1. LESSON PLAN SCIENCE YEAR 4
Subject : Science
Class :4H
Date : 8 October 2012
Time : 8.00am-9.00am
Duration : 60 minutes
Total pupils : 33 pupils
Theme : Investigating The Earth and The Universe
Learning Area :1. The Solar System
Learning Objective :1.1 Pupils able to identify and state names of the nine planets correctly.
Learning Outcomes :1.1.2 Pupils can list the planets in the Solar System in sequence at least out of
eight correctly.
:1.1.3 Pupils can state on the rate the planets move around the Sun.
Previous Knowledge : Pupils have learnt the constituents of the Solar System.
Science Process Skills : 1.) Observing
2.) Communicating
3.) Using Space-time relationship
Scientific Attitudes : Appreciating the contribution of Science and Technology & Noble Values
Being thankful to God, Being Confident.
Resources : Solar System model, laptop, LCD, Flash card, marker pen, manila
card, glue, envelope, worksheet .
STEP / CONTENT PROCEDURE TEACHER’S NOTES
CLASSROOM
LANGUAGE
ACTIVITIES
Set Induction
Teacher shows T : Good morning class SPS:
( 5 minutes ) power point
To attract pupils’
attention slides of the P : Good morning Observing
Solar System on
the screen. teacher.

2. T : Class, look at the Resources :
Teacher asks screen. Power Point slide
pupils questions.
P : Can you name the
objects shown ? Strategy/
P : Planets and the Technique
Sun.
T : Today, what are we Predict-Observe-
Explain
going to learn ?
P : We don’t know.
T : we are going
to learn about
the planets in the
solar system in
sequence and the
planets around
the Sun.
Development 1 Name the nine Teacher shows a T : This is the model SPS :
planets. model of the
( 10 minutes ) Solar system of the Solar
System. Observing,
1. Mercury
Teacher asks T : Tell me, which Communicating,
2. Venus questions and
explains. planet is the Using space-time
3. Earth
Teacher enhance first/closest to the Relationship.
is the dwarf Sun ?
4. Mars
planet. It was not
consider as the
nine planet in the

3. 5. Jupiter P : Mercury.
Solar System.
T : Which planet is
6. Saturn Which is adoption NV :
of a formal the furthest
7. Uranus definition of Appreciating the
planet 2006. from the Sun ? contribution of
8. Neptune Science and
P : Pluto. Technology
9. Pluto (dwarf
planet) Teacher shows T : Now, please look
power point slide Being thankful to
containing God
at the screen.
important
information of
each planet in the
solar system. *The closest planet to
the Sun is Mercury.
Resource :
*The second planet from Model of Solar
Teacher puts up the Sun is Venus.
flash cards of
names of each System,
planet shown. *The third planet from
the Sun is Earth. The Power Point slides
planet that we live. The
only planet that has
Pupils will be living things.
called at random
to read and spell
*The fourth planet is
names of planets.
Mars. Strategy/
Teacher corrects
Technique
pronunciation
*The fifth planet is
where necessary.
Jupiter. This is the Inquiry Technique
largest planet in the
Solar System.
*The sixth planet is
Saturn.
*The seventh planet is
Uranus.
*The eighth planet is
Neptune.
*The ninth planet is
Pluto.

4. Development 2 The planets Teacher asks T : Are the planets SPS:
move around some questions
(10 minutes ) the Sun. to pupils. moving around Communicating,
the Sun ? Using space-time
Pupils make P : Yes. relationship
observation and
inferences on T : Which planet
time taken by
each planet to go
takes the least time NV:
around the Sun.
to move around Being Confident.
the Sun ? Why ?
P : Mercury, because it
is the nearest to
Strategy/
the Sun.
Technique:
T : Which planet takes
the longest time to
move around the
Sun? Why ? Question-Answer
Teacher asks two P : Pluto, because it is
pupils come out
to role play how the furthest from Simulation
the planets are
moving around
the Sun.
the Sun.
T : Now, I want two
pupils to come
out. One will be the
Sun and the other
a planet.

5. Development 3 Name the nine Teacher divides T : Now, we are going Note :
planets in pupils into five
( 15 minutes ) sequence. groups. to do an activity. SPS :
Each group leader Communicating
In each group, will come to the
pupils discuss
the names of front to take the Strategy/
planets in the Technique:
solar System in
manila card, glue
sequence.
Group discussion
and envelope.
and presentation
T : Please discuss in
Pupils carry out
their discussions.
your group to
stick the name of Resources:
Pupils paste the the planets
names of the
planets in
provided in the
sequence on the Manila card, glue.
manila card. flash card.
envelope in
sequence to the
After discussion, Power Point Slides
manila card.
each group has
to stick the Mind map
manila card on T : Please stick the
the whiteboard.
manila card on the
whiteboard.
T : Now, we go
Teacher carries
out diagnostic
activity that through the
enable pupils to
remember the 9 answers
planets in Solar
System in together.
sequence.

6. T : I will give you
some tips on how
to remember the 9
planets in the solar
system in
sequence.
Mercury - My
Venus - Very
Earth - Excellent
Mars - Mother
Jupiter - Just
Saturn - Serve
Uranus – Us
Neptune - Nice
Pluto - Pizza
Development 4 Work sheets Teacher gives T : Please complete SPS :
worksheets to the
( 15 minutes) pupils. the worksheet Communicating
based on the
Strategy :
Pupils complete instructions given.
the worksheets Inquiry technique
Teacher gives T : Now, we can Resources:
enrichment
activity to pupils

7. who have discuss the Worksheets.
completed their
worksheets early. answers together.
Closure Conclusion To enhance T : Now, I want 10 SPS :
pupils knowledge
( 5 minute ) about the topic. volunteer to come Communicating)
out. One pupil will
be the Sun and the Strategy/
Pupils volunteer others will be the Technique :
to take part in the
activity. nine planets. Simulation
T : I want you to line Resources :
Each pupil is up by following
given a flash card
with the name of the nine planets in
the Sun or the Flash card
planets in the
their solar system
Solar system.
according to the
sequence.