Lesson Plan

Subject : Science

Year / Class : 4D

No. of Students : 36

Date : 25th May 2009 (Monday)

Time : 11.50am – 1.20 pm

Duration : 1 hour 30 minutes

Theme : Investigating Living Things

Learning Area : Living things undergo life processes

Learning Objectives : Understanding that animals have specific characteristics

and behaviour to enable them to survive.

Learning Outcomes : At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:
(i) Recognize the need for animals to protect
themselves from enemies and extreme weather.

Prior Knowledge : Pupils have learnt and see the various animals in their
daily life.

Science Process Skills : Observing, communicating, predicting

Critical Thinking : Comparing and contrasting, relating, visualising,

generating ideas, making conclusions

Scientific Attitudes
& Noble Values : Being thankful to God, thinking rationally,
being cooperative, having critical and analytical
thinking, being confident

Teaching -Learning
Resources : Laptop, LCD projector, pictures
Phases / Time Contents Teaching - learning Activities Remarks
Orientation Special characteristic that protect themselves in • Teacher shows pictures of animals. Teaching aids
(5 minutes) danger and extreme weather. • Teacher asks the students: • Laptop, LCD projector
- Where is the habitat? Science process skills
- What make them survive? • Observing
• Teacher introduces the topic to the students. Thinking skills
• Comparing and contrasting
Scientific attitudes / Noble
value
• Being thankful to God
Elicitation of Special characteristics that enable them to Activity 1 Teaching aids
Ideas survive. • Teacher explains the terms of characteristic and • Laptop, LCD projector
(25 minutes) behaviour of animals to the students. Science process skills
• Teacher shows some pictures of animals. • Observing
• Teacher explains each characteristic and behaviour • Predicting
of animals that make them survive. Thinking skills
• Comparing & contrasting
• Relating
Scientific attitudes / Noble
value.
• Thinking rationally.
• Having critical and
analytical thinking
Restructuring Special characteristics that enable them to Activity 2: Classifying Science process skills
of Ideas survive. • Teacher gives the name of animals to the students. • Observing
(25 minutes) • Teacher asks the students to state the characteristics • Communicating
and behaviour that make them survive. Thinking skill
• Teacher asks them to write in their books. • Comparing and contrasting
• Teacher discusses with the students. • Visualising
Scientific attitudes / Noble
value
• Being cooperative
• Having critical and
analytical thinking
 • Thinking rationally
• Being confident
Application Special characteristics that enable them to Activity 3: Practical book Teaching aids
(30 minutes) survive. • Teacher asks the students to discuss in group • Practical book
the worksheet in the practical book. Science process skills
• Teacher observes each group their progress. • Communicating
• Teacher discusses with the students after they Thinking skill
completed the worksheet. • Relating
Scientific attitudes / Noble
value
• Being cooperative
• Thinking rationally
• Being confident
Reflection Special characteristics that enable them to • Teacher picks some students and asks questions. Thinking skill
(5 minutes) survive. • Teacher discusses and concludes the lesson with • Making conclusion
students. • Visualising
Scientific attitudes / Noble
value
• Thinking rationally
• Being confident