Teaching Demonstration

Detailed Lesson Plan in Biology

I. Learning Objectives:
At the end of the activity, 75% of the students should be able to:
1.

II. Learning Task:

A. Subject Matter
 Characteristics of Living Things
References:
Phoenix House Publishing – Biology Book
pp. 38 – 47
Compendium – General Biology (Revised Edition)
pp. 7 -8
B. Science Concepts
1. Living things are composed of cells and exhibit organization even at
cellular level.
2. Living things require a constant supply of energy.
3. Living things need supply of water as a vital component of the cell.
4. Living things maintain a state of stability called homeostasis.
5. Living things undergo growth and development.
6. Living things respond to the environment.
7. Living things are capable of movement.
8. Living things can reproduce and transmit genetic characteristics to their
offspring.
9. Living things adapt and evolve to survive.
C. Values Integration
 Proper behavior, attentive listening, teamwork, cooperation, cleanliness
and following correct procedure
D. Teaching Aids
 Visual aids, activity sheets, materials on the activity

III. Teaching Strategies

Teachers Activity Students Activity Teachers Note

A. Daily Routine
1. Opening prayer

B. Motivation
“Energizing Exploration: Corny
Comparison”
 Have fun with the class as
they compare the attributes of
 living and nonliving in pairs of
objects.
1. Compare a real worm to The students will give The teacher will record the
a gummy worm. their answers. students answer on a chart
2. Compare a live insect in paper.
a jar to a plastic insect.
3. Compare a live plant to
an artificial plant.

C. Introduction
 When you look at the world
around you, how do you
categorize or group what
you see? In science, the
broadest groupings are
living and non-living. This
may sound simple, but it is
sometimes difficult to
decide whether something is
truly alive or not. Prior to
the 1600's many people
believed that nonliving
things could spontaneously
turn into living things. For
example, it was believed
that piles of straw could turn
into mice. That is obviously
not the case. There are some
very general rules to follow
when trying to decide if
something is living or non-
living.
 For you to understand it
further, we will do an
activity.

D. Lesson Proper
1. Presentation
a. Introduce the title of
the activity to the
students –
“Characteristics of
Living Things”
b. Present the objectives
to the students

2. Activity Proper
 a. Distributing the
activity sheets and
materials to the
student.
b. Guiding the students in
the procedures.
c. Students performing
the activity.
d. Students discussing
their works.
e. Teacher checks and
discuss the answers of
the activity.

E. Post Discussion