
revision test understanding

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Week TOPIC & OBJECTIVES: TEACHING S.O.M/AIDS COMPETENC EVALUATION
Ending CONTENT By the end of AND Y SKILLS
the lesson LEARNING
learners should ACTIVITIES
be able to:
Report books Accuracy
09 Compilation of -Compile end of -Compiling end Record book
end of term term marks of term marks
marks
-Enter marks -Entering marks
into report into report
books books
-Comment on -Commenting
the marks on the marks
08

Closing Closing Closing Report books

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AIMS
The syllabus aims to help learners to:

1. appreciate the socio-economic importance of agriculture to the country

2. develop a positive attitude towards Agriculture and its study as a science

3. develop positive attitude towards the country`s natural resources so as to conserve and use them sustainably within the school

and in the community

4. apply psychomotor and communication skills in agriculture

5. develop leadership and agri-business skills

6. develop the ability to solve agricultural problems through the application of indigenous knowledge, scientific skills and new

technology

7. develop innovativeness in agricultural practice including value addition

8. lay a foundation for advanced studies and a career in the field of agriculture

9. contribute to the improvement of nutritional needs and food security for the country
SYLLABUS OBJECTIVES

By the end of this learning phase learners should be able to:

1. relate the socio-economic importance of agriculture to the country

2. select suitable techniques, equipment and materials for safe and correct use

3. relate the environment and climatic conditions to agricultural activities

4. manage an agriculture enterprise

5. design experimental or investigative activities using appropriate techniques

6. present and interpret information in the form of graphs, diagrams and tables

7. solve agricultural problems theoretically and practically

8. carry out relevant estimations and calculations

9. design agricultural equipment and structures using local materials

10. select appropriate techniques to add value to agricultural produce

11. demonstrate the ability to conserve natural resources sustainably

TOPICS TO BE COVERED TERM 2 2024

SOIL CONSTITUENTS

- Importance of soil components

- Influence of soil Temperature

SOIL FERTILITY
- Fertilizer application
- Soil sampling
- Soil ph.
- Liming
SOIL EROSION AND CONSERVATION
-Conservation structures
-Conservation methods
-Drainage
-Water logging
-Leaching
-Water harvesting and storage
IRRIGATION
-Methods and types of irrigation
-Choice of irrigation system