8
TLE
Quarter 1
Module 1: Use of Farm
Tools and Equipment
T.L.E
(Agricultural Crop Production)
First Quarter
FIRST WEEK
T.L.E – Grade 8
Alternative Delivery Mode
Quarter 1 – Module 1: Use of Farm Tools and Equipment
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For the facilitator:
Welcome to the
TLE 8
Farm Tools and Equipment !
Alternative Delivery Mode (ADM) Module on
Use of
This module was collaboratively designed, developed and reviewed by educators
both from public and private institutions to assist you, the teacher or facilitator in
helping the learners meet the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum while
overcoming their personal, social, and economic constraints in schooling.
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Welcome to the T.L.E (Agricultural Crop Production) Alternative Delivery Mode
(ADM) Module on Use of Farm Tools and Equipment!
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What’s In
the current lesson with the previous one.
What’s New
What is It
What’s More
What I Have Learned
What I Can Do
Assessment
Additional Activities
Answer Key
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References
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this module.
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What I Need to Know
This module was designed and written with you in mind. It is here to help you master
the nature of Agriculture. The scope of this module permits it to be used in many
different learning situations. The language used recognizes the diverse vocabulary
level of students. The lessons are arranged to follow the standard sequence of the
course. But the order in which you read them can be changed to correspond with the
textbook you are now using.
The module is divided into three lessons, namely:
 Lesson 1 – Select and Use of Farm Tools
 Lesson 2 – Select and Operate Farm Equipment
After going through this module, you are expected to:
1. identify the different farm tools and equipment
2. explain the functions of the different farm tools and equipment.
3. Explain the importance of farm equipment in the field of agriculture.
4. illustrate examples of a farm equipment that can be found in their community.
What I Know
Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of
paper.
1. Which of the following is an example of a digging tool?
A. Bolo
B. Crowbar
C. Grub hoe
D. Pruning shear
2. Which tool is used for cutting grasses?
A. Shovel
B. Bolo
C. Crowbar
D. Mattock
3. What tool does NOT belong to the group?
A. Crowbar
B. Mattock
C. Shovel
D. Pruning shear
4. Farm tools are very important in agricultural crop production because
they __________
A. Make work easier
B. Make work faster
C. Save time and effort
D. All of the above
5. A tool with one end of its blade flattened and the other pointed at right
angles to its handle is a ________________.
A. mattock
B. crowbar
C. bolo
D. spade
Lesson
1
Select and Use of Farm Tools
Farm tools, implements, and equipment play 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. In order to do crop production operations
successfully, one must have a good working knowledge of the tools, implements and
equipment before using them
What’s In
“Complete Me” Fill up the lacking letter of the following:
S___ RI ___ KL____R
1.
2.
SH ___ V____L
A____E
3.
W__T__R PA___L
4.
5.
B___L___
“Life on a Farm is a School of Patience;
You Can’t Hurry the Crops or Make
An Ox in Two Days.”
-Henry Alain
What’s New
Read carefully the poem and answer the following
questions.
Close the Gate (For Dad)
By: Nancy Kraayenhof
For this one farmer the worries are over, lie down and rest your head,
Your time has been and struggles enough put your crowbar, rake and wheelbarrow in
the shed,
Years were not easy, many downright hard, but your faith in God transcended.
Put away your bolo, spade, handfork and axe, then sleep in peace.
You raised a fine family, worked the land well and always followed the Sun.
Hang your shovel and sprinkler inside of the barn: your work here on earth is done.
A faith few possess led your journey through life, often jagged and stony way,
The sun is setting, the cattle are all bledded and here now is the end of your day.
You always believed that the good Lord would provide and he always had somehow,
Take off your gloves and put your favorite hand trowel and cultivator down, no more
sweatand worry for you now.
You labor is done, your home now is heaven; no more must you wait.
Your legacy lives on, your love of the land, and we will close the gate.
Guide Questions: Answer it comprehensively.
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
What does the poem all about?
Who do you think the subject of the poem?
What do you think the occupation of her father?
What are the farm tools mentioned in the poem?
If you were given a chance to make a new title of the poem, what would it
be and why?
What is It
FARM TOOLS IN AGRICULTURAL CROP PRODUCTION
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.
Name and Function of the
Illustration
Hand tools
1.Bolo
is used for cutting tall
grasses and weeds and
chopping branches of
trees.
2.Crowbar
is used for digging big
holes and for digging out
big stones and stumps.
3. Pick-mattock
is used for digging canals,
breaking hard topsoil and
for digging up stones and
tree stumps.
4. Grab-hoe
is used for breaking hard
topsoil and pulverizing soil.
5. Spade
is used for removing trash
or soil, digging canals or
ditches and mixing soil
media.
6. Shovel
is used in removing trash,
digging loose soil, moving
soil from one place to
another and for mixing
soil media.
7. Rake
is used for cleaning the
ground and leveling the
topsoil.
8. Spading fork
is used for loosening the
soil, digging out root crops
and turning over the
materials in a compost
heap.
9. Light hoe
is used for loosening and
leveling soil and digging
out furrows for planting
10. Hand trowel
is used for loosening the
soil around the growing
plants and putting small
amount of manure fertilizer
in the soil.
11. Hand cultivator
is used for cultivating the
garden plot by loosening
the soil and removing
weeds around the plant.
12. Hand fork
issued for inter
cultivation.
row
13. Pruning shears
is for cutting branches of
planting materials and
unnecessary branches of
plants.
14. Axe
is for cutting bigger size
post.
15. Knife
is for cutting planting
materials
and
for
performing
other
operations in horticulture
16. Sprinklers
for watering seedlings and
young plants
17. Water pails
for hauling water, manure
and fertilizers
18. Sprayers
are
for
spraying
insecticides,
foliar
fertilizers,
fungicides
and herbicides
19. Wheel barrow
is used for hauling trash,
manures,
fertilizers,
planting materials and
other equipment .
20. Sickle
is a hand-held agricultural
tool with a variously curve
blade typically used for
cutting weeds.
Farm Implements
These are accessories which are being pulled by working animals or mounted to
machineries (hand tractor, tractor) which are usually used in the preparation of land.
These are usually made of a special kind of metal.
1. Plows. These are farm implements either pulled by a working animal or a tractor.
The plow is specifically used for tilling large areas, making furrows and inter 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 that of the disc plows which are pulled by tractors.
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Native plow
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Disc plow
2. Harrow. The native wooden harrow is made of wood with a metalteeth
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.
3. Rotavator. The rotavator is an implement mounted to a tractor used for
tilling and pulverizing the soil
What’s More
Activity 1.1FARM TOOL WORD JUMBLE
Instruction: Arrange the jumbled letters to form a word related to farming and give its
proper function.
Jumbled Letters
FARM TOOL
FUNCTION
1. NADH RKFO
2. OHSEVL
3. SKCLEI
4. SDAPE
5. CORABRW
What I Have Learned
INSTRUCTION: Match Column A to Column B.
COLUMN A
_____ 1. It is used for spraying insecticides, foliar fertilizers,
fungicides and herbicides
_____ 2. It is used for hauling water, manure and fertilizers.
_____ 3. It is used fro watering seedlings
_____ 4. It is used for cutting / planting materials.
_____ 5. It is used for leveling the top soil.
_____ 6. It is used for removing trash, digging loose soil,
moving soil from one place to another and for mixing soil
media
_____ 7. It is used for cutting bigger size post
_____ 8. It is used for cutting branches of planting materials
and unnecessary branches of plants
_____ 9. It is used for inter row cultivation.
_____ 10. It is used for cutting tall grasses and weeds and
clapping branches of trees.
COLUMN B
a. Sprinkler
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
Knife
Hand Fork
Bolo
Rake
Shovel
g. Pruning Shear
h. Sprayer
i. Pail
j. Axe
k. Mattock
What I Can Do
This activity will check whether you already experience how to use shovel and how
far your understanding in following the steps to do in action.
Instruction: Illustrate the steps on how to use a shovel. Please be guided of the given
choices
STEPS
1. Keep feet wide apart. Place front
foot close to shovel.
ILLUSTRATIONS
2. Put weight on front foot. Use leg to
push shovel.
3. Shift weight to rear foot. Keep load
close to body.
4. Turn feet in direction of throw
A.
B.
C.
D.
Assessment
Multiple Choice. Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a
separate sheet of paper.
1. Joseph is planning to dig canals and dig up stones and tree stump in their front
yard. What tool he will use?
A. Crowbar
B. Bolo
C. Pick Mattock
D. Shovel
2. Martin uses pruning shears in cutting bigger size post. Is he using the appropriate
farm tools?
A. No, pruning shear is used for cutiing branches only
B. Yes, pruning shear is used for cutiing planting materials only
C. Yes, pruning shear is used for cutiing planting materials only
D. Both A & B.
3. How would you carry the trash, manure ,fertilizers and planting materials in an
easy and fast way?
A. by pushing the cart
B. by using wheel barrow
C. by carrying it manually
D. All of the above
4. Carol got worried because her plants and vegetables has been attacked of
numerous insects and fungi. She wants to spray insecticides and fungicide of it. What
do you think the correct farm tool she will be needed?
A. Water Hose
B. Sprayer
C. Basket
D. Wheelbarrow
5. Mang Jose plans to buy farm implements in preparation of his gardening and
farming, which of the following is an example of a farm implement?
A. Rotavator
B. Plow
C. Light Hoe
D. Basket
Additional Activities
Instruction: Classify the following tools according to its description.
Spade
Plows
Rotavator
wheel barrow
FARM TOOLS
Rake
harrow
FARM IMPLEMENTS
1.
1.
2.
2.
3.
3.
References
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K12 Learning Module
CBLM Horticulture
https://www.google.com/search?q=poem+about+farmer&oq=poem+about+far
mer&aqs=chrome..69i57j0l5.10544j0j7&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8
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Department of Education – Carcar City Division (Learning Resources
Management Section)
P. Nellas St., Poblacion III, Carcar City , Cebu, Philippines 6019
Tel. No. 4878495
Email Address : carcarcitydivision@yahoo.com
Answer Key
What I Know
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
B
B
D
D
A
What's In
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Shrinkler
Shovel
Axe
Water Pail
Bolo
What I Have
Learned
Whats More
1. C
2.
3.
4.
5.
2. D
3.I
4.J
5.E
6. F
7.H
8.A
9.D
10. A
Assessment
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
C
A
B
C
B
1. Hand Fork
Shovel
Sickle
Spade
CrowBar
What Can I Do
1.C
2.B
3.D
4.A