Developing a Science Lesson

•Objectives:

•1. Explain the importance of planning their everyday

lesson and the whole subject;
•2. Identify the parts of lesson plan;
•3. Realize that to be an effective teacher, one needs to
plan and execute his plan;
•4. Develop a lesson plan with higher order thinking skills
(HOTS) lesson objectives
• Suppose you are applying for a teaching job.
The school administrator told you to have your
demonstration teaching and an interview the
following week. What preparations will you do?
Why do you need to prepare?
• “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” Thus, an
organized teacher will always be able to deliver the lesson
within the given time frame (during the limited class timings).

• With the additional time saved, a teacher can give additional

attention and time to students that require additional help.

• Also, there will be a sense of control and direction while

teaching. Even if there is confusion amongst the students, the
teacher will be able to guide them effectively as the teacher
will be well versed with the subject matter and will be able to
cater the questions without any stress.
How to Make a Lesson Plan?

• Know your students.

• Set learning objectives
• Write the objective for the lesson
• Plan your timeline
 ELEMENTS OF A LESSON PLAN

1. Objectives
•All lessons must have an aim, purpose or objective. The teacher must be clear about
the objective to get a successful learning outcome for any block of time.

•The next steps in backwards planning are a) defining the annual objectives in the
curriculum area (usually provided by state education guidelines), b) specifying unit
objectives, and c) choosing a series of lesson objectives consistent with annual and
unit objectives.

•While the choice of a lesson's primary aim is important, it must be kept in mind that
lessons almost always have secondary aims.

development of listening and speaking skills, and vocabulary;

 development of writing skills; the development of social skills like politeness and
teamwork,
development of quantitative thinking.
ELEMENTS OF A LESSON PLAN

•2. Pre-assessment
It involves evaluation of the level of skill and knowledge called for and
determination of the difficulty of the lesson: too easy, too hard, or just right.

Pre-assessment is best understood as individualization in the context of

group learning. Pre-assessment includes the allotment of time.. The nature
of the subject and the students provide the best gauges for timing.

Pre-assessment may not be visible in the execution of every lesson, but it

must always be an explicit part of the planning process
The following principles must guide us in the
formulation of our lesson objectives:

•.

1. Begin with the end in mind. Let us begin our lesson with a clearly defined objective

2. Share lesson objective with students. If our students make the lesson objectives their own,
they may end up more motivated to attain their personal targets.

3. Lesson objectives must be in the three domains of learning cognitive, psychomotor, affective.
We should aim to integrate knowledge, skills, and values in our lessons Work on significant
and relevant lesson objectives. Lesson objectives become significant when the lessons are
connected to the life of our students.

4. Lesson objectives must be aligned with the aims of education as embodied in the Philippine
Constitution and other laws and on Vision-mission statements of the schools where we teach.

5. Aim at the development of critical and creative thinking

6. For reasons of accountability, lesson objectives must be SMART- Specific, Measurable,

Attainable, Result-oriented, and Timebound.
Bloom identified six levels within the cognitive domain, ranging from simple
recall or recognition of facts as the lowest level, through increasingly more
complex and abstract mental levels, to the highest level which was identified
as evaluation.
• Sample of behavioral objectives
ELEMENTS OF A LESSON PLAN

• 3. Motivation

•Motivation is a psychological state within each student of wanting to learn

what the instructor wants to teach. As such, motivation should not be a mere
gimmick at the lesson's start; it must be an attitude sustained throughout the
lesson
•The second motivator is instructor enthusiasm. It flows from an
understanding of intrinsic motivation and adds to it. Authenticity is important;
pupils can tell when teachers are feigning. Good acting ability, however,
may help.
•Thirdly, we come to focusing events. These may be of use in particular
lessons. Usually the first two motivators will suffice. A focusing event must
not only gain the attention of the students, but it must be a natural lead-in to
the lesson, and relevant.
ELEMENTS OF A LESSON PLAN

• 4. Techniques and Sequencing

• The teacher needs to think though the use of whole group or

small group configurations and how to move the class in and out
of these.

• Also part of the lesson planning is the gathering of materials for

instructional use, before the lesson is taught. The instructor must
think through how much time each facet of the lesson will take
with the goal of fitting the lesson objectives within the allotted
time.

• A good deal of time and thought goes into preparing smooth

learning experiences
ELEMENTS OF A LESSON PLAN

•5. Application, Evaluation, Follow-up

•These concluding parts of the lesson plan speak to the

matters of utility, effectiveness, and the place of the
lesson in the learning sequence.

•Evaluation of a lesson provides information as to its

effectiveness, the degree to which it has achieved its
primary and additional learning aims with each student.
The instructor cannot successfully continue with the
lesson if students do not achieve the performance
objectives.
5 E s Model in Science Teaching

•Engage- the hook, motivation, triggers questions

•Explore – science activities of learners as guided by

teacher

•Explain – learners provide explanation of what they

have done

•Elaborate – further explanation is made

•Evaluate - feedback or assessment pls reflection

Parts of a Detailed Lesson Plan

•
I. OBJECTIVES
A. Content Standard
B. Performance Standard
C. Learning Competency
•
II. SUBJECT MATTER
A. Topic
B. Science Idea
C. Science Processes
D. Value Focus
E. Materials
F. References
G. Other Learning Resources
Parts of a Detailed Lesson Plan

III. LEARNING ACTIVITIES

A. Engage
1. Drill
2. Review
B. Explore
3. Motivation
4. Presentation of the Lesson
5. Pre-Activity
6. Activity Proper
C. Explain
7. Group Reporting
8. Discussion
D. Elaborate

IV. Generalization
I. LEARNING ACTIVITIES
A. Engage
1. Drill
2. Review
B. Explore

1. Motivation
2. Presentation of the Lesson
3. Pre-Activity
4. Activity Proper
C. Explain
1. Group Reporting
2. Discussion
D. Elaborate
1. Generalization
2. Application

II. EVALUATE (Should be parallel with the objectives of the lesson)

III. ASSIGNMENT (An enrichment activity that is connected with the objectives of the
lesson).