LESSON PLAN IN SCIENCE (GRADE 5)

I. Objectives

At the end of the lesson, the learners should be able to:

 enumerate useful and harmful materials at home and in school;

 differentiate useful and harmful materials;
 classify some materials that are useful and harmful.

II. Subject Matter

A. Topic: Recognizing Useful And Harmful Materials

B. References: Science Beyond Boarders 5 (Text Book) pp. 4 - 7

C. Values Focus: Observing, Describing, Identifying

Teacher’s Activity Pupil’s Activity

A. PRELIMINARY ACTIVITY

(The teacher will ask his pupils to stand (The pupils will stand and pray.)
for the opening prayer.)

Our Father

Our father who art in heaven

Holy be thy name
Thy kingdom come
Thy will be done
On earth as it is in heaven
Give us this day our daily bread
And forgive us our sins
As we forgive those sins against us
Good morning, sir!
Good morning, class!
How are you today?
(The pupils answer may vary.)
Before we start our discussion. We are
going to check your attendance.

Who is absent today?

B. REVIEW

What have we discussed last time?

Who can describe me about matter?

I think you are now ready to our new

lesson for today.

C. MOTIVATION

(The teacher will present some pictures

about harmful and useful materials and
will ask about those pictures.)
(The pupils will stand and pray.)

Good morning, sir!

(The pupils answer may vary.)

We had discussed about matter.

Matter is anything that takes up space and
can be weighed. In other words, matter has
volume and mass.

Yes, we are ready!

 Those are example of useful and harmful
materials.
What can you say about these pictures?
Give me some useful materials based on you saw on these pictures?

(Newspaper, magazine, mixed paper, tin can, glass jars and plastic bottle)

Give me some harmful materials based on you saw on these pictures?

(Gasoline, batteries, motor oil and spray paint)

E. PRESENTATION

F. Application

What is useful material?

(Useful materials are materials or things that can be used anytime, anywhere, and are
hassle –free or not that harmful to human beings.)

What is harmful materials?

(Harmful materials- are substances that could harm human health or the environment.)

G. Generalization

As a whole class, useful materials can be found at home to improve your health,
destroy harmful organism, make life more comfortable, make work faster and easier
and help protect and conserve the environment.

What is useful material?

(Useful materials are materials or things that can be used anytime, anywhere, and are
hassle –free or not that harmful to human beings.)

What is harmful materials?

(Harmful materials- are substances that could harm human health or the environment.)
Individual activity.

The teachers will show different pictures and the learners will distinguish if it is useful
or harmful materials.

IV. Evaluation

Classify the different materials found in the word pool below as useful and harmful.

Useful Materials Harmful Materials

candy wrappers old new scrappers empty paint cans

plastic bags drained batteries empty shampoo bottles
empty gasoline can worn out rubber tires empty bleach bottles
empty spray bottles

V. Assignment

List down five useful materials and five harmful materials that you can see at home.