Subject : Science

Class : 3 Terbilang
Day / Date : Monday / 10 August 2009
Time : 10.45 a.m. – 11.15 a.m. (60 minutes)
Topic : Soil
Sub-topic / Learning : What Soil is Made Up of? (Part1)
Objective

Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the lesson, the pupils will be able to:-
1) Describe what soil is made of

Model / Method:
Needham’s Five Phase / Constructivism

Science Process Skill (SPS):

Observing, Predicting, Communicating.

Manipulative Skills (MS):

Use and handling materials correctly

Thinking Skills (TS):

Analyzing, Comparing, Making decision, Generating Ideas, Identifying.

Scientific Attitude and Noble Values (SANV):

Having an interest and curiosity towards environment, Being Objective

Teaching Aid and Materials (TAM):

Soil sample, Cards, Worksheet.

Vocabulary: soil, stone, clay, silt, garden soil

Step/Phase Contents Teaching & Learning Remark

Activities
 Showing the 1. Teacher shows the SPS: Observing
sample of soil to sample of soils.
the pupils TS: Analyzing
2. Teacher asks the
Orientation source of the soil TA : Soil

Garden soil
(5 minutes)
Sand

Field

Guess the content 1. Teacher distribute SPS: Observations,

of the soil cards
predicting.
2. Teacher asks the
pupils to draw or TS: Comparing,
write the things making decision
Eliciting of that they see in
the soil onto the TAM : Soil samples,
Ideas cards. Cards.
(20 minutes)
3. Pupils can discuss
with their friends
to know the
answers.

Observe the soil to 1. Teacher and pupils SPS : Observation,

observe again the Communication
know the content
soil.
roughly. TS : Identifying
2. Teacher lets pupils
give their finding TA : Sample of soil,
Restructuring worksheet.
among them.
of Ideas
3. Teacher checks the SANV : being
(15 minutes) Objectives
answers and
discuss with
pupils.

Guess The layers 1. Teacher lets the SPS :

pupils know the Communicating
that make us know
meaning of silt,
the soil made of. TS : Generating
clay, dead plant
Ideas
and animals that
make the layer of TA : Sample of soil
 soil.
SANV : having
2. Teacher asks them interest and
Application of to guess the curiosity towards
Ideas arrangement of environment
the layer when
(15 minutes)
dissolve in the
water.

3. Teacher tell pupils

to bring sample of
soil such as garden
soil, beach soil or
sand for the next
lesson to do the
experiment.

Summarize the Ask the conclusion, SPS :

lesson teacher asks pupils what Communicating
Reflection they have learned today.
(5 minutes) TS :
Get feedback from All thinking skills
anyone of them.