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ZIMSEC O-Level Agriculture

5.5.5Appropriate technology

Appropriate technology in ZIMSEC O-Level Agriculture: what the syllabus expects you to know, the learning objectives and how to practise.
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Learning objectives

What the syllabus expects you to be able to do.

  1. 5.5.5.1Form 3: identify the parts of a hand- or power-operated irrigation pump, discuss its working principles and describe its routine maintenance.
  2. 5.5.5.2Form 4: identify the parts of maize and groundnut shellers, explain their functions and operating principles.

Lessons

  • Appropriate technology: irrigation pumps and crop shellers

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Appropriate technology: sample question

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Why must a centrifugal pump be primed before it is started?

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