Republic of the Philippines

Department of Education
NCR REGION
SCHOOLS DIVISION OFFICE OF CALOOCAN CITY

SEMI-DETAILED LESSON PLAN IN SCIENCE - 4

I. OBJECTIVES:
A. Content Standard: The learners demonstrate understanding of the
different types of soil.
B. Performance Standard: The learners shall be able to recognize the different
type of soil.
C. Learning Competencies: Compare and contrast the characteristics of different
types of soil. S4ES-IVa-1
D. Objectives: 1. Identify the different types of soil based on
their physical characteristics.
2. Demonstrate/Discuss types of soil based on
their physical characteristics.
3. Appreciate the importance of soil in all living
organism.
II. CONTENT: Chapter 1 Lesson 57-Soil: Its types and Characteristics
III. LEARNING RESOURCES:
A. References: Science learner’s materials pp. 243-24
Teacher’s guide pp. 286-293
Deped, Science and Health TX for better life,
PRODED Series, Vibal Publishing House Copyright
2010

B. Other Learning Resources/ Materials: Soil samples in clear bottles (prepared ahead of time),
3 pcs. plastic spoon, 3 pcs. short bond paper,
permanent markers, popsicle sticks, hand shove,
disposable gloves

C. Values Integration:  Appreciation of God’s creation

 Conservation of natural resources
 Cooperation, sanitation & cleanliness
D. Subject Integration: English
IV. PROCEDURES:
A. PRELIMINARY ACTIVITIS Prayer
Greetings
Energizer
Classroom Rules
Checking of Attendance
Weather Report

B. DEVELOPING ACTIVITIES (The teacher will show pictures of different types of

1. Drill soil with scrambled letter as their clues)

(The teacher will ask the pupils and answer the given
questions in the form of draw lots.)

Activity 1:
“Find the Letter”

Directions:
Arrange the scramble words to identify the name of the
picture.

O I
1.
 O A
2.

O A
3.

2. Review: A D
4.

The teacher will ask questions regarding the past

lesson.
Show me the correct emotions as I give you the
questions.

C. ENGAGE
1. Motivation: (The teacher will present a picture of a man planting
a corn.)

1. What do you think a man doing?

2. What kind of plant he planted?
3. Do you think this corn will grows
everywhere?
4. Why do farmer mostly considered the types of
soil while planting?
2. Unlocking Difficulties:
(The teacher will call a pupil to read the word
together with a meaning.)

“Dictionary”
Soil
 covers most of the land part of the earth.

Clay
 particles are packed together tightly. It is
sticky when wet and has the finest texture

Loam
 it is mixture of sand and clay.

Sand
 particles are coarse and loose.

D. EXPLORE: (The teacher will group the class into three (3) groups and
will do the group activity. After the given time frame, the
group will present their output in front of the class.)

Directions:
Observe the 3 different soil. Write on the onservation
 sheet the physical characteristics of each soil.

Physical
Label Types of Soil
Characteristics
A Clay Soil
B Lomy Soil
C Sandy Soil

Things to remember:
 Cooperate with your groupmates.
 Respect the other group.

Rubrics:
Participation 10 points
Neatness 10 points
Total 20 points

Directions:
Group 1: We are the Star
Identify/demonstrate types of soil through role
playing.

Group 2: I am a Singer
Identify/demonstrate types of soil through singing.

Group 3: The Illustrator

Identify/demonstrate types of soil through drawing.

E. EXPLAIN: What types of soil in soil sample labeled A?

What are the physical characteristics of this soil?
What types of soil in soil sample labeled B?
What types of soil in soil sample labeled C?
How can we identify this type of soil?
 We can identify the soil by touching or looking
into its physical characteristics.
What is the importance of your group activity?
 Through this activity we may be able to realize/
identify the different types of soil.

(The teacher will discuss further about the types of soil

and it’s characteristic.)

Soil
Cover most of the land part of the earth.
You can find plants, animals, houses and other organism
on the soil.
Types of Pictures Physical
Soil Characteristics
Clay Soil Particles are
packed together
tightly.
It is sticky when
wet and has the
finest texture.
It is reddish
brown in colour.
It has a very fine
and powdery
particles when
dried.
Loamy Soil It is a mixture of
sand and clay.
It contains large
number of
decaying plants
and animals.
It has a fine
 texture.
It is dark brown
in clour.
It is rich in plant
nutrients.
It is the best for
agriculture.
Sandy Soil Particles are
coarse and loose.
It has large
particle size.
It is light brown
in colour.
It is poor in
nutrient.

F. ELABORATE: (The teacher will ask question.)

Questions:
1. What are the types of soil?
 There are 3 basic types of soil: clay,
loam, and sand.

(The teacher will ask questions.)

1. Application: 1. Covers most of land part of the earth?

 Soil
2. It is sticky when wet and has the finest texture?
 Clay soil
3. It contains large amount of decaying plants and
animals texture?
 Loam soil
4. Particles are coarse and loose.
 Sand soil

(The teacher will ask questions.)

1. In your own opinion, is the soil important in

all living things and why?
 Soil is one of the most important
elements for us to live.

2. What do you think will happen if we don’t

have soil?
 Probably, there were no living
organisms exist.
 No shelter, no plant, and no foods to
eat.

2. Values Integration:
G. EVALUATION:
Directions:
Identify the types of soil based on the given pictures and
it’s physical characteristics. Choose your answer inside
the box.

Clay Loam Sand

 The presence of different kinds of vegetative plants in a
place is an evidence of a good quality of ________ in the
area or locality?
animals
flower
soil

Different types of soil have different physical __?

characteristics
emotion
attitude

V. ASSIGNMENT: Directions:
Do the research about the different layers of the soil.

Prepared by:
Dahlia B. Marquez
Applicant