Grade 10 Learner’s Materials
GOVERNMENT PROPERTY NOT FOR SALE ALLOTTED TO District/ School: _________________________________________ Division _________________________________________________ First Year of Use: _________________________________________ Source of Fund (Year included):__________________________
Technology and Livelihood Education (TLE) –Grade 10 Learner’s Material First Edition, 2013 ISBN: ___________ Republic Act 8293, section 176states that: No copyright shall subsist in any work of the Government of the Philippines. However, prior approval of the government agency or office wherein the work is created shall be necessary for exploitation of such work for profit. Such agency or office may, among other things, impose as a condition the payment of royalties. Borrowed materials (i.e., songs, stories, poems, pictures, photos, brand names, trademarks, etc.) included in this book are owned by their respective copyright holders. Every effort has been exerted to locate and seek permission to use these materials from their respective copyright owners. The publisher and authors do not represent nor claim ownership over them. Published by the Department of Education Secretary: Bro. Armin A. Luistro, FSC Undersecretary: Yolanda S. Quijano, PhD Assistant Secretary: Elena R. Ruiz, PhD Development Team of the Learner’s Material Consultant:
Pedrito S. Nitural, PhD Central Luzon State University Science City of Munoz, Nueva Ecija
Authors:
Ofelia Fonbuena Bernardo, Master Teacher II Jones Rural School, Jones, Isabela, Region II May Martinez-Leano Bukig National Agricultural and Technical School Bukig, Aparri, Cagayan, Region II
Validator/Reviewer:
Edwina Bersamina Matreo Trece Martires City National High School, Cavite, Region IV-A
Language Editor: Illustrator : Mercedita S. Garcia Subject Specialists and Management: Albert B. Erni, EPS II Emmanuel S. Valdez, VSA Printed in the Philippines by ____________ Department of Education-Instructional Materials Council Secretariat(DepEd-IMCS) Office Address: 2nd Floor Dorm G, Philsports Complex, Meralco Avenue, Pasig City, Philippines 1600 Telefax: (02) 634-1054, 634-1072 E-mail Address:
[email protected]
INTRODUCTION This Learner’s Material on Vegetable Production contains various Learning Competencies (Training Regulations-based) leading to National Certification in Horticulture NC II. The Learning Competencies were designed to develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes of Grade 10-Technology and Livelihood Education (TLE) students as regards the production of commonly grown vegetable crops to prepare them for higher education and the world of work. The contents of this material were taken from several documents, e.g. books, techno-guides, lectures, manuals, school resources, pamphlets, and internent downloads. This Learner’s Material has the following parts: Part I – TheIntroduction gives
the
overview
of
the
Learning
Material;
Part
II
–TheLearning
Competencies/Objectives contain specific topics about a certain Learning Competency; Part III – The Diagnostic/Pre- Assessment provides evaluation of the prior learning and the acquired knowledge and skills of the students; Part IV – The Reading Resourcesand Instructional Activities include what the students must know, must process, must reflect and understand, and must transfer; Part V –The Summative Assessment evaluates how much the students have learned, and Part VI – The Summary/Synthesis/ Feedback gives generalization and enhancement on a specific lesson/module. A “Glossary” section at the end of every module of the Learner’s Material has been added as further reference. There is also a List of References to acknowledge the sources of the ideas lifted from them.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction General Objectives What is this Learning material about? How do you use this module Quarter 1 Module1-Personal Entrepreneurial Competencies (PECs) Lesson 1-Develop and Strengthen Personal Competencies and Skills (PECs) Needed in Food (Fish) Processing Module2 -Environment and Market Lesson1 -Develop a Product/Service in Food Processing Product Development Concepts of Developing a Product Finding Value Innovation Lesson 2-Selecting Business Idea Generating Ideas for Business Key Concepts of Selecting a Business Idea Branding Quarter 1 Produce Vegetable Crops Module 3-Basic Concepts in Vegetable Production Lesson1-Basic concepts and opportunities in producing major lowland and semi- temperate vegetables Introduction Learning competencies Pre-/Diagnostic assessment What to know Basic concepts in producing major lowland and semi-temperate vegetables What is a vegetable? What is vegetable gardening Why grow vegetables? Opportunities in vegetable crop production
What to process What to reflect and understand What to transfer Lesson2-Types of vegetable gardening Introduction Learning competencies/objectives Pre-/Diagnostic assessment What to know Home/Backyard Gardening Market Gardening Truck Gardening Vegetable Growing for Processing Vegetable Forcing Vegetable Seed Production What to process What to reflect and understand What to transfer Summative assessment Summary /feedback Quarter 2 Module 4-Prepare Land for Planting Vegetable Crops Lesson 1-Selecting the site for planting vegetable crops Introduction Learning competencies/objectives Pre-/Diagnostic assessment What to know Factors to consider in selecting the site for planting vegetables crops Soil Soil Sampling and Soil Analysis What to process What reflect and understand What to transfer Summative assessment Summary/feedback Lesson 2- Preparing the Land for Planting Vegetable Crops Introduction Learning competencies/objectives
Pre-/Diagnostic assessment What to know Tools, Implements and Simple Equipment Hand Tools Farm Implements Equipment Importance of Proper Land Preparation Zero Tillage / No Till What to process What to reflect and understand What to transfer Summative assessment Rubric in rating Land Preparation Summary feedback Module 5-Grow Seedlings Lesson 1- Classifications of vegetable crop Introduction Learning competencies/objectives Pre-/Diagnostic assessment What to know Classifications of vegetable What to process What to reflect and understand What to transfer Lesson 2- Selecting quality seeds Introduction Learning competencies/objectives Pre-/Diagnostic assessment Select quality seeds Securing seeds Methods of seed testing Seed germination What to process What to reflect and understand What to transfer Lesson 3- Preparing growing media and sowing of seeds
Introduction Learning competencies/objectives Pre-/Diagnostic assessment What to know Components of the growing media Soil sterilization Sow seeds What to process What to reflect and understand What to transfer Rubric in sowing seeds Lesson 4- Demonstrating Care and Management of Seedlings Introduction Learning competencies/objectives Pre-/Diagnostic Assessment What to know Care and management of seedlings What to process What to reflect and understand Summative assessment Summary/Feedback References Quarter 3 Module 6- Direct Planting and Transplanting Lesson 1- Direct planting vegetable crops Introduction Learning competencies/objectives Pre-/Diagnostic Assessment What to know Direct planting Methods of direct planting Rate of planting Depth of planting Planting distance What to process What to reflect and understand
What to transfer Rubric in rating direct seeding Summative assessment Summary/Feedback Lesson 2 – Transplanting vegetable crops Introduction Learning competencies/objectives Pre-/Diagnostic assessment What to know Transplanting vegetable seedlings Characteristics of good quality seedlings Why transplant vegetable seedlings When to transplant seedlings Rules in transplanting Steps in transplanting vegetable seedlings Planting distance of transplanted seedlings What to process What to reflect and understand What to transfer Rubric in rating transplanting of seedlings Summative assessment Summary and feedback Glossary of Terms References Module 7- Maintain the Growth of Vegetable crops Lesson 1 – Applying recommended kind and rate of fertilizers Introduction Learning competencies/objectives Pre-/Diagnostic assessment What to know Plant food Kinds of fertilizer Fertilizer computation Methods of fertilizer application Methods of determining soil fertility Loss of nutrients from the soil
Methods of conserving soil fertility Importance of composting Methods of composting What to process What to reflect and understand What to transfer Rubric in making compost piles/pits Lesson 2- Performing irrigation and drainage Introduction Learning competencies/objectives Pre-/Diagnostic assessment What to know Benefits of irrigation How to measure soil moisture Methods of irrigation Causes of loss of irrigation water Drainage Systems of drainage What to process What to reflect and understand What to transfer Summative assessment Lesson 3- Perform Weeding and Cultivation Introduction Learning competencies/objectives Pre-/Diagnostic assessment What to know weeding Methods of weed control Why control weeds Principles of weed control Types of weeds Benefits of cultivation Frequency of cultivation Depth of cultivation Time of cultivation
Tools/implements/equipment in cultivation What to process What to reflect and understand What totransfer Quarter 4 Lesson 4- Controlling insect pests and diseases Introduction Learning competencies/objectives Pre-/Diagnostic assessment What to know Concepts and facts about insects Parts of an insect How does an insect grow? Ways on how insects damage plants Methods of controlling insects Diseases of vegetable crops Safety precautions in the use of pesticides What to process What to reflect and understand What to transfer Summary/Feedback Summative assessment Lesson 5- Performing mulching Introduction Learning competencies/objectives Pre-/Diagnostic assessment What to know Perform mulching Mulching materials What to process What to reflect and understand What to transfer Summary/Feedback Glossary of Terms References Module 8 – Harvest Vegetable Crops
Lesson 1 – Determine maturity indices of vegetable crops Introduction Learning competencies/objectives Pre-/Diagnostic assessment What to know Maturity indices Types of maturity Maturity determination What to process What to reflect and understand What to transfer Summative assessment Summary /Feedback Lesson 2 – Harvest vegetable crops Introduction Learning competencies/Objectives Pre-/Diagnostic assessment What to know Harvesting Preparations prior to harvesting Principles of Tender Loving Care (TLC) Importance of harvesting at proper stage of maturity Importance of stacking and string vegetable crops in a cool and dry place Good practices during harvesting Methods of harvesting vegetable crops Reducing damage to produce What to process What to reflect and understand What to transfer Summative assessment Summary/Feedback Glossary of Terms References
