MINISTRY OF PRIMARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION

ELLIS ROBINS SCHOOL

LEARNING AREA: AGRICULTURE

LEANER'S CALA

COMPONENT A

FORM: 3

CALA TOPIC: WEED CLASSIFICATION AND IDENTIFICATION

SYLLABUS TOPIC: CROP PROTECTION

SUB TOPIC: WEEDS, PESTS AND DISEASE MANAGEMENT

COMPETENCE SKILLS

 Problem solving
 Critical thinking
 Communication

Background
Weeds reduce cop productivity since they can lead to low yields in the field or during storage. Weed effects can also result in low grade quality of the yield at
marketing stage. Therefore it is important for a farmer to make sure that weeds are controlled at the right stage of plant growth, and using the most effective
control methods. It is with this background that learners should be able to identify common weeds and classify weeds.

CALA A LEARNER ACTIVITIES

PART A

1. Identify 10 most common weeds in the school garden. (10)

2. Choose any 6 weeds identified above and state their local/ venecular names (Shona) (6).
3. Give 4 mode of spread of common weeds (4).

PART B

4. Collect and preserve by drying weed samples identified in part A. (10)

5. Classify each collected weed according to:
a) Broad leaved weeds (5)
b) Narrow leaved weeds (5)

CALA TIPS

1. Visit the school garden early morning or early evening for easy identification of weeds.
2. Collect common weeds but with different leaf morphology.
3. Refer to notes and textbooks.

HOW YOU WILL BE ASSESSED

CALA MARKING GUIDE

ACTIVITY MARKING POINTS MARK

1) Weed weed identified 10
identification
2) Mode of spread Mode naming 4
3) (a) Weed collection collected weed 10
 4) Weed classification weed classified 10

FACILITATOR’S GUIDE

COMPONENT A

AGRICULTURE

FORM: 3

Cala type: practical

Syllabus topic: Crop protection

CALA TITLE :WEED CLASSIFICATION AND MANAGEMENT

Competence/Skills

 Cognitive skills
 Psychomotor skills

ACTIVITIES

PART A

1. Identify 10 most common weeds in the school garden. (10)

2. Choose any 6 weeds identified above and state their local/venecular names (Shona) (6).
3. Give 4 mode of spread of common weeds (4).

PART B

4. Collect and preserve by drying weed samples identified in part 1. (10)

5. Classify each collected weed according to:

Broad leaved weeds (5)

Narrow leaved weeds (5).

DIMENSION TO BE ASSESSED/HOW LEARNERS ARE ASSESSED

Surveying school garden to identify different types of weeds

Naming weeds using English and local language

Weed collection and preservation

Classification of weeds according to leaf morphology

CALA B OBJECTIVES

Learners should be able to:

a) Identifying common weeds in the school garden.

b) Choose any common weeds and give their indigenous names (Shona).
c) Collect common weeds found in the school garden.
d) Preserve weeds identified and collected in the school garden.
e) Classify weeds according to broad leaved and narrow leaved weeds

Cala context

There are many species of weeds that are found in and around the school which affect crop production. For this reason the teacher thought it is important for
learners to identify, collect, preserve and classify weeds according to leaf morphology.

TEACHER’S NOTES

Learners are required to identify, classify and preserve ten common weeds in the school garden.
 ACHIEVEMENT STANDADS

MARK ALLOCATION
Dimensions/ Excellent 8-6marks 6-4 marks 4-0 marks
Criteria 10-8marks
Ability to identify at Ability to identify at least Ability to identify at Ability to identify at Ability to
least 10 common 8-10 common weeds least 8-6common least 6-4 common identify at least
weeds around the around the school weeds around the weeds around the 2 to 0 common
school school school weeds around
(10 marks) the school

10-9 marks 9-7 marks 7-5 marks 5-0 marks

Ability to name 10 Ability to name 8 common Ability to name at Ability to name at Ability to name
common weeds in weeds in Shona least 8 common weeds least 5 common at least 2 or 1
Shona in Shona weeds in Shona common weeds
(10 marks) in Shona

10-8 marks 8-6 marks 6-4 marks 4-0 marks

Ability to preserve Ability to preserve and Ability to preserve Ability to preserve Ability to
and classify at least classify at least 8 weeds and classify at least 6 and classify at least 5 preserve and
10 weeds according according to leafy weeds according to to 4weeds according classify at least
to leafy morphology leafy morphology to leafy morphology 4-2 weeds
morphology(10 according to
marks) leafy
morphology
5-4 marks 4-3 marks 3-2 marks 2-0 marks
Ability to state or Ability to state or give at Ability to state or give Ability to state or Ability to state
give at least 4 or least 3 modes of weed at least 3 to 2 modes give at least 2 to 1 or give at least 4
more modes of weed dispersal of weed dispersal modes of weed or more modes
dispersal ( 5 marks) dispersal of weed
dispersal