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DAILY LESSON PLAN

YEAR /GRADE LEVEL: 7

TEACHER: Irtifa Tazkia

SUBJECT:

SCIENCE

Topic: Earth in space

Day &
Date
Sunday

Lesson Outline

Time

Learning outcome:
At the end of this lesson students will be able to
explain why day and night occurs. They will also be
able to explain how to calculate a year and why we
have a leap year after four years.
Opening Activity: (10 minutes)
Ask students to think about why day and night occurs
and then write them down on a paper. Students
discuss their ideas with each other.

40
mins

Resourc
es

Reflection

Journal
Board
Marker
Globe
Torch

Learning experience: (25 minutes)

Use a globe and a torch to explain day and night.
Show a poster on how day and night occurs.
Ask the students how much time it takes for the Earth
to complete one revolution (one complete orbit).
Explain how to calculate a year and why do we have
leap year after four years.
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Students will write down the important points in their

journals.
Teacher will show a work example on the white board.
Closing Activity: (5 minutes)
Agenda: Research how Al Battani calculated the
length of the year in the tenth century.
Day &
Date
Mon/Tue
s

Lesson Outline
Learning outcome:
At the end of the lesson students will have a clear
concept on climate and the reasons behind the
change of seasons.
Opening Activity: (10 minutes)
Students will solve the following problem in their
journals.
Calculate whether the following years are/were leap
years or not.
a) 1896
b) 1900
c) 2225
d) 2400
Discuss the responses and review the previous lesson.
Learning Experience: (25 minutes)
Show them the globe and ask them what they think
about the weather of north and south pole and the
weather of the regions around the equator. Explain
the climate by showing the images of different regions

Time

Resourc
es

Reflection

40
mins
Studen
t Book
Marker
Colore
d
papers
A4
paper
Globe

of Earth.
Use a poster to explain how the seasons change.
Students will draw the picture in their journals.
Closing Activity: (5 minutes)
Teacher asks for feedback from the students and
answers to their critical questions.

Day &
Date
Wednes
day

Lesson Outline

Time

Learning outcome:
40
At the end of the lesson students will be able to create mins
short stories by applying the knowledge that they
gained from the previous classes.
Opening Activity: (5 minutes)
Teacher takes a quiz on the topics covered in the
previous classes.
Learning Experience: (30 minutes)
Science fiction and horror authors have long been
fascinated by the idea of endless days and endless
nights. Imagine a planet that doesnt spin. On it,
forms of life have evolved very differently from those
found on Earth. Think of what may live on the dark
side and light side of the planet. Think of forms of life
that couldnt possibly exist. Create a short story for a
blockbuster movie about:
a) A creature from one side travelling into the

Resourc
es
Studen
t Book
Marker
Colore
d
papers
A4
paper
IT LAB

Reflection

other (light to dark or dark to light)

b) A human landing on the planet and
exploring both sides.
Closing Activity: ( 5 minutes)
Teacher asks the students to share their stories.
Day &
Date

Lesson Outline

Time

Resourc
es

Reflection

Thursda
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