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LESSON PLAN IN SCIENCE 4

FIRST QUARTER

I. OBJECTIVES
The learners demonstrate understanding of grouping different materials based
A. Content Standards
on their properties
B. Performance The learners should be able to recognize and practice proper handling of
Standards products
C. Learning Classify materials based on the ability to absorb or repel water and its tendency
Competencies/ to undergo decay and biodegradability
Objectives
(Write the LC code) S4 MT-Ia-1

E. Daily Task Classify materials based on the ability to absorb water.

II. CONTENT Materials That Absorbed Water
III. LEARNING RESOURCES
A. References
1. Teacher’s Guide pages 2-4
2. Learner’s Materials
pages
2 -3
3. Textbook pages
4. Additional Materials
from Learning
Resource (LR) portal
B. Other Learning
Resources
Math: Subtraction of Similar Fractions
C. Integration

IV. PROCEDURES
ELICIT

Activity: 4 pics 1 word

Materials: pictures of water, cotton, sponge, and wet cloth

A. Reviewing previous
lesson or presenting
the new lesson

A_S_RB
Fill in the missing letters to complete the word.
What is the word? It means ‘pagsuyop’.
What do you know about the word ‘ABSORB’?

B. Establishing a purpose ENGAGE

for the lesson
C. Presenting Present the materials: tissue and sponge (actual objects)
examples/instances of
the new lesson

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What are these objects? Observe these two objects. Describe the two objects.
What will happen when we pour water into the tissue? Sponge?

D. Discussing new EXPLORE

concepts and
practicing new skills #1 Essential Question: What are the materials that can absorb water? What are the
characteristics of the materials that can absorb water?

Materials:
Handkerchief, tissue, plastic bag, paper, cotton, plastic plate, sponge, 1 bottle of
water, 1 small basin

Procedure:
1. Prepare the needed materials.
2. Pour water into a small basin.
3. Put each object into the basin with water.
4. Observe the characteristics of each material and complete the table.

ABSORB
MATERIALS CHARACTERISTICS
( / OR X)
E. Discussing new
concepts and Handkerchief / Soft, smooth, With small
practicing new skills #2 holes, water can pass through
TISSUE
PLASTIC BAG
PAPER
COTTON
PLASTIC PLATE
SPONGE

Guide Questions:
1. What happened to the materials when you put them into the basin with
water?
2. Which materials were able to absorb water?
3. What are the characteristics of the materials that can absorb water?

EXPLAIN
F. Developing mastery
(leads to Formative Publishing and Reporting
Assessment 3)

G. Finding practical ELABORATE

applications of
concepts and skills in Generalization:
daily living
What are the materials that can absorb water?
H. Making generalizations
and abstractions about What are the characteristics of the materials that can absorb water?
the lesson
The property of matter that enables materials to absorb water is the liquid’s
special ability called capillarity. Capillarity is the ability of liquid to pass through
narrow spaces without the assistance of an external force like gravity.

Absorbent materials are normally seen in objects with a lot of holes that allow
liquid to get inside the materials and occupy the spaces in it through capillarity.

There are materials that seem to have no holes in them but are still able to
absorb liquid because these materials have very tiny holes (which are almost
microscopic) that only allow liquid to come in. This property of material is called
porosity.

Porosity is the ability of a material to absorb or hold liquid or moisture to a certain

extent (Balatbat, et.al. The New Science Links Worktext in Science and
Technology 4)

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Application:
You are in the dining room with your family. You accidentally spill the glass of
water into the dining table. What will you do to wipe off the water on the table?
Can the material absorb water? What are the characteristics of the material that
makes it absorb water?

(Integration) In a glass of water, you spilled ¾ of the content of the glass. How
much water was left in the glass?

1 or 4/4 – ¾ = ¼

How did you get the answer?

How about this?

6/10 – 2/10 =
4/6 – 3/6 =
4/5 – 2/5 =

EVALUATE

Direction: Identify the materials on their ability to absorb water. Write ABSORB if
the material can absorb water and X if the material cannot absorb water.
1. T-shirt
2. Plastic bag
3. Tissue paper
I. Evaluating learning
Identification. Write the correct answer.

4. It is the ability of liquid to pass through narrow spaces without the

assistance of an external force like gravity.
5. It is the ability of a material to absorb or hold liquid or moisture to a
certain extent.

EXTEND

Identify 3 materials that can absorb water which can be found in your kitchen.
J. Additional activities for
application or
Describe the characteristics of each material.
remediation Which material can absorb more water?
Which material can absorb less water?
Are there materials that DO NOT absorb water? What are these materials?

V. REMARKS

VI. REFLECTION
A. No. of learners who earned 80% in the evaluation
B. No. of learners who require additional activities for remediation
C. Did the remedial lessons work? No. of learners who have
caught up with the lesson
D. No. of learners who continue to require remediation
E. Which of my teaching strategies worked well? Why did these
work?
F. What difficulties did I encounter which my principal or supervisor
can help me solve?
G. What innovation or localized materials did I use/discover which I
wish to share with other teachers?

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