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Hnology and Livelihood Education: Aquaculture (Exploratory)
Hnology and Livelihood Education: Aquaculture (Exploratory)
Technology and
Livelihood Education
Module 1
Aquaculture (Exploratory)
Technology and
Livelihood Education
Module 1
Aquaculture (Exploratory)
As the fishes become low of supply more and more fishermen go to the sea to fish.
The constant changes of our climate, the build-up of pollution from farms and industries
contributes to fish shortage in most fishing sanctuary in the world. Another factor that
contributes to a large extent to the declining source of our aquatic life is the practice of illegal
fishing. The rarity of fishes in the open sea makes fish culture an important activity to sustain
the growing demand supply for food production for human consumption and animal feeds.
Hence, Fish Culture is important.
This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful opportunities for
guided and independent learning at your own pace and time. You will be enabled to process
the contents of the learning resources while being an active learner.
What I Need to Know This will give you an idea of the skills or
competencies you are expected to learn in
the module.
1. Use the module with care. Do not put unnecessary mark/s on any part of the module.
Use a separate sheet of paper in answering the exercises.
2. Don’t forget to answer What I Know before moving on to the other activities included
in the module.
3. Read the instruction carefully before doing each task.
4. Observe honesty and integrity in doing the tasks and checking your answers.
5. Finish the task at hand before proceeding to the next.
6. Return this module to your teacher/facilitator once you are through with it.
If you encounter any difficulty in answering the tasks in this module, do not hesitate to
consult your teacher or facilitator. Always bear in mind that you are not alone.
We hope that through this material, you will experience meaningful learning and gain deep
understanding of the relevant competencies. You can do it!
Table of Contents
What I Need to Know ---------------- 1
What I Know ---------------- 2
Lesson 1 ---------------- 4
What’s In ---------------- 4
What’s New ---------------- 5
What is It ---------------- 7
What’s More ---------------- 18
What I Have Learned ---------------- 19
What I Can Do ---------------- 20
Assessment ---------------- 21
Additional Activities ---------------- 23
Answer Key ---------------- 24
References ---------------- 25
What I Need to Know
This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you
master the concepts of fish culture. The scope of this module permits it to be used in
many different learning situations. Hand tools are very much needed to complete
the tasks of a fish farmer. These tools are powered by hand; therefore, it is very
important to observe safety farm procedures in carrying every job. The success in
fishpond operation lies on the knowledge, skills and desirable attitudes of the fish
farmer; thus, this module is written.
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What I Know
Before you go further with the lesson, answer this pre-test to find out what you have
already learned and what you still need to learn about fish culture.
Directions: Multiple Choose. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen
letter in your Aquaculture notebook activity.
1. A device used to strike or deliver blows to an object like driving nails, fitting
parts, and breaking up objects.
A. Cutter C. Pliers
B. Hammer D. Wrench
2. This is the most popular type of measuring tool. It is usually 6 or 12 inches in
length.
A. Ruler C. Tape measure
B. Speed square D. Try square
3. A saw with a narrow fine-toothed blade set in a frame, used especially for
cutting metal.
A. Blade C. Crosscut saw
B. Bolo D. Hacksaw
4. It is the most versatile and widely used shovel, used for digging, scooping, or
shoveling dirt from one point to another.
A. Garden shovel C. Round point shovel
B. Irrigation shovel D. Scoop shovel
5. A tool for leveling pond bottom.
A. Barn forks C. Shovel
B. Digging blade D. Level head rake
6. A hand tool with sharp edged teeth designed for cutting any various lengths
and sizes of woodworking.
A. Blade C. Crosscut saw
B. Chainsaw D. Scissor
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7. It is a tool used for measuring the distance between two symmetrically
opposing sides. It can be like a compass, with inward or outward facing points
and the tips can be adjusted to fit across the points to be measured.
A. Caliper C. Square
B. Folder ruler D. Try Square
8. It is used to measure water transparency.
A. Caliper C. pH Meter
B. DO meter D. Secchi Disc
9. It is the most useful hand tool to cut woods, twigs, logs and some unwanted
vegetation in the pond area.
A. Bolo C. Shovel
B. Light hoe D. Sickle
10. A tool used to make mudblock for fish pond dikes.
A. Digging blade C. Shovel
B. Level head rake D. Wrench
Every fish culture operation uses variety of tools that are designed for their
specific purposes. They vary in type, shape and size, and each tool is different for its
own use.
What’s In
Directions: I. Can you name some hand tools found in your home? List down at
least 10 items in your Aquaculture activity notebook.
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II. Can you recognize some of these commonly used hand tools? Give English and
local names on the space provided below each picture.
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1._______________ 2________________ 3______________
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4________________ 5. ________________
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What’s New
Directions: Read the whole story and find out who the characters are. Write their
names in your Aquaculture activity notebook. Have Fun!
One day while laying the bench day dreaming, suddenly felt pain in
the head. “Ouch!” he said. “Why am I having this pain lately?
was the most hardworking among the Hand Tools family. With ease,
he always gets a job with his bestfriend . They were so happy that they
were able to provide the needs of their family. He is one of the most-hired and
highly-compensated workers in their hometown.
While doing some of their works, accidentally fell from the stairs. “Be
Upon saying goodbyes to each other, felt envy with his classmate
, and that he felt envious. He may effortlessly find a job like building small
houses in their hometown, yet he felt belittled for having a small time job.
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just smiled to his cousin. “Look,” he said, “you don’t have to feel
envy. Your time will come. Just wait. just shrugged off.
see who has just arrived home from Manila. They talked and remembered
the good old days while they were still young. asked if he is
the Project Manager. Boss is looking for some trusted workers in his
hometown. He explained that the offer is high and with housing facility for the
workers.
“Actually, we need a lot of workers,” said. “So, you can look for our
friends out there who are willing to join us.
“If you are interested, you can come with me tomorrow. I brought our
company car.”
Upon hearing this, was so happy that he invited his best friend
winked to his cousin and both just laughed and said goodnight.
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What is It
Hand Tools are important instruments in fishpond operation. Each hand tools
are designed for specific purposes.
1. Cutting, Pinching, and Gripping Tools - these are for cutting, pinching,
and gripping purposes. Cutting tools are used not only to cut an object into pieces,
but also to remove metal or wood from the work piece by sheer deformation and
gripping objects by using leverage or force. Examples are pliers and a cutter.
2. Striking Tools - the most widely used and abused tools. Chiseling,
punching and riveting can be done properly using striking tools. Examples are
hammers.
Pliers
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Pliers are a comparatively modern invention. These hand tools used for
gripping objects through leverage. They have a pair of pivoted or rotated jaws used
for holding, bending, turning, gripping and cutting various things.
Wrenches
A wrench is a hand tool often having a fixed or adjustable jaw used for
gripping, turning, fastening, tightening, and twisting or loosening objects such as
nuts, bolts, or pipes and pipe fittings. A wrench is mainly used to hold and turn nuts,
bolts, caps, screws, plugs, and various threaded parts.
1. Pipe wrenches are used in pipe laying and fitting, plumbing for gripping round
or cylindrical things.
2. General-use wrenches are used for bolts and nuts that have flat and parallel
surfaces such as square or hexagonal.
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Types of wrenches
3. Pipe Wrenches are like closed-end wrenches but they are cylindrical in
shape. This is useful in pipe laying and fitting and plumbing water supply.
Screwdrivers
Screwdrivers are used for turning screws so as to drive them into their
place. They have a thin end that enters the nick in the head of the screws, and have
a mechanism for the application of torque (force by rotating the tip/end) which drives
the screw into its place.
Measuring Tools
These tools are used for measuring dimensions. They are important in
examining a finished product or semi-finished product. Accuracy in measurements
depends on one’s ability to use measuring tools correctly.
1. Rulers are the most popular type of measuring tool. Rulers usually come in
lengths of 6 or 12 inches. The rulers are made of wood, metal or plastic.
2. Try square
is an L-shaped square having a handle and a thin metal blade marked in
graduations like a scale/ruler. This square is used basically to mark a
straight line across a wood piece for cutting.
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E. Carpentry Tools
These tools are very useful during construction of main gate, compartment
gates and construction of farm workers shed and other carpentry jobs during
fishpond operation.
1. Crosscut Saw a hand tool with sharp edged teeth designed for cutting any
various lengths and sizes of woodworking.
2. Hammer is the most popular and used hand tool. It delivers blows to an
object or strike another object. Available in various shapes and structures
and designed for specific usage. The most common and widely used the
Curved Claw and Ball Peen Hammer are used for nail pulling and general
carpentry work.
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F. Harvesting Tools
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1. Gill net a tool to catch fish harvesting fishes in a pond.
2. Scoop net is a net or mesh basket held open by a hoop. It may or may not
be on the end of a handle.
3. Cast Net is a harvesting tool thrown in a pond that formed a circular net
with small weights around the edge.
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G. Water Quality Parameter Tools
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4. Soil Tester an instrument to measure soil pH. The ideal pH is 7.5 to 8.5.
Pond soils with pH below 7.5 should be limed with the amount of liming
material applied based on either the results of a lime requirement test or soil
pH test.
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5. Use the proper wrench to tighten or
loosen nuts. Pliers can chew the corners
off a nut.
Important:
Check faulty and defective farm tools before you are going to use.
1. Dull and rustic Jungle Bolo 2. Corroded and no handle Light Hoe
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5. Broken combination wrench 6. Broken jaw adjustable wrench
9. Broken knives and scissors 10. Rake handle tied with rubber
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4. Bolo-a large, heavy single edged knife
or machete designed for hacking,
chopping and heavy cutting. This tool is
of Filipino origin similar to the machete,
used particularly in the jungles and
farming.
6. Secchi Disc -is used to measure water turbidity. The reading is sometimes
called Secchi disc transparency. Productive ponds usually have a Secchi Disk
Transparency depth between 10 to 30 centimeters.
What’s More
Directions: Identify what is being described or defined. Write your answer in your
Aquaculture activity notebook.
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____1. This hand tool is large, heavy single edged knife or machete designed
for hacking, chopping and heavy cutting.
____ 2. An instrument used in aquaculture that measures the hydrogen-ion
concentration of water.
____ 3. A useful hand tool to farmers, gardeners used for loosening soil and
digging out lines for planting, tilling of unwanted weeds and grasses.
____ 5. These tools are very useful during construction of main gate,
compartment gates and construction of farm workers shed and other
carpentry jobs during fishpond operation.
____6. This tool has opposable jaws operated by a messenger travelling down a
cable to release a spring catch and that is used in fish pond cultivation for
sampling the bottom of a body of water.
____7. This instrument is designed for testing the concentration of salt water
and brine in the pond.
____8. Tools with a characteristically shaped cutting edge of blade on its end, for
carving or cutting a hard material such as wood, stone, or metal by hand, struck with
a mallet, or mechanical power.
____9. A measuring tape that is flexible ruler used to measure size or distance.
____10. This tool is used to determine the amount of dissolved oxygen in a
liquid.
Directions: Answer the following questions and write it in one (1) whole sheet of
paper. Write your answer in your Aquaculture activity notebook.
1. I will wear safety __________ whenever I hammer or cut, especially when working
with surfaces that chip or splinter.
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2. I will never carry a ___________ or __________ in my pocket. If I fall, the tool
could cause as serious injury. Instead, use ________________.
4. I will use proper __________ to tighten or loosen nuts. Pliers can chew the
corners off a nut.
5. I will keep knives and scissors __________ when I’m using it. _______ tools are
more dangerous than sharp tools.
What I Can Do
Directions: Read and understand the following real-life situations. Write your
answer in your Aquaculture activity notebook.
1. Your mother asked you to fix a broken chair because nobody is around. You are
provided with nails; what hand tool or tools are you going to use?
2. In your school there was an activity called “Gulayan sa Paaralan” and you were
asked to bring necessary tools to start your gardening project. Your group was in
charge to clear the area, dig and loosening the soil first. What are some of the
tools are you going to bring?
3. During your fish culture class your subject teacher assigned your group to collect
2 samples of water from 2 compartments of fishpond to measure the salinity.
What tool are you going to use? After that, you were asked to get the water
transparency of the 2 ponds, what is the necessary tool to measure it?
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Assessment
Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter in your
Aquaculture activity notebook.
1. A device used to strike or deliver blows to an object like driving nails, fitting
parts, and breaking up objects.
A. Cutter C. Plier
B. Hammer D. Wrench
2. This is the most popular type of measuring tool. It is usually 6 or 12 inches in
length.
A. Ruler C. Tape measure
B. Speed square D. Try square
3. A saw with a narrow fine-toothed blade set in a frame, used especially for
cutting metal.
A. Blade C. Crosscut saw
B. Bolo D. Hacksaw
4. It is the most versatile and widely used shovel, used for digging, scooping, or
shoveling dirt from one point to another.
A. Garden shovel C. Round point shovel
B. Irrigation shovel D. Scoop shovel
5. A tool for leveling pond bottom.
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A. Barn forks C. Shovel
B. Digging blade D. Level head rake
6. A hand tool with sharp edged teeth designed for cutting any various lengths
and sizes of woodworking.
A. Blade C. Crosscut saw
B. Chainsaw D. Scissor
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Additional Activities
Directions: List any hand tools that can be found in your house that are useful in the
fishpond job. Write your answer in your Aquaculture activity notebook.
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Answer Key
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Congratulations! You did a great job! Rest and relax a while then move on to
the next lesson. Good Luck!
References
Learning Materials:
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