Subject : Science

Class : 3 Gemilang
Day / Date : Monday / 9 August 2009
Time : 11.45 a.m. – 12.45 p.m. (60 minutes)
Topic : Soil
Sub-topic / Learning : What Soil is Made Up of? (Part 2)
Objective

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 Teaching & Learning Remark

Activities
Soil is made up of 1. Teacher makes a SPS: Observing
stones, sand, clay, quiz.
TS: Analyzing,
silt and bits of dead
2. Teacher asks the Relating
animals and plants.
previous lesson
Orientation Living things such
about what the
(5 minutes) as worms and ants
living things and
are found in the
non living things
soil.
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. observations
Ideas soil, a bottle and Each group is given
TS: comparing,
(20 minutes) water to do an a sample of garden
relating, making
experiment. soil, bottle and
decision
water.

2. Teacher remind the TAM : Garden

pupils to always soil, Water,
keep clean when do bottle,
an experiment and worksheet.
do not drop a water
and soil into SANV :
Appreciating and
3. Instruct the pupils to
practicing clean
put the soil inside
and healthy
the bottle with
living, Being
water. Close the
systematic,
bottle and shake it.
cooperative.
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?
 Observe the 1. Teacher guide the SPS :
containing of each pupils to read every observation,
Restructuring
layer. Identify every layer classifying,
of Ideas
containing of each making
2. Pupils match the
(15 minutes) layer such as conclusions
layer they have with
1st layer – pieces of other group TS : comparing,
dead plants and labeling,
3. Teacher show the
dead animals identifying
real contain of each
2nd layer- water layer to the pupils. TA : water,
bottle, Garden
3rd layer – clay 4. Pupils conclude that:
Soil, worksheet.
4th layer- silt ~Soils containing
some pieces dead
5thlayer-sand
plants and dead
6th layer-stone animals, clay, silt,
sand and stones.

The heaviest things 1. Teacher asks pupils SPS :

will sink to the why the stones Communicating
bottom of the found to the bottom
bottles. Above and the dead plants TS : Generating
Application of them are layers of and animals float at Ideas
Ideas lighter things. the top.
(15 minutes) Some dead plants TA : Activity
2. Pupils volunteer to
and animals float in book.
answer the
the water.
questions.
SANV : having
3. Pupils do the interest and
exercises in the curiosity towards
activity book. environment

Reflection Summarize the Ask the conclusion, SPS :

(5 minutes) lesson teacher asks pupils to Communicating
state again the containing
of each layer in the soil TS :
from the top of water and All thinking skills
the bottom of the bottles.