Lesson Plan

Cover Page

Name:

Bela Qamar

Class:

VII-

Subject:

Social Studies

Topic:

Factors Affecting Agricultural Production

Time:

40 Minutes

Teachers Intention:
To enhance students knowledge of factors that affect farming.
Specific Objectives:

By the end of the lesson the students will be able to provide three suggestions to
the Government of Pakistan to improve the agricultural sector in light of the
factors that affect farming on the given worksheet within eight minutes.

Material Aids:
Black board, pictures , two potted plants, worksheets

Step

Content

Method

Time

Teachers Activity

Students Activity

Expected Answers:

Warm Up:

5 min

1. One is green and another

is yellow.

The teacher will display

two potted plants in front
of the students, one is
green and well looked
after, the other is dried and
yellow/brown . The
teacher will ask them
following questions:

The students will

answer the questions

The students will

listen to the teacher
and make note of the
topic

2 min

2. The most common

reason that plants' leaves

turn yellow is because of
moisture stress, which can
be from either over
watering or under watering
Different bugs like
different plants, and if
leaves are turning yellow,
some bugs on the plant
causing this to happen.

1. What is difference
between these two plants?
2. Why have the plants
leaves turned yellow?
3. Why are plants
important?

Another reason plant

leaves are turning yellow
could be a lack of sunlight
3. Plants provide food to
people and animals,
regulate the water cycle,
create oxygen and provide
a habitat for other
species. Without plants,
life on Earth would not be
sustainable for most
species, including humans
2

Topic

Introduction:

Factors Affecting
Agricultural Production

The teacher will introduce

the topic by writing it on
the board and will tell the
students that today we will
learn about the Factors
affecting agricultural
production.

Expected Answer:
3

Development:
Guided Task:

Solved worksheet is
attached.

The teacher will ask the

students to make a
concept map of different
techniques of farming use
in Pakistan

The students will do 8 min

the task on the given
work sheet.

Feed back:
3 min

The teacher will ask the

students to share their
answers. The teacher will
appreciate the students
and make corrections if
required.
Teachers Input:

5 min

The teacher will further

explain the topic and paste
the pictures on the board.
The teacher will explain
about
Topography
Water including rainfall
Pests and Diseases
Irrigation Facilities
Fertilizers
Mechanization

Content is attached

Expected outcome:
4

Solved work sheet is

attached.

Application:
The teacher will ask the
students to provide three
suggestions to the
Government of Pakistan

Students will work

on the given
worksheet

8 min

to improve the agricultural

sector in light of the
factors that affect farming
on the given worksheet.
Feedback:
The teacher will ask the
students to share their
answers. The teacher will
make the necessary
corrections.

Expected answers:

Overall assessment:

1. Wheat, cotton and

sugarcane.

To assess students
learning the teacher will
randomly ask the students
following questions:

2. They cannot afford to

buy pesticides, pest and
diseases attack on the crop
and sometimes destroy the
whole crop.
3. Sindh and Punjab
regions are more
productive.

Which crops are

cultivated on flat lands?
What are the problems of
small subsistence farmers?
Which regions of Pakistan
are more productive in
agriculture?

3 min

Students will answer

the questions.

6 min