Villa Esperanza Elementary School

LESSON PLAN SCIENCE Grade 4

EARTH AND SPACE

I. OBJECTIVE
After the activity, the learners will be able to
1. identify the beneficial and harmful effects of the sun’s heat and light on living things,
2. explain how the sun affects living things and

II. SUBJECT MATTER

Learning Competency: Describes the effects of the sun. (S4ES-IVi-10)
Topic: Effects of Sun’s Heat and Light
Reference: TG pp. 352-357 LM pp. 311-315
Science Learner’s Materials and Teacher’s Guide Exploring
and Protecting Our World 4 by Coronel, Mingoa, padua, Romero, Rabago
Materials: Computer / laptop
TV Monitor
Pictures
Bond Paper
Integration: Information Communication Technology (ICT)

III. PROCUDURE

TEACHERS ACTIVITY STUDENTS ACTIVITY

A. Classroom Routine
 Opening Prayer
 Greetings
 Checking of attendance
B. Review
 Could you still recall the process of water Yes
cycle?
 Anyone could give example? “Evaporation” “Condensation” “Precipitation”

C. Motivation
Let us all sing the song “Mr. Sun”

“Mr. Sun”
Oh Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden sun Pupils will sing the song.
Please shine down on me.

Oh Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden sun

Please shine down on me.
Hiding behind the tree
Oh these little children are asking you
To please come out so we can play with you

Oh Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden sun

Please shine down on, please shine down on,
Please shine down on me…
(Repeat)

 Show pictures of harmful and beneficial

effects of the sun’s heat and light.
 Ask the learners to describe each picture.

What can you see in the picture? Describe what you

see in the picture.
Plants need sun’s heat and light in order to grow
1. and produce food.

Sunburn, too much exposure to the sun and the

2. man didn’t protect himself from the heat of the sun.

Solar panel, get the energy of the sun and

3. converted it to electricity.

Plants withering, too much heat from the sun.

4.

Cycling, outdoor activities were the man is

enjoying his cycling under the heat of the sun.

5.

D. Activity (Groupings)

Give Standard of Groupings:

1. Select a leader.
2. Be cooperative with your group.
3. The secretary of the group will get the materials
from the teacher.
4. Let each group answer the question.
5. When you hear a bell once, it means you have to
be ready with your output. When you hear it
twice, you will post your output on the board.
6. Somebody from each group will report the
group’s output.

Rubrics for group activity:

 Group 1 HARMFUL BENEFICIAL

Direction: Group the pictures whether they are
harmful or beneficial effects of the sun.

 Group 2

Direction: Write whether the sentences

below are beneficial or harmful. 1.Beneficial
____________________1. For drying laundry. 2.Harmful
____________________2. It causes sunburn
and skin cancer with too much exposure. 3.Beneficial
____________________3. Drying of salted 4.Harmful
meat.
____________________4. Visual impairment 5.Harmful
when one often looks directly at the sun.
____________________5. Plants wilt and dry
when exposed to too much sunlight.

 Group 3
Direction: Classify the sentence whether
Beneficial or Harmful effects of the Sun.

1. One Saturday,
you went
swimming with
your friend in
the nearby
river. You
noticed that
your skin was
reddish. What
was the
harmful effect
of the sun’s
heat to your
skin?
b. Boil b. cancer
c. sunburn
 Group 4 2. What would be the probable effect if
Direction: Encircle the letter of the correct your eyes are exposed to the glares
answer. (TG, pg. 356) of the sun?
a. Eyes would become cross-eyed
 1. One Saturday, you went swimming
with your friend in the nearby river.
You noticed that your skin was
reddish. What was the harmful effect
of the sun’s heat to your skin?
a. Boil b. cancer
c. sunburn
2. What would be the probable effect if
your eyes are exposed to the glares of
the sun?
a. Eyes would become cross-eyed
b. Eyes would bulge
c. Vision would be impaired
3. When the intense heat is received on
the earth’s surface and there is no
rainfall at all, what would be its effect
on the environment?
a. Soil would harden, crack and
plants would wither
b. There would be scarcity of water
c. Both A and B
4. Norma placed her anthurium plant
outside her house before she left for
Manila for two weeks. When she
arrived she notice that her plant has
withered and yet the soil was wet.
What could have caused the withering
of her plant?
a. Animals stepped on it
b. Too much heat from the sun
c. A stray animal uprooted it
5. Paul brought his carabao to the
grassland to graze. He left his animal
under the sun the whole day. What
would likely be the harmful effect of
heat on his animal?
a. His carabao would become sturdy.
b. His carabao would have sunburn.
c. His carabao would get sick.
b. Eyes would bulge
c. Vision would be impaired
3. When the intense heat is received
on the earth’s surface and there is
no rainfall at all, what would be its
effect on the environment?
a. Soil would harden, crack and
plants would wither
b. There would be scarcity of water
c. Both A and B
4. Norma placed her anthurium plant
outside her house before she left for
Manila for two weeks. When she
arrived she notice that her plant
has withered and yet the soil was
wet. What could have caused the
withering of her plant?
a. Animals stepped on it
b. Too much heat from the sun
c. A stray animal uprooted it
5. Paul brought his carabao to the
grassland to graze. He left his
animal under the sun the whole
day. What would likely be the
harmful effect of heat on his
animal?
a. His carabao would become
sturdy.
b. His carabao would have
sunburn.
c. His carabao would get sick.

E. Discussion
 In what way is the sun beneficial to plants,
animals and humans?

Plants can make their own food through the

presence of sunlight in the photosynthetic
process. Likewise animals and humans need the
sun’s heat and light energy in order to survive.
With the presence of sunlight, humans can do a
lot of activities such as laundry, harvesting,
drying of crops, fishing and drying of fishes and
recreational activities like outing/ picnics.

Both farmers and fishermen use the sun’s

heat in drying crops and fishes.
  In what way is the sun’s heat and light
harmful to living things?

Excessive exposure to sunlight can burn or

harm the skin. This is called sunburn. Too much
heat of the sun can cause the withering of the
plants and eventually they die. Animals are badly
affected when there is no food for them and
exposure to intense heat can cause them to
become ill and eventually die.

We should not look directly at the sun

because it can damage our eyes.

The soil will become very dry and can crack The sun is the source of all energy, gives off
causing the plants to die. Farming also is not heat and light. Plants, animals and humans
possible can survive because of the sun’s heat that
warms the earth.

F. Analysis Too much exposure to sunlight can cause

 What are the beneficial effects of the
sun’s heat and light to the living things?
 What are the harmful effects of the sun’s
heat and light to the living things?
sunburn and skin cancer. Looking at the sun
directly can cause visual impairment. Too
much heat from the sun can cause heat
stroke. Too much sunlight can cause a plant’s
withering and lead to its death.
Energy

EPP or TLE ma’am

 What can we get in the sun?
Very good!
The energy the we can get in the sun can be
converted into electricity.
Yes, ma’am
 In what particular subject we can find Electricity is very important in our daily life it feels
electricity? us comfortable.
Very Good!
In high school this is electricity subject under
TLE.
 Is electricity Important to us? Why?
Sun’s heat and light are beneficial because it
help plants, animals and humans to survive. It
is harmful because it can cause a plant’s
 Very Good!
wither and lead to its death and the effects of
too much heat of the sun to the humans can
G. Abstraction
cause heat stroke or sunburn, and to much
exposure to intense heat can lead the animals
 In what way is the sun’s heat and light be
become ill and eventually die.
beneficial and harmful?

As a scouter, I will make sure that I will

observe all the precautionary measures to
avoid any harmful effects of the sun to
myself. During outdoor activities I will apply
 H. Application sun block lotion to my body and I will wear
shirt with long sleeves and wear a hat. I will
 The Boy scouts and Girl scouts of the also bring a bottle water to keep my body
Philippines will be conducting a National hydrated.
Jamborette and most of the activities
will be held in the field. As an active
scouter, how are you going to protect
yourself from the exposure of the heat
of the sun?

IV. Evaluation

Direction: Write TRUE If the statement is beneficial and write FALSE if the statement harmful effects of the
sun.

1. You can get sunburned on a cloudy day. TRUE

2. You only need to wear sunscreen when you are at the beach. FALSE
3. My skin doesn’t get sunburned, so I don’t need to worry about protecting myself from overexposure to
the sun. FALSE
4. Too much heat can dries up the land that can affect the livelihood of the farmers. TRUE
5. During sunny day people can do and enjoy outdoor activities. TRUE

V. Assignment:

Research on other harmful effects of the sun on living things.

Prepared by:

MARELYN T. ESCUADRA
Teacher, Science $

Observed by:

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