Science Lesson Plan Year 3

Date : 4 October 2011

Time : 9.00 a.m. - 10.00 a.m.
Class : 3 Bestari
Number of pupils : 20
Subject : Science
Theme : Learning about Living Things
Leaning Area : Animals
Learning objective : To observe and recognise external features of animals.
Learning outcomes: At the end of the lesson pupils will be able to:
1) identify 3 external features from each of 3 animals based
on a story.
2) make a list of 3 external features from each of 4 animals
based on a jig saw puzzle.
Science process skill : Observe, classify, predict and communicate.
Thinking skill : Make a list, make a conclusion about external features
of animals.

Scientific attitudes
and values : Being cooperative in doing group work, appreciate animals,
be thankful to God, and responsible carrying out the tasks
given.

Teaching and learning

Resources : An animal song, one animal story, 4 pictures of
animals, notebook, LCD projector, mahjong paper and a
speaker.
Activity

Phase Content Activity Remarks

Sheep, elephant and eagle
Orientation
have different external
(5 minutes)
features.
All animals have different
external features.
SPS
1. Pupils will do a role play.
Observation and predicting
2. Pupils will be given masks.
3. They will listen and sing a song and act as1.
2. T&L Aids:
eagle having trouble to fly, sheep having
A song
trouble to walk, and elephant having A notebook
A set of speaker
trouble in moving its trunk.
LCD projector

3. SPS:
Animals that have furs: 1. Teacher will give a Worksheet 1 to pupils 4. Observation and
Eliciting Idea
- Lion, elephant, dog and to predict what are the animals that have communicate
(10 minutes) 5.
cow furs? 6. T&L Aids:
Animals that do not have fur: 7. Worksheet 1

- Eagle, chicken, and

crocodile
Restructuring idea Examples of external
(25 minutes) features:
- Leg, horn, fur, body,
eyes, tail, scales are
external features of
1. Pupils are divided into 4 small groups. SPS:
2. Each group is given clay and there are
Observation and
asked to form shape of animals.
communicate
3. Each group of pupil will be given a
story.
4. Pupils read the story and sing a song Attitudes & Values:
 animals Cooperation in group work.
given in the story.
5. Pupil will identify 3 external features of8.
Example of animals in the 9. T&L Aids:
the animals from the story.
Animal Video
story: 6. Pupils will list down the three external
A notebook
- Lion features of animals found in the story A set of speaker
- Elephant into Worksheet 2. LCD projector
- Crocodile 7. A representative from each group will
- Eagle Animals story
present their findings.
Worksheet 2
3 external features of an
1. Pupils are divided into four groups. SPS:
animal 2. Each group is given pictures of a cat, a Observation and
Example of animals: rabbit, a chameleon and a parrot which communicate.
- Cat are in jig-saw puzzle.
- Rabbit 3. Pupils will compile the incomplete
Application of idea - Chameleon Thinking skill:
- Parrot pictures into a complete picture.
(15 minutes) 4. They identify the animals and list down 3 Grouping and classifying,
Name of animal external features found from each of sequencing, prioritising
External
the animals in a table in workheet 3. T&L
Features of 5. Students will tell the external features Pictures, manila card
Animal
found in their pets. (Worksheet 3).
2 Legs
Reflection A Beak 1. Pupils will answer the questions of SPS
( 5 minutes) teacher. Observation and
Question:
Eagle Wings communicate
- What are the external features of
Long Tail 4 Legs eagle?
Feathers Claw
Answer:

Crocodile

Scales 2 eyes
 - 2 legs, beak, wings, feathers and
claw.

Question:
- What are the external features of
sheep?
Answer:
4 legs, 2 horns, fur, and a tail.

Question:
- What are the external features of
crocodile? A Tail 4 Legs

Answer:
4 legs, have long tail, have scales, Sheep
have 2 eyes
2. Teacher guides pupils to reflect on what Fur 2 Horns
they have learnt by using concept map.