DETAILED LESSON PLAN

I. Objectives:

At the end of the lesson, the student should be able to perform the
following tasks:

a. Describe an automotive battery and its operation.

b. Draw the automotive battery construction and its parts: and
c. Valuing an automotive battery maintenance.

II. Subject Matter:

Main Topic: Automotive Battery
Subject Topic: Key Parts of the Typical Automotive Battery and Operation.
Materials: Battery pictures, videos, visual art for assessment.
Reference: 1.Diesel Mechanics
By: Eric V. Schulz Section 5 unit 40 pp.302-310
2. Automotive mechanics (Tenth Edition) Crouse-Angling.
III. Procedure: Demonstration Method

Strategy Teacher’s activities Student’s activities

A. Preliminary activities
1. Prayer -Most precious heavenly
father …amen

2. Greetings -Good morning class! -Good morning sir.

3. Song -Beep, Beep ang sabi

ng jeep… Chorus: Beep, Beep ang
sabi ng jeep…
(While singing, students
will pick one color of
paper passed through
the others).
4. Checking of attendance -Leader of the group
kindly check who are
absent today. -None sir
5. Classroom Standard -What are you going to
do when the class is
going on? -Sit properly.
-Listen to the teacher.
-Raise your hand if you
 want to answer.
-Do not talk to your
seatmate if the teacher is
-Can I expect all of talking in the front.
those from you?
-Yes sir
6. Passing of assignment -Class, do you have an
assignment?
-Please pass it forward. -Yes sir
(Students pass their
-What was our assignment in front)
assignment is all about? -It was all about the key
parts of automotive
-What are the key parts battery sir.
of auto motive battery?
-Sir, the key parts of
automotive battery are
plastic case and cover
vent caps, plates, grid,
7.Review separators, electrolyte,
(to recall the previous -Last meeting class we
have discussed about connecting straps
topic)
gasoline, what is
gasoline?
- Sir gasoline is made of
hydrogen and carbon,
8. Motivation called hydrocarbon with
(intended to the present -Group activity:
Student will analyzed mix of 20% of air.
topic )
the picture within 2
minutes.

-Based on the color

paper they have, they will
group themselves
(GREEN, YELLOW,
-Who can identify the BLUE) and make a circle.
picture and where did
this mostly used?
-Okay kyle! (Student raise their
hands)
-Sir it is an automotive
9. Unlocking of Difficulties. battery and it is mostly
used in cars, motor
-10 points for the green cycles, etc.
team.
-Each group guess word
 through number coding
of alphabet within 2
minutes
(1st-10 pts., 2nd-8pts., 3rd-
6pts.,)
- (1-21-20-15-13-15-20-
9-22-5) is an
electrochemical device
that stores electric
current.
-Stores the electrical
energy needed to
operate during cranking
of a car.
-Supplies “key off”
power for lights and
B. Presentation accessories.
(Proper lesson) -Ans: Automotive Battery.

-Do you understand now

1. Activities -Group will read the word
an automotive battery?
and its meaning.
-Yes sir.
Game:
“Show Me What It Is”
A. Pictures is posted in
the chalkboard showing
the battery parts.
1. Each group form a
line towards the
chalkboard.
2. From the box, each
group member shall pick
one paper with the
names of the parts of
battery and run to the
board where the picture
is posted and pastes its
corresponding parts.
(10 points will be given
to each correct answer). -None sir.
-Any questions?
(Teacher will check the
answer).
-Then let the students
read the automotive (Students will do the
parts. activity).
 -Students will read: The
automotive battery parts
are:
1. Plastic case and
cover.
2. Vent caps
3.Plates
2.Analysis 4. Grid
5.Separators
6. Electrolyte
7. Connecting straps

-Now, I have video here

to show to you. Observe
the operations and
familiarize yourselves
with its parts and how
an automotive battery
works.
- Based on our activity;
do you have any idea
about the key parts of a -sir?
typical automotive -Sir, the key parts of
battery. automotive battery are
-Okay Shella! plastic case and cover,
vent caps, plates, grid,
separators, electrolyte,
connecting straps.

-Each group will pick a

topic to discuss and the
7 key parts of a typical
automotive battery, its -Yes sir
construction, operation
and performance.
Green Team
A. Parts of a typical
automotive battery:
1. Plastic case
and cover
2. Grid
3. Connecting
straps
B. Battery
construction
 Red Team
A. Parts of a typical
automotive battery:
1. Plates
2. Electrolytes
B. Battery
performance
-Sir, the plastic case and
cover it refers to serve as
-What is plastic case a container for the
and cover? battery components.

-The vent caps cover’s

cell openings. They are
-What is the vent caps? non-removable on
maintenance free
batteries.
Conventional batteries
have removable vent
caps. The vent allows the
gases formed during
battery operation to
escape to the
atmosphere pastes that
becomes the positive and
negative.

-The grid is the lead alloy

-How does a grid work framework that holds the
active plate’s materials.

-Separators are porous

-What is separators? insulator used to
separate the plate while
allowing the electrolyte to
flow between the plates.

-Sir, electrolyte in a
-What is electrolyte compound that conducts
an electrical current in a
water solution. In an
automotive battery, the
electrolyte is a mixture of
sulfuric acid and water.

-What is connecting -Sir, connecting straps it

straps? is connecting plate of the
same polarity. They also
connect the cell together
to form the battery.
Animal’s straps are made
of a lead alloy.
-How does an -Sir, the automotive
automotive battery batteries have six cell
constructed? connected in series.
Each cell producing 2.1
volts. When connected in
series they produce 12.6
volts (6x2.1). Connected
series means the positive
(+) strap of a first cell is
connected to the
negative (-) strap of the
second cell. The cell wall
seals around the lead
straps that connect the
cell. This keeps each cell
separate.

-Construction battery
plate are formed on a
lead alloy grid. The grid
structure support the
active plates of materials
of the battery. The
positive grids are made
-What is the operation? of gray sponge lead.
-Yes, Ed
 -Sir?
-Sir, it refers to produce
current, a chemical must
cure between the
electrolyte and the active
plates materials. The
-What is the battery plates are slowly
performance? converted.
-Yes, Shell
-Sir?
-Sir, it is all about the
pour maintenance and
battery age also effect
output, battery should be
kept as fully charge as
possible. A discharge
battery means possible
that lead sulphate
3. Abstraction
remains on the plates.
Eventually the sulphate
hardens, making
changing difficult or
impossible. When the
battery is not tide
securely in the tray,
-What is the difference materials can fate from
of a common battery the plates and
that issue in the connections may crack.
flashlight, remote control
or toys with an
automotive battery?

-Sir, an automotive
battery is big, while an
-Very good! ordinary battery are small
-Class, it is because an and does not use water
automotive battery uses solution.
water solution and it is
very different from a
common battery has
only houses are cells
and the power within it
is limited only but in an
automotive it could be
 fuel led and it has many
key parts.

-Okay, class base on

4. Application what you have learned,
what will happened to a
battery without
-Sir?
maintenance?
-It will be dehydrate and
-Okay, you!
discharge and the
sulphate hardens that
-Correct, you’ve got the mark it hard to change.
point.

Group Activity:
The group will give 15
minutes to prepare the
activity and discuss it in
Yellow
the frontTeam:
in class in a
Draw the of
maximum automotive
5 minutes.
battery construction
-Students will prepare the
Green Team: given activity in 15
minutes.
Describe an
Red Team:
automotive battery its
Identify the parts of
operation.
an automotive battery

-Leader of the group will

discuss the given task in
front of the class.
Criteria: -Given points is based on
Clarity - 30% the criteria.
Relativeness -30%
 Reporting - 40%
Overall -100%

- (Before it ends, total

score will sum-up the
overall of the activity).

IV. EVALUATION
Answer the question correctly.
1. What is an automotive battery?
a. It is a compound the conducts on electrical current water in a
solution.
b. It is also called the secondary cell.
c. It serves as containers for the battery components.
d. A connect plate of the same polarity
2. How do automotive battery operation flow from (-) to (+)?
a. When connected series means the positive (+) strap of a first cell is
connected to the negative (-) strap of the second cell.
b. When connected series means the negative (-) strap of a first cell is
connected to the positive (+) strap of the second cell.
c. When connected series means the positive (+) strap of a first cell is
connected to the positive (+) strap of the second cell.
d. When connected series means the negative (-) strap of a first cell is
connected to the negative (-) strap of the second cell.
3. & 4. Draw and identify 2 parts of an automotive battery?

5. What will happen to an automotive battery without maintenance?

a. It will be dehydrate and discharge and the sulfate hardens that mark it
hard to change
b. It will be dehydrate and charge and the sulfate hardens that mark it
hard to change
c. It will not be dehydrate and discharge and the sulfate hardens that
mark it hard to change
d. All of the above

Answer key:

1. D

2. A
3 & 4. Draw

5. A

V. ASSIGNMENT
What are the three types of battery rating?
-Cold cranking amps
-Reserve capacity
-Terminal voltage