Control No: TLE 8 – EXPLORATORY

AGRICULTURAL CROP PRODUCTION - Q1 - WEEK- 1_

SLK for TLE 8 – Exploratory (Agricultural – CropProduction)

QUARTER __1__ WEEK _1_
(Competencies from Week 1 from Curriculum Guide)

Competency LO 1. Select and use farm tools and equipment

1.1. Identify farm tools according to use

TLE_AFAC7/8UT-0a-1
Objectives 1. Identify farm tools and equipment according to use.
2. Describe the specific benefits of each tool and equipment.
3. Use the appropriate farm tools with care.

Topic/
Subject Use of Farm Tools and Equipment
Matter
Textbook DepEd Learners Manual in Agricultural Crop Production K to 12, pp.
5-17.

Materials Answer sheet, pen, and SLK

Copyrights DEPED Talisay City
Total Points 80
Date September 13-17, 2021

I. CONTENT MAP

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II. CONTENT NOTES

Definition of Terms:

• Farm Equipment - These are types of machinery used in crop production. They
are used in land preparation and in transporting farm inputs and products. This
equipment needs a highly-skilled operator to use

• Farm implements – These are accessories pulled by animals or mounted to

machinery to make the work easier.

• Farm tools - These are usually light objects and are used without the help of
animals and machines.

• Preventive maintenance is an activity or operation done to prevent the

malfunction of tools and equipment, and it is done to prolong the useful life of tools
and equipment.

• Repair – It means to restore to good condition something broken or damaged.

FARM TOOLS IN AGRICULTURAL CROP PRODUCTION

Farm tools, implements, and equipment play a very important role in

agricultural crop production. Their availability makes the work much easier and
faster. However, even if one may have the most sophisticated tools and implements
but does not know how to use them, they are useless. To crop production operations
successfully, one must have an excellent working knowledge of the tools,
implements, and equipment before using them.

Hand Tools

Hand tools are usually light and are used without the help of animals or
machines. They are being used in performing farm activities which involve small
areas like school garden and home garden.

Examples:

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Bolo is used for cutting tall grasses and
weeds and chopping branches of trees.

Crowbar is used for digging big holes and

for digging out big stones and stumps.

Pick-mattock is used to dig canals, break

hard topsoil, and dig up stones and tree
stumps.

Grab-hoe is used for breaking hard topsoil

and pulverizing the soil.

Spade is used for removing trash or soil,

digging canals or ditches, and mixing soil
media.

A shovel is used to remove the trash, dig

loose soil, move soil from one place to
another, and mix soil media.

DepEd. "Use Farm Tools and Equipment." In Agricultural Crop Production K to 12 TLE, by DepEd, n.d. 8-3. 2021.

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Rake is used for cleaning the ground and
leveling the topsoil.

Spading fork is used for loosening the soil,

digging out root crops and turning over the
materials in a compost heap.

Light hoe is used for loosening and

levelling soil and digging out furrows for
planting.

Hand trowel is used for loosening the soil

around the growing plants and putting small
amount of manure fertilizer in the soil.

Hand cultivator is used for cultivating the

garden plot by loosening the soil and
removing weeds around the plant.

Hand fork is used for inter row cultivation.

DepEd. "Use Farm Tools and Equipment." In Agricultural Crop Production K to 12 TLE, by DepEd, n.d. 8-3. 2021.

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Pruning shears is for cutting branches of
planting materials and unnecessary
branches of plants.

Axe is for cutting bigger size post.

A knife is for cutting planting materials and

for performing other operations in
horticulture.

Sprinkler – for watering seedlings and

young plants.

Water pails – for hauling water, manure,

and fertilizers.

Sprayers are for spraying insecticides, foliar fertilizers, fungicides, and herbicides.

DepEd. "Use Farm Tools and Equipment." In Agricultural Crop Production K to 12 TLE, by DepEd, n.d. 8-3. 2021.

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 Wheelbarrow is used for hauling trash,
manures, fertilizers, planting materials and
other equipment.

A sickle is a hand-held agricultural tool with a

variously curved blade typically used for cutting
weeds.

DepEd. "Use Farm Tools and Equipment." In Agricultural Crop Production K to 12 TLE, by DepEd, n.d. 8-3. 2021.

Farm Implements

These are accessories pulled by working animals or mounted to machinery (hand

tractor, tractor), usually used to prepare the land. These are generally made of a special kind
of metal.

Examples are:

1. Plows. These are farm implements either pulled by a working animal or a tractor. The
plow is used explicitly for tilling large areas, making furrows, and inters row cultivation.
Plows pulled by working animals are made of either a combination of metal and wood or
pure metal. They are used to till areas with a shallower depth than the disc plows pulled
by tractors.

Native plow Disc plow

DepEd. "Use Farm Tools and Equipment." In Agricultural Crop Production K to 12 TLE, by DepEd, n.d. 8-3. 2021.

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2. Harrow. The native wooden harrow is made of wood with metal teeth and pulled by a
carabao, while the disc harrow is made of metal mounted to a tractor. Harrows are used
for tilling and pulverizing the soil.

Native wooden harrow Disc harrow

3. Rotavator. The rotavator is an implement mounted to a tractor used for tilling and
pulverizing the soil.

DepEd. "Use Farm Tools and Equipment." In Agricultural Crop Production K to 12 TLE, by DepEd, n.d. 8-3. 2021.

COMMON FARM EQUIPMENT

These are the machinery used in crop production. It is used in land preparation and
in transporting farm inputs and products. This equipment needs a highly-skilled operator to
use.

A hand tractor is used to pull a plow and harrow in preparing a large area of land.

A four-wheel tractor is used to pull the disc plow and disc harrow to prepare a much bigger
land area.

Water pumps are used to draw irrigation water from a source.

Water pumps are used to draw irrigation water from a source.

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 Hand Tractor Four Wheel Tractor Water Pump
Courtesy of Alcala Rural
School

Thresher Corn Dehusker Rice harvester

Grass cutter Rice seeder Miller

DepEd. "Use Farm Tools and Equipment." In Agricultural Crop Production K to 12 TLE, by DepEd, n.d. 8-3. 2021.

PROPER USE OF SHOVEL

Introduction

A shovel is used in different farm operations. It is used to dig soil, move soil from one
place to another, clean ditches, etc. Proper use of this tool can help users to make the work
easier.

PPE and Tools needed:

• Footwear
• Long pants
• Gloves
• Rag
• Shovel

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Procedure:

Make sure that before you perform this activity, you are wearing appropriate personal
protective equipment.

Follow the instructions below.

1. Keep feet wide apart. Place front

foot close to shovel.

2. Put weight on the front foot. Use leg to push shovel.

3. Shift weight to the rear foot. Keep load

close to the body.

4. Turn feet in the direction of the throw.

5. Observe good housekeeping.

DepEd. "Use Farm Tools and Equipment." In Agricultural Crop Production K to 12 TLE, by DepEd, n.d. 8-3. 2021.

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IV. ACTIVITIES

Activity 1: (Written works) HPS: 10

Directions: There are 13 hidden words related to the Agricultural Crop

Production in this puzzle. Find and write at least ten items in your answer sheet
on the last page of this Module.

S W E M O C N I T R O W E L L
O B O L O R A S T X O B E L E
H I K B Q O P S Y A V R X T S
A U N L A W S D A L A I C U P
N S I J E B U F Q B N K L Q A
D O F T Q A W Y B U A R S P D
F I E X U R I J N A L E A X E
O L F A T F A C E L Y M N S X
R P X R I E S H O V E L T I K
K J E K E C S P N I H E R C O
M E R A K E S U G R I W I K E
Z U J A V O T O A D M A N L O
K I G X W I L I S P R A Y E R
O E W F E R T I L I Z E R U S
I T Y U Q S I K W Y A T U M X

1. _________________ 6. _________________
2. _________________ 7. _________________
3. _________________ 8. _________________
4. _________________ 9. _________________
5. _________________ 10. ________________

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Activity 2: (PERFORMANCE BASED) Title: SCRAPBOOK ON FARM EQUIPMENT
Date: _____________

Directions: Make a collage or scrapbook of different farm equipment. Compile them

and their instructional manual. Your output will be evaluated using the rubrics/criteria
below.
. HPS: 50

SCRAPBOOK ON FARM EQUIPMENT

1. Collect pictures of various farm equipment and instructional manual. You may
grab photos from the internet or cut out images available at home.
2. For the pictures taken from online sites, copy the URL and paste them below
the images.
3. Cut the pictures and paste them on a short bond paper.
4. Search the uses or functions of this equipment and write it below or beside
the pictures.
5. If the instructional manuals are available, paste them on another bond paper.
6. Compile the sheets into one folder.

SCORE CRITERIA
Done creatively and neatly showing much relevance to the
5
given task
Done creatively and neat enough with relevance to the given
4
task
Done creatively and neat enough but no relevance to the
3
given task
2 Done neat enough but not so relevant to the given task
1 Done poorly with erasures and irrelevant to the given task
SCORE:
(maximum of 50
pts.)

Corresponding Equivalent score:

• 12 points = 50
• 10-11 points = 45
• 8-9 points = 40
• 6-7 points = 35
• 3-5 points = 30

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V. ASSESSMENT:
HPS: 15
Directions: Read the questions carefully. Write the letter of your choice on the
answer sheet provided on the last page of the Module.

1. Which hand-held agricultural tool has a variously curved blade typically used for
cutting weeds?
A. crowbar B. mattock C. sickle D. shovel

2. Why are farm tools essential in pre-horticultural operations?

A. They make work easier. C. They make work efficient.
B. They make work natural. D. They make work effortless.

3. Which tool is flattened by one end of its blade, and the other is pointed at the
right angle to its handle?
A. disc harrow B. grub hoe C. pick mattock D. spading fork

4. Which tool resembles the appearance of a spoon and is used for transferring soil?
A. ladle B. shovel C. spade D. trowel

5. What implement is being pulled by a working animal to till the land?

A. disc harrow B. native plow C. modern tractor D. truckload trailer

6. Which tool is used for digging big holes, big stones, and stumps?
A. crowbar B. fork C. shovel D. spade

7. What implement is mounted to a tractor and is used to pulverize the newly

plowed soil?
A. harrow B. plow C. thresher D. trailer

8. Which of the following is an example of a digging-out tool for big stones?

A. bolo B. crowbar C. shovel D. trowel

9. Which tool is used to dig canals, break hard topsoil, and dig up stones and tree stumps?
A. bolo B. crowbar C. mattock D. shovel

10. Which tool is used for loosening and leveling soil and digging out furrows for planting?
A. hoe B. knife C. shovel D. spade

11. Which of the following is used for spraying insecticides, foliar fertilizers,
fungicides, and herbicides?
A. bucket B. hose C. pail D. sprayer

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12. Which tool is appropriately used for cutting grass?
A. bolo B. crowbar C. mattock D. shovel

13. Which of the following tools is used to harvest crops?

A. knife B. plow C. spade D. trowel

14. Which type of open container has a single wheel at the front and two handles at
the back that transport things?
A. farm truck B. farm wagon C. hand tractor D. wheelbarrow

15. Which tool is used for cutting bigger size posts?

A. axe B. knife C. mattock D. shears

VI. ENRICHMENT ACTIVITY (5 Points)

A. Picture Identification

Directions: Name the hand tools below. Write your answer on the sheet provided on
the last page of the Module.

1. _________________ 4. _________________

2. _________________ 5. _________________

3. _________________
Kids Wheel Barrow. n.d. (ykhardware.cn 2021)
2021. DeWit Welldone Hand Fork. August 4. Accessed August 4, 2021. https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/230668812463583499.

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VII. ANSWER KEY

5. WHEEL BARROW
13. FERTILIZER
4. HAND FORK
12. SOIL
11. SICKLE 3. PRUNING SHEAR
10. SPRAYER 2. SPRINKLER
RAKE 9. 1. SHOVEL
SHOVEL 8. V. Enrichment Activity

HAND FORK 7.
AXE 6.
FARM EQUIPMENT
KNIFE 5.
SCRAPBOOK ON
SPADE 4. (with rubrics)
CROWBAR 3. Answers may vary
BOLO 2.
Activity 2
TROWEL 1.

Activity 1

VIII. REFERENCES

DepEd. "Use Farm Tools and Equipment." In Agricultural Crop Production K to 12 TLE, by DepEd, n.d.
8-3. 2021
2021. DeWit Welldone Hand Fork. August 4. Accessed August 4, 2021.
https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/230668812463583499.
ykhardware.cn. 2021. Kids Wheel Barrow_Leaf rake_Spraye_Yongkang Gold. August 4. Accessed August 4,
2021. https://www.pinterest.ph/pin/635148353669195169/ .

Subject Teacher: __WILMA L. LUTERTE_

Contact Number: __09239121436_____

Prepared by:
Name: __ WILMA L. LUTERTE
School: ___POOC NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL_
Contact No: _09239121436_

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Control no: TLE 8 – EXPLORATORY ( CROP PRODUCTION) Q1-WK- 1_

SLK for TLE 8 – Exploratory ( Crop Production)_

QUARTER _1___ WEEK _1__
(Competencies from Week 1 Curriculum Guide )

STUDENT’S NAME: ____________________ GR/SEC: ____________________

TEACHERS’ NAME: ____________________

IX. FEEDBACK NOTES (comments, suggestions, or other feedback)

LEARNER’S FEEDBACK

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STUDENTS’ SIGNATURE: ____________________

PARENTS’ NAME AND SIGNATURE: __________________

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Control no : TLE 8 – EXPLORATORY ( CROP PRODUCTION) Q1-WK- 1_

SLK for TLE 8 – Exploratory ( Crop Production)_

QUARTER _1___ WEEK _1__
(Competencies from Week 1 Curriculum Guide )

X. ANSWER SHEET

Name: _______________ Year & Sec: _______Contact No:_________________

School: ______________________ Teacher: _____________________

Activity 1:
1. 6.
2. 7.
3. 8.
4. 9
5. 10.

Activity 2: (PERFORMANCE-BASED) Title: SCRAPBOOK ON FARM EQUIPMENT

Directions: Make a collage or scrapbook of different farm equipment. Compile them

and their instructional manual. Your output will be evaluated using the rubrics/criteria
below.
. Highest Possible Score: 50.

V. Assessment:

1. 6. 11.
2. 7. 12.
3. 8. 13.
4. 9. 14.
5. 10. 15.

VI. Enrichment
1. 4.

2. 5.

3.

STUDENTS’ SIGNATURE: ____________________

PARENTS’ NAME AND SIGNATURE: __________________

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