Lesson Plan - Science

TOPIC: MATERIALS AND THEIR PROPERTIES
CLASSIFYING MATERIALS – LIVING / NON-LIVING THINGS.



In this lesson, pupils classify materials as either made from things that were once alive or things that were never alive.

They make a classification diagram, and then carry out literacy activities on the handouts provided.

ATTAINMENT TARGET:

Pupils should be taught to compare everyday materials and objects on the basis of their material properties, including hardness, strength, flexibility and magnetic behaviour, and to relate these properties to everyday uses of materials.

OBJECTIVES:

To classify materials as those that were once living, and those that have never lived.

Through the literacy activities, pupils read a wide range of information relevant to the properties of materials.

LESSON PLAN:

The teacher shares the objectives of the lesson.

The teacher selects a version of the passage provided and gives out appropriate handouts for the pupils to read.

The teacher uses IWB to display the passage and goes through it with the whole class with a question and answer session.

The teacher then shows and talks through the IWB and with this introduce the next part of the lesson.

Pupils work with the activities provided on classification of materials and instruction sheets to complete their diagrams.

The teacher then chooses, from the range of literacy materials available, relevant and appropriate activities.

At any time during the work on grouping and classifying materials the teacher can give the pupils crosswords.

TEACHING AIDS:

A range of materials, such as objects made from plastic, metal, wood, paper, ceramics and fabrics (e.g. cotton, linen) and oil.

Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) and computers.

Handout notes on Classifying Materials.

LITERACY:

Pupils have opportunity to work on the passage of different difficulties.

Whole class teaching by using a model passage. Introduce the structure of classification worksheet.

The Literacy worksheets focusing on words and sentences can be taught in the context of the science lesson.

There are a number of features of crosswords which are relevant to the development of pupils’ literacy. They help pupils in their spellings, vocabulary and definitions of technical terms. Also, pupils tend to enjoy them because they like puzzles.


NOTES:
CLASSIFYING MATERIALS

We can group materials in many ways. One way is to put those materials that are made from living things into one group. The materials that are made from things that were not alive go into the other group.



Some materials are made from living things. These materials come from plants and animals.

For example, we get wool from sheep and we get leather from a cow’s hide.

Plants also produce useful materials.

For example, we get rubber from rubber trees, we get hard wood from oak trees and we get cotton from cotton plants.

Some materials are made from things that were never alive. These materials come from the underground.

For example, we use rocks for building roads and houses, we often use metals to make things like keys, knives, nails and paper clips.

Materials like nylon, plastics, paint and fuels are made from oil. Glass and ceramics are made from sand and clay.


CLASSWORK:
CLASSIFYING MATERIALS (LIVING OR NON-LIVING MATERIALS)

You have been given the beginning of a classification diagram. You have to cut out the pictures below and stick them into the correct box on your diagram.



Cut out the pictures and put them in the correct place on the first row of your diagram.



Cut out the pictures and stick them in the correct place to show what they are made from.




EXTRA ACTIVITY:
GROUPING AND CLASSIFYING MATERIALS (LIVING OR NON-LIVING MATERIALS)



ACROSS
2 A verb which means to change natural materials into a different material. People often do this in factories. (11)
4 Lunch-boxes and bowls are usually made of this synthetic material. (7)
6 Paper is manufactured from these living things. (5)
7 This word means “man-made”. (9)
8 When you combine cement, sand, water and gravel you make this material which is used to make buildings. (8)

DOWN
1 Wood, rubber, cotton silk, leather, wool, clay and metals are all examples of ____________ materials. (7)
3 China cups and ceramic dishes are made from this natural material. (4)
4 All materials have certain ____________ which make them useful e.g. strength or hardness. (10)
5 You do this when you take empty bottles and old newspapers to bottle and paper “banks”. (7)
7 Glass is made from this natural material. (4)

Basic Shapes Using Euclidean

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LOGO Super Procedure

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Basic Shapes Using Excel

Hehehe... Hi again ppl!

Today, we were given a task using Ms Excel... It was fun!! Really!!! hehehe... We were told to draw anything inside the Excel sheet... n guess what I drew??

At first, I was thinking of drawing a flower... but I end up drawing "MICKEY MOUSE WANNABE" hahahaha.... U might not understand what I meant here... Ofcourse lh... U guys didn't listen to our (me n Dewi) conversation...

The story goes....

Dewi : "Ai babe, lawa jua u buat Mickey Mouse ahh..."

Then I slowly said : "It's suppose to be a CAT!!"

hehehe... Its the ears that made her think that I was drawing so-called "MICKEY"... hehehe

(Kes inda pandai melukis jua udh tu!!) ahaksss...

Anyway... Here's my drawing...

What is the hidden subject??? What is the mouse looking at???

Scroll down laaaa..... hehehe...

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Tadaaaaa!!! It is actually the cheese the mouse is looking at...

Just because it is so hungry... The mouse didn't even realise that there is one creature (CAT) watching and aiming to catch it!! hahaha... poor mouse... tapi mouse ani jahat bh...kn... nda ja...

ok lah babes... have to send the excel file to Dr Leong now...The due date is actually on Saturday "midnight"??? hehehe...

-mwahz-

Teaching ICT...

Well... I'm back!! Assalamualaikum & Hi babes!

As u all know, Im teaching at Lambak Kanan Primary School, Jalan 49 Brunei II. My 1st day teaching experience was fun eventhough it was very tiring hehehe... u know "KIDS"! They tend to move around & make some noises but it was very exciting when it comes to the SHOUTING scene. We as teachers do have the real power to manage & control them (in a good way). Yeah!

My responsibilities goes to teaching ICT for primary 2 & 4 which I found that some of them do know how to use computers whilst MOST of them don't!! So 'kasian' lah.. *sigh*

To be honest, at the beginning of the lesson, I was so nervous and terrified thinking that I might not be able to teach them well but at the end I managed to control the class and give them a good lesson: "MICROSOFT WORD BASICS", which I didn't expect them to respond fully (WRONG!!). I should've never underestimate the children's IQ. They tend to be smarter then expected. They are even smarter than U!

Ok enough already! Anyway, here are some pics that I took while I was teaching the children... :)

-mwahz-

Really concentrating during the lesson! Yay!

Answering Teacher Amal's questionssss...

They do pay full attention to Teacher Amal... :D

Hello...!!

The Intro...

Sekolah Rendah Lambak Kanan, Jln 49 Brunei II... Here I come!!

Assalamualaikum & Hi ppl!!

YES! As you can see above, I am going to that school for my TP (Teaching Practice) every Mondays ONLY. And guess what? I really and definitely do NOT have any EXPERIENCES in teaching in my whole life.

Although I am a teacher but I was working in the office eversince MOE employ me. I was working under the Department of Schools as a Data Base Officer. I dealt with all the officers, teachers and staffs but now? I am going to have to learn dealing with children aged between 7 - 12 years old. HA! HA! HA!

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Well, its already late now. Think I'd better go to sleep (takut ahir bgn esuk lagi ada class hehehe).

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-mwahz-