13th June 2020

GRADE 3 : PRE-VOCATIONAL STUDIES : WEEK 2

WEEK/TERM: THIRD TERM/WEEK 2

DATE: 6th June 6, 2020

CLASS: GRADE 3

SUBJECT: PRE-VOCATIONAL STUDIES.

TOPIC: Weeds: Meaning, importance and examples.

REFERENCE: Lantern Comprehensive Pre-vocational studies; for primary school (5) O. Busari, et al

BRIEF EXPLANATION: A weed is a plant considered undesirable in a particular situation, “a plant in the wrong place”

Notes for the pupils:

Definition of Weeds –

A weed is a plant growing where it is not wanted. Weeds compete with planted crops for light, space, nutrients and water. They grow very fast and easily crowd the farm or garden, leaving less space for crops to grow well.

Farmers have to work hard to prevent weeds from taking over their farms and reducing crop yield.

Examples of common weeds are:

  1. Guinea grass
  2. Spear grass
  3. Siam weed
  4. Wild spinach
  5. Goat weed
  6. Elephant grass etc.

 

Importance of weeds

Weeds have certain attributes that help their growth and spread on the farm.

Some of those attributes are:

  1. They grow very fast.
  2. They produce large numbers of seeds which helps them to multiply fast.
  3. They reproduce both by their seeds and by their vegetative parts.
  4. They can grow under any environmental condition.
  5. Their seeds can survive for a long time.

Exercises/Assignment

  1. What are weeds?
  2. Why are weeds not desirable on the farm?
  3. Name 4 common weeds.
  4. List (3) three importance of weeds.