DATE

: 27 March 2011

CLASS

: 5 Abu Daud

ENROLMENT

: 40

TIME

: 9.30 am- 10.30 am

TOPIC

: Light

SUBTOPIC

: Understanding that light travels in a straight line

LEARNING OUTCOMES :
At the end of the lesson pupils should be able to:
1) state that light travels in a straight line.
2) explain phenomena that show how light travels.
3) handle apparatus in activity to see how does light travels.
Scientific Skills
A) Science Process Skills:
a. Observing
b. Communicating
c. Experimenting

B) Manipulative Skills:
a. Use and handle science apparatus and substances

Thinking Skills

: Attributing
Relating
Generating idea

Noble or Moral Values: realize science as a mean to understand nature and thinking
rationally.

Teaching aids: Rubber tube, candle and slideshows.

Prior Knowledge: Pupils are used to see different source of light.

Step/ Phase

Content

Orientation
(5 minutes)

Source of light

Teaching and Learning

Activities
Teacher asks pupils to
close window/curtain of
the class. Teacher asks
pupils what happen to
their classroom.
Teacher asks pupils to
open window/curtain
back. Teacher asks what
happened to the room.
Teacher discusses with
student to introduce
what is light.

Elicitation of
Ideas
(15 minutes)

Investigation on
property of light.

Teacher gives pupils

some rubber tube.

Light can be seen

through straight tube.

Teacher puts a candle in

front of the class.

Light cannot be seen

through bent tube.

Pupils direct the tube

straight to the candle
and try to see through it.
Pupils bend the tube and
try to see the candle
again.
Pupils share their
observation with the
whole class.

Remarks
SPS:
Observing
Communicating
TS:
Analyzing
Relating
Generating
ideas
Value:
Realizing
science as a
mean to
understand
nature
SPS:
Observing
Experimenting
TS:
Attributing
Evaluating
MS:
Use and handle
apparatus and
substances
Teaching aids:
Rubber tube
Candle
Value:
Dare to try

Restructuring
of Ideas

Light travels in a
straight line

Teacher explains from

what source does the

SPS:
Observing

(20 minutes)

light comes from.

Teacher explains how
does light travel.

Making
inference
TS:
Analyzing
Relating
Teaching aids:
Slideshows
Value:
Realizing
science as a
mean to
understand
nature

Application of
idea
(15 minutes)

Reflection
(5 minutes)

Phenomena that
shows light travels in a
straight line:
a) Signal from
lighthouse
b) car in the dark
road
c) using torchlight
d) shadow formation

Recall lesson learnt

from today.
a) source of light
b) how light travels
c) Some phenomena
to prove light travel
in straight line.
Enrichment activity.

Reflection:

Teacher gives example

on phenomena which
verify light travels in
straight line.
Pupils discuss with
peers to list phenomena
that shows how light
travel.
Teacher asks pupils to
share their idea based
on their discussion to the
whole class.
Teacher asks pupils to
summarize todays
lesson.
Teacher gives exercises
to pupils.

SPS:
Communicating
TS:
Relating
Generating
ideas
Value:
Thinking
rationally

Value:
Inquisitive about
daily life