Department of Education

Region VI – Western Visayas

Division of Iloilo City
District III – La Paz
TICUD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
La Paz, Iloilo City

Lesson Plan in Science

Grade IV

I. Objectives:
1. Describe materials based on the ability to absorb water.
2. Classify materials based on the ability to absorb water.

II. A. Materials:
 3 pcs. of rubber balls
 3 pcs. of cotton balls
 3 pcs. of sponges
 3 pcs. of face towel
 tissue paper
 3 pcs. of t-shirt
 3 pcs. of rug
 tray
 water
 clock or timer
 dropper or dipper

B. References:
Curriculum Guide 4,
Docs_second-Lesson 6 Soak it Up/www.saws.org., Lifted from http/Science Sparks
Coronel Carmelita C. et. Al Exploring and Protecting our World, Copyright 2006 by Vibal Publishing
House Inc.

C. Process Skills: observing, identifying, describing, and investigating

D. Values Integration: Awareness on the kinds of materials to wear on different seasons.

III. Learning Tasks:

A. Elicit
1. Have the pupils go around the classroom.
2. Have them list down at least ten materials they see in the classroom.

Elicit Question:
1. Ask: What materials did you see as you went around the classroom?

B. Engagement
1. Have the pupils fill up the chart. Say: Let’s group the materials according to the state of matter:
solid, liquid, or gas.
2. To recall the previous lesson, ask: How did we group the materials?
(We grouped the materials according to their state: solid, liquid and gas)
3. To introduce the new lesson, say: “Look at the materials you have listed. What if I place one
object in a basin with water? Observe what happens. Introduce the word absorb
 4. Say: Aside from grouping the materials into solid, liquid or gas, they can also be grouped based
on their ability to absorb water.
5. Teach pupils the skill of description: color, shape, size, texture, weight, etc.

C. Exploration:
A. Advance Preparation (to be done a day before the science class)
1. Gather the materials needed for the activity.
2. Divide the materials equally to every group of pupils.
3. Group the pupils into three. (As much as possible having four members each group)
4. Instruct each group to get the materials needed from the teacher.
5. Provide each group with the LM.
6. Instruct each group to perform lesson 1: LM Activity 1-“Which Materials Absorb Water and
Which Do Not?”
7. Go around and follow-up the conduct of activity by each group
8. Remind each group that they will be presenting their gathered data in class after finishing
their activity.

D. Explanation:
1. Ask each group to present their data and answer the guide questions
 What are the characteristics of each of the materials before placing them in water? Describe
each material before placing them in water (round, thick, soft etc.)
 When you added water to the materials what happened to the water? To the materials? (a.
it disappeared and the material got wet. b. The water dripped and we can take out material
and still see the water.)
 When you lifted the material and squeezed it, did water come out? Did the material get wet?
(answer varies)
 Is the material heavier when wet? (answer varies)
Say: There are different materials in your environment that can be classified according to
their properties. They can be classified based on their ability to absorb water. Some
materials absorb water more than others.

E. Elaboration:

 Some of the materials absorb water more than others. Cotton is very porous, which
makes it a natural absorber of water.
 Porous materials are materials having small holes that allow air or liquid to pass
through.

F. Entension:
 Why would some people prefer to use plastic bag than a paper bag?
(Paper bags easily get wet than plastic bag, a non-porous material which does not allow water to
pass through.)
 During rainy days, what kind of material are you going to use to prevent you from getting wet?
Explain why?
(We need to use raincoats to prevent us from getting wet. plastic raincoat does not absorb
water. Plastic does not allow water to pass through.)

G. Evaluation:
Say: Given are the materials in the drawing. Classify the materials according to their ability to absorb
water in an organizer.
 paper towel

cotton ball wax paper

H. Assignment:
Go around your classroom. Collect at least 10 materials and test them as to whether or not the
materials absorb water.