Detailed Lesson Plan in Grade 4 Science

Rey Ann B. Cortes

BEED 2-4

I. Objectives
At the end of the lesson, the students should be able to:
1. Describe materials that sink and float.
2. Demonstrate their understanding about the materials that float and sink.
3. Classify objects according to type of material they are made of to sink or
float
II. Subject matter
Properties of Matter: Floating and Sinking
III. Materials Needed
Transparent bottles (big bottles)
Water
Nails
Ping-pong balls
Marbles
Rubber Duck toys

IV. Background Knowledge:

Aside from being grouped into solids, liquids or gases, materials may also be
grouped according to their ability to absorb water, ability to float or sink, and
whether they decay or not.

V. Lesson Proper
Teacher’s Activity Student’s Activyt
Motivation
Elicit/Engage
Before we start on our Yes Teacher!
discussion, I have a question.
Okay class?
As you can see, I have here a I think the ball will sink and the marble will float
ping-pong ball and a marble.
Which of these do you think I think they both sink
will float?
I think the ping-pong ball will sink and the marble will
float

We will all know the answer Yes teacher!

once we had our experiment.
Are you ready junior scientists?
Now, what we have here are
the materials needed in this
experiment. (discuss the
materials that the students
brought)
Exploration
Now, for our experiment,
place the materials on your
table. Make sure that no
gadgets on your table
because we will be using
water okay?
Now the class will be divided
into groups. Every group will
consist of 3 members to
perform the experiment.
For our procedure, can you
please read?
Okay teacher
1. In every group, there will be a leader, the
secretary and the presenter.
2. The Leader will be the one who will facilitate
the group. The secretary will record the
observations and the presenter will be the
one to report it In front of the class.
3. Each group will have fair materials.
2 clear transparent bottles with water
Ping pong ball
Marble
Rubber duck toy/any rubber toy
Coin
Rock
Piece of sponge
4. The recorder will write the description/s of the
plastic bottles with caps in the table below.
5. Fill the bottle with water.
6. The leader will place the marble and the ping
pong ball in each bottle at the same time.
7. Observe the materials. Did it float or sink?
8. Record your observation. Describe the
material and place it on the table below.
9. Do it as well with:
Rubber toy and Coin
Rock and sponge
10. Do the same procedures in steps 6 for the rest
of the materials given to your group.
11. After observing all the materials, clean up
your mess. Return all the materials in the tray.
12. Discuss your observation with your group
mates.
13. Write your observation in the table. Classify
the materials according to whether they float
or sink. What is your basis for classifying the
materials?
14. Present your table of result to the class.
Explain
This will be the table that the secretary will fill.

Name of the Description of Result after putting in the bottle

Materials the materials
Float Sink

Explanation
Now, what happen to the Some materials sink and some materials float
materials after you put them
into the water?
Which of these materials sink? Coin, Rock, and the marble
How about the materials that Sponge, Rubber toy and the ping pong ball
float?
From your observations, what They are lightweight
do you think are the
characteristics of the materials
that float?
How about the characteristics They are heavy, teacher
of the materials that sink?
Correct. Objects float if they
are light for their size and sink if
they are heavy for their size.

An object can be light for its

size if it contains air, for
example, this ping pong ball. Yes, teacher!

Materials like this Duck toy

floats because it has a boat
shape in the lower part and
contains air as well.

Here are some explanations
for our lesson.
Can you please read Arvie?
Materials that float are usually made of wood,
plastic, Styrofoam
On the other hand, Materials that sink are usually
made of metal, stone or heavy materials
Now, do you understand why Yes teacher
some materials sink and some
float?
Extension
Now, what is this class? Salbabida, teacher!

Does this float or sink? It floats, teacher!

Why do you think does it float? Because it is not heavy and contains air inside

How about this one? That is a life vest, teacher.

What is this?

What is its purpose? Some people who don’t know how to swim use it so
that they won’t sink.

Does it float or not? It floats, teacher

So the life vest itself will float or Because it is made of foam

sink?
It will float, teacher
Why do you think is that so? It’s
not like the salbabida that
contains air inside yet why do
you think it floats? Plastic and wood, teacher!

Yes. Inside that life vest is

foam. If the material is made
out of foam will it again sink or Metal and stone!
float?

Same as the materials that are

made of?
Evaluate
Now, we have another activity class. I will show you pictures of 2 same materials but
they are different in what it is made of. Now, on your paper, make 2 columns.
 On the first column, will the Float and the other is Sink. Write the letter that
corresponds to the material if it will either float or sink. Also indicate in each material
its characteristic why do you think it floats or sinks.
A. B.

A. B.

A. B.

Extend

Assignment

Write 5 materials that sink and 5 materials that float that can be found in your house.