MAGARAO CENTRAL SCHOOL

SAN ISIDRO MAGARAO CAMARINES SUR

DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN SCIENCE IV

I. Objectives
At the end of interactive class discussion, students are expected to:

a. Identify the beneficial effects of the sun’s heat an light on living things;
b. Explain the importance on how the sun affects living things; and
c. Illustrate the effects of sun’s heat and light to living things.

II. Subject Matter

A. Topic: Effects of Sun’s Heat and Light (Beneficial and Harmful)
B. Materials: Pictures, Visual Aids, Videos
C. References: Science 4 book TG pp. 352-357, Science 4 book LM pp. 311-315
D. Process Skills: Observing, Describing, Comparing
E. Values Integration: Awareness on the Beneficial and Harmful Effects of Sun’s
Heat and Light to all living things

III. Procedure

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

A. Preliminary Activities

Good morning class! Good morning teacher!

Kindly arrange your tables and chairs properly.

Okay teacher

B. Engagement

Before we start our new lesson for today,

let me take a review of what we have
discussed last week. Who can give me a
recap? Yes, Angel
The last topic we discussed was all about the
importance of sun’s heat and light

Very good, again what are the importance of

sun’s heat and light? Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.5", No bullets or numbering
 Life on earth depends on the heat and Formatted: Left, Bulleted + Level: 1 + Aligned at: 0.25" +
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light energies of the sun.
 Sunlight brightens the earth and helps us
see the things in our surroundings.
 Plants can undergo of food making called Formatted: Left, Bulleted + Level: 1 + Aligned at: 0.25" +
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“Photosynthesis” with the aid of the
sunlight.
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Very good!
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C. Exploration

Before anything else, I want you to watch

this short video clip.
(Watching short video clip)
Based from what you have watched, what
was the video all about? Yes, John.

*insert feedback It is about the effects of sun’s heat and

Nice observation, John! light.*insert answer
Is there any possibility that we can get Formatted: Left
something beneficial to sun’s heat and
light? What are those benefits? Yes, Mae.

That’s great, Mae! Yes teacher! We are able to dried up clothes and Formatted: Centered
So, I have here several pictures and about fish.
the effects of the sun’s heat and light. I *insert answer
want you to identify each picture where it
belongs. After that, you need to give brief
explanation why did you put that picture
in that effect. Are you ready?
Yes teacher!
I want you to identify each picture where
it belongs. After that I will be calling
someone to explain the picture. Is it clear
class?

“Effects of Sun’s Heat and Light”

Yes teacher!
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The set of pictures are all about the positive
effect that we can get from sun’s heat and light.

(They will be grouping it according to its effect)

The other set is all about the negative effect of

So, based from the pictures that you’ve grouped sun’s heat and light to all living things.
according to its effects, what do you called the
set of pictures on the left side? Yes, Anamila.

*insert answer
Correct! Thank you, Anamila.
How about the second set of pictures? Yes, Mary
France.

It is beneficial because sunlight has a major role

Wonderful, Mary France! in the food making process of the plant called
Those positive set of pictures can also be referred “Photosynthesis”
as “Beneficial Effects” while the other set is also
called as “Harmful Effects.”

In what way is the sun beneficial to plants? Yes, It provides heat and light to sustain their lives.
Sean.

Excellent, Sean! Swimming and hiking.

How about to animals and humans? Yes, Angel
Ann.
 Very good, Angel Ann!

Aside from those pictures, what are some

activities of people that need sun’s heat and
light? Yes, Maria Ann.
*insert answer

Very good, Maria Ann! Formatted: Centered

The pictures posted on the board are examples of
activities to be done that needs sun’s heat and *insert answer
light.

Farmers can do harvesting and drying of crops.

In what way is the sun’s heat and light useful to And the fishermen can do fishing and drying of Formatted: Centered
farmers? Fishermen? Yes, Charles. fish.

Very nice, Charles! Formatted: Centered

Ages
skin.

D. Explanationoration

D. Let us proceed to the first effect of Formatted: Indent: Left: 0.5", No bullets or numbering
the sun’s heat and light.
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Harmful Eeffects of Sun
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It can cause
HARMFUL Formatted: Centered
sunburn and
skin cancer. EFFECTS
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EFFECTS

Ultraviolet speeds up the aging of skin.

Ultraviolet destroys collagen and connective
tissues beneath the top layer of the skin that cause
wrinkles, brown “liver” spots and loss of skin HARMFUL
elasticity. EFFECTS

Damages Formatted: Centered

immune
system.

Sunburn occurs when skin cells are damaged.

The skin turns reddish and itchy when burnt. Skin
cancer is caused by UV radiation. It is the most
prominent and universal cancer - causing agent in
our environment.
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Immune System.
Defends the body from disease- causing
organisms such as bacteria and viruses.

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HARMFUL
EFFECTS
Our exposure to ultraviolet rays of the sun can It can make soil Formatted: Centered
harm the immune system. Scientists believe that very dry, hard and
sunburn can change the distribution and function cracked.
of disease- fighting white blood cells in humans
for up to 24 hours after exposure to the sun.
Repeated exposure to UV radiation can cause
even more damage to the body’s immune system.

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Defends the body from disease- causing

organisms such as bacteria and viruses.

HARMFUL It can damage our

EFFECTS eyes.
Too much heat of the sun can cause the withering
of the plants and eventually they die. Animals are
badly affected when there is no food for them and
exposure to intense heat and can cause them to
become ill and eventually die.

It can
damage our
eyes

We should not look directly at the sun because it

can damage our eyes.

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Ages Formatted: Left

skin.
It can cause Formatted: Left
sunburn and
skin cancer.

HARMFUL
EFFECTS

Damages It can make Formatted: Left

immune soil very dry,

system. hard and
cracked.

Helps
moods
 Now, let’s go on to its beneficial effects.

BENEFICIAL
EFFECTS

Research suggests that sunlight stimulates the

Helps some
pineal gland in the brain to produce certain BENEFICIAL
chemicals called tryptamines. These chemicals skin Formatted: Font: Bold
conditions.
EFFECTS
improve our mood.

BENEFICIAL
EFFECTS
UV is used in the light treatment of skin
conditions such as psoriasis. This is a condition Helps some Formatted: Font: Bold
where the skin sheds its cells too quickly animals’
vision
develops itchy, scaly patches.

Some animals (including birds, bees, and

reptiles) are able to see into the near UV light to
locate many ripe fruits, flowers, and seeds that
stand out more strongly from the back ground.
The fruits, flowers and seeds often appear quite Aids some
different from how humans can see them. BENEFICIAL insects’
EFFECTS navigationUsefu
l for disinfection
and sterilization

Useful for
disinfection and
sterilization
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EFFECTS
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Many insects use UV emissions from celestial

objects as references for navigating in flight. This
is why a light sometimes attracts flying insects by
disrupting their navigation process.

Useful for
disinfection
and
sterilization Formatted: Left

UV can effectively kill or deactivate

microorganism such as viruses and bacteria. We
expose our beddings, cloth nappies, underwear
and towels under the sun to reduce these
microorganisms.

Helps
moods
Helps some
skin
conditions.
BENEFICIAL
EFFECTS
 Damages immune system. Formatted: Left

Helps  Ages skin.

some  some
Aids It can cause sunburn and skin cancer Formatted: Left
insects’
 It can make soil very dry, hard and cracked. Formatted: Font: (Default) Times New Roman, 12 pt,
animals’ English (United States)
navigation
 It can damage our eyes.
vision
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 Helps some skin conditions
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 Helps moods English (United States)
 Helps some animals’ vision Formatted: Left
 Aids some insects’ navigation
 Useful for disinfection and sterilization Formatted: Bulleted + Level: 1 + Aligned at: 0.25" +
Indent at: 0.5"

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Again, what are the harmful effects of the sun’s

heat and light?
 How about the beneficial effects of sun?

(The students will perform the activity).

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E. Extension/Elaboration

For me to know you really understand the effects

of sun’s heat and light to all living things. I will
be giving you a group activity.

Group 1 and 3- Illustrate and explain the harmful

effects.
Group 2,4, and 5- Beneficial effects of sun’s heat
and light. Formatted: Font: (Default) Times New Roman, 12 pt

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IV. Evaluation

Instruction: Write the letter and word of the Formatted: Font: 12 pt

correct answer. Formatted: Justified, Position: Horizontal: Left, Relative to:
1. One Saturday, you went swimming with Column, Vertical: 0", Relative to: Paragraph, Horizontal:
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your friends in the nearby river. You
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noticed that your skin was reddish. What
was the harmful effect of the sun’s heat to
your skin?
A. Sunburn Formatted: Font: 12 pt
B. Insect bite
C. Boil

2. What would be the probable effect if your

eyes were exposed to the glares of the
sun?
A. Eyes would glow
B. Eyes would bleed
C. Vision would be impaired

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3. When the intense heat is received on the 3, … + Start at: 1 + Alignment: Left + Aligned at: 0.25" +
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A. Soil would harden, crack and plant
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 would wither.
B. There would be scarcity of water.
C. Both A and B.

4. Norma placed her anthurium plant outside
her house before she left for Manila for
two weeks. When she arrived, she noticed
that her plant has withered and yet the soil
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was wet. What could have caused the Formatted: Font: (Default) Times New Roman, 12 pt
withering of her plant?
A. Animals stepped on it. Formatted: Font: 12 pt
B. Too much heat from the sun.
C. A stray animal uprooted it.

5. Paul brought his carabao to the grassland

to gaze. He left his animal under the sun
the whole day. What would likely be the
harmful effect of heat on his animal?
A. His carabao would become sturdy.
B. His carabao would have sunburn.
C. His carabao would get sick.

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V. Assignment Formatted: Font: (Default) Times New Roman, 12 pt

Research on other harmful effects of the sun on

living things. Formatted: Font: (Default) Times New Roman, 12 pt

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