Daily Lesson Plan
Date: 06/08/2009
Time: 7.40 a.m- 8.40 a.m (1 Hour)
Class: 4 Harmoni
Number of student: 35/35
Subject: Science
Topic: Measurement
Learning area: Understanding how to measure time
Learning outcomes: At the end of the lesson, student will be able to:
State 3 standard units for time in metric system
Identify 3 tools for measuring time
Measure time using appropriate tools
Record the time measured in metric system
Prior knowledge: - Pupils always use time in their daily life
- Pupils already learn how to read clock.
Scientific skills: Measuring and using number, classifying, communicating.
Thinking skills: Comparing and contrasts, attributing, relating
Scientific attitudes and values: - Being honest and accurate in recording and validating data.
- Being systematic
Teaching and Learning resource: watch, ruler, stopwatch, string, pendulum, retort stand,
flashcard, box, cardboard, retort stand
.
Phase / time Content Teaching and learning activities / Scientific Remarks
skills
Teacher Pupils
Set induction Magic Box 1. Teacher shakes a 2. Pupils give attention SPS:
contains picture of box contain pictures and observe the box
(10 minutes) measuring tools of measuring tools Observing
4. Pupils discuss and
answers teacher Predicting
3. Teacher ask pupils
question.
to solve the mind test
T&LA:
at the box
Magic box,
Flash card
Eliciting ideas Choose the tools 1. Teacher divides SPS:
to measure time manila card into 2
(10 minutes) column: Observing
Classifying
- Can measure
time
- Cannot T&LA:
measure time
Cardboard, flash
2. Teacher asks pupils card
randomly to take 3. Pupils take and paste
picture from the box the picture on right
and paste to the right column
column
4. Teacher asks pupils
what the suitable tools 5. Pupils give their
to measure time opinion about tools to
measure time
6. Pupils observe their
work
Restructuring Measuring time 1. Teacher gives 2. Pupils write down the SPS:
of ideas using standard unit explanation about important information
in the metric tools to measure time Communicating
( 15 minutes) system
3. Teacher gives
Standard unit: another example of 4. Pupils ask the
tools to measure time question when they do
>second not understand
Stop watch
>minutes
5. Teacher gives
>hour further explanation
about measuring time
in metric system
Application of Measure time 1. Teacher divide 2. Pupils make the group SPS:
ideas using appropriate pupils into 4 groups
tool Measuring and
(20 minutes) [Link] asks pupils using numbers
>pendulum to set up the 4. Pupils set up the
apparatus to measure apparatus to measure MS:
time time
Use and handle
[Link] asks each 6. Pupils write their science apparatus.
group to measure reading at the blackboard
T&LA:
time taken for
Pupils discuss and
pendulum to swing Retort stand.
answer teacher question
for: string, pendulum,
stop watch
- 10 times
NV:
- 20 times
Honest and
- 30 times
accurate,
- 40 times systematic
Teacher discuss the
result
Reflection Summary of the Teacher paste a SPS;
topic and conclude puzzle
(5 minutes) the lesson Communicating
Teacher asks pupils to
> puzzle fill the puzzle with Pupils try to fill the puzzle
correct answer
>worksheet
Teacher guide pupils
to give the conclusion Pupils give feedback
about this topic. about what they
understand about this
4. Teacher gives the
worksheet to the topic
pupils to complete at
home as
reinforcement
exercise
