This document outlines a lesson plan for a course on Agricultural Heritage in India. The overview states that the course will introduce students to traditional agricultural values and practices in ancient India and how agriculture was a way of life. The outcomes are for students to gain knowledge of concepts and practices of the traditional Indian agricultural system to build foundations for future research. The lesson plan details the objectives, activities, materials, and timeline for a 60 minute class. Activities include discussing indigenous technical knowledge, explaining the development of human culture and agriculture through history with pictures and articles, and assessing student understanding with questions and a summary activity.

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Lesson plan for Agricultural
Heritage in India
By
V.Mohanraj,
Ph.D. Scholar,
TNAU

2. Lesson Plan for theory class
Course Name –Agricultural
Heritage of India (1+1)
Course code – AGR 101 Assistant Professor –
Dr.V.Mohanraj Ph.D.(Agri)
Overview & purpose-
Introduction of Agricultural
heritage -values and traditional
practices adopted in ancient India.
One should be proud of our
agriculture as it has lot of inherited
sustainable practices passed from one
generation to other generation. And
also agriculture in India is not an
occupation, it is way of life for many
Indian populations.
Outcome -
Students will gain knowledge
on concepts and practices of our a
gricultural system.
Further, the knowledge gained
will form as building block to p
ursue many research works with o
ur traditional agriculture.

3. S.No Particulars Material needed Time 60 Minutes
1. Objectives
To Gain knowledge on our traditional
practices which are more relevant for
present day system.
Course outline
schedule 5 Mins
2. Warming up
I will be asking to the students to tell
about the ITKs which are seen and
heared in words of mouth also.
Brainstorming session 5 Mins
3. Techniques and Procedures
a. I will pose a question to the
students “ what is Heritage”.
M-Dictionary,
Classroom discussion
(30 Minutes)
5 Mins

4. S.N
o.
Particulars Material needed Time 60 Minutes
b. I will explain what Heritage,
Historical facts – Development of
human culture - Indus and vedic
civilization with respect to agriculture.
- I will ask the students to tell
some crops which are relate
with our cultural ceremonies.
c. Next I will explain the
Development of human culture–
• Society
• Family
• Mores, taboos.. etc.
PPT-Slides
Blackboard
Presentation
10 Mins
5 Mins

5. S.No. Particulars Material needed Time
60 Minutes
d. I will explain the how the agriculture is
evolved, from ancient times to the
present day system with historical
evidences-Pictures.
e. I will read two articles on ITK
technologies followed in the Kolli hills
and I will ask few questions on the ITK
technologies u read in the news papers
or articles so as to make them better
understanding on the topic by the
students.
f. Closing – recap of the important points
discussed in the class
PPT-Slides
Hard copies of
the Articles
Drawing-
Mindmap,
Tree diagrams
etc.,
10 Mins
10 Mins
5 Mins

6. S.No. Particulars Material needed Time 60 Minutes
5. Assessment
Assessment is usually done after each
activity or task.
By asking few questions on the topic
handled we can assess whether the
students understood the concept or not.
Quiz mode,
Asking any one of
them to summarize
the topic of the class
5 Mins