Quiz Topics
2.5.0 CROP PRODUCTION: PLANT STRUCTURE & GROWTH
Specific Competence: Show you understand the parts of a plant and how they work. Learning Activities: Students will sort crops by how long they live (one year, two years, or many years). They will look closely at plant parts like roots, stems, leaves, and flowers. They will connect what each part looks like to what it does. They will compare growing plants from seeds versus growing them from parts of the plant. They will find out what plants need to sprout. They will practice growing new plants using methods like budding (joining parts of plants), grafting (joining plant stems), layering (rooting a stem while still attached to the parent plant), cuttings (growing from a piece of stem), and using underground stems (rhizomes, bulbs, corms). Expected Standard: The structure and growth of plants are shown and explained correctly.
2.5.2 CROP PRODUCTION: GROWING CEREALS
Specific Competence: Grow grain crops. Learning Activities: Students will learn about common grain crops grown locally, such as maize, sorghum, wheat, rice, millet, and barley. They will choose a good place to plant. They will create an easy plan for planting different crops in turns (crop rotation). They will figure out how many plants to grow and what materials (like fertilizer) are needed. They will manage maize and other grain crops from when they are planted until they are harvested. They will learn how to make the crops more valuable, store them, and sell them. They will look at how much crop is produced and explore new farming ideas. Expected Standard: Grain crops are grown correctly.
2.6.0 LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION: POULTRY FARMING
Specific Competence: Show you understand poultry farming, chicken body parts, and how to raise broiler (meat) and layer (egg-laying) chickens. Learning Activities: Students will learn why raising chickens is important. They will identify different types of chickens and what they are used for (eggs, meat, or both). They will explore different ways to keep chickens (in closed houses, in partly closed areas, or free to roam). They will learn about chicken houses and the tools needed. They will study chicken body parts and how they work (like digestion, reproduction, and the structure of an egg). They will manage broiler chickens from when they are young until they are ready for meat, including feeding, keeping them healthy, and selling them. They will manage layer chickens, including hatching eggs, handling eggs, and selling them. Expected Standard: Poultry farming, chicken body parts, and raising chickens are shown and explained correctly.
2.6.2 LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION: PIG FARMING
Specific Competence: Show you understand pig farming, pig body parts, and how to raise pigs from birth until they are ready for meat. Learning Activities: Students will learn why raising pigs is important and identify different types of pigs (local, foreign, for young meat, for bacon). They will explore different ways to keep pigs. They will learn about pig houses and pens. They will study the outside body parts of pigs, and their digestive (how they eat) and reproductive (how they make babies) systems. They will perform regular care tasks like breeding, looking after pregnant pigs, giving shots, feeding, and keeping good records. They will learn how to make pig products more valuable and sell them. Expected Standard: Pig farming and pig management are shown and explained correctly.
2.7.0 FARM MANAGEMENT: THE FARM AS A BUSINESS
Specific Competence: Show you understand that a farm operates like a business. Learning Activities: Students will look at all farm activities as if they were part of a business. They will identify important things a farm needs, such as land, workers, money, and business skills. They will explore ways to make farming better, like getting loans, grants, using new technology, hiring skilled workers, and growing different crops or animals (diversification). They will keep farm records for money, what is produced, animal breeding, and animal health. They will discuss and use the rule that adding more of one thing (like fertilizer or workers) might not always give much more output (law of diminishing returns). They will prepare money reports like profit and loss statements and and balance sheets (showing money gained, lost, and what the farm owns). Expected Standard: The idea of a farm as a business is shown and explained correctly.