DAILY LESSON PLAN YEAR 3 - SCIENCE

Date : 23 July 2008

Class : Year 3 Makmur
Enrolment : 35 Students
Topic : Soil
Learning Outcomes:
1. Pupils describe what soil is made up of
2. State the differences between soil samples from different places

Time required: 30 minutes

Science Process Skills / Manipulative Skills and Thinking Skills

- Observing
- Classifying
- Making inferences
- Generating ideas
- Communicating
- Interpreting data
- Making conclusions

Scientific Attitudes and Noble Values

- Having an interest and curiosity towards environment
- Being honest and accurate in recording and validating data
- Appreciating and practicing clean and healthy living
- Being systematic
- Being objective

Teaching and Learning Resources:

- Soil - Tall container

sample
- Water
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Steps / Contents Teaching & Learning Objectives Remarks

Phase

Orientation Showing the video of soil to the pupils 1. Pupils saw and video and identify SPS:
the contain of the video Observing
(1040-
1045) 2. Teacher asking pupils what they TS: Analyzing,
saw in the video. Relating
5 Minutes

Eliciting Instruct the pupil to take a sample of 1. Teacher divides the student in 6 SPS:
Idea soil and observe what the contain of the groups. Every group is given a observations
soil and record what they seeing into sample of soil, glass jar and water.
(1045- the table of observation. TS:
1105) 2. Teacher remind the student to comparing,
always keep clean when do an relating,
20 Minutes experiment and do not drop a water making
and soil into the table decision

3. Instruct the student to observe the

soil and record what they see inside
the soil.

4. Record the thing that found inside

the soil.

5. Instruct the pupils to put the soil

inside the bottle with water. Close
the bottle and shake it.

6. Lets pupils observe layer of soil

inside the bottle.

7. Pupil record every layer inside the

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bottle and draw the layer of soil

8. Teacher asking pupils:

a) How many layers do you have?

b) Can you list the contain of each

layer?

c) Can you draw every layer of the

bottle?

Restructuri Observe the containing of each layer. 1. Teacher guide the student to read Sps:
ng Idea Identify every containing of each layer every layer observation,
such as classifying,
(1105- 2. Student match the layer they have making
1125) 1st layer – pieces of dead plants and with other group conclusions
dead animals
20 minutes 3. Teacher show the real contain of Ts: comparing,
2nd layer- clay each layer to the pupils. labeling,
3rd layer – silt 4. Pupils conclude that: identifying

4th layer- sand Soils containing some pieces dead

plants and dead animals, clay, silt,
5th layer- small stones sand and small stones.

Application Every places containing different type 1. Teacher instruct the student to Values: having
of soils such as garden soils, beach, collect the soils from different interest and
(1125- river and field. places curiosity
1135) towards
Challenge the student to collect 2. Every student brings their soils for environment
10 Minutes different soils from different places. the next class and state where they
collect it.
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3. Student compare their soils with

their friends.

Reflection / Recall the contains of the soils Teacher summarizes today’s lesson. Values:
Closure Teacher asks further question to stimulate
students thinking Having critical
5 minutes and analytical
Question: thinking,
(1135- thinking
1140) 1. How do we test the contain of the rationally.
soils?