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Date: 14 July 2008

Time: 1105 1205

Class: 3 Abu Bakar

Number of pupils: 31

Subject: Science

Time required: 60 minutes

Learning Theme: Learning about the World around us.

Topic: 5. Soil

Learning Objective: 5.1 Pupils should learn what soil made up of.

Learning Outcomes: At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

1.Label at least 3 of the soils layer.

2.Can differentiate between soil samples from different

places.

Prior knowledge: Pupils know what soil is is.

Strategy: Experimenting

Science Process / Manipulative Skills and Thinking Skills:

Observing

Classifying

Investigating

Differentiate

Scientific Attitudes and Values:

y Having an interest and curiosity towards the environment

y Realizing that science is a means to understand nature.

y Appreciating the balance of the nature

Learning aids and materials:

y Soils (Clay, garden soil, sand)

y Soils from school compound

y Bottles


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y Small shovel

y Water

y Newspaper

y Flash Cards

Phase/Time Contents Teaching and Learning

activities / Scientific skills

Remarks

Set Induction

(5 minutes)

What soils made up

of?

Teacher shows picture of

different types of soil.

Teacher asks the pupils:

a). What can you see fromthe picture?

b). Can you touch/smell it?

c). Where can you see it?

d). What is the uses of the

sample from the pictures?

Teacher tells student that today

they are going to learn soil.

SPS: Observing

TS: Relating

Eliciting Ideas

(7 minutes)

To find out any

alternative concepts

among pupils

Teacher shows picture of soil

on the writing board.

Teacher asks the student to

choose from the flash-cards to

label the plant.

Accept all the answer without

pointing out the mistakes.

Teacher asks;

1. Are there anyliving things inside thesoil?

2. If there is livingthings, which animal is

it?

Teacher tells the pupils that

they are going to investigatewhat are the soils made up of.

SPS: Identifying,

Differentiate,

TS: Reading

RestructuringIdeas

(30 minutes)

Soils are made upfrom:

y Humus

Teacher divides pupils into 6groups of 5. Each group is

provided 2 bottle of mineralwater, newspaper and small

SPS:Investigating,


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y Water

y Clay

y Silt

y Sand

y Small stones

shovel (share with anothergroup).

Teacher asks the pupils to take

soil in front of the class insidethe plastic bottle. Each bottles

must be fill in about 10 teaspoon. After that, ask pupils to

fill in water and shake the

mixture. Ask pupils to observe

the layer of the mixture.

Repeat the process again but

change the soil mixtures that

have been taken from different

places. Ask them to observe it.

Teacher asks;

a)What can you see from

the mixtures?

b)How many layers can

you see on the mixture?

c)What is the first layer of

the soil mixture?

d)What is the last layer ofthe mixture?

e)Are there any different

between samples from 3

places?

Teacher asks pupils to draw and

label the soil mixtures that they

observe. Pick representative to

present their work.

Teacher asks the student to fillin the blank the flash card

accordingly to the layer thatcorrectly according to the layer

mixture.

Teacher prepares all the

materials including soils from

Relating

Observing


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the different part of the schoolcompound (e.g. Soil from

football field, besides the classand at the garden of the school

compound).

Application of

Ideas

(8 minutes)

Give the student activity sheet

regarding on this topic.

Asks the pupils to discussamong their group and ask

them to write the answer at the

blackboard.

SPS: Discussing,

Grouping,classifying and

Closure

(5 minutes)

Summary on the

lesson

Teacher concludes the lesson

by give the pupils mind maps

regarding the layer of the soil.

Teacher gives exercise as

pupils extra work.

Reflection

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