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LESSON PLAN IN SCIENCE 4

SECOND QUARTER

Content Standard: The Learners demonstrate understanding of the Beneficial and harmful interactions
among living things and their environment as they obtain basic needs.
Performance Standard:
Learning Competency: The learners should be able to describe the interaction among living things

I. OBJECTIVE: Describe some beneficial types of interactions

II. SUBJECT MATTER: Ecosystems: Beneficial and Harmful Interactions

A. References: TG pp. 189- 193, LM pp. 151- 155
B. Materials: Pictures of Mutualism and Commensalism
C. Values Integration: Appreciating Interactions
D. Process Skills: Observing, Communicating, Comparing
E. Integration:
Science: Effects of Global Warming
English: Using Simple Sentences
Math: Finding the volume of a rectangle

III. PROCEDURE
TEACHER’S ACTIVITY PUPILS’ ACTIVITY
A. Elicit

1. Unfreezing Activity

It’s Our Science Time

B. Engage
1. Science Word Drill

Word Drill:
“Loop Me” Loop the letters in the puzzle to form a word.
ECOSYSTE EE CC O OS SY SY TS E TM EC M
A C A
M EE PP D DV VF CF IC T IO TI O
B I B
BIOTIC AA BB I I O OT IT CI T CF TO F
M O M
II TT H HA AE IE OI D OV DR V
A R A
ABIOTIC AA RR K KU UN BN RB E RX ED X
T D T
LL MM S S I IL A L UA T UU TM UI M I
COMMENSALISM
RR LL E E T TF JF SJ P SD PN D
C N C
OO BB R R S SI NI EN L EG LA G
X A X
MUTUALIS CC OO MMM MS A S LA I LS IM S
W M W
M TT EE R R R RE SE TS R TI RA LI A L

2. Review

Review through playing “Passing the Ball”

Play a lively music while doing the activity.

Ask:
What is an ecosystem?
What are the components of an ecosystem?
Give examples of biotic? Abiotic?
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3. Motivation/Presentation

How do you interact with plants?

How do orchids interact with trees?
Do bees benefit from flowers?
How can you describe the type of interactions among living things?

C. Exploration

1. Grouping of pupils.
2. Setting of standards for group activity.

3. Distributing of materials and activity cards.

4. Activity Proper
5. Performing the Activity
6. Publishing
7. Reporting

GROUP 1
Directions: Observe the picture. Answer the questions that follow.

1. What are the organisms involved in the relationship?

2. Who benefits from the relationship?
3. What is the interaction called?
GROUP 2
Directions: Observe the picture. Answer the questions that follow.

1. What are the organisms involved in the relationship?

2. Who benefits from the relationship?
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3. What is the interaction called?

GROUP 3
Directions: Observe the picture. Answer the questions that follow.

1. What are the organisms involved in the relationship?

2. Who benefits from the relationship?
3. What is the interaction called?

C. Explanation
1. Analysis and Discussion
Based on our activity, what are the types of beneficial interaction among living
things?

How can you describe mutualism as beneficial type of interaction?

How can you describe commensalism as beneficial type of interaction?

Why are these interactions among living things important?

2. Generalization

What are the types of beneficial interactions?

Mutualism is a type of interaction where
both organism benefit from each other.
Commensalism is a type of interaction
where one organism benefits while the
other is unaffected.

D. Elaboration
1. Application

In an aquarium, what are the living things in it? Do they interact with each other?
What type of interaction exist in the aquarium?
Mutualism between plants and fishes.
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(Teacher may give other activities related to volume)

In this picture, say something about the interaction using simple sentence.

E. Evaluation
Directions: Describe the type of interaction that exists among the organisms
below.
Write the importance of these interactions.
1.Bees obtaining nectar from the flowers (Possible Answer)
1. The boy feeds the dog.
2. The relationship is called Mutualism.
3. The dogs eats the food.

Interaction:_______________
Importance:_______________________________________________________
_____________________________
2.Shark and remoras swimming beside it.

Interaction:______________
Importance:_______________________________________________________
_______
3.A boy feeding his dog

Interaction:_______________
Importance:_______________________________________________________
_______
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F. Extension
Assignment: Make an album with pictures showing commensalism and mutualism

Prepared by:
NAILAH D. INGCO
Teacher-I

Observed by:
SITTIE HANIMAH B. MAMASAO
Principal