ISABELA STATE UNIVERSITY

Echague, Isabela
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
Bachelor of Elementary Education

SEMI-DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN SCIENCE 3

I. OBJECTIVES
At the end of the discussion, the students should be able to:
1. Identify the concept of biotic and abiotic factors.
2. Explain the basic differences of a biotic factor to an abiotic one.
3. Value the importance of both the biotic factors and abiotic factors in the ecosystem.
II. SUBJECT MATTER
Topic: Biotic and Abiotic Factors in the Ecosystem
Sub-topic: Ecosystem, Categories of Biotic Factors, Major Abiotic Factors in the Environment
Reference: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QauRBdlBiHk
Materials: Powerpoint Presentation, School ground
III. PROCEDURES

TEACHER’S ACTIVITY STUDENT’S ACTIVITY

A. PRELIMINARY ACTIVITIES

1. Prayer

Good morning class! Good morning, Sir!

Before we start, may I request

everyone to stand and start our day (One pupil leads the prayer.)
with a short prayer. Pablo, kindly lead
the prayer.

"Amen!" “Amen!”
 2. Greetings

Once again, good morning my dear We’re good, Sir!

spupilss! How are you today?

Now let's check your attendance.

3. Checking of the Attendance

So are there any absentees for today? None, Sir.

Good because today is a wonderful

day to start a new lesson that you'll
surely enjoy and learn with!

But before that, compose yourselves (The pupils are excited to watch and sing the
and put your attention to our tv and song to be presented.)
let’s watch together and sing this song.

Ilokano Nursery Rhyme :

Bambantay,Turturod - YouTube (The pupils sing along with the teacher.)

Wonderful! It seems like you enjoyed

the song very well. Yes, Sir!

B. DEVELOPMENTAL ACTIVITIES

1. Review/Drills
After singing our energizer song, let’s do
a review about our lesson yesterday.

Can anyone please tell me what is the

difference between a living and non-living (The pupils raise their hands.)
thing?
 Yes, Uno?
Sir, living things are those who has life while
Very good, Uno! non-living things are those who has not.

Now who can give me an example of a

living thing? (The pupils raise their hands.)

Yes, Dos?
Sir, frog.
Very good, Dos!

What about non-living things, can you site

some examples? (The pupils raise their hand.)

Ok, third. Will you please give one

example? Sir, shoes.

Very good, Third!

Wow! You sure really focused on our

lesson yesterday. Job well done guys!

C. MOTIVATION

As a preparation to our lesson, prepare

yourselves and your notebooks and bring
with you your pens and we will be (The pupils follow the teacher’s instruction.)
heading outside. Please behave and
minimize your voices as you go outside
our classroom.

(In the school ground)

(The pupils focus on the teacher’s instruction.)
Now, I would like all of you to observe
your surroundings and make a list of both
living and non-living things. Make sure (The pupils were very curious while listing.)
that you list them separately and list as
much as you can.
Yes, Sir!
Did you enjoy the activity we did?
(The pupils quietly return to their classroom
Now, let us head back to our classroom and with the guidance of their teacher.)
continue our lesson. Please keep silence for
us not to interfere the other classes.
 (In the classroom)
(The students were already in their places.)
Now can you give me one of the living
things you listed, Fourth? Butterfly, Sir.

Very good, Fourth! What about you,

Fifth? Birds, Sir.

Very good as well, Fifth!

Now who can give one non-living thing

he/she listed? (The pupils raise their hands.)

Ok, Maria. Will you give me one of the

non-living things you listed? The soil, Sir.

Very good, Maria!

(The pupils began raising their hands.)

Yes, Tessa?

Very good as well, Tessa!

Now, pass your notebooks for me to

check your activities later. (The pupils pass their notebooks forward.)

D. PRESENTATION/DISCUSSION

Our lesson for today is close to our lesson

yesterday. It is just that we will be (The pupils focused their attention to their
focusing on ecosystem. teacher and to the lesson)

Today, we will be tackling about the

Biotic and Abiotic Factors in the
Ecosystem.
 In between the discussion, before
explaining the upcoming topics under the (Some of the pupils tries to give their insights
lesson, the teacher assesses if the pupils and idea about the topics the teacher asked
have their own ideas about those topics. them.)
Whether their answers may be right or
wrong, the teacher supplement those with
clear thoughts for the rest of the class
understand what their classmates is trying
to say.

E. APPLICATION

As we go further with our activity, can

somebody from this class tell me what is
an ecosystem? (The pupils began raising their hands.)

Yes, RJ?
Sir, the ecosystem is the community of
Very good, RJ! interacting organisms with their environment.

Now, who can give me what are the

components of an ecosystem? (The pupils began raising their hand.)

Yes, JR?
Sir, the biotic and abiotic factors.
Very good, JR!

Who can tell me what is a biotic factor

then my dear pupils? (The pupils began raising their hand.)

Yes, PJ?
Sir, the biotic factors are the living
Very good, PJ! components of an ecosystem.

And what are the three categories of biotic

factors? (The pupils began raising their hand.)

Yes, JP?
The producers, consumers, and decomposers,
Very good, JP! Sir.

And now, who can tell me what is an

abiotic factor? (The pupils began raising their hand.)
 Yes, DJ?
Sir, abiotic factors are those components of
Very good, DJ! ecosystem which does not live.

Now, can somebody give me examples of

abiotic factors? (The pupils began raising their hand.)

(The pupils give examples.)

To sum up our lesson, biotic factors
components are? All pupils answered in chorus: living
components
And abiotic factors are?
All pupils answered in chorus: non-living
components
F. EVALUATION

1. Peer Activity

(Slides of pictures of biotic and abiotic

factors are presented) (The pupils answered whether the pictures
presented were biotic or abiotic.)
2. Individual Activity

(The teacher gives each student an

activity sheet that will test them to (The pupils answer the activity with smile on
identify and list the biotic and abiotic their faces.)
factors present in the picture attached)

Prepared by: Emmanuel Dela Cruz

Presented to: Mr. Artemio Saet