Date 24th August 2010

Time 8.40am – 9.40pm

Class 4 Rajin
No Of Pupils 37/39
Subject Science
Theme Properties of Materials
Learning Area Reuse, reduce and recycle
Learning Objective  Knowing the importance of reuse, reduce, recycle of materials
Learning By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:
Outcomes
1. State examples of natural and man-made materials.
2. Explain the 3R concept (reduce, reuse, recycle).
3. State the importance of reuse, reduce and recycle.

Pre-Requisite Pupils have been exposed to recycling campaign in school

Knowledge
Science Process
Skill  Explaining : Explain the importance of reuse, reduce and recycle
 Defining : To define certain terms (reduce, reuse, recycle)
 Observing : Observe natural and man-made materials.
 Predicting : Predict the sources of the materials.
 Classifying : Classify natural materials and man-made materials.
 Communicating : Communicate findings during discussion.

Teaching
Strategies  Discussion
 Group work
 Written exercise
Scientific Attitudes  Having an interest and curiosity towards the environment.
&  Appreciating the balance of nature.
Values
Teaching Learning Power point slides, video clip, aluminium can, plastic bottle, newspapers, glass bottle,
Aids plastic bag, balloons, spoon, vase, plastic bag, umbrella, mahjong paper, marker pen,
worksheet
 Phase / Time Content Teaching & Learning Remarks
Teacher Pupils

Orientation 1. Teacher shows few 1. Pupils observe the

What are natural objects made from materials shown. TLA:
(5 minutes) materials and man- different materials. Balloons, vase, handbag,
made materials? 2. Pupils answer plastic bag, umbrella
2. Teacher asks questions: teacher’s questions.

Predicted answers: SPS:

a) What are the balloons Predicting, Observing,
made of? a) It is made from rubber. Classifying
b) Where does the rubber b) It comes from rubber
come from? tree. (plant)
c) What about the vase? c) It is made from clay.
What is it made of? d) It comes from soil.
d) Where does the clay (rocks)
come from? e) Synthetic cloth
e) How about the
umbrella? What is it
made of?

3. Teacher explains about

natural and man-made
materials.

4. Teacher shows a metal

spoon and a plastic bag.
Teacher asks pupils
which is the natural
material and which is
the man-made material.

5. Teachers inquire the

pupils about the
consequences if we
keep using natural
materials which are
limited.

Eliciting Of Elicit student’s 1. Teacher elicits pupils’ 1. Pupils answer teacher’s TLA:
Ideas knowledge on: knowledge on the questions. Video clip, powerpoint
meaning of: slides
(10 minutes) 3R – Reuse, reduce Expected answer:
and recycle (i) reuse Reuse- To use back the things SPS:
(ii) reduce Reduce – To minimize the Defining, Explaining,
(iii) recycle usage Observing
Recycle – To reprocess/
2. Teacher shows a video reproduce the existing
on recycle. object to something
new
3. Teacher asks questions
based on the clip Reuse:
watched:
Plastic bottle- coin box, pencil
a) What is the video clip holder
about?
b) What were the kids Magazines cover – wrapper to
doing? wrap presents

Old clothes – wiping cloth

4. Teacher explains about
3Rs’ concept. Reduce:

5. Teacher elicits pupils’ Reduce usage of paper to save

knowledge by asking the woods.
them to give examples
of things that can reuse, Recycle:
reduce and recycle.
Aluminium can- aluminium foil,
new aluminium can

Glass- new glass

Newspaper – toilet paper, paper

Plastic bottle – new plastic

bottle, tupperware.

Restructuring The importance of 3R 1. Teacher divides pupils 1. Pupils sit in groups. SAV:
Of Ideas into 6 groups. Being confident and
2. Pupils listen to independent
(20 minutes) 2. Teacher provides each teacher’s instructions
group a mahjong paper and start discussing in TLA:
and marker pen. group. Mahjong paper, marker
pen
3. Teacher asks pupils to
3. Pupils share their
list down at least 3 SPS:
reasons why reuse, opinions and findings Communicating
reduce and recycle is with the rest of the
important. class.

4. Teacher randomly picks 4. Pupils respond to

group to share their
findings with the class.
5. Teacher comments on
pupils’ findings.
teacher’s questions
and listen to teacher’s
explanations and
elaborations

Application Of Completing worksheet 1. Teacher distributes 1. Pupils answer the TLA:

Ideas worksheet to pupils. questions. Worksheet

(20 minutes) 2. Teacher discusses the 2. Pupils check their SPS:

answers with pupils. answers with teacher. Classifying, Defining

Reflection 1. Recap lesson 1. Teacher recap lesson by 1. Pupils listen and share SPS:
explaining to students opinion in the Relating, communicating
(5 minutes) the importance of reuse, discussion.
reduce and recycle. SAV:
Love for the nature by
recycling

Puan Aminawati came to observe me for the second time today. Today’s lesson has
been integrated with ICT. I did a PowerPoint slide about 3R (Reuse, Reduce, Recycle). I went
to the science lab early in the morning to set up the projector and to get things ready.

I started off by showing few objects that are made from natural materials and man-
made materials during set induction. The pupils gave positive response, many of them raise
their hands to try and answer.

The pupils were engaged with the lesson as soon as I showed the PowerPoint slides
and video clip. They were very attentive and didn’t make much noise. I don’t have much
trouble controlling the class during eliciting of ideas stage. However during restructuring of
idea stage, they have difficulties in understanding my instructions. I believe my instructions
were clear. I’ve instructed them to state 3 importance of reuse, reduce and recycle. Since the
pupils still couldn’t understand, I explained the instructions in Bahasa Melayu. But they don’t
understand what ‘kepentingan’ is. Therefore, I gave examples and I asked them to write only
one importance.

The time went by so fast that the pupils didn’t have much time to complete their
worksheet and discuss the answers with me. Therefore, I gave the worksheet as homework
and the answers will be discussed in the next lesson.

Overall, the lesson went smoot., I manage to complete the lesson within time and I
don’t have much problem controlling the pupils.