CONTENT STANDARDS

The Learners demonstrate understanding of...

The different types of soil
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
The Learners should be able to...
Differentiate the types of soil
LEARNING COMPETENCY
The Learners should be able to...
Compare and contrast the characteristics of different types of soil; (S4ES-IVa- 1)

I. Objectives

1. Describe the characteristic of the soil

2. Appreciate the importance of the soil as a human being,
3. Perform how the characteristics of the soil differ from each other.

II. Content

Subject Matter
A. Topic: Soil
B. Materials : BEAM-Grade 3 – Unit 6 Earth (DLP-Learning Guide –Soil not just a
dirt), Manila paper, marker, and power point presentation.
C. References: Grade 3 – Unit 6 Earth (DLP-Learning Guide –Soil not just a dirt).

III. Procedures
Preliminaries: Management of Learning

A. Routinary Activities
1. Prayer
2. Greetings
3. Energizer (Science song)
4. Checking of the Attendance
5. Reminders/Class Rules
6. Review of the previous lesson
Activity

A. FIX ME UP I’M BROKEN

Instructions
 1. The class will be divided into three
2. The teacher will show mix letters
3. And the students will fix the mix letters
4. The group who will get the correct answer will get highest score.
B. SCAVENGERS HUNT
Instructions
1. The same groupings
2. The students need to find the meaning of the word they are
assign to
GROUP 1- SOIL
GROUP 2- CHARACTERISTIC
GROUP 3- TYPES
3. Then after that they need to share and present it to the class
4. The first group who will find the meaning first got the highest point.
ANALYSIS
Guide Questions
1. Where the activities enjoyable?
2. Share your feelings and thoughts after doing the activities
ABSTRACTION
A. Inductive Method.
Instructions
1. The same groupings
2. Let the students go in the school garden and let them find the
different types of soil.
GROUP I – CLAY SOIL
GROUP II- LOAM SOIL
GROUP III- SAND SOIL
3. Using their manila paper they need to write the characteristics of the
soil they found, from the texture, color and size.
4. Call a volunteer to share the output they made.
APPLICATION
A. Group Task: WHICH SOIL IS THE BEST?
Instructions:
1. The same groupings
2. Each group should go to the garden area (flower garden or vegetable
garden) of the school.
3. Observe the area, then find at least one type of the soil (it shouldn’t
be similar to other group.)
4. Explain why out of all the types of soil why did you choose that soil
5. Write down the texture, the sizes and the color of that soil
6. And create a short presentation about it ( sing, poem, story telling)
7. After that present it to the class.
CRITERIA FOR JUDGING
A. MASTERY- 10 points
B. TEAM WORK – 10 points
Evaluation
QUIZ
 The teacher will give 10 items quiz (true or false)
Enrichment Activity
Encourage the students to watch online videos about the soil, it’s
characteristics and importance.