How i engage learners to embark on medicinal herb making using green herbs

1. Young Scientists in making
Economic and management Sciences
Lesson on Sectors of Economy
Grade 7
Pula Madibogo Primary School
Limpopo province
By Phuti Ragophala(Principal)

2. Summary of the lesson
• Part 1:In class:
• Grade 7 Theory lesson on sectors of economy
showing how products are made from raw
materials until packed on shelves for the
consumers to purchase.
• Primary stage (raw material)
• Secondary stage: (process stage)
• Tertiary stage: (packaging and ready to be sold
to the consumers

3. Practical lesson on sectors of economy
• Part2:in the garden and computer class
• Problem in the schoolyard: many learners with
head sores, fungi and arthritic community
members
• Project:used backyard school garden where we
planted medicinal herbs and vegetables to reduce
ailments and encourages healthy eating
• Through the knowledge gained from FTFA and
Khanya development services we learnt on how to
process medicines using green herbs from the
garden.The following is a typical garden, that look
like a forest. I call it a forest of food

4. School Backyard garden where various herbs are planted

5. Various medicinal herbs harvested from garden

6. Searching for information from Encyclopedia Britannica and
Encarta programmes

7. How all purpose ointment is done
• Based on the challenges of learners with head sore and
fungi we came up with all purpose ointment using various
herbs(comfrey, parsley,thyme,Lavender,calendula)
• Step1:harvest leaves of medicinal relevant herbs mentioned
above
• Step 2:check the composition and functions of the herbs
• Step3:to cut them into small pieces
• Step4:melt vaseline in pot,low heat
• Step:5put cloves of different herbs in pot while boiling
slowly
• Step6:aftrer 20minutes put off the heat and package them
in containers while still hot
• Step 7 :Let them cool and put lables for ingredients
• Step 8:Presentation infront of class
• Step9:put on shelf for the consumer to buy
• Step10: Apply to learners with sores and headfungi

8. Steps on how” all purpose medicine is made

9. Objectives
• For learners to path their career at an early age and
become future aspired entrepreneurs and scientists
• Instil communication in their work
• Collaborated with Khanya Africa and FTFA on how raw
herbs can be processed into medicine
• Learners taking learning beyond the classroom for greater
benefit of the larger community (Global awareness)
• Making learners young scientists and doctors provoke their
critical thinking and knowledge building related to their
project
• ICT skills are acquired as they browse for relevant
vocabulary for their
• Learn to solve problems in an innovative away that shows
creativity and self sustainability in making medicnes
• To make a school a hub of service delivery beyond academic
services

10. Replicability and sustainability
• The project is replicable and sustainable through workshops
and meetings once a month
• Through this project, learners and community members are
able to make their own medicines hence they can not
afford high treatment from Doctors
• Nearby schools are invited for exposure visit so that the
skill can be spread in the community

11. Lesson learnt
• Project based learning method (PBL) is one of the best
method where learners learn by doing as such its not easy
for them to forget.
• Incorporating IT tools with curriculum makes education
more fun
• Many learners get inspired if they are given chance to prove
themselves

12. Words of encouragement to educators
• Let us learn to see GOLD while still CLAY
• Let’s learn to see the world through the eyes of the children
• Remember that a child of a domestic worker can be a president