Lesson Plan in Science

Prepared by: Mr. jonathan M. gutang

I. OBJECTIVES:
At the end of the 60 minutes lesson, learners should be able to:
a. identify and describe the ecological relationships among living things;
b. describe the effects of interactions among the organisms in their
Environment;
c. cite examples showing how living organisms depend on each other for
their needs to survive.

II. SUBJECT MATTER:

a. Topic: Ecological Relationships
b. References:
 Discover Science 7 pages 178-180
 Real Life Science 4 pages 230 – 265
c. Materials:
Illustration, chart, activity sheet, power point presentations
d. Process Skills:
Observing, Analyzing, Describing

III. LESSON PROCEDURE

A. Preliminary Activities
1. Daily Routine
 Opening Prayer
 Greetings
 Checking of Cleanliness and Attendance

2. Review
 The students will search the answer of the following questions on the word hunt.

1. It is the sequence of food transfer from producer to the

decomposer. (food chain)
2. These are the heterotrophic organisms that depend in other
organisms for nourishment and for the supply of energy.
(consumer)
3. These are autotrophic organisms that are capable of making
their own food. (producers)
4. It is the food making process of the plants. (photosynthesis)
5. It is interlinked of several food chains. (food web)

B. Lesson Proper
1. Engage:
 The students will observe the pictures posted on the board and answer the
following questions:
1. What is your understanding about the word “relationship”?
2. What relationships are depicted in the pictures?
3. What other relationships do you know of?
4. Is this relationship limited to human beings only?
 Unlocking of difficulties:
The students will arrange the following jumbled letters correctly.
1. Eoolgsitc - scientist who study the relationships of organism with their
environments. ( Ecologist )
 2. Itnrecaiton – is a kind of action that occurs as two or more objects have an
effect upon one another. ( Interaction )
3. Itrnepedncednee - mutual reliance between two or more organism
( Interdependence )
4. Sspeeci – a group of related animals or plants that is smaller than a genus.
( Species )

2. Explore:

 The teacher will group the class into five. Each group will give 5 minutes to do
the activity. One representative will present their work.

3. Explain:
Ecological Relationships

 Symbiotic Relationships – are interactions wherein two organisms of different

species interact, with at least one of the species benefiting from the interaction
while farming the organism or affecting at all.
 Mutualism – is the relationship which two organisms interact and they
benefit from each other.
 Parasitism – is a relationship wherein one organism is negatively
affected and oftentimes harmed.
Parasite –organism that benefits from the interaction
Host – organism that harmed in the interaction
 Commensalism – is a relationship wherein one organism benefits from
the interaction without harming the other organisms.
Commensal – organism that benefits from the interaction
Host – organism that is unharmed and provides help
 Competition - is a relationship in which organisms compete for the same needs
such as food, shelter, or mate.
 Intraspecific competition – competition happens between organisms of
the same species
 Interspecific competition – competition happens between organisms of
different species
 Predation – is the interaction where the predator kills the prey for food.
 Predator – organism that kills for food
 Prey – organism that is being hunted

a. Discussion/Analysis
1. Why do living organisms need to interact with one another?
2. How do the interactions among organisms affect their lives and
activities?

b. Generalization
The students will share what they have learned about the lesson by answering the
table posted on the board. The teacher will call three students to share their work
in front.
What I have learned? How can I use it?

c. Values Integration:
  From the interactions that the students have studied, they will choose one that
they think exists among people. Does this interaction also take place among the
members of the family? They will explain their answer.

4. Elaborate:
The class will be group into four and asked to choose one
relationship among organisms that were discussed in the lesson. The
students will talk about how the relationship is advantageous or
disadvantageous to the organisms involved. Each group will do
differentiated activities. The teacher will assign each group by which
they will present the results of their group discussion.

 News report – Adapt a certain portion of a news TV program to explain the

chosen relationship. The group members will act out as reporters or news anchors
and the characters in the report.
 Rap – Compose and present a rap about the benefit and/or harm caused by the
chosen relationship to the organisms involved.
 Commercial or advertisement – Prepare and present a commercial to explain the
positive things about the chosen relationship.
 Talk show – Act out as celebrities promoting the chosen relationship among
organisms. They have to say good things about the relationship.
 Poem – Create and recite a poem to explain the chosen relationship.
The teacher will be used rubrics to assess the group activity of the students.

5. Evaluate:
 Multiple Choice. Read and answer the questions on the interaction of living
things. Choose the letter of the correct answer and write your answer on the blank
before the number.

_____b____1. What ecological relationship exists when the banana

plants are planted on the same area?
a. commensalism b. competition c. predation

_____a____2. A worm lives on the leaves of the calamansi plant.

Which of the two organisms is the parasite?
a. worm b. calamansi plant c. leaves

_____b____3. Which of the following is an example of organisms that

show commensalism?
a. eagle on snake
b. egret to a carabao
c. orchids on the branches of trees

_____b____4. Which of the following organism is NOT a predator?

a. eagle b. fly c. lion

______c___5. What ecological relationship exists on the butterfly and

flower?
a. parasitism b. predation c. mutualism

IV. ASSIGNMENT:

1. What are the ecological problems we experienced nowadays?

2. Give some conservation measures on improving the environment and
preserving the natural resources.