ADVANCED LEVEL AGRICULTURE SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

SENIOR 5

CLASS/Term TOPIC SUB TOPIC PERIODS

S5 Term 1. Agricultural 1. Introduction to Cytology 7
one Biology in 1 while applying scientific
crops and inquiry skills
animals 1. Introduction to Genetics 7
2 while applying scientific
inquiry skills
1. Introduction to Variation 7
3 while applying scientific
inquiry skills
1. Introduction to Selection 7
4 while applying scientific
inquiry skills
1. Introduction to Genetic 7
5 Engineering while applying
scientific inquiry skills
1. Introduction to Chemicals of 7
6 Life while applying the
scientific inquiry skills
Total load 42

CLASS/ TOPIC SUB TOPIC PERIOD

Term S
S5 Term 2.Plant and 2.1 Introduction to Plant 7
Two animal morphology and physiology
anatomy while applying scientific inquiry
morphology skills
and physiology 2.2 Introduction to animal anatomy 7
and physiology while applying
scientific inquiry skills
3.Reproduction 2.3 Introduction to reproduction in 7
in plants and plants while applying scientific
animals inquiry skills
2.4 Introduction to reproduction 7
animal while applying scientific
inquiry skills
4.Livestock 2.5 Introduction to livestock
management management and rearing
and rearing practices of: -
practices -Choosing an animal to rear and
establishing a farm animal
enterprise for a selected animal
applying while scientific inquiry
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Term S
skills 14

-Breeding and generating 14

records for selected animal
-Housing a selected animal 14
-Feeding practices and selected
farm animal nutritional needs 7
-Basic animal husbandry and
management practices in a
selected farm animal 7
-Health care and treatment
against pests and diseases 7
while applying scientific inquiry
skills
Total load 84

ADVANCED LEVEL AGRICULTURE SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

SENIOR 5
CLASS/ TOPIC SUB TOPIC PERIO
Term DS
S5 Term 5.Harvesting 3.1 Pre-harvest management of
Three farm animal farm animal and animal
and animal product while applying
products scientific inquiry skills
-humane handling of animal
farm animal health 7
3.2 inspection protocol
Harvesting techniques
including:
-farm animal product
inspection protocol
-culling
-animal product and by
product processing
-bulking, cooling and 14
storage
-grading and classification
6.Value 3.3 Processing and transforming
addition to raw materials of farm
animal animal products including 14
products 3.4 scientific investigation of
CLASS/ TOPIC SUB TOPIC PERIO
Term DS
composition
Farm animal product 7
packaging, labelling,
branding and preservation

3.5 7
Hygiene, safety and
environmental protection
standards
7.Animal 3.6 Marketing and price
product fluctuation of farm animal 7
marketing and and animal products
distribution 3.7 Types of markets and
distribution channels 7
3.8 Creating a strong brand for
farm animal and animal
products 7
3.9 Promotional activities in
marketing of farm animal
and animal products 7
3.1 Financial services,
0 agricultural credit and
money in animal production 7
Total load 84
ADVANCED LEVEL AGRICULTURE SCOPE AND SEQUENCE
SENIOR 6
CLASS/Term TOPIC SUB TOPIC PERIODS
Senior 6 8.Land tenure 1.1 Land tenure system, land
Term one and farming right and farming in Uganda 7
1.2 Land reforms and land policy
in Uganda 7
9.Principles of 1.3 Soil composition and bulk
soil science densities while applying
scientific inquiry skills 7
1.4 Soil profile influence on crop
production while applying
scientific inquiry skills 7
1.5 Soil biodiversity and soil
health including soil
organisms while applying 7
scientific inquiry skills
10. Crop 1.6 Introduction to crop growing 14
production and management practices
and of: -
husbandry -Choosing a crop to grow
and establishing a garden
enterprise for a selected
crop
-soil testing after soil
sampling using scientific
investigation
-Seedbed preparation and
generating records for
selected crop
-agronomic practices in a
selected crop while applying
scientific inquiry skills
11.Soil 1.7 Fertilizers including artificial
fertility fertilizers and organic 7
1.8 manure
Fertilizers use, effects and
safety precautions to protect
CLASS/Term TOPIC SUB TOPIC PERIODS
the environment while 7
applying scientific inquiry
skills
12.Soil and 1.9 Soil erosion and control 7
water measures in farming land
conservation, with the selected crop
soil 1.1 Introduction to drainage and 7
amendment 0 Irrigation of farming land
and land with the selected crop
reclamation
Land reclamation to get
1.1 farming land while applying 7
1 scientific inquiry skills
Total load 84

ADVANCED LEVEL AGRICULTURE SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

SENIOR 6

CLASS/Term TOPIC SUB TOPIC PERIODS

Senior 6 13.Crop 2. Methods of crop improvement 7
Term Two improvemen 1 including current trends
t
14.Crop 2. Soil testing for the selected
husbandry 2 crop while applying scientific
practices inquiry skills 14
and Integrated nutrient
management 2. management for the selected
3 crop while applying scientific
inquiry skills
14
Crop protection practices
while applying scientific
2. inquiry skills:
4 -Integrated pest management
-Weed management 14
15.Crop 2. Pre-harvest management of 28
harvesting 5 crop and crop product while
and handling applying scientific inquiry
skills
-humane handling of animal
farm animal health inspection
protocol
Harvesting techniques
 including:
-crop and crop product
inspection protocol
-crop, crop product and by
product processing
-bulking, cooling and storage
-grading and classification
Total load 84

ADVANCED LEVEL AGRICULTURE SCOPE AND SEQUENCE

SENIOR 6

CLASS/Term TOPIC SUB TOPIC PERIODS

Senior 6 16.Value 3.1 Processing and
Term Three addition to transforming raw materials
crops, crop of crop and crop products
products, including scientific 14
agro-waste investigation of
and by- 3.2 composition
products Crop and crop product
packaging, labelling, 7
3.3 branding and preservation
Hygiene, safety and
environmental protection 7
standards
17.Crop 3.4 Cobweb theorem
and crop application in crop and
product crop products marketing
marketing 3.5 Marketing organization of
and crop and crop products 7
distribution
Total load 35