Lesson Plan Y3 3g&3t Soil

Subject Class Day / Date Time Topic Sub-topic / Learning Objective

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Science 3 Gemilang Monday / 9 August 2009 11.45 a.m. – 12.45 p.m. (60 minutes) Soil What Soil is Made Up of? (Part 2)

Learning Outcomes: At the end of the lesson, the pupils will be able to:1) State the containing of every layer in the soil. Model / Method: Needham’s Five Phase / Constructivism Science Process Skill (SPS): Observing, Classifying , Making inferences, Communicating Manipulative Skills (MS): Use and handling materials correctly. Thinking Skills (TS): Analyzing, Relating, Comparing, Making decision, Generating Ideas, Identifying. Scientific Attitude and Noble Values (SANV): Having an interest and curiosity towards environment, Appreciating and practicing clean and healthy living, Being systematic, Being objective Teaching Aid and Materials (TAM): Garden Soil, water, bottle, worksheet. Vocabulary: soil, stone, clay, silt Step/Phase

Contents Soil is made up of stones, sand, clay, silt and bits of dead animals and plants.

Orientation

Living things such

(5 minutes)

as worms and ants are found in the soil.

Teaching & Learning Activities 1. Teacher makes a quiz. 2. Teacher asks the

Remark SPS: Observing TS: Analyzing, Relating

previous lesson about what the living things and non living things they found in the soil.

Instruct the pupil to

1. Teacher divides the

SPS:

Eliciting of

take a sample of

pupils in 6-8 groups.

Ideas

soil, a bottle and

Each group is given

water to do an

a sample of garden

experiment.

soil, bottle and

(20 minutes)

water. 2. Teacher remind the

observations TS: comparing, relating, making decision TAM : Garden

pupils to always

soil, Water,

keep clean when do

bottle,

an experiment and

worksheet.

do not drop a water and soil into 3. Instruct the pupils to put the soil inside the bottle with water. Close the bottle and shake it. 4. Lets pupils observe layer of soil inside the bottle. 5. Pupil record every layer inside the bottle and draw the layer of soil 6. Teacher asking pupils: a) How many layers do you have? b) Can you list the content of each layer?

SANV : Appreciating and practicing clean and healthy living, Being systematic, cooperative.

Observe Restructuring of Ideas (15 minutes)

the

1. Teacher guide the

SPS :

containing of each

pupils to read every

observation,

layer. Identify every

layer

classifying,

containing of each layer such as

layer they have with

1st layer – pieces of dead

2. Pupils match the

plants

and

dead animals

other group 3. Teacher show the real contain of each

2nd layer- water

layer to the pupils.

3rd layer – clay

4. Pupils conclude that:

4th layer- silt

~Soils containing

making conclusions TS : comparing, labeling, identifying TA : water, bottle, Garden Soil, worksheet.

some pieces dead

5thlayer-sand

plants and dead animals, clay, silt,

6th layer-stone

sand and stones. The heaviest things will

sink

SPS :

the

why the stones

the

found to the bottom

Above

and the dead plants

TS : Generating

Application of them are layers of

and animals float at

Ideas

Ideas

the top.

bottom bottles.

(15 minutes)

lighter

to

1. Teacher asks pupils

of

things.

Some dead plants and animals float in the water.

2. Pupils volunteer to answer the questions. 3. Pupils do the

Reflection (5 minutes)

Communicating

TA : Activity book. SANV : having interest and

exercises in the

curiosity towards

activity book.

environment

Summarize the

Ask the conclusion,

SPS :

lesson

teacher asks pupils to

Communicating

state again the containing of each layer in the soil

TS :

from the top of water and the bottom of the bottles.

All thinking skills