Lesson Plan in Grade 9

I. Objectives
At the end of a 60-minute period, at least 75% of the students are expected to;
1. Identify the components of a DNA molecule;
2. Familiarize the molecule of DNA by constructing a model;
3. Draw a diagram of DNA structure.
II. Subject Matter
A. Topic: DNA; The Genetic Material
B. References: Curriculum Guide S9LT-Id-28
Learner’s Module ISBN 978-621-407-027-5
Teacher’s Guide ISBN 978-621-407-208-2
C. Materials:

Material Quantity
Manila Paper 1
Pentel Pen 1
Colored paper 6
Bond paper 6
Tape 1
D. Concepts
Concept: DNA; The Genetic Material
Sub-concept: Sugar phosphate; deoxyribose sugar, phosphate
Bases; Guanine, Cytosine, Adenine, Thymine
E. Teaching Strategies
Activity: By Group (DNA Modelling Puzzle)
Lesson Presentation: Lecture Method
Abstraction: Inquiry Method
Assessment: Individual Activity
F. Values Formation:
Appreciation of the code of life
III. Procedure:

Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activity

Activity
Good Morning Class! Good Morning Ma’am!

Can someone lead the prayer? In the name of…………

Kindly arrange the chairs properly and pick-up the (students will move their chairs to its
papers on the floor. proper places)

By the way is there some absentees today? None Ma’am!

What have you discussed last meeting? Last meeting we’ve discussed the ……….

Okay, so before proceeding to our next topic let’s (students will perform the activity)
have an activity first!
(Group the class into 6 group)

Lesson Discussion
DNA  Deoxyribonucleic Acid
 referred to as blueprint or the code of life
because it contains information needed to from
and control the physical make up and chemical
processes of an organism
double stranded helix made up of repeating (the students will listen)
units of nucleotides
Nucleotides  compose of sugar and phosphate
molecules, and a nitrogenous base
*Adenine can only bond with Thymine
*Cytosine can only bond with Guanine
 Francis H.C. Crick and James D. Watson
developed a model for DNA structure

P A T

S S

P G C P

S S
P
P T A
S S

P
P A T

S S
C G P
P

S S
G C P
P
S S
P
 Abstraction
1. What are the common parts of nucleotide?
2. Give different kinds of nitrogen bases.
3. What are the pairing arrangement of the
nitrogenous base?
_________pairs with ___________ and
____________ pairs with ____________

Analysis
Are there always going to be an number of adenine
and thymine nucleotides in a molecule?

IV. Assessment
Draw a diagram of the DNA structure
V. Assignment
Make an easy about the importance of studying DNA.