Republic of the Philippines
Department of Education
REGION VIII – EASTERN VISAYAS
SCHOOLS DIVISION OF CATBALOGAN CITY
SAMAR NATIONAL SCHOOL
Catbalogan City
Date: January 06, 2023
Section: G9-Talisay & Pinetree
DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN SCIENCE 9
QUARTER 2
Content Standard:
The type of bonds that carbon forms that result in the diversity of carbon compounds
Performance Standard:
Employ appropriate techniques using the compound microscope to gather data about very
small objects.
I. OBJECTIVE:
A. Most Essential Learning Competency
Recognize the general classes and uses of organic compounds
(S9MT-IIh-18).
B. Instructional Objectives:
1. Investigate how a common organic compound namely ethyne can ripen fruits faster
than the natural way.
2. Display cooperation and teamwork in performing the activity
II. SUBJECT MATTER
Topic: Organic Compound
KBI: Show cooperation in activities
[Link] Resources
A. Materials: Chalk, Blackboard, Pictures
B. References: Grade 9 Science Learner’s Module pages 262-276
Grade 9 Science Teacher’s Material pages 306-314
IV. PROCEDURE
A. Drill/Elicit
Recall the uses of common hydrocarbons, particularly ethyne or acetylene.
B. Engage
Calcium carbide (CaC2) is a compound that is commonly known as kalburo. Fruit
vendors use this substance to speed up the ripening of fruits like mangoes and bananas
in just a couple of days. When calcium carbide reacts with water such as moisture in
the air, ethyne gas is produced. Ethyne or commonly known as acetylene is a kind of
alkyne.
In this activity, you will investigate (acetylene), a hydrocarbon.
C. Explore
Discuss first the safety precautions that the students should take in the conduct of the
experiments.
Activity: Which bananas will ripen faster?
Materials:
Calcium carbide (kalburo) 12 unripe, green bananas of the
hand gloves same variety
Newspapers small plastic cups
face masks 2 empty shoe or fruit juice
boxes
packaging tape
Warning:
Wear a mask before performing the following procedure.
Calcium carbide has a strong and irritating odor.
Make sure that calcium carbide does not come in contact with water!
Procedure
1. Using a sheet of newspaper, wrap ¼ kilo (250g) of crushed calcium carbide
(kalburo). Make sure that the wrapped calcium carbide will just be enough to
fit the area of the bottom of one shoe box.
2. Put the wrapped calcium carbide at the bottom of the shoe box and cover it
with another piece of newspaper.
3. Place 3 unripe (nearing maturity) bananas of the same kind inside the first box
with calcium carbide. This will be Group A.
4. Do not put wrapped calcium carbide in the other shoe box.
5. Place another set of 3 green, unripe bananas of the same kind in the second
box. This will be Group B.
6. After putting all the bananas in each box, A and box B, cover both boxes.
7. Leave the shoe boxes for 48 hours.
Q1. What are you going to find out or investigate in the experiment?
Q2. What is the independent variable?
Q3. What is the dependent variable in the experiment?
Q4. Write your hypothesis or prediction about what might happen in the
experiment.
8. After 2 or 3 days, put on your face masks and observe what happened to
the bananas. Write your observation in the data table below.
Group Observations
Number of Ripe Bananas and them
Appearance
A
(With calcium carbide)
B
(Without calcium
carbide)
Q5. How many bananas ripened in Group A and in Group B?
Q6. Which group have fully ripened bananas?
Q7. What conclusion can you make from the results of your experiment?
Q8. Look for the properties of ethyne and explain how it can introduce the ripening of
fruits.
D. Explain
Activity: Which bananas will ripen faster?
Q1. What are you going to find out or investigate in the experiment? Acceptable
answers: “The effect of acetylene gas on the rate of ripening of bananas” or “The
effect of using calcium carbide (kalburo) on the rate of ripening of bananas.
Q2. What is the independent variable? Acceptable answers: Acetylene or calcium
carbide
Q3. What is the dependent variable in the experiment? Number of fruits that
ripened
Q4. Write your hypothesis or prediction about what might happen in the experiment
Acceptable answers: The bananas in the shoe boxes with calcium carbide will
ripen faster than the bananas in the shoe boxes without calcium carbide or
Group B bananas will ripen slower than Group A bananas.
Q5. How many bananas ripened in Group A and in Group B? Expected outcomes: 4-
5 ripe bananas in group A, 0-2 ripe bananas in group B.
Q6. Which group have fully ripened bananas? Expected answer: Group A has more
ripened bananas than group B.
Q7. What conclusion can you make from the results of your experiment? Using
calcium carbide (kalburo) makes the ripening of bananas faster than without
using calcium carbide. This is because when calcium carbide (kalburo) reacts
with the moisture in the air, acetylene gas is produced. Acetylene gas is the
compound that makes the ripening of fruits becomes faster. Acetylene imitates
the action of the natural ripening agent called ethene or ethylene (C2H4). Ethene
or ethylene is a plant hormone that regulates the activity of the genes that are
responsible for the ripening of fruits.
Q8. Look for the properties of ethyne and explain how it can introduce the ripening of
fruits. Possible Answer: Ethyne is the simplest two-carbon alkyne that is
responsible for the ripening of fruits. It is a substance wherein you will apply to
the stem of the fruit. After it, you need to cover it with a plastic bag. After a
couple of days, you will discover that the fruit starts to ripen this is because
prolonged exposure to fire or heat may rupture violently the containers or to the
materials used to cover the applied part of the fruit.
E. Elaborate
In this activity, you were able to observe how ethyne or acetylene, which is an alkyne,
can make bananas ripen faster. This is just one of the many applications of acetylene.
1. What causes fruit to ripen faster?
2. Is Ethyne used to hasten the ripening of fruits?
3. How is ethylene used to ripen fruit?
4. Why do ethylene-treated fruits ripen earlier?
5. What are the properties of ethyne?
6. What are the properties of Ethyne that can ripen fruits?
7. How do you identify ethyne?
8. What is the importance of ethyne?
9. What is the practical use of ethyne or acetylene in the market?
10. What subject area can you apply our topic to?
F. Evaluate
Essay
Direction: Get ½ sheet of paper. Explain briefly how ethyne or acetylene can make
bananas ripen faster.
G. Extend
Give some uses of ethyne or acetylene.
Search for the compounds that are present in the following products: common brand
of acetone and formalin. Search also for the uses of the products.
V. Remarks
VI. Reflection
Prepared by:
EDESSA D. MASINAS
SST I
NOTED:
BRIGIDA C. SINGZON
Science Head Teacher
