DAILY LESSON PLAN

Date : 23rd February 2010 / Tuesday

Time : 9.00 am – 10.00 am (1 hour)

Class : Year 5B

No. of pupils : 40 (21 boys, 19 girls)

Subject : Science

Theme : Investigating Living Things

Learning area : Survival of the species

Learning objectives : 1.3 Understanding food chains.

Learning outcome : 1. Identify animals and food they eat.

2. Classify animals into herbivore, carnivore and omnivore.

3. Construct food chain.

4. Identify producer.

5. Identify consumer.

Prior knowledge : Pupils already know the animals and foods they eat.

Behavioural objectives : At the end of the lesson, pupils are able to:

1. State at least three animals and the food they eat correctly.

2. List at least three examples of animals into herbivore, carnivore and

omnivore correctly.

3. State which one producer in food chains is given correctly.

4. State which ones are consumer in food chains given correctly.

Teaching strategy/method : Role play

Science process skills : Classifying, predicting and Communicating, interpreting data.

Manipulative skills : -

TSTS (Thinking skills and thinking strategies) : Relating, analysing, generating ideas, Making Conclusions.

Scientific attitudes and values : Having critical and analytical thinking, dare to try, thinking rationally.

Noble values : Cooperative, kind hearted, thankful to god, love plants and animals, care the

environment.

Teaching and learning aids : ICT (slide show presentation), paper cards.

Safety precaution : During role play, pupils responsible for their own safety and not play with

friends.

Phase/Time Content/Concepts Teaching and Learning Activities

Remarks Teacher Students

Orientation

(5 minutes)

Example of food chain:

Leaves eaten by Deer, while Deer

eaten by Tiger

Teacher shows picture of plants and animals that connect together in food chain. Ask pupils to guess what are the animals in each picture base on the description given. Teacher introduce for today’s topic.

Pupils concentrate on the picture. Pupils try to guess the animals.

SPS: Predicting TS: Making Conclusions

Elicitation of

ideas

(15 minutes)

Herbivore – deer

Carnivore – tiger

Omnivore – chicken

Teacher shows few pictures of animals and asks pupils to identify its’ foods and classify it into herbivore, carnivore or omnivore. Questions:

Can you identify the animals in this picture?

What does the animal eats?

This animal is herbivore, carnivore or omnivore?

Pupils identify the animals in the picture, identify its’ foods and classify it in it’s’ group. Expected answer:

Deer, tiger, chicken

Grass, deer, worms

Herbivore, carnivore, omnivore.

SPS: Communicating, predicting. Teaching aids: ICT (slide show presentation).

Restructuring

of ideas (15 minutes)

Herbivore – animals that eat plants only.

Carnivore – animals that eat only other animals.

Omnivore – animals that eat both plants and other animals.

Producer – plant called producer because it can produces its own food.

Consumer – animal is called consumer because they cannot make their own food.

1) Teacher explains about herbivore, carnivore and omnivore. 2) Teacher asks pupils to give example of animals in each category. 3) Teacher shows example how to construct food chain. 4) Teacher explains about producer and consumer. 5) Teacher asks pupils to identify consumer and producer in food chains given.

Pupils concentrate to the teacher explanation. Pupils concentrate to the teacher explanation by using slide show presentation.

SPS: Communicating TS: Relating, analysing Value: Being Cooperative, honest Teaching aids: ICT (slide show presentation)

Application of

ideas

(20 minutes)

Grass grasshopper frog bird

Plants mouse deer fox

Paddy plant rat snake eagle

Algae tadpole small fish big

fish predatory birds

1) Teacher asks pupils to remain in their group. 2) Teacher gives each group with cards that contain name of plant and animals. By using the cards, each group will form a food chain. They also identify the producer and consumer. 3) Teacher asks pupils to present their group work.

Pupils remain at their seat. Pupils remain in their groups and discuss to construct their own food chain and identify the producer and consumer. Pupils present their works with the guidance of teacher.

Value: Cooperative. Teaching aids: Cards, paper

Reflection

(5 minutes)

Teacher asks chosen pupils to draw mind map of animals and food they eat at the whiteboard. Teacher gives food chains and asks pupils to identify producer and consumer.

Pupils write animals and food they eat in the mind maps at the whiteboard. Pupils identify producer and consumer from food chains given.

SPS:

Making conclusion

Reflection:

Teacher Advisor Comments:

Lecturer Comment: