General Details Date Subject Class Time Number of pupils Topic Subtopic 6 Mac 2013 (Wednesday) Science 4 Merah

8.15 am. 9.15 am. (60 minutes) 45 Unit 3. Protection Lesson 2. Living in extreme weather 3.2 Understanding that animals have specific characteristics and behaviour to protect themselves Learning objective from extreme weather. At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to: I. Identify at least two specific characteristics and behaviour of animals that protect them from very Learning outcomes hot or cold weather. II. Describe how specific characteristics and behaviour of animals help to protect them from very hot or cold weather. Prior knowledge Science process skills Thinking skills Scientific attitude and noble value Pupils know about animals that live in hot and cold regions. Observing, communicating, interpreting data, classifying Making conclusions, generating ideas, comparing and contrasting, relating. Being confident, dare to try, being thankful to God, being responsible for the safety of oneself, others and the environment.

Teaching and learning resources

Doraemon pocket, picture (appendix 1), pictures (Appendix 2), A Plus Science Year 4 Book A, page 43 and 44 (appendix 3),

Steps Orientation (5 minutes)

Content A picture of a boy who is sweating.

P&P Activity 1. Teacher begins the lesson by showing the pupils a picture. 2. Teacher asks question: a) What happens to the boy in the picture? Answer: He is sweating. b) What should he do to cool himself down? Answer: Drink cold water, open the fan. c) How do you cool yourself down when the weather is hot? d) How do you keep yourself warm when the weather is cold? e) How do animals protect themselves from hot or cold weather? 3. Teacher introduces the topic of the lesson today which is Lesson 2. Living in extreme weather.

Notes Science process skills: Observing, communicating

Thinking skills: Relating

ABM: Picture (Appendix 1)

Values: Dare to try, having an interest and curiosity towards the environment.

Eliciting Idea (15 minutes)

Activity 1: Doraemon Pocket Animals that live in hot weather: a) Camel b) Elephant c) Desert foxes

1. Teacher shows a Doraemon pocket in front of the class. 2. There are six pictures of animals in the Doraemon pocket. 3. Teacher will divide the white board into two

Science process skills: Communicating, observing, classifying

Thinking skills:

Animals that live in cold weather: a) Polar bear b) Penguins c) Arctic foxes

zones, that is hot weather zone and cold weather zone. 2. Teacher will select six pupils to take one picture each from the Doraemon pocket. 3. Each pupil that has been selected need to paste the animal pictures they get at the correct zone and said out one characteristic and behaviour of the animals that help them to survive in the hot and cold weather.

Comparing and contrasting ABM: Doraemon pocket, pictures (Appendix 2)

Values Dare to try, being confident

Restructuring Idea (20 minutes)

Animals that live in hot weather: a) Camel Have humps on their backs to store food and water. They can drink as much as 200 litres of water a day. b) Elephant Moves its big flaps to fan its body to keep itself cool. Uses its trunk to splash water to cool its body. c) Desert foxes Have long ears to lose heat easily. Animals that live in cold weather:

1. Teacher discusses the correct answers at the eliciting steps before with the pupils. 2. Teacher asks the pupils to give other examples of animals for hot and cold weather. 3. Teacher shows more information about animal living in extreme weather by using CD-ROM to enhance the understanding of the pupils. 4. Teacher asks the pupils to copy down the important points of the lesson in their exercise book.

Science process skills: Communicating, observing, classifying

Thinking skills: Relating, comparing and contrasting

ABM: CD-ROM (content, evaluation, summary, extension)

Values: Being responsible for the safety of oneself, others and the environment.

d) Polar bear Have thick furs to enable them to live in very cold weather. e) Penguins Have thick layers of fat under their skins to keep their bodies warm. f) Arctic foxes Has thick fur. They sleep during cold weather and cover their bodies with their long tails. Application Idea (15 minutes) Exercise A Plus Science Year 4 Book A, page 43 and 44. 1. Teacher asks pupils to take out their workbooks and go through the questions in the workbook together with the pupils. 2. Then, teacher asks the pupils to do the exercise inside the workbook. 3. Pupils are given 10 minutes to complete their work. 4. Teacher discusses the correct answers with the pupils if there is enough time. ABM: A Plus Science Year 4 Book A, page 43 and 44 (Appendix 3) Thinking skills: Comparing and contrasting Science process skills: Communicating, classifying, interpreting data

Values: Being confident and independent. Reflection (5 minutes) Animals have special characteristics and behaviour that protect them from hot weather for examples elephant, camel, Rhinoceros and desert foxes. Animals in cold weather have special characteristics and behaviour to stay warm for examples polar bears, whales, arctic foxes, seal and walruses. Without the special characteristics and behaviour, the animals may die because of hot weather and because of the cold. 1. Teacher summarizes what has been learned Science process skills: in the lesson today. Communicating 2. Teacher asks questions such as: a) What have you learnt today? b) Give examples of animals that live in hot and cold weather. c) What will happen to the animals if they do not have these special characteristics and behaviour? Values Being thankful to God, being responsible for the safety of oneself, others and the environment. Thinking skills: Making conclusion, generating idea