MAIN CONCEPT OBJECTIVES EXIT METHODS AND L.S.

M GENERAL INDIVIDUAL
By the end of the lesson SKILLS ACTIVITIES EVALUATION EVALUATION
ENDING
WEEK

pupils should be able to;

FORESTRY -explain social, economic, Critical -Brainstorming -ICT tools/
-Forests cultural and ecological analysis. -group work and Braille/
-Indigenous and importance of forests Appreciation presentation Jaw
exotic trees -identify indigenous timber of -exposition software
trees and exotic timber trees importance -class work -Resource
grown in Zimbabwe of natural - note making. person
resources. -Pictures
Agric
today pg
PLANTING - Identifying indigenous and Awareness -Brainstorming -Resource
TREES exotic trees in their locality of the type -group work and person
National planting - labeling identified of presentation -Pictures
day. indigenous and exotic trees vegetation in -exposition Agric
-plant exotic trees in the the locality -class work today pg 27
school plantation. -reasons for - note making -Dynamics
planting of
trees. Agriculture
O level pg
 MAIN CONCEPT OBJECTIVES EXIT METHODS AND L.S.M GENERAL INDIVIDUAL
By the end of the lesson SKILLS ACTIVITIES EVALUATION EVALUATION
ENDING
WEEK

pupils should be able to;

WILDLIFE -explain socio-economic, Appreciation -Brainstorming -ICT tools/
-Value of wildlife cultural and ecological of -group work and Braille
-Fauna and flora importance of wildlife sustainable presentation software/
-identify flora and fauna utilization of -exposition Jaw
found in Zimbabwe natural -class work software
resources. - note making. -Resource
person
-Pictures
Agric today
pg 27
-sustainable -classify wildlife according Indigenous -Brainstorming -Resource
utilization of to feeding habits knowledge -group work and person
wildlife. -identify wild animals systems in presentation -Pictures
-classified as the big five. management -exposition Agric today
of natural -class work pg 27
resources - note making Educational
touring.
 MAIN CONCEPT OBJECTIVES EXIT METHODS AND L.S.M GENERAL INDIVIDUAL
By the end of the lesson SKILLS ACTIVITIES EVALUATION EVALUATION
ENDING
WEEK

pupils should be able to;

WEATHERING -describe the role of Appreciation -discovery -ICT tools/
Types of rocks weathering in soil formation of the role of -Brainstorming Braille/
-describe the types of rocks weathering -group work and Jaw
from which soil is formed in soil presentation software
formation. -exposition -Resource
-class work person
- note making -Pictures
Agric today
pg 27
Collection of rock -identifying rock samples in Ability to -discovery -Resource
samples the locality. identify and -Brainstorming person
recognize -group work and -Pictures
rocks. presentation Agric today
-exposition pg 27
-class work Educational
- note making touring.
 MAIN CONCEPT OBJECTIVES EXIT METHODS AND L.S.M GENERAL INDIVIDUAL
By the end of the lesson SKILLS ACTIVITIES EVALUATION EVALUATION
ENDING
WEEK

pupils should be able to;

Agents of -explain the agents of Appreciate -discovery -ICT tools/
weathering weathering agents and -Brainstorming Braille
a) Wind -discuss factors influencing factors -group work and software/
b) Water soil formation influencing presentation Jaw
c) Living weathering. -exposition software
organisms -critical -class work -Resource
d) Frost thinking - note making person
-Pictures
Agric today
pg 27
Field tour; -explain agents of -critical -discovery -Resource
observation on weathering analysis. -Brainstorming person
agents of weathering -observe and identify on -group work and -Pictures
factors. presentation Agric today
-exposition pg
-class work Educational
- note making touring.
 MAIN CONCEPT OBJECTIVES EXIT METHODS AND L.S.M GENERAL INDIVIDUAL
By the end of the lesson SKILLS ACTIVITIES EVALUATION EVALUATION
ENDING
WEEK

pupils should be able to;

Forms of weathering - discuss various forms of Critical -Brainstorming -ICT tools/
weathering thinking -group work and Braille
presentation software/
-exposition Jaw
-class work software
- note making -Resource
person
-Pictures
Agric
today pg
Field tour; observing Describe forms of Observation -Observing -Resource
weathering
forms of weathering. weathering. person
-Demonstrating
-Pictures
weathering
Agric
-Brainstorming
today pg
-group work and
-Road side
presentation
excavations
-exposition
-Gullies
-class work
Open pits
- note making
 MAIN CONCEPT OBJECTIVES EXIT METHODS AND L.S.M GENERAL INDIVIDUAL
By the end of the lesson SKILLS ACTIVITIES EVALUATION EVALUATION
ENDING
WEEK

pupils should be able to;

SOIL TEXTURE -identify soil particles Observation -Feeling different -ICT tools/
soil samples to
AND STRUCTURE according to increasing order techniques Braille
determine texture
Soil texture. of size -critical -discovery software/
-explain the significance of thinking -Brainstorming Jaw
soil texture to crop growth -group work and software
presentation -Resource
-exposition person
-class work -Pictures
- note making Agric today
pg
Sedimentation -Carrying out sedimentation observation -discovery -Resource
experiment experiments -Brainstorming person
-Experimenting on the -group work and -Pictures
characteristics of soils presentation Agric today
-exposition pg
-class work Educational
- note making touring.
 MAIN CONCEPT OBJECTIVES EXIT METHODS AND L.S.M GENERAL INDIVIDUAL
By the end of the lesson SKILLS ACTIVITIES EVALUATION EVALUATION
ENDING
WEEK

pupils should be able to;

Soil textural classes -list the eight textural classes Ability to -discovery -ICT tools/
-determine textural class of a classify -Brainstorming Braille/
soil using textural triangle soils -group work and Jaw
presentation software
-exposition -Resource
-class work person
- note making -Pictures
Agric
today pg
Experiment on soil -Carrying an experiment on Sampling -discovery -Resource
texture soil texture using the Sieve technique -Brainstorming person
method to determine soil -group work and -Pictures
classes presentation Agric
- Sampling of soil and -exposition today pg
determining humus content -class work -soil
- note making samples
 MAIN CONCEPT OBJECTIVES EXIT METHODS AND L.S.M GENERAL INDIVIDUAL
By the end of the lesson SKILLS ACTIVITIES EVALUATION EVALUATION
ENDING
WEEK

pupils should be able to;

SOIL TEXTURE -describe soil structure -discovery -ICT tools/
AND STRUCTURE -distinguish single grain -Brainstorming Braille
Soil structure from crumb structure -group work and software/
-distinguish between soil presentation Jaw
structure and soil texture -exposition software
-class work -Resource
- note making person
-Pictures
Agric today
pg
Experiment on Conducting experiments to -discovery -Resource
effects of soil determine the effects of -Brainstorming person
texture on texture on emergence of -group work and -Pictures
emergency of seed. seeds presentation Agric today
-exposition pg
-class work Educational
- note making touring.
 MAIN CONCEPT OBJECTIVES EXIT METHODS AND L.S.M
By the end of the lesson pupils should be SKILLS ACTIVITIES
ENDING
WEEK

able to;
Soil structure -identify methods of improving and Identify -discovery -ICT tools/
maintaining good structure different soil -Brainstorming Braille software/
-explain factors affecting soil structure structures. -group work and presentation Jaw software
-explain the importance of soil structure -exposition -Resource
-class work person
- note making -Pictures
Agric today pg
Determining humus content -Carrying out field observations of Determine -discovery -Resource
different soil structures. humus -Brainstorming person
-Sampling of soil and determining content -group work and presentation -Pictures
humus content. -exposition Agric today pg
-class work -Road side
- note making excavations
-Gullies
Open pits
 MAIN CONCEPT OBJECTIVES EXIT METHODS AND L.S.M GENERAL INDIVIDUAL
By the end of the lesson SKILLS ACTIVITIES EVALUATION EVALUATION
ENDING
WEEK

pupils should be able to;

Improvement of - describe methods of -discovery -ICT tools/
physical characteristics improving different soil -Brainstorming Braille
of soils types -group work and software/
-Sand and clay soils presentation Jaw
-exposition software
-class work -Resource
- note making person
-Pictures
Agric
today pg
Methods of improving -explain the reasons for Critical -discovery -Resource
soil types improving soil types analysis -Brainstorming person
a) Manuring soils -group work and -Pictures
b) Adding anthill soil to presentation Agric
sand soil -exposition today pg
c)Liming -class work -lime
- note making Manure
-antihill
 MAIN CONCEPT OBJECTIVES EXIT METHODS AND L.S.M GENERAL INDIVIDUAL
By the end of the lesson SKILLS ACTIVITIES EVALUATION EVALUATION
ENDING
WEEK

pupils should be able to;

Soil profile -describe soil profile with -discovery -ICT tools/
the aid of a diagram -Brainstorming Braille
-describe the appearance -group work and software/
and composition of each presentation Jaw
horizon -exposition software
-discuss the significance of -class work -Resource
each horizon to crop - note making person
growth -Pictures
explain the importance of Agric
soil profile today pg
Digging a soil profile -Identifying the horizons up Soil -discovery -Resource
pit to the maximum depth of profiling. -Brainstorming person
1.5m -group work and -Pictures
presentation Agric
-exposition today pg
-class work -Road side
- note making excavations
-Gullies
Open pits
 MAIN CONCEPT OBJECTIVES EXIT METHODS AND L.S.M GENERAL INDIVIDUAL
By the end of the lesson SKILLS ACTIVITIES EVALUATION EVALUATION
ENDING
WEEK

pupils should be able to;

Composition and -identify different soil types -discovery -ICT tools/
properties of soil -explain the composition of -Brainstorming Braille
a) Soil types: each soil type -group work and software/
- Sand soil -compare the composition presentation Jaw
- Loam soil of soil types -exposition software
- Clay soil -compare the properties of -class work -Resource
b) Composition different soil types - note making person
and properties -Pictures
Agric
today pg
Experiment on soil - Carrying out experiments -discovery -Resource
properties to verify different -Brainstorming person
properties of soil type -group work and -Pictures
-Collecting different soil presentation Agric
samples -exposition today pg
-Identifying the soil types -class work -Road side
- note making excavations
-Gullies
Open pits
 MAIN CONCEPT OBJECTIVES EXIT METHODS AND L.S.M GENERAL INDIVIDUAL
By the end of the lesson SKILLS ACTIVITIES EVALUATION EVALUATION
ENDING
WEEK

pupils should be able to;

SOIL FERTILITY -distinguish between -discovery -ICT tools/
a) Organic and organic and inorganic -Brainstorming Braille/
inorganic fertilizers. fertilisers -group work and Jaw
-describe types of organic presentation software
fertilisers -exposition -Resource
-describe types of inorganic -class work person
fertilisers - note making -Pictures
differentiate compound Agric
from straight fertilisers. today pg
Examining organic and -Identifying organic and Soil -discovery -Pictures
inorganic fertilizers inorganic fertilisers profiling. -Brainstorming Agric
-Identifying straight and -group work and today pg
compound fertilisers presentation -organic
-exposition and
-class work inorganic
- note making fertilisers
 MAIN CONCEPT OBJECTIVES EXIT METHODS AND L.S.M GENERAL INDIVIDUAL
By the end of the lesson SKILLS ACTIVITIES EVALUATION EVALUATION
ENDING
WEEK

pupils should be able to;

-discovery -ICT tools/
-Brainstorming Braille
-group work and software/
presentation Jaw
-exposition software
-class work -Resource
- note making person
-Pictures
Agric
today pg
-discovery -Resource
-Brainstorming person
-group work and -Pictures
presentation Agric
-exposition today pg
-class work -Road side
- note making excavations
-Gullies
Open pits