SCIENCE YEAR 4 LESSON PLAN (CONSTRUCTIVIST MODEL)

Date : 5 May 2009

Time : 9 a.m to 10 a.m

Class : 4 Bestari

Enrolment : 30 /30 students

Learning Theme : Life Science

Learning Area : Life Cycles of Animals

Learning Outcome : At the end of the lesson students will be able to

1. Describe tree out of four life cycles of different animals.

2. State tree out of four animals may have different life

cycles.

Time required : 60 minutes

Strategy : Field Trip, Group Activity

Science Process Skills and Thinking Skills:

1. Observing

2. Identifying

3. Comparing and contrasting

4. Relating

Science Attitudes and Values:

1. Being responsible about the safety of oneself, others and the environment.

2. Appreciative

3. Being thankful to God

4. Being cooperative

Learning Aids and Materials:

1. Drawing pad

2. Picture of the life cycle of a butterfly, frog, mosquito and chicken

3. Chart1

Steps / Phase

(time)

Contents Teaching and Learning

activities

Remarks

Set Induction

(7 minutes)

Field trip to Science

Garden.

Expected answers:

Plants

Flowers

Pond

Grass

Fish

Tortoise

Butterfly

Grasshopper

Tadpole

Snail

Birds

Precaution:

Students must

stay in the

group all the

time.

Do not make

noise.

Teacher divides students into 6

groups of 5. Each group has to

find a place to sit at science

garden.

Teacher ask:

a) Children, what can you

see around you?

b) Could you see the

animals at the Science

Garden?

c) Could you find the

tadpole in the pond?

Allow students to look at the

tadpole in the pond.

Teacher constructs students to

list out 10 things they can see

in the science garden for 2

minutes.

(Students list down the things

they can see in a group).

Teacher asks students to go

back to the class and sit in the

group given.

(Students will start to analysze

SPS:

Observing

TS:

Analyzing

Relating

Moral

value:

Cooperative

2

teacher’s action).

Steps / Phase

(time)

Contents Teaching and Learning

activities

Remarks

Eliciting Idea

(13 minutes)

Picture of animals

Selected animals:

Caterpillar

Butterfly

Tadpole

Frog

Chick

Hen

Teacher shows the students a

picture of animals such as

caterpillar, butterfly, tadpole,

frog, chick and hen.

Teacher asks:

a) What can you observe

from the picture?

b) What is the relationship

between the caterpillar

with butterfly, tadpole

with frog and chick with

hen?

Teacher tells the students that

today’s lesson is about life

cycles of animals.

Teacher construct the students

to draw a life cycle from the

animals they have listed just

now on drawing pad provided.

(One group for one life cycle)

SPS:

Observing

Relating

Moral

values:

Being

cooperative

Material:

Chart,

Drawing pad

3

Steps / Phase

(time)

Contents Teaching and Learning

activities

Remarks

Restructuring

Idea

(20 minutes)

The Life Cycles of

several animals

Chicken

Butterfly

Frog

Mosquito

Teacher asks the students to

display the life cycles that they

did before for discussion with

friends.

Teacher shows pictures of the

life cycle of a chicken, butterfly,

frog and mosquito.

Teacher asks the students:

What is the life cycle shows?

What does the animal undergo

changes as they go through the

different stages in their life

cycle?

Teacher showing through the

slide show with content

knowledge relate to the lesson.

Teacher asks students:

Do you look like your parents?

Teacher asks the students to

give one example of an animal

with the young that

i. looks like their parent

ii. do not look like their

parent

TS:

Comparing

SPS:

Observing

TS:

Comparing

Identifying

Moral

values:

Being

thankful with

God’s

creation, and

Being

cooperative

Materials:

Chart,

Power Point

- LCD

4

Steps / Phase

(time)

Contents Teaching and Learning

activities

Remarks

Application

(15 minutes)

Group activities

Students need to

complete the

worksheet that has

been given in a

groups.

Expected answer:

(a) The body shape

of a caterpillar

is very different

from a butterfly.

Unlike a butterfly,

a caterpillar does

not have wings.

(b) Larva

(Caterpillar)

Teacher constructs each group

to do the worksheet.

After they have finished, one

student for each group have to

tell the class the answer for

each question.

Teacher led discussion of the

correct answers.

Teacher asks further question

to stimulate students thinking:

a) What are the differences

between a caterpillar

and a butterfly?

b) At what stage is the

main feeding stage of

butterfly?

Moral

Values:

Being

cooperative

and

dedication

Materials:

Worksheet

Reflection

(5 minutes)

Recall the life cycle of

animals

Teacher asks the students to

summarize today’s lesson.

Values:

Inquisitive

about their

environment.

Reflection:

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