A Detailed Lesson Plan in Science3
Date: April 16, 2015
Grade/Section: Grade 3
Time Allotted: One Hour
I. Objectives:
During and after the 1-hour session, at least 85% of the pupils will:
I. OBJECTIVES
Cognitive: Identify the three phases of matter.
Describe the characteristics of the three phases of matter.
Psychomotor: Apply the knowledge about phases of matter in their group activity.
Affective: Follow properly the safety rules in their activity.
Value: Cooperation
Appreciating the different objects around us.
II. SUBJECT MATTER : Phases of Matter
SKILLS: Observing, identifying, describing, enumerating
SCIENCE CONCEPTS: Matter is anything that occupies space and has mass.
Matter has three states/phases: solid, liquid and gas.
INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS: pictures, real objects, DVD player and television
REFERENCE: Ramos E.G. The new Science Links Rex Publishing Inc. pp. 172-180.
III. Procedure
A. PRELIMINARIES (Daily Routine)
Prayer
Greetings
Checking of Attendance
Classroom Inspection
B. PREPARATORY ACTIVITIES
Teacher’s Activity Pupil’s Activity
Motivation:
Children, what do you see/observe around our room? Tables and chairs teacher.
Yes, you are correct.
What else do you see? Notebook and pencil teacher.
-bicycle
Very good. Children, you must know that there a lot of things -ball
that you can see inside this room and especially outside. I -juice
will be flashing pictures of objects through this TV screen. All -water
you have to do is watch clearly and identify the names of -balloon
each object. -cake
-bag
-coffee
-smoke
Good job children.
I have here a song entitled “matter”. Let me sing it first.
(The teacher will sing the song)
Did you love it? Yes teacher
Now, let us sing it altogether. Yes Teacher
C. PRESENTATION
Teacher’s Activity Pupil’s Activity
The teacher will show to the pupils three real objects) Wallet, bottled water and balloon teacher
Very good! What is the shape of the wallet? Rectangle
Correct! Can you touch it? Yes
Next, what can you say about the water in the bottle? Yes
Do the water and the bottle have the same shape?
Good. Lastly, what can you say about the balloon? It’s colourful teacher
That was a good observation. What is inside the balloon? Air
Very good. We call all those things as matter. Everybody say Matter
“matter”
When we say “matter” It is anything that occupies space and “Matter” it is anything that occupies space and has
has weight/mass. (Repeat after me) weight/mass.
All the things around us is a matter. Even the air that we Matter
inhale and exhale is also a matter. What do we call the things
around us?
Children, there are three phases of matter. These are solid,
liquid and gas.
The first one is solid. Solids have definite shapes that occupy It is smooth teacher
definite spaces. Solids can be held and seen. (Teacher
holding the wallet presented a while ago.) Please come in
front and touch the wallet. Describe what you feel.
What is its shape? Rectangle teacher
Very good Alyssa. Now, can you please get a solid object Teacher, this is a notebook.
inside your bag? Come here in front and show it to your
classmates.
What is the shape of the notebook? Rectangular teacher
Is it soft or hard? Hard
Is it heavy or light? Light
Is it a solid? Yes teacher, it is solid
Children. Let us give him/her a “clap. So, solids have definite Pupils will repeat the meaning of solid,
shape. It can be held and seen. Such as …
Now, the second phase of matter is Liquid. Ask a pupil to The pupil will tell his/her classmates what the jug contains
show his/her water jug to the class.
I have here an empty glass. Will you fill the glass with the Yes
liquid from the jug? (Ask the pupils to describe the shapes of
water being poured.) What happened to the water inside
glass? Does it take the shape of the glass?
It only shows that liquid takes the shape of the container.
(Teacher holding the bottled water and balloon) From these The bottled water teacher
two remaining objects, which do you think is liquid?
Show the last remaining object.) What am I holding? Balloon
What is inside the balloon? Air
Very good. This inflated balloon is filled with air and air is an No
example of a gas. Can you see the air?
Air cannot be seen because it is colorless. But it can be felt.
Air is a matter in a gas/gaseous state.
There are also gases that can be seen such smoke and
clouds. (Pictures of smoke and clouds to be presented.)
(The teacher will ask a pupil to deflate a balloon and feel the No
air coming out from it.) Does the shape of the balloon
changed?
So, Gas takes the shape of its container; therefore, it does not
have a definite shape.
Let us have more examples so that you can really differentiate
and identify the states of matter. You are going to have a
group activity.
(The teacher will explain the group activity.)
Solid Liquid Gas
(The pupils will arrange the pictures and place it under its
proper column: solid, liquid or gas)
D. APPLICATION
Teacher’s Activity Pupil’s Activity
Let us have another exercise. Connect column A with
column
A B
SOLID a)
LIQUID b)
GAS c)
Who wants to answer the first one? Which one is Liquid?
Very good! Can you touch the flowers?
Your answer is correct. How about the next one. Which one
is the liquid? The smoke from the car or the water from the
faucet?
Correct. Does the water takes the shape of the basin?
Do the liquids take the shape of its container?
Very good. How about the last one? Which one is a gas? Is
it the car?
Very good. You were all able to identify the states of matter.
E. GENERALIZATION
Teacher’s Activity Pupil’s Activity
Again, what do we call the things around us? Matter
Good. What are the three states of matter? Solid, Liquid and Gas
What is the state of matter that has definite size, shape and Solid
weight?
Great! What about the state of matter that takes the shape of Liquid
their container and can also flow and it can be poured?
Lastly, what is the state of matter that usually cannot be Gas
seen, spreads out easily and also takes the shape of its
container?
Very Good, So let’s give everyone a Roller Coaster Clap (The pupils will do the fireworks clap)
IV. EVALUATION
Write S if it is solid, L if it is liquid or G if it is gas. Write your answers in the box beside each picture.
_____1. Pencil ______6. Rocks
_____2. Gatorade ______7. Wood
_____3. Smoke ______8. Glass
_____4. Flower ______9. Water
_____5. Ice ______10. Oil
V. ASSIGNMENTS
Cut two pictures for each phases of matter either in the magazine or newspaper and paste it on a short bond paper with
correct label.
