Agricultural Science · Year 2 · Week 8

Explain the role of precision agriculture in arable crop enterprises

Strand

New Dawn in Agriculture

Sub-strand

Emerging Technologies in Agriculture.

Content standard

Demonstrate Demonstrate knowledge knowledge and and skills skills in in emerging emerging technologies technologies of of arable arable crop crop (cereals, (cereals, legumes, legumes, and and tuber tuber crops) crops) enterprises enterprises and and their their benefits benefits relating relating to to real real life life situation situation | AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE 56 � �

Learning outcome

Distinguish Distinguish between between existing existing and and Learners Learners develop develop communication communication and and innovation innovation skills, skills, GESI: GESI: emerging emerging technologies technologies used used in in arable arable creativity creativity and and critical critical thinking thinking on on how how best best to to use use soil, soil, water water Open-mindedness, Open-mindedness, embracing embracing diversity, diversity, crop crop (cereals, (cereals, legumes, legumes, and and tuber tuber and and substrate substrate to to produce produce selected selected vegetables vegetables and and ornamental ornamental analytical analytical skills, skills, and and gender gender tolerance. tolerance. crops) crops) enterprises enterprises and and their their benefits. benefits. plants. plants. Embrace Embrace diversity diversity in in agriculture, agriculture, and and be be gender gender sensitive. sensitive. Communication, Communication, collaboration, collaboration, creativity creativity and and critical critical thinking thinking As As they they work work in in mixed-gender mixed-gender groups, groups, skills would be acquired and or enhanced during brainstorming skills would be acquired and or enhanced during brainstorming they they learn learn to to tolerate tolerate each each other's other's and and group group work. work. viewpoints viewpoints and and respect respect each each other. other. Learners Learners acquire acquire and and enhance enhance digital digital literacy literacy and and National National core core values: values: communication communication skills skills during during the the brainstorming brainstorming and and operation operation Responsible Responsible citizenship citizenship of of video video equipment. equipment. Respect Respect Tolerance Tolerance Learners Learners also also develop develop critical critical thinking thinking skills skills while while deliberating deliberating Resourcefulness Resourcefulness on the role and benefits of drones. on the role and benefits of drones. Self-confidence Self-confidence Self-discipline Self-discipline � � | AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE 54 � �

Learning indicator

Identify Identify other other emerging emerging technologies technologies used used to to make make growing growing arable arable crop crop (cereals, (cereals, legumes, legumes, and and tuber tuber crops) crops) easier