Republic of the Philippines

NUEVA ECIJA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

San Antonio Off Campus
San Antonio, Nueva Ecija

DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN SCIENCE IV

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the lesson the pupils should be able to:
a. classify objects according to their ability to transmit, scatter, or block light;
b. state the importance of knowing about transparent, translucent, and opaque
materials; and
c. create a three-dimensional representation of these objects.

II. SUBJECT MATTER

A. Topic: Direction of Light
B. Reference: Science Wonders 4, pp. 305 – 309
C. Materials: clear plastic, white paper, envelope, power point presentation
D. Value: Cooperation and Appreciation

III. INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURE

Teacher’s Activity Students’ Activity

A. Preparation
1. Prayer
Kenneth, kindly lead the prayer. Close your eyes, bow down your head and let
 us pray.
Angel of God
my guardian dear
to whom God’s love
commits me here.
Ever this day
be at my side,
to light and guard,
to rule and guide. AMEN.

2. Greetings
Good afternoon, class! Good afternoon too, teacher!

3. Checking of Attendance
Is everybody present today class? Yes teacher, everybody is present today.
4. Energizer
To make you more active and alert,
( Pupils dance together with their teacher.)
may I request everybody to please
stand up and let us have an energizer.

(The teacher plays a short video.)

5. Review
What was our past lesson?

Here are some statements about

magnetic force. Tell me if it is correct It was about Magnetic Force.
or if it is not, explain your answer.
 Are you ready?

1. Lodestones are permanent

magnets.

2. A glass is a non-magnetic
material.

3. Magnets that are made of soft

iron are permanent magnets. Yes, teacher!

4. The poles are the strongest part

of a magnet. Incorrect. Lodestones are natural magnets.

5. The south pole of one magnet Correct!

will attract and stick to the
south pole of another magnet,
The statement is incorrect because magnets
that are made of soft iron are temporary
magnets.
Very good!

Correct!
Give yourselves three claps!
6. Motivation

This statement is wrong because two like

Last time, I asked you to prepare a poles repel each other and two unlike poles
clear plastic, a piece of white paper attract each other.
and a folder.

Did you prepare these materials?

I will be showing a cartoon character

on the screen. Tell me what you see.
 Let us first try the folder. Cover your
screen using the folder. What do you
see?

Why?

Yes, teacher!
Next, cover your screen using the
white paper. Do you see anything?

Good!

Now, cover your screen using the

clear plastic. Can you now see the
screen?
We cannot see the screen, teacher.

Why?

The folder blocks everything.

Very good!
Yes, teacher but it is not clear. We can only
see a shadow.
B. Discussion
Before we begin, take note of these
materials/objects:
1. clear glasses
2. hollow blocks
3. geena cloth
Yes, teacher!

Which one can be used to make windows?

We can see the screen because the plastic is

 Can we not use wood to make windows? clear.

Very good!

Clear glass is a transparent material.

Transparent materials are materials that

allow light pass through.

We can use clear glasses to make windows,

teacher!

We can also use wood but it is best to use the

clear glass to provide natural light inside our
house, teacher.
Does a glass window allow light to pass
through?

Very good!

Kids, can you give examples of

transparent materials that can be found at
your home?

Good!

Now, let’s go back to the remaining two

objects that I have said earlier – the geena
cloth and the hollow blocks.
Which will you use to cover your glass
windows?

Kindly explain your answer.

Yes, teacher. Because the glass window is

Correct! clear!

Cloth is a translucent material.

Translucent materials are materials that (The pupils give examples of transparent
allow part of the light to pass through, but materials.)
they break up rays and scatter them.

We will use the cloth.

Why do we wear sunglasses outside when
it is a sunny day?

Very good! If there is too much sunlight, the cloth will

diffuse it.

In translucent materials, some light are

transmitted, reflected, and scattered.

You cannot see clearly the object behind.

Now, give examples of translucent

materials that can be found in school.
Good job kids!

Now, let’s have the last object – the

hollow blocks.

What part of your house was made out of

hollow blocks?

Why did they use hollow blocks?

If you are inside a room made out of

hollow blocks without windows, will
there be light?

Why? We wear sunglasses to protect our eyes from

getting too much sunlight.

Correct! A hollow block is an opaque

material.

Opaque materials are materials that do

not allow light to pass through.
 Examples of translucent materials are frosted
glass, fluorescent tubes, and cellophane.

Does a backpack allow light to pass

through?

Why? Our walls, teacher!

So that the people outside will not see us.

Very good!
No, teacher!

Other examples of opaque materials are

wooden door, cardboard, and thick book.

Now, give me examples of opaque Hollow blocks will not allow any light to
objects. pass, teacher.

C. Application
Here are some objects. Classify them into
transparent, translucent, and opaque.

Are you ready kids?

1. white paper
2. thick book
 3. hollow blocks
4. plastic cover
5. eyeglasses
6. thick towel
7. clean water
8. frosted glass
9. metal spoon
10. plywood

Good d job kids! You did it!

Group activity
(The teacher divides the pupils into three
groups. Each group will have a
representative.)
A backpack does not allow light to pass
through, teacher.
It is because the passage of light is blocked,
and a shadow is formed. We cannot see
anything behind it.

Arrange the jumbled letters below. Then,

define them.

NASTNERRPA
TSNRLECUANT
EUQAPO

(The pupils give examples.)

Group 1, what word is formed?

Very good! Let’s proceed to group 2.

 Good job kids!

How about group 3? Yes, teacher!

(Pupils raise their hands.)
1. translucent
2. opaque
Let’s clap our hands for a job well done!
3. opaque
4. transparent
5. transparent
D. Generalization 6. opaque
Directions: Answer the following 7. transparent
questions. 8. translucent
9. opaque
I. What does a transparent material do to 10. opaque
light?

II. Why are transparent, translucent, and

opaque materials important?

III. How are transparent objects different

from opaque objects?

(The pupils start doing the activity.)

TRANSPARENT – are materials that allow

all light to pass through them.
 TRANSLUCENT – are materials that scatter
light.

OPAQUE – are materials that do not allow

light to pass through.

Transparent materials allow light to pass

through them.

They are important because they play an

important part in day-to-day life.

Transparent objects allow light to pass

through them while opaque ones allow no
light to pass through.

IV. EVALUATION
Directions: Read the questions carefully. Encircle the letter of the correct answer.
1. Which of the objects blocks all light from passing through?
a. transparent
b. translucent
c. opaque
2. Which type of objects scatters light as it passes through and only allows part of the
light to show through?
a. transparent
b. translucent
c. opaque
3. Light shines clear through objects that are ______.
 a. translucent
b. transparent
c. opaque
4. Which of the following is a transparent object?
a. blackboard
b. chain
c. reading eyeglasses
5. Which is true about opaque materials?
a. They allow the light to pass through them.
b. They absorb some amount of light and let the remaining to pass through them
c. They do not let the light to pass through them.
6. Your grandma has plants in her kitchen. They need lots of light. What type of
windows should she have installed that will be best for her indoor garden?
a. opaque windows
b. translucent windows
c. transparent windows
7. A block of wood is opaque. This statement is _______.
a. true
b. false
8. What type of material would be best to cover your windows that would keep the
sun out of your room so you can sleep?
a. transparent material
b. translucent material
c. opaque material
9. The air we breathe is _______.
a. transparent
b. opaque
c. translucent
10. The tinted car windows are _______.
a. translucent
b. opaque
c. transparent

Answer Key:
1.c
2.b
3.b
4.c
5.c
6.c
7.a
8.b
 9.a
10.a

V. ASSIGNMENT
Make a three-dimensional representation of transparent, translucent and opaque
materials. Label each part. Submit it on Friday, April 23.

Prepared by:

JOANN M. DE LEON
Practice Teacher