San Fernandino National High School-Annex

Baluran, Perfecto, R. T. Lim, ZSP

Lesson Plan in Science 8

Teaching Date
Name of Teacher CLODOMIRO O. MABINI Time
Grade & Section

Learning Area Science 8 Quarter 4th Quarter

I. OBJECTIVES
The Learners demonstrate an understanding on the digestive system and its interaction with
a. Content Standard circulatory, respiratory and excretory systems in providing the body with nutrients for
energy.
b. Performance The Learners should be able to present an analysis of the data gathered on diseases
Standard resulting from nutrient deficiency.
Learning Competency Code : S8LT-Iva-13

1. Identify the different organs of the Digestive System and its function;

c. Learning Objectives 2. Participate actively in tracing how these organs of the digestive system digest
foods; and

3. Expound ways to maintain healthy body.

II. CONTENT DIGESTIVE SYSTEM

III. LEARNING Science 8 LM and CG, Audio-Visual Aids, Marker, Blackboard, Chalk
RESOURCES www.youtube.com
snap tube application

IV. PROCEDURES
DAILY ROUTINE

1. Prayer
a. Reviewing Previous
2. Greetings
Lesson or Presenting
the New Lesson 3. Checking the cleanliness of the classroom
4. Checking of attendance
5. Reprising on Classroom Rules and Regulation Standards
6. Recap
7. Showing of the Lesson Objectives

1. Identify the different organs of the Digestive System and its function;
b. Establishing a
Purpose for the lesson 2. Participate actively in tracing how these organs of the digestive digest foods; and

3. Expound precautionary measures to maintain healthy body.

8. Picture Presentation

c. Presenting Process Questions:

Examples/Instances of 1. What are the pictures all about?
the New Lesson 2. Who are in the pictures?
3. What are they eating?
4. Are they eating healthy and nutritious foods?
5. Have you experience attending occasions such as birthday party, wedding,
fiesta, and etc…?
 7. What have you observed?
8. As you enjoy eating different delicious foods, do you ask yourself how these
foods be digested and absorbed by the body?

Divide the class into 3 groups depending on the class size. Pick the leaders
beforehand.
9. Filling of the Blanks

The Teacher distributes worksheets to each group.

Direction: Use the following words to fill in the blanks.

stomach chewed food energy

rectum live-r mouth small intestine
waste saliva large intestine digestion
system swallow tongue pharynx
acid absorbed liquids esophagus

All animals need to eat _______________ to get _______________ to live. But in

order to use this food, they have to break it down in a process called
_______________.

And so, all animals have a group of connected organs called the digestive
d. Discussing new _______________.
concepts and practicing
new skill #1 In humans, the process of digestion begins in the _______________ where food is
_______________ into small pieces by the teeth. The _______________ helps by
moving these pieces around. There pieces are covered by _______________, or
spit. The saliva makes the food slippery so that it is easier to _______________. It
also helps to break down the food.

Once the food is swallowed, it passes through the _______________, which is like
a gate that sends food into the _______________ and air into the lungs. The food
travels down the esophagus and into the _______________. Once in the stomach
the food is mixed with_______________ and crushed some more.

After spending some time in the stomach, the food is sent into the
_______________ where nutrients are _______________. The _______________
helps by producing some digestive juices called bile.

Next, the remaining food goes into the _______________ where the
_______________ are absorbed. The remaining food is called _______________
and it is pushed into the_______________ where it waits before leaving the body.

10. Video Presentation

The Teacher presents videos in the class, entitled The Human Digestive System
and How the Digestive System Works?

Process Questions:
1. Based on the video clips, how the digestion begins?
2. What is the next organ that the food passes through after the Pharynx?
3. How does esophagus work?
4. After the esophagus is now the … what’s the next?
e. Discussing new 5. What’s the role of the stomach in the system?
concepts and practicing 6. What is the next organ after the stomach?
new skill #2 7. How does small intestine work?
8. What is the next organ involved in the digestive system after small intestines?
9. How is the role of large intestine in the digestion?
10. After large intestine is now the rectum, how does the rectum work?
11. What is the last organ? What is the role of the anus?

Any questions? Additional or supplement?

None Sir!
Then, may I ask the class if how much you have understood the topic.

Supplementary Question:
 1. What are the different organs of the digestive system?
11. JeoPAROdy. The Jeopardy Game

Instruct the class for an activity. With their groups, they will answer a question from
the category they will choose. Each question has corresponding points. Once
f. Developing Mastery answered correctly, they will gain the points for their group. Thus, they will continue
to answer. If their answer is incorrect, they will lose the points. The first group who
will take the game first is Group 1 and followed by the other groups as preceded.
The group with the highest points earned will receive a reward.

12. Finding Real Life Concept

g. Finding Practical
Applications of
Ask the students: “In your life now, how do you make sure that the foods you eat
Concepts & Skills in
are healthy and nutritious?”
Daily Living
13. Generalization.

Instruct the class for another activity. Each group will pick be a task. 5 minutes will
be allocated for this activity and presentation of outputs will follow after. The tasks
for each group are the following:

Group 1
Task:
Think of ways or activities in daily life in order to become healthy.

Group 2
Task:
Make a poster of healthy family.

Group 3
Task:
Make a slogan that promotes a healthy body and healthy lifestyle.

Use the following rubric in evaluating/rating each group:

SCORE
CRITERIA
20 15 10 5
Content
Did the
h. Making
presentation
Generalizations &
have valuable
Abstractions about the
correct &
lesson
concise
information?

Collaboration
Did everyone
contribute to
the
presentation?
Did everyone
seem well-
versed in their
presentation?

Presentation
Skills
Did the
presenters
perform well?
Did the
presenters
display
appropriate
speaking
volume and
 body
language?

Total

Final Average
Total/3 = _____________________________
Score

Adjectival
Rating

Interpretation of Scores:

16-20 = Excellent
11-15 = Very Good
6-10 = Fair
5 and below = Poor

Digestion starts when food is taken into the mouth.

The stage/process where the taking in of food through the mouth is called

“Ingestion”

The second stage/process which involved in the breaking down of foods into
nutrients.

“Digestion”

The next stage/process in the digestive process which involved in the taking in of
nutrients by the cell.

“Absorption”

And the last process that is removing of any leftover wastes/materials from the
body.

“Elimination”

14. Short Quiz

Direction: Choose the letter of your answer.

1. What do you call a process of taking the food to the mouth?

a. Ingestion b. Elimination c. Elimination

2. Where the digestion of food takes place?

a. Stomach b. Small Intestine c. Rectum

3. Why is bile, produced by the liver, important in the digestive system particularly in
the small intestine?
a. Because it emulsifies the fats and excretes excess cholesterol in the small
i. Evaluation intestine.

b. Because it prohibits the absorption of nutrients in the small intestine.

c. Because it softens the food and turns it into stool or bolus which be excreted
later.

4. How does saliva help the breakdown of the food in the mouth?
a. Saliva softens and wets the food so that it can be swallowed easily.

b. Saliva turns the food into a liquid form and extracts the nutrients.

c. Saliva dissolves food in the mouth and excretes excess food.

 5. Which of the following statements best supports the line, “Keeping a healthy body
leads to a healthy living”?
a. If you’re eating the right food and keeping fit, your body will be strong and help
you to cope with stress and illnesses. Thus, will give a positive outlook in life.

b. Keeping a healthy body will make you attractive.

c. Exercising and eating different foods enable you to do anything.

15. Assignment

Read the next lesson, The Nutrition and Wellness.

j. Additional Activities for
Application or
a. What are the nutritional needs of our body?
Remediation
b. What happens when the body’s nutritional needs are not adequately met?

V. REMARKS
Mean Percentage
Score

Mastery Learning

VI. REFLECTIONS

Prepared by:

CLODOMIRO O. MABINI
SST-1

Checked and Observed by:

TERRYFE Q. DRAGON
Teacher In-Charge

DANILO G. GAYAT
Principal 1