SCIENCE 4

QUARTER 1
WEEK 1
 LOOK AROUND
YOU!
Go around the classroom and list down at least 10
things you can see. Write your answers on your
science notebook.
 LOOK AROUND
YOU!
What are the objects you have written on your
notebook?
 LOOK AROUND
YOU!
Let us sort those objects according to the state of
matter. Look at the chart on the next slide.
SOLID LIQUID GAS
 WHAT WOULD
HAPPEN TO THE
OBJECT IF YOU
PUT IT IN THE
HANDS-ON
ACTIVITY
Things you will need:
RUBBER BALLS
COTTON BALLS
SPONGE
FACE TOWEL
T-SHIRT
RUG
What to do:
1. The leaders will get the materials from the teacher and line them
up on the table.
2. Put the materials one by one in a basin. Observe its
characteristics and write them on the chart below.
3. Lift the materials and squeeze it. Let the water drip down on the
basin. Did the water come out? Did the material get wet? Is the
material heavier when wet?
What to do:
4. Record the observations in the chart.
5. Do the same for each material.
6. After observing all the materials, clean ip the working table.
7. Discuss your observation
8. Present the data in class.
 Characteristics of the Material
Put a check if the
material absorbs
Object
water or cross it out if
Before Adding Water After Adding Water it does not.

1. Cotton balls The cotton balls are They became heavier √

soft, fluffy, and dry. when wet.

2. Sponge It has holes, it is soft It became heavy after √

and squishy. absorbing water.

3. T-Shirt It is dry and light. It became heavy. √

4. Rubber ball It is squishy and It did not change / x

light. nothing happened.

5. Face towel It is dry and light. It became heavy. √

GUIDE
QUESTIONS
• What are the characteristics of each material before placing them
in the water?
• What happened to the water when you added it to the material?
• When you lifted the material and squeezed it, did the water come
out? Did the material get wet?
• Is the material heavier when wet?
 REMEMBER
THE
FOLLOWING!
 absorb
The action of taking something in, such as liquid in
a natural or gradual way.
The ability to
absorb water.
The ability
porosity to
absorb water.
 Porous materials
Materials that has small holes called pores that
allow air or liquid to pass through.
Example of porous materials

paper SPONGE TISSUE

Example of porous materials

cotton
 Non-Porous materials
These materials do not have holes, hence do not
absorb water or liquid.
Example of non-porous
materials
Plastic
Metal
porcelain
Cup
glass
WHAT COMES TO YOUR
MIND WHEN YOU HEAR
THE WORD DECAY?
 decay
to be slowly destroyed into bits in
the presence of water,
air and soil.
 decay
Fast decaying materials are objects that easily rot and decompose because of

the bacteria that it has absorbed. Some examples of decaying materials are as

follows: fruit peelings, leaves, dead bodies, paper, and food. It will not take

hundreds

of years before these materials decompose.

 decay

Fast decaying materials become organic fertilizers that enrich

the soil.
 decay
Many factors contribute to the processes of decomposition. This includes

temperature, amount of light, aeration, moisture, the type of the material itself

and the source of bacteria and fungi.

 decay
Refrigerating leftover foods avoid or delay spoilage because microorganisms

that break down food do not grow fast in colder

temperatures.