Lesson Plan

Date : 14 May 2009 ( Thursday)

Time : 1.00pm – 2.00pm (60 minutes)
Class : 3 Cempaka
Number of Students : / 39
Subject : Science
Topic : The uses of spring
Prior Knowledge : Students already know what springs are. Students have ever used the things that used
springs in their everyday life such as mechanical pencils and toys and stapler.
Learning Objective : Pupils should learn the uses of spring and what the spring used for.
Learning Outcomes : At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
(i) state where springs are used.
(ii) explain what the springs are used for
Teaching aids : LCD projector, laptop, speaker, PowerPoint Presentation, Mahjong paper, Marker pen,
pictures, lyric of song
Phases / stage Content
Set Induction -Springs are useful in
(5 minutes) everyday life.
-There are many things that
use springs.
-Ballpoint pens, mechanical
pencils and playground
horses use springs that are
squeezed.
-For example: The spring in
mechanical pencil is used to
push the lead out
Development -Springs are useful in
(20minutes) everyday life.
-There are many things that
use springs.
-Ballpoint pens, mechanical
pencils and playground
horses use springs that are
squeezed.
-For example: The spring in
mechanical pencil is used to
push the lead out.
-For example: A baby
hammock, stapler and door
spring use springs that are
stretched.
-Stapler-
- Toy-
Development
(15minutes)
Teaching and learning activity Remarks
- Teacher displays a short video Teaching Aids:
clip about the story of the uses of LCD projector,
springs to the students. Laptop,
-The short video clip that shown to PowerPoint
the students can enhance and Presentation
activated their prior knowledge (appendix 1)
about the use of springs.
-At the end of the story, students Scientific Skill:
are required to guess on what - Relating
happen to the pen of the boy which - Making
make the boy cannot use it to do inference
his homework.
-Teacher introduces or initiates the Scientific
topic of the lesson through asking Attitudes &
students to guess the answers for Noble Values
the ending of the story. “The Uses Incorporated:
of Spring” is the answer and the -Appreciating
topic for today. the contribution
-Teacher will ask questions after of science and
watching the shot movie clip: technology.
-Who know what happen to the -Being thankful
pen of the boy? to the God.
-Anyone can help the boy to solve -Having critical
his problem? and analytical
thinking.
-Students are required to discuss in Teaching Aids:
their group and jot down anything Mah-jong
that used spring to function. paper, Marker
-Teacher will distribute each group pen
with a mahjong paper and marker
pen. Besides, teacher will set the Scientific Skill:
time and the students are required -Classifying
to discuss their findings within the -Making
restricted time. Inference
-Each group is encouraged to -Attributing
cooperate and think as much as
possible the things that used spring Scientific
to functions. Attitudes &
-Students are required to stop their Noble Values
discussion when the instruction is Incorporated:
given by the teacher. -Appreciating
-Teacher will lead the discussion the contribution
with whole class to check of science and
students’ findings. technology.
-Students together with the teacher -Being thankful
will check the findings from each to the God.
group. -Having critical
-The group which is with the more and analytical
findings will be the winner. thinking.
-Being
cooperative.
-Being
systematic.
- Teacher will distribute each Teaching Aids:
group with a picture and the Picture, Pencils,
students are required to work Colour pencils