The table below is the SS1 Agricultural Science Scheme of Work for Third Term.
Developed by the
Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council (NERDC)
| S/N | Topic(s) | Content |
| Sub-theme | ||
| AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING & MECHANIZATION | ||
| 1. | Problems of Agricultural Mechanization | a. Meaning of agricultural mechanization. b. Mechanized agricultural operations. c. Advantages of agricultural mechanization e.g. increased productivity, reduced drudgery, timeliness of operations, etc. d. Disadvantages of agricultural mechanization e.g. displacement of workers, destruction of soil structure, environmental pollution etc. e. Limitations of farm mechanization. – economic limitations, – technical know-how etc. |
| 2. | Prospects of Agricultural Mechanization | Possible ways of improving agricultural mechanization: – developing less expensive machines, – establishing agricultural engineering schools for personnel and fabricate simple machines, etc. |
| 3. | Sources of Farm Power | – human, animal, mechanical, electrical, solar, wind, and water. – Advantages and disadvantages of each type. |
| Sub-theme | ||
| CROP PRODUCTION | ||
| 4. | Classification of Crops | a. Classification of crops based on their uses: cereals, pulses, roots and tubers, vegetables. b. Classification based on their life cycle: Annual, Biennial, Perennial, Ephemeral. c. Classification based on their morphologyMorphology is the study of the size, shape, and external structure of animals, plants, and microorganisms and their unique structural characteristics. More: Monocotyledon and dicotyledonous crops |
| 5. | Husbandrythe care, cultivation, breeding and production of crops and animals. More of Selected Crops | – Botanical name and local/common names of the crop – Varieties/types, climatic and soil requirement – Land preparation – Methods of propagation, planting date, seed rate, spacing, sowing depth and nurseryNursery, in agriculture, is a place where young plants are raised under intensive management practices for later transplanting into permanent fields/plot. It is also referred to as a place where young... More requirement. – Cultural Practices: Supplying, thinning, manuring and fertilizer application. – Weeding, pests and diseases. – Harvesting, processing and storage of the selected crops. |
| 6. | Pasture and Forage Crops | – Meaning of pasture and forage crops – Uses of forage crops – Types of pasture: Natural pasture, Artificial pasture and their characteristics – Common grasses and legumesA legume is any plant that bears its fruit inside a pod. Legume is an umbrella term that includes beans and pulses. Thus, all beans are considered a legumes, but not... More used for grazing livestock: their botanical names and characteristics of some of them. – Factors affecting the distribution and productivity of pasture – Establishment of pasture – Management practices of pasture |
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