Date : 21 July 2008

Class : Year 3
Time : 1130-1230
Enrolment : 16 pupils
Topic : Electricity
Subtopic : Making a bulb brighter or dimmer.
Learning Outcomes :
1. Suggest ways to make a bulb in circuit brighter.
2. Design a circuit that makes the bulb light up
brighter.

Learning Objectives : At the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to

1. Suggest at least one way to make a bulb in circuit
brighter.
2. Design a circuit that makes the bulb light up
brighter.
Duration : 60 minutes
Strategies : Experiment, Discussion.
Scientific Process/Manupulative Skills and Thinking Skills:
1. Observing
2. Relating
3. Classifying
4. Generating idea
5. Communicating
6. Use and handle science apparatus and substances.
Science Attitudes and Noble Values:
1. Being cooperative.
2. Thinking rationally.
Teaching and Learning Resources:
• Bulbs
• Batteries
• Bulb holders
 • Wires
• Torchlights

Steps/Phase Contents Teaching and Learning Activities Remarks

Set Induction Electricity Teacher demonstrates two torchlight SPS:
(5 minutes) that one of the torchlight cannot light Observation
1130-1135 up and discusses with pupils. Relating
Classifying
Teacher asks questions
1. Can you see what is happening? TS:
2. What are the differences between Generating ideas
this two torchlight?
3. Why this happened? T&L Resources:
Torchlight
Teacher state that the lesson today is Batteries
about “Electricity”.
Eliciting Idea How to build a Teacher demonstrates to student on SPS:
(10 minutes) circuit that makes how to make a circuit. Observing
1135-1155 the bulb light up. Generating idea
Teacher distributes worksheets to the SANV:
pupils and asks them to draw a circuit Thinking
to make a bulb light up that has been rationally
demonstrates by teacher.
Restructuring How to build a Teacher asks pupils to form groups. SANV:
Ideas circuit that makes Being
(30 minutes) the bulb brighter Teacher distributes batteries, a bulb, a cooperative
1155-1215 or dimmer. bulb holder and wires.
TS:
Teacher asks pupils to build a circuit Generating Ideas
that makes the bulb light up according
to circuit before. MS:
Use and handle
This time, teacher asks the pupils to science apparatus
 build a circuit that makes a bulb and substances
brighter or dimmer.

Teacher asks the pupils to draw the

circuit.

Teacher asks each group to present

their circuit.
Application Pupils are required to complete the SPS:
(10 minutes) worksheet given. Classifying
1215-1225 Relating
Teacher discusses the answers with
pupils.
Closure Teacher summarizes today’s lesson by SPS:
(5 minutes) asking: Relating
1225-1230 1. What makes the bulb brighter?
2. What makes the bulb dimmer?

Checked by,

……………………………………….

(EN. WILLE CHARLI)

Name:
Year: Group:
A circuit that makes the bulb light up.

A circuit that makes a bulb brighter.

A circuit that makes a bulb dimmer.