Quiz Topics
1.1.1 Importance of Agriculture
Specific Competence: Understand why agriculture is important in Zambia. Learning Activities: Decide if farming is a science or a technology. Find out the value of farming (it provides food, keeps food available, gives raw materials, jobs, money, and foreign currency). Gather facts, discuss, and write down why farming is important in Zambia. Look at how Zambia is affected when farming is not well developed. Think of new ways to make farming better in Zambia. Expected Standard: Show you understand why agriculture is important in Zambia.
1.1.2 Agricultural Activities in Zambia
Specific Competence: Learn about the main farming activities in Zambia. Learning Activities: Find out about the main farming activities: Growing crops: like maize, groundnuts, cassava, soya beans, cabbage, citrus fruits, tomatoes, and rape. Raising animals: like cattle, chickens, fish farming (aquaculture), bee farming (apiculture), pigs, sheep, goats, and rabbits. Expected Standard: Show you know the main farming activities in Zambia.
1.1.3 Factors Influencing Agricultural Development
Specific Competence: Learn about things that affect how farming grows in Zambia. Learning Activities: Find out about these things: the environment, social aspects (people and communities), economic aspects (money), and technology. Find out about groups or organizations that help farmers. Show on a map of Zambia: The main farming climate zones. Areas not good for dairy farming or cattle ranching. Areas not very good for growing maize. Expected Standard: Show you know the things that affect how farming grows.
1.1.4 Types of Farmers
Specific Competence: Sort farmers into different groups. Learning Activities: Put farmers into groups based on how much they grow, how much machinery they use, and how much money they invest (small-scale farmers who grow for their family, small-scale farmers who sell some, and large commercial farmers). Expected Standard: Farmers are sorted into groups correctly.
1.2.1 Composition of Soil
Specific Competence: Look closely at what soil is made of. Learning Activities: Describe what soil is made of. Identify different kinds of rocks (igneous, sedimentary, metamorphic). Study how soil forms (weathering: physical breaking down, chemical changes, biological changes from living things). Break down what soil is made of (air, water, minerals, organic matter from plants and animals, tiny living things). Explain why each part of soil is important. Expected Standard: What soil is made of is looked at correctly.
1.2.2 Properties of Soil
Specific Competence: Learn about the features of soil. Learning Activities: Find out about different soil types (sandy soil, clay soil, silty soil). Figure out physical features (how rough or fine it is, how it clumps together, its color). Test how acidic or alkaline the soil is (pH level), and suggest ways to fix it if needed. Examine soil layers in the local area to see if they are good for farming. Expected Standard: Soil features are learned about well.
1.2.3 Soil Fertility
Specific Competence: Keep soil healthy and productive. Learning Activities: Describe what healthy, productive soil means. Find out what makes soil fertile (pH level, how much air is in it, how well water drains, nutrients, humus from decomposed matter, pests, tiny living things). Group nutrients: Major ones (Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium). Minor ones (Boron, Zinc, Manganese, Copper). Tell the difference between natural (organic) and man-made (inorganic) fertilizers. Group man-made fertilizers (single nutrient, mixed nutrient). Keep soil fertile (rotate crops, cover soil with mulch, plant cover crops, dig the soil less). Make soil more fertile (add lime, put on fertilizer, let land rest). Make compost (natural fertilizer from plant waste). Find out about soil washing away (erosion) and how to stop it. Expected Standard: Soil health and productivity are kept well.
1.2.4 Soil Water
Specific Competence: Learn about water in soil and how soil holds it. Learning Activities: Describe water in soil and how soil holds it. Test how well water drains and how much water different soils can hold. Show how water moves up through different soil types (capillarity). Look at different types of moisture in soil (water tightly held, water pulled down by gravity, water held in small spaces, water available for plants). Practice different ways to water crops (on the surface, under the surface, spraying from above). Connect the water cycle to farming. Expected Standard: Water in soil and how soil holds it are learned about correctly.
1.3.1 Climate-Smart Agriculture
Specific Competence: Understand farming methods that deal with climate change. Learning Activities: Describe what Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) is. Find out what makes CSA special. Identify things that affect whether farmers in Zambia use CSA. Look at the good things that come from CSA. Expected Standard: Understanding of CSA is shown well.
1.3.2 Application of Drones
Specific Competence: Use drones to make farming more productive. Learning Activities: Describe what drones are. Identify drones used in farming. Figure out why drones are important. Use drones for different farming jobs. Expected Standard: Drones are used effectively to make farming more productive.
1.3.3 Climate Change
Specific Competence: Understand climate change and what causes it. Learning Activities: Describe what climate change is. Tell the difference between climate change and normal changes in weather. Look at the effects of greenhouse gases. Find out the main causes (volcanoes, wildfires, burning fossil fuels, farming practices). Connect how climate change affects farming in Zambia. Identify ways to reduce climate change effects. Expected Standard: Understanding of climate change and its causes is shown correctly.
1.4.1 Garden Tools and Equipment
Specific Competence: Use garden tools and equipment to grow better crops. Learning Activities: Identify different garden tools and equipment. Handle tools safely and correctly. Take care of, maintain, and store tools properly. Identify parts of a knapsack sprayer and what they do. Make simple garden tools from available materials. Expected Standard: Tools and equipment are used correctly.
1.5.1 Vegetable Production
Specific Competence: Grow different kinds of vegetables. Learning Activities: Learn about common vegetables (leafy ones, those from the nightshade family, legumes, root vegetables, gourds, and other types). Practice growing some of these vegetables. Choose a good place to plant. Plan how to rotate crops, including plants like beans and peas (legumes). Look at what pests are like and how pesticides work. Practice controlling weeds (using chemicals, by hand, changing farming methods, using natural enemies). Apply pesticides safely. Manage growing vegetables from the seedling stage to harvest. Add value to, store, and sell the vegetables. Look at the amount and quality of what is harvested to make improvements. Find new ways to grow more vegetables. Expected Standard: Vegetables are grown correctly.
1.6.1 Importance of Livestock
Specific Competence: Understand why raising animals is important. Learning Activities: Describe what raising animals involves. Look at the money value of livestock. Learn about problems (pests, diseases, not enough food, selling issues). Expected Standard: The importance of raising animals is shown correctly.
1.6.2 Nutrition and Feed Formulation
Specific Competence: Create animal feeds. Learning Activities: Identify different types of animal feed. Describe how valuable feeds are for nutrition (proteins, carbohydrates, fats, fiber, minerals, vitamins, water). Tell the difference between food for daily living (maintenance rations) and food for growth or production (production rations). Create food mixes for specific animals. Expected Standard: Animal feeds are created correctly.