SCE 551

LESSON PLAN

Form : 4 Art 1 Date: 20/8/2010

Subject : Science Time: 8.30 – 9.10 am

Topic : Heredity and Variation

Theme : Maintenance and continuity of life.

Objective : i) Analysing variation among living things.

Learning Outcomes: By the end of the class, students should be able to:

i) State what variation is

ii) List variation in humans.

iii) Classify variation into continuous and discontinuous variation.

iv) Compare and contrast continuous and discontinuous variation.

v) Identify factors that cause variation.

vi) Explain the important of variation.

Moral Values: i) Appreciate the God’s creature.

ii) Tolerance and respect with each other.

Educational Emphasis: Generating ideas, relating, sharing the information.

Instructional Aids: text book, marker, whiteboard and power point presentation.

Previous Knowledge: Students should know the basic of the heredity and variation.

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Reference: i) Md Noor, N. H., Yin, M.S., Hua, Q. Y., & Ying, C.K.(2005). Science Form 4.

Ministry of Education Malaysia.

Teaching Procedure:

Stage Instructional Activity Learning Activity

Set Induction (5 minutes)

Teacher asks students why there are differences among siblings even though they are born of the same parents.

Students gain a new idea about the variation.

Development (30 minutes)

Teacher explains about the definition of variation and list the variation in humans.

Teacher asks students to give other examples of variation in humans. Teacher explains about the continuous and discontinuous variation.

Teacher asks each student their weight and their ability to roll the tongue and draw the graph to shows the differences between continuous and discontinuous variation.

Teacher shows a diagram about the similarities and differences between continuous and discontinuous variation.

Teacher explains about the factors that cause variation (genetic and environment).

Teacher asks students the importance of variation and

Students focus on teacher’s explanation.

Students answered the teacher’s questions.

Students divide themselves and involve in activity.

Students involve in activity and give attention on teacher’s explanation.

Students give full attentions on teacher’s explanation.

Students give full attentions on teacher’s explanation.

Students respond on teacher’s question and take note on it.

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makes conclusions from the student’s opinion.

Conclusion (5 minutes)

Teacher asks students randomly to conclude the lessons today.

Students respond on teacher’s question.

Follow-up Activity:

- Teacher asks student to finish their homework in the textbook page 70.

- Teacher asks students to read the next sub topic to make students have ideas for the next

lesson.

Self-evaluation:

Supervisor’s Comments:

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