In Grade 4, we learned about growing of fruit trees, fruit seed collection, fruit seedbed preparation, fruit tree nursery bed, transplanting and care of young fruit trees. In Grade 5, we shall learn about climbing fruit plants.
Identification of climbing fruit plants
Do you know of any fruit plant that produce fruits yet they are not trees?
Activity 1
Identifying climbing fruit plants.
Let us Find Out
Working in groups
Carry out the following activities:
- Identify the fruits from climbing fruit plants in magazine cuttings, pictures and fruits provided by the teacher.
- List fruits from climbing fruit plants you have identified.
- Identify the fruits shown in the photographs below.
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Let us understand
Climbing fruits include passion fruits, grapes, kiwi, raspberries, blackberries, blueberries and goose berries.
Activity 2
Using media to identify climbing fruit plants.
Let us Find Out
Working in groups
- Use digital devices such as mobile phones, tablets and computers connected to the internet to find out other climbing fruit plants grown in our country and the world.
- Search and watch a video clip on climbing fruit plants:
- Which climbing fruits are found in your environment?
- Name some of the fruits you have eaten from climbing fruit plant?
- Share your experiences with the other groups in the class.
Let us understand
Climbing fruit plants need to support themselves on other plants, walls and sticks because they have weak stems.
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Suitable Planting Material for Establishing Climbing Fruit Plants
Planting materials for climbing fruit plants include seeds, stem cuttings and vines.
Activity 3
Finding out suitable planting materials for climbing fruit plants.
Let us Find Out
Working in groups
- Discuss which part of the fruit plant is suitable for planting.
- Match the fruits in the pictures with the part to be planted.
Let us understand
- Grapes are grown from vine cuttings.
- Passion fruits and kiwi are grown from seeds.
- Raspberries and blackberries are grown from stem cuttings.
Activity 4
Finding out where suitable materials for climbing fruits plants can be obtained.
From the previous lesson, you identified the parts of the plant suitable for planting climbing fruit plants.
- What part of the climbing fruit plants are the following planting materials obtained from?
- Seeds
- Stem cuttings
- Vine cuttings
- Share with the other groups in the class.
Let us understand
- Seeds are obtained from fruits.
- Stem cuttings are obtained from stems.
- Vine cuttings are obtained from stem vines such as grapevine.
Activity 5
Home project
Collecting suitable planting materials for climbing fruit plants.
Let us practice
With the help your parents or guardians, collect suitable planting materials for climbing fruit plants.
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- Use the information from the pictures to collect suitable planting materials for climbing fruit plants.
- Discuss your experience with parents or guardians.
Let us understand
- Suitable vines should be obtained from a healthy grape plant.
- Seeds for planting should be obtained from mature and ripe fruits.
- Suitable stem cuttings should be obtained from heathly branches.